This review almost didn’t get written. You see I’ve been on the wrong side of history numerous times with games that are almost universally loved. The first of these was…
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David Klemke
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Every so often I stumble across a game that feels like it came from a previous era. Sometimes this is a conscious choice, driven by a desire to evoke the…
David Klemke
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The last few years have seen AAA titles tend in a few notable (and notorious) directions. The large investment of capital from the publishers and developers pushes them towards wanting…
David Klemke
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The concept game idea appears to be catching steam, with a lot of aspiring developers releasing a prelude or mostly-complete title with the idea of generating buzz, getting feedback and…
David Klemke
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So one of the reasons that I continue these reviews is mostly to give myself a check on how I’m feeling about a game now vs when I was actually…
David Klemke
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There’s a lot to be said for games that are more than the sum of their parts. The games that truly shine are the ones that are able to take…
David Klemke
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Boy, going in blind on games can be a real rollercoaster road sometimes. What started out as just me trying to eliminate outside bias from my reviews turned into a…
David Klemke
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The Early Access survival/base building genre seems to have a pretty well trodden path these days. You start off with the base game and then release chapters/technology tiers/any other progression…
David Klemke
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It’s always fun to think about the genesis of the story and mechanics of a game. Quite often they’re rooted in reality in some way; the stories typically being allegories…
David Klemke
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I’m starting to like the idea of proof of concept games over things like Early Access and I’ll tell you why. Early Access has basically become a genre unto itself;…