Welcome to the start of my playthrough of LucasArts’ “Gladius”, a tactical arena fighting game for the PlayStation 2.
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Quick Look: Pawnbarian
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 based tactical strategy puzzle RPG? And the hero moves like chess pieces? That you can upgrade? And there’s a demo?
Game Night: Scythe (and My Little Scythe)
Last week, we saved the forest with apple pies in My Little Scythe. Now we have to save the world — or at least 1920s Eastern Europe — in Scythe.
Rise Eterna
I’m a sucker for tactical strategy RPGs. Most people will know of X-COM, or Final Fantasy Tactics, or the Fire Emblem series. I’ve played them all. There’s something about having the time to think of some really devastating moves to turn the battles around…
Quick Takes: Unsung Story, Tale of the Guardian
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 ago, but is only hitting early access on Steam now with a lot of work ahead of it. I had written it off. But, here it is — mostly. When … Read more