Symphony of War -- Done! July 2, 2022 in Steam Games, Tactical RPG Steam says I spent a little over 36 hours in Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga. The game had a lot to recommend it, and… Continue reading
I may have been wrong about Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga June 28, 2022 in Steam Games, Tactical RPG I wrote that this game was competently developed, but the plot was entirely vanilla. Then I played through more of the game. There are some… Continue reading
Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga June 23, 2022 in Steam Games, Tactical RPG It’s a tactical RPG where you control an army on the battlefield made of several squads. It’s a callout to one of the most unusual… Continue reading
You probably should be playing Wildermyth right now. April 7, 2022 in Steam Games, Tactical RPG, Wildermyth It’s a story, or maybe a comic. Some friends gather together to save their town. Well, a couple of them don’t really get along. A… Continue reading
Once, I had a life. Now, I have Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. January 23, 2022 in Final Fantasy, Tactical RPG I haven’t played the sequel to my favorite Final Fantasy game, Final Fantasy Tactics, in ages. And even when I played it before, back in… Continue reading
Gladius, day 6: Ursula decided to return to her home planet November 22, 2021 in Emulators, Gladius, PS2, Tactical RPG So, there, it’s done. 62 hours and 22 minutes from the start to the end of the game, LucasArt’s near forgotten cinematic tactical strategy gladiatorial… Continue reading
Gladius, Day 3: Hail, Imperia November 14, 2021 in Emulators, Gladius, PS2, Tactical RPG After adding another hero and a minotaur to their motley crew, the Viking twins conquer the fighting pits of Imperia and set their sights windward…. Continue reading
Gladius, day 2 November 8, 2021 in Emulators, Gladius, PS2, Tactical RPG It’s hard to get your main characters killed, but not impossible. I did it :-) Gladius trades plot for deep strategical game play, and I’m… Continue reading
Gladius, Day 1: Gladiators at Large November 4, 2021 in Emulators, Gladius, PS2, Tactical RPG Welcome to the start of my playthrough of LucasArts’ “Gladius”, a tactical arena fighting game for the PlayStation 2…. Continue reading
Quick Look: Pawnbarian November 2, 2021 in Chess the MMORPG, Pawnbarian, Quick Takes, Rogue-Likes, Steam Games, Tactical RPG A lot of indie developers of turn-based, tactical RPGs were strutting their stuff on Twitter yesterday. So wait a second – Pawnbarian is a card… Continue reading