Weekly eXchange #246 – Show Note Vacation
Join Nate and Troy as they bring you all the important information on all of your favorite 4X and strategy games! This week they talk about Thea 2: the Shattering, WH40K Gladius: Relics of War, Age of Wonders: Planetfall, Interstellar Space: Genesis, Alliance of the Sacred Suns, Sins of a Solar Empire and much much more. As […]
Best "Starter" 4X Games
Rob here! I see this question asked a lot on the 4X Gaming subreddit and I’ll occasionally get asked myself, “what’s the best 4X game for someone new to the genre?” and it’s about time we really sat down and thought about it. It’s honestly a hard question to answer, as most 4X games are […]
Weekly eXchange #240 – Heyoo!!!
Join Rob and Nate as they bring you all the important information on all of your favorite 4X and strategy games! This week they talk about Civilization 6, At the Gates, Thea 2: the Shattering, Driftland: the Magic Revival, Age of Wonders: Planetfall, WH40K Gladius: Relics of War, Dawn of Andromeda, Stellaris, Pax Nova, Uciana, Endless […]
Weekly eXchange #228 – Phoenix Fiasco!!!
Join Nate and Troy as they bring you all the important information on all of your favorite 4X and strategy games! This week they talk about Thea 2: the Shattering, Age of Wonders: Planetfall, Galactic Civilizations 3, Sins of a Solar Empire and much much more. As well as continued coverage for your other favorite 4X and […]
Weekly eXchange #215 – Trigger WARNING!
Join Nate and Troy as they bring you all the important information on all of your favorite 4X and strategy games! This week they talk about At the Gates, Civilization 6: Gathering Storm, Thea 2: the Shattering, Age of Wonders: Planetfall, WH40K Gladius: Relics of War, Interstellar Space Genesis, Stellaris, Galactic Civilizations 3, Sins of a […]
Strategic eXpanse #34 – Strategic Warfare Part 2
Join Nate, Oliver, Mark, Joshua and Troy as they continue to discuss Warfare in 4X games and focus on the “Arc” of a 4X games. They also discuss ideas that they’d like to see developers implement in future games with a specific focus on Winning Conditions. So come, listen and tell us what you think. […]
Endless Space 2 ReeXamination #1
Since the release of Endless Space 2, Amplitude has graced its fans with multiple small FreeLCs spread out between their two major expansions. I’m going to kill two Cravers with one bomb by covering both the Vaulters and Supremacy expansions in this reexamination. For those of you who haven’t purchased the DLC yet don’t worry, […]
The XX Show #12 – Top 12 4X Games of All Time.
Ladies and gentlemen, it is time to discuss the top 12 4X games of all time as of July 1st 2018. So, what qualifies for Greatest of all Time, aka the 4X GoaT, many things, but the game needs to not only stand the test of time, but must truly introduce multiple mechanics (new or polished). […]
Monday eXcursion: Northgard
As I finished my first game of Northgard, I was grinning from ear to ear. It is one of those games where the mechanics, theme, and overall experience just clicked with me. And the more I played, the more I appreciated the nuances of its design – whether in the UI, the pacing, the struggle […]
Crossing The Rubicon: Defining The 4X-like Genre
Preface Classifying games into genres is a challenging endeavor. The terminology for describing games is often loosely defined, or is understood differently from person to person. Even when there is common language, new games are routinely created that seem to defy categorization. For instance, what was once a well-bounded RTS genre is now routinely a […]