Tag: Sword Of The Stars
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Episode #20: Our Most Wanted Sequels
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Rob, Ben, Drexy, and Shaun all gather around to talk about the games they think are most deserving of sequels, some games news, and more.
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Our Top Ten 4X Games of All Time List
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Yup. We’ve gone and done it. We’ve probably made a mess of things in the process, but we’ve decided on the Top Ten 4X Games of All Time. Now it’s time to unveil them and then hear what you disagree with. What are you waiting for?
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Episode #9: I’m a Mechanical Man
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A full house of 4X game fans discuss their favorite game mechanics from the 4X genre and get into the details of why they were so great.
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The 4Xchange Episode #3: Is Master of Orion 1 Still the Master?
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The Weekly eXchange is dead. Long live The Weekly eXchange! This week, we bring on special guest Ray Fowler as we discuss why Master of Orion 1 is the space 4X to beat and what makes it so special.
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The 4Xchange Episode #2: A Frankenstein 4X
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The Weekly eXchange is dead. Long live The Weekly eXchange! This podcast is already seeing a total revamp of its format. Instead of just news, each week we’ll have a topic that we dive deep in to. First up, the boys discuss how’d they’d create the perfect 4X and soon…
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Sword of the Stars’ Research Tree
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Sword of the Stars was an-under-the-radar 4X for many, which is a true shame. There are quite a few ways in which Kerberos tried to break the 4X-genre mold and I wish more developers were trying something similar. However, it’s the game’s technology tree that stood out to me as…
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Interstellar Space: Genesis Q&A
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Explorminate has made a conscious effort to reach out to as many of 4X studios as possible to find out more about their projects through a series of Q&A’s. That series continues today with Praxis Games and their upcoming title Interstellar Space: Genesis. Could you start by telling us about…
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The XX Show #12 – Top 12 4X Games of All Time.
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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…
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The Core Mechanism Of 4X Part 1: An eXposition
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I recently got into a debate with my good friend and colleague Oliver on our internal eXplorminate forums about what is or isn’t a 4X game. The staff has these debates every now and then, usually sparked by a game that doesn’t exactly fit the pure 4X definition – games…
