The Surge Deck13 Interactive Dystopian science fiction has always been a favorite genre of mine. But I must admit I’m a little biased since I have written several novels within the genre. Evidently this is a widely shared sentiment of Continue reading The Surge Review – A Terrifying Near-Future Seen Through a Dark Lens
Endless Space 2 Amplitude Studios/Sega Ever since a little game called Master of Orion came out back in 1993, I’ve been hooked on 4X games. A few years later its sequel (MOO 2) dropped on the gaming masses like an Continue reading Endless Space 2 Review – Endless Possibilities for Endless Strategies
Galactic Civilizations III: Crusade Expansion Pack Stardock We seem to be going through some interesting times as far as strategy games go. The strategy genre as a whole is very, very different from what it used to be back during Continue reading Galactic Civilizations III: Crusade Expansion Pack Review – The Reinvention of a Modern Classic
Prey Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks Science fiction horror games have long been one of my favorite genres when it comes to video games. Who can forget the first time they played 1999’s now classic System Shock 2? Waking up from a Continue reading Prey Review – A Masterfully Scary Gaming Experience
Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 CI Games I’ve been playing video games for a pretty long time now, and have enjoyed good stealth-based games immensely in particular. However, computer technology really didn’t allow for stealth games to become more fully-realized (for Continue reading Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 Review – An Underrated Stealth Blockbuster
Squad Offworld Industries We looked down at the bodies of the Russian soldiers that we’d just taken out. The Eastern European town now belonged to the U.S. Army. It had been a pitched battle between two full fire teams, but Continue reading Squad Updated (Alpha 9) Review – A Much-needed Shot in the Arm
RimWorld Ludeon Studios After a colony ship mishap, my three survivors were scuttled to escape pods and jettisoned down onto the surface of a titular rimworld—one of the isolated, distant planets far out in the unknown reaches of space. Rimworlds Continue reading RimWorld Updated Review (Early Access) – Endless Possibilities
Total War: Warhammer – Bretonnia Creative Assembly/SEGA I’m an old-school pen and paper role-playing gamer. I basically started with Dungeons & Dragons way back in the day, and from there played numerous RPG games. Although I played games from many Continue reading Total War: Warhammer – Bretonnia Review – Horses…Lots and Lots of Horses
Elite Dangerous Frontier Developments “I don’t think any of these ships are being played by other humans,” my gaming buddy exclaimed. “Hmmm…I think you’re right. They all have generic sounding names, and fly in controlled patterns,” I replied, a bit Continue reading Elite Dangerous Review – Endless Possibilities Await
Conan Exiles Funcom As my friends and family will all tell you, I’m a big Conan fan. Although I feel that the mythical hero has been sorely misinterpreted and dumbed down in film media, I’ll always appreciate Robert E. Howard’s Continue reading