E3 day 1 started off with a blast this year; no less than a live 64 player match of Battlefield 4. EA had a spectacular installation, players were lead onto and assembled on the gaming floor 64 players at a time while DICE employees watched and played the role of commander from raised platforms. On setups featuring 9 monitors, no less. Read More »
Starting off on the back foot after a horrendous reveal a few weeks ago, Microsoft did their best to win back the mob. They succeeded, in a fashion. Boasting a very games-heavy offering including 13 next-gen and a truckload of exclusives. Read More »
Ahh, the Cold War. Colder than the Eastern Front, some might say. From Eugen Systems comes the sequel to their 2012 game Wargame: European Escalation. Wargame: AirLand Battle, subtitled after the US Army’s Cold War fighting doctrine of the same name, features extremely deep realism that sets it apart from a genre somewhat lacking diversity. Read More »
It’s true. Astoundingly polished and popping up seemingly overnight, Banished is a survival city-building game somewhere between the original Stronghold and the mighty Dwarf Fortress, with a delicious amount of depth. Taking charge of a group of exiles, it’s your job to help them to eke out an existence in the wilds and eventually grow into a small community. Read More »
In the midst of the Second World War, the theatre of the Eastern Front saw some of the most atrocious fighting in history. If it wasn’t bombs, bullets, starvation, disease or torture, it was the sheer cold that claimed you. Spanning four years, more than 400 German and Soviet army divisions clashed in a series of engagements, eventually deciding the outcome of the entire war. Read More »
That general feeling of growing something from nothing is echoed in the latest sequel of what is undoubtedly one of EA and Maxis’ longest running, most intensely beloved franchises. On closer inspection, however, all isn’t as it should be when you realise the city you’ve built is a crumbling house of cards built with inane AI and extremely poor mechanics and riddled with DRM. Read More »
I spent a great deal of my Guild Wars 2 review marvelling at the design decisions NCSoft made in developing and getting their product out to market. In a pleasantly surprising twist, Trion has largely ignored all that, sticking with tried and true methods and forms of content delivery that have proven successful at player-base retention in the past. Storm Legion brings new classes, new continents a plethora of new additions across the board. Read More »
Recently, we at Dusty Cartridge posted an article outlining what some of us felt were our “Worst Games of the Year”. Since then, we’ve received some criticism. My contribution in particular was noted to be vague, while my knowledge and experience with the franchise was questioned. Here’s why I disagree. Read More »
