Base management strategy is key to this game and the interplay between these activities and the missions themselves is the core gameplay loop of XCOM2.
I Finally Filled the XCOM-Shaped Hole in My Strategy Game Library (XCOM2 Switch Review)
Making an Impact – Reflecting on the Story and Characters of The Origami King
The moment-to-moment interactions with NPCs are certainly funny and the partner characters who join you throughout the game are the key elements which make the story worthwhile.
Mario’s Crafted World – Exploring the Design and Mechanics of Origami King’s Overworld
This version of the Mushroom Kingdom matters to me a little more now because I was given the responsibility of putting it back together.
The Surprising Depth of Origami King’s Battle System
Depending on the boss what actions are going to be most effective will change, and the way you move will be altered by their abilities.
You Too Can Be a Famous Twitch Personality Like Adventure Rules with This High-End Gear
I assure you, the amount of effort I had to put in would have broken a lesser man.
Reclaim the Wild’s Extended Challenge Mechanic Provides a Versatile Tool for Non-Combat Challenges in TTRPGs
At their best, extended challenges allow the heroes to put their unique traits on display while still working together as a team towards a single common goal.
Doing Difficulty Right – How the Hard Mode of Bug Fables Encourages You to Push Yourself
If you choose to play the game at a higher difficulty, Bug Fables gives you the tools you need in order to have a fighting chance at doing so.
Fight Like a Hero – The Crunchy Combat of Reclaim the Wild
The fun is in creating small puzzles with the monsters where they show off their unique strategies, allowing the players to be challenged in short but sweet bursts.
A Pirate’s Life For Me? Nah! – First and Last Impressions of 7th Sea
The weird contradiction of 7th Sea is a game that in its attempt to give you more freedom instead creates structures that restrict your creative freedom.
Bug Fables May Just Be the Pinnacle of Classic Paper Mario Combat
While the proper Paper Mario series moves off in a new direction, Bug Fables is the love letter to the combat that the old guard fondly remembers.
