While the original Minecraft creators were responsible for a phenomenon, whenever I load it up it doesn’t quite resonate with me. Enter Towncraft. Instead of simply acquiring resources and building whatever comes to mind, as you’re encouraged to do in Minecraft, here you’ll instead acquire materials and build an economy…
Read MoreShelter 2 is the imaginatively-titled sequel to the original, Shelter which was released back in 2013. In that game you were playing as a mother badger, trying to protect her young. This time around you are taking on the role of a mother Lynx, who, you guessed it, is trying…
Read MorePlaying Armed Seven is a lot like watching a movie that has an actor whom you vaguely remember from another flick, but for the life of you cannot seem to recall where. It is only when you pause the film and stare into the middle distance that the fog surrounding…
Read MoreThese days I feel bad for zombies. After becoming mainstream along with vampires and werewolves, how many apocalypses have they started and failed by now? They’ve tried to conquer the world in different ways but somehow humanity always seems to bounce back. So what happens when zombies go over 9000?…
Read MoreI’ve never really thought of Druids as peace loving forest dwellers due to the sheer amount of Dungeons & Dragons that I’ve played. Druids harness the forces of nature to deadly effect in order to defend themselves, their groves, and the sanctuaries of the animals that they have oaths to…
Read MoreThe legend of David felling Goliath is one which runs deep – the historic turning point in Jewish history decided by a young boy and a slingshot has evolved into an instantly recognisable allegory for the underdog defeating unsurmountable odds through a mix of faith and cunning. In David, a…
Read MoreI really didn’t know what to expect going into War of the Human Tanks – Alter, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that it’s a rather enjoyable experience. It is a sequel, but having never played the first I cannot say how it stacks up compared to its predecessor,…
Read MoreAny long term fan of JRPGs will attest to something along the lines of a ten-percent rule, which states that the first ten percent of any JRPG will also be its worst segment. It makes perfect sense, since the genre is all about building up your characters and you can’t…
Read MoreThe Total War series has always been known for mixing accessibility and A-grade production values with a surprisingly deep level of strategy. These games might not quite reach the strategic standard of a title like Europa Universalis, but while is not hard to pick one of these titles up and…
Read MoreSunset is an upcoming title from indie developer Tale of Tales. I was given a spoiler-free access to a ten minute preview of the game, which allowed me to experience three separate in-game days of the final product. The full release is not long away now (March), and I cannot…
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