Sid Meier may be an old-timer in the game-development community, but that doesn't mean he's afraid to kick some ass. In his slightly more streamlined, more cartoony PS3, Xbox 360, and DS versions of his legendary strategy series Civilization, he's leaving subtle behind and going for all-out war. The proof? Now military troops can earn new powers as they level up; they can gain powerful offensive and defensive bonuses; and they can even do a Voltron impersonation and join together to form super "army" units. "If you can figure out the right way to do it," says Civilization Revolution producer Jason Bergman, "You can get ridiculously powerful units. That's what Sid wanted...because it's fun. He didn't want all these small, incremental bonuses [for combat] like in Civ 4."
Dorkly: "History is written by the winners, and that applies to games, too. While we hold up our post-apocalyptic wasteland adventures, period piece assassinations and Liberty City crime sprees on a pedestal, we would do well to remember the little guys. These underseen, criminally underplayed games didn't do well critically or commercially, but they were still wonderful experiences. Here's a small list of recommendations of unsung heroes of the PS3/Xbox 360/Wii era."
Alpha Protocol has some fantastic ideas in its conversation and story progression due to choices. I really enjoyed my time with it.
A spy rpg can be done with amazing results if handled correctly.
God Hand
Partly because I just recently discovered it and its insane.
What a gold nugget.
XMNR: 2K Games and Firaxis Games officially unveiled “Civilization: Beyond Earth” at a PAX East, which ended Sunday. The storied franchise heads for the stars for the second time in its twenty-three year history but the history of Sid Meier’s just-one-more-turn creation is as interesting as the games themselves.
March was a good month for bagging yourself a bargain! Hopefully we'll be able to find a few more good deals this month too. Here are a few of the bargains that FantasyMeister managed to bag himself in the month just gone.
