Plants vs Zombies was a game I didn't have a lot of expectations for, but I was pleasantly surprised by its quality as an introductory strategy game.
Sickest Garden on the Block – A Plants vs. Zombies Review
Folks, I Don’t Think I Get How Soccer Works
I've been playing more Ganbare! Super Strikers and friends, I have no idea what the hell I am doing. Why can't I pass to a player closer to the goal? Why is everyone frozen or naked? This all seems wrong!
Meet Ganbare! Super Strikers, the Soccer Strategy Game
Tactics? In MY sports video game?
Adventure Rules Reviews Dark Deity
Last week I shared my first impressions of Dark Deity, a recently released indie title available on Steam that appeals to fans of classic Fire Emblem titles from the GBA era. I expected that my progress in the game would be slow - I had it downloaded on the computer that my partner and I... Continue Reading →
First Impressions: Dark Deity Brings Refreshing New Ideas to the Classic Fire Emblem Formula
I sometimes wonder if it is fair to continuously compare indie titles to series from AAA studios. Does Chucklefish ever tire of hearing that Wargroove is "medieval Advance Wars?" Would the minds behind Bug Fables prefer if their game wasn't constantly mentioned in the same breath as Paper Mario? These games are not just cheap... Continue Reading →
It’s a Good Year to Love Strategy Games
Ever since I threw my first snowball in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, I fell in love with the world of strategy games. Moving characters on a grid and fighting bad guys, building your units by choosing their classes and weapons, and stories on the scale of the JRPGs I grew up on drew me to... Continue Reading →
I Finally Filled the XCOM-Shaped Hole in My Strategy Game Library (XCOM2 Switch Review)
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.
Analyzing the Design of Into the Breach; or, Why Can’t I Stop Playing this Game?
Into the Breach grabbed me like few games ever have - I do some thinking about why that might be.
No Room for Randomness – Removing the RNG from RPGs
I've noticed a trend of games which remove random chance from their mechanisms - let's talk about them!
Strategies for Into the Breach, from a Pilot Who Has Seen a Few Timelines
I've won and lost many battles against the Vek - here's what I have learned in that time.
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