Strategy – The Videogame Backlog

(Review) Roll For the Galaxy

August 25, 2020August 25, 2020 Ailingforale 0 Comments Board Game, Multiplayer, Roll for the Galaxy, Space, Strategy, Temple Gates Games

“… if you are a sucker for digital board games you can play solo and/or with your friends, Roll for the Galaxy is a safe and easy bet.”

Reviews Steam Written By: Jonathan A.

(Review) Broken Lines

April 25, 2020April 26, 2020 Ailingforale 0 Comments Broken Lines, PortaPlay, Strategy, Tactical, Turn-based, World War II

The game mechanics alone are fantastic and the “stop your action phase when an enemy is spotted” feels so right I wonder why it wasn’t implemented in more games in the genre.

Impressions PC Steam Written By: Jonathan A.

(Impressions) Sky Cannoneer

February 18, 2020February 18, 2020 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Element Games, Indie, Rampart, Single Player, STEAM, Strategy

You don’t need to be familiar with the classic Rampart game (even though you should), you just need to have a desire for fun while blowing things up.

Impressions Steam Written By: Jonathan A.

(Impressions) The Wild Age

March 7, 2019 Ailingforale 0 Comments Indie, McMagic Productions, Micromanagement, Simulation, Steam Early Access, Strategy, The Wild Age, Tower Defense

This is another example of how you do an Early Access game properly.

Nintendo Switch Reviews Written By: Jonathan A.

(Review) Swords & Soldiers

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 Ailingforale 0 Comments 2D, Multiplayer, Nintendo eShop, Nintendo Switch, Ronimo Games, RTS-Lite, Side-Scroller, Single Player, Strategy, Swords & Soldiers, Two Tribes

I have fond memories of Swords & Soldiers from years back and now I get to defeat my children since they’re old enough to play!

Impressions Steam Written By: Jonathan A.

(Impressions) Element: Space

January 9, 2019January 10, 2019 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Element: Space, Inca Games, Indie, RPG, Sixth Vowel, Steam Early Access, Strategy, Turn-Based Combat

Element: Space delivers where a few others haven’t in the same genre. With a good narrative and good looking aesthetics (and checkpoints), I think we’ve got a winner here.

Impressions Steam Written By: Jonathan A.

(Impressions) Edge of Eternity

December 20, 2018 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Adventure, Edge of Eternity, Indie, JRPG, Midgar Studio, Playdius, RPG, Steam Early Access, Strategy

What is here is impressive and if the whole game holds up what this first chapter has built, it’s going to be an awesome ride.

Impressions Steam Written By: Chris L.

(Impressions) Shortest Trip to Earth

November 8, 2018November 8, 2018 Lammz 0 Comments Action, Adventure, Iceberg Interactive, Indie, Interactive Fate, Simulation, Steam Early Access, Strategy

Don’t worry, you’re not alone. There are plenty of fellow travelers and monsters willing to help you die.

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.

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.