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
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 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
Game Night: Scythe (and My Little Scythe) October 2, 2021 in Game Night, My Little Scythe, Scythe, Tabletop Games Last week, we saved the forest with apple pies in My Little Scythe. Now we have to save the world – or at least 1920s… Continue reading
Rise Eterna July 20, 2021 in Nintendo Switch, Steam Games, Switch, Tactical RPG Rise Eterna claims to be a modern successor to the legendary tactical rpgs of the past. Can Rise Eterna really wear Final Fantasy Tactics’ crown? Continue reading
Quick Takes: Unsung Story, Tale of the Guardian December 21, 2020 in Kickstarter, Steam Games, Tactical RPG Unsung Story, by Little Orbit, is the game I never thought I would see. It was due to be released five and a half years… Continue reading