Tag: Civilization Franchise
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Monday eXcursion: Steel Division – Normandy '44
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In our beloved gaming community, World War II games always seem to spark strong feelings. Some players simply can’t get enough “dubya-dubya-two” but others are burned out from year after year of games focused on the iconic war. Hearts of Iron 4 and other WWII strategy series are somewhat niche and haven’t…
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Audible eXtension For Civilization VI
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Join Nate, Troy and Joshua as they discuss the Civilization VI review. We discuss what was left on the cutting-room floor and where this game is headed. Come and listen to what we think about Civilization VI! Music by Mangadrive for eXplorminate
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The Battle for Polytopia Review
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Oliver takes a look at the 4X game taking the mobile world by storm, The Battle for Polytopia. Is it as good as some people say?
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Stars In Shadow Review
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In the Shadow of Orion The original Master of Orion, published by MicroProse waaaaaaay back in 1993, is undoubtedly a classic. I know that’s like spouting “the sky is blue” or “water is wet” around these parts. MoO1 spawned a great sequel and an arguably not-so-great sequel to that sequel.…
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This Thing Called Strategy: An eXposition
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For the past few years, a question has been haunting my dreams: What is strategy? A narrower follow up question is: What makes a compelling strategy game? One reason this question has been bothering me, particularly in terms of 4X or Civilization-style games, is that so often the gameplay does…
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The Harvester Heresy: An eXposition
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Master of Orion III had great ideas. There. I said it. Master of Orion III was justifiably trashed by critics and reviled by the strategy gaming community, but it did some wonderful things – it did most of these things very poorly, or cut them down to just a fraction…
