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Nintendo Switch Reviews Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Reveiw) Cannon Brawl

April 14, 2021 Ailingforale 0 Comments 2D RTS, Cannon Brawl, Multiplayer, Nintendo Switch, RTS, Single Player

It’s good to have Cannon Brawl back in my life and I’m excited to be able to play a strategy game with my kids that they can pick up and not be overwhelmed with while enjoying it myself.

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Reviews Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Review) ValeGuard

October 4, 2018 Ailingforale 0 Comments Casual, Indie, Lost Tower Games, RPG, RTS, Simulation, Strategy, Tower Defense, ValeGuard

I’m not sure if I would have ever put an RTS game into a “relaxing” category of gaming, but here we are.

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Nintendo Switch PAX PAX West 2018 PS4 Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(PAX West 2018) Swords and Soldiers 2: Shawarmageddon

September 8, 2018October 2, 2018 Ailingforale 0 Comments 2D, Action, Indie, Multiplayer, Ronimo Games, RTS, Strategy, Swords & Soldiers II, Swords & Soldiers II: Shawarmageddon

I’ve said it before that I don’t really like competitive games, but there’s something to the formula they’ve got going on here that I really enjoy playing.

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Reviews Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Review) Circle Empires

August 8, 2018 Ailingforale 2 Comments Action, Circle Empires, Iceberg Interactive, Indie, Luminous, PC, RTS, STEAM

With its simple aesthetics and gameplay, Circle Empires comes off as a super charming game that brings an interesting twist

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Impressions Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Impressions) They Are Billions

January 18, 2018 Ailingforale 3 Comments City-Builder, Numantian Games, PC, RTS, Single Player, STEAM, Steam Early Access, They Are Billions

I’m not good at RTSs and that makes me sad because I really enjoy them. I was excited when Meridian:

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Alphas/Betas/Demos/Early Access Impressions Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Impressions) Meridian: Squad 22

August 4, 2016August 21, 2016 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Elder Games, Headup Games, Indie, Merge Games, Meridian: Squad 22, PC, RTS, STEAM, Steam Early Access, Strategy

A single player RTS. Is that really a thing? It’s truly a rough thing to wrap my head around. Even

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Giveaway! Released Reviews Written By: Jonathan A. 

Review: Cannon Brawl With Giveaway!

September 19, 2014 Ailingforale 9 Comments Action, Cannon Brawl, Couch Gaming, Giveaway, Indie, PC, RTS, STEAM, Strategy, Turtle Sandbox

Playing is believing. In gaming, those words are so true. Even if a game doesn’t quite do it for you

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PAX PAX Prime 2014 Written By: Jonathan A. 

PAX Prime 2014: Swords & Soldiers II

August 31, 2014June 30, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments eShop, Imps, Indie, Nintendo, Pax, Ronimo Games, RTS, Swords & Soldiers II, Vikings, Wii U

I’ve seen Swords & Soldiers (the first iteration) on the Wii eShop and it has taunted me for a while. From

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PAX PAX Prime 2014 Written By: Jonathan A. 

PAX Prime 2014: Canon Brawl

August 30, 2014June 30, 2017 Ailingforale 2 Comments Action, Canon Brawl, Couch Gaming, Indie, Pax, PC, RTS, STEAM, Steam Early Access, Strategy, Turtle Sandbox

I’ll be the first to admit that just watching the video on Steam was completely underwhelming and didn’t really sell

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Updates and Stuff

-(5/31/22) Yes I’m doing some reviews lately. I’ll get back to dev’n when I’m done with my current reviews.
-While patching my first game Mazungeon, I broke it so it’s off the Play store. You can see on the site what it was like when it worked. You can also play a previous version here.

-Thank you to all developers and PR people who make this wild ride possible. It is a pleasure!

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