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Y’know, Overwatch does lack an equivalent of TF2's Spy class... It would be pretty awesome if Sombra was that...

Scythe is just so so good and every time (since you get random action mats, and there are many other random elements too) it plays differently and feels different to play! The only gripe I might have is that it is possible for a game of Scythe to be a rather solitary experience as each player tinkers in his or her…

I fucking hate her accent so much too. I cringe every time I hear her speak. Like, is it supposed to be Cockney? Liverpool? Received? And her chirpy-ness gets really grading after a while. Still a super fun character to play though.

According to TotalBiscuit it’s a good looking game with an interesting setting but many of the Bound by Flame problems are still in it and the combat system is pretty crap. I’m going to wait until it’s heavily discounted.

“... and now Britain has done gone and left the EU” Technically it didn’t. This was a just a referendum (thank God), whatever government the UK will have after Cameron leaves will negotiate the terms of UK’s exit from the EU. If they even do it, given that the majority of sitting MPs have voted against it and that the…

Damn, you beat me to the punch! But yeah, it was a very fun system in Endless Legend so I’m looking forward to it in Civ 6.

Same here. Tried to jump in to try the new champion and to see some of the most recent patch changes but couldn’t handle the time investment. League just doesn’t respect my time, and so much of the actual game is filled with tedium. Overwatch, although not a terribly deep game, at least delivers maximum fun per minute…

Well the most epic recent moment came from our last 5th edition D&D. We are playing through Curse of Strahd and I’m playing a superstitious native Barovian (not-Transylvania) ranger. Now, since the first session my character has been going around with a bunch of garlic and wolfsbane and other repellents. So last…

One of the first things I’m doing in HOI4 (it’s currently downloading) will be to play as Paraguay or Bolivia and re-enact the Chaco War. Or maybe play as Brazil and take over Africa and South America with my invincible Pracinhas!

I wouldn’t say that I can dive right in without any problems even though I played the hell out of CK2 and EU4 and currently enjoying Stellaris. It does take some time to get used to the interface and usually takes me a full playthrough to get a hang of all the hidden systems. Even then, it usually takes a couple of…

My God the writing in this game is stellar! I found fantastic easter eggs like the X-Com initiative that tried to stop my invasion of their planet, World War 2, the Voyager 2 golden disk, the Cylons, Babylon 5, the Event Horizon (I lost a science vessel to that one when I investigated it. The message said my…

The interface is very intuitive. There are a few vital hotkeys that you use all the time (spacebar to pause, E to instantly switch between solar system and galaxy view), and there are very few nested menus. Most information can be gained either by hovering or just single-clicking. Only a few menus are hidden as…

It is pretty easy on normal, but it’s very easy game to pick up. It is 100% opposite of other Paradox grand strategy games in terms of a learning curve. The UI, the tutorial campaign, the pop-up advice are all stellar and really easy to learn.

I really like both X-Wing and Star Wars: Armada despite the fairly high price barrier, but I have to say that neither game quite recreated the same awesome feeling of commanding a space fleet as the Warhammer 40k Battlefleet Gothic game. Armada can be played with a larger fleet but the diversity of available vessels…

So glad to hear that you managed to organize the convention despite all the difficulties Tasneem! You should come to Qatar and share your experiences! The gaming scene (among men and women both) is really starting to take off! A lot of my female students and friends in Doha play video games, Doha’s first cosplay and…

Good list. I don’t often play board games solo but it can be a relaxing way to spend a rainy weekend afternoon. My favourite solo games that aren’t on your list are Archipelago (with the solo game mini-expansion) and Xenoshyft.

Never got really far, cleared a few Jacks and a Queen I think. The real-time combat didn’t really grab me, but it had terrific atmosphere, story and writing. Looking forward to trying the sequel. Really hoping that reworked combat will be better.

I was ready to rage in the comments when I saw the title of the article, but then I actually read it and you made some excellent points. I knew that GW basically opened their license to anyone which resulted in some rather shitty (mostly mobile) games but I didn’t know the glut was this bad. On the other hand, this…

Hey guys. Just wanted to say that I love the idea of reviewers revisiting a game a year later to see what state it’s in. Keep it up!