Pocket Gamer likes to imagine a young Sid Meier, before he became a mega famous video game designer, sat in the bath with his toy ducks and submarines trying to come up with a new game concept. How about a fantasy game with orcs and goblins? Too clichéd. Or what about a futuristic strategy title based broadly on Star Trek? Nah, been done before.
"No," he probably said to himself, "what I'll do is encompass the entire span of human history, from the dawn of humanity to the colonisation of space, include politics, diplomacy, technology trees, combat, empire building, strategy and the ability to win the game under various conditions. Yes, that should keep me busy for the next few months."
And so it was: Sid Meier pretty much invented the most ambitious video game ever conceived.
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.
