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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.

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Android Reviews Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Review) Turn Undead 2: Monster Hunter

November 2, 2018 Ailingforale 0 Comments Android, App, Free to Play, iOS, Nitrome, Phone App, Platformer, Puzzle, TU2:MH, Turn Undead 2, Turn Undead 2: Monster Hunter, Turn-based

If played with my mind right, Turn Undead 2 mainly is a puzzle game and one that is very well thought out at that.

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PAX PAX West 2018 PC Written By: Jonathan A. 

(PAX West 2018) Element: Space

September 2, 2018 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Element: Space, Inca Games, Sixth Vowel, Strategy, Tactical, Turn-based

 What a colorful and destructive Tactical Turn-Based Shooter. Element: Space is not bringing much new to the genre, but

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Impressions Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Impressions) Wartile

July 6, 2017October 22, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments Boardgame, PC, Playwood Project, Real-Time, RPG, Steam Early Access, Strategy, Turn-based, Wartile

Digitized board games have been a thing for a while now. I remember playing Monopoly on my NES and enjoying

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Alphas/Betas/Demos/Early Access Impressions Written By: Andrew R. 

Impressions: Darkest Dungeon

January 7, 2016 Ailingforale 0 Comments Dark Fantasy, Darkest Dungeon, Dungeon Crawler, Indie, RPG, Steam Early Access, Turn-based

Darkest Dungeon asks you straight up, right at the beginning, “Do you have what it takes to defeat the darkest

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Kickstarter Highlight PAX Prime 2015 Written By: Jonathan A. 

PAX Prime 2015/Kickstater Highlight: Pauldron – Shield of the King

August 30, 2015June 30, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments Indie, Kickstarter, Pauldron: Shield of the King, Pax, PAX Prime 2015, Rogue-Like, RPG, Strategy, Turn-based

Pauldron: Shield of the King is a win on multiple fronts. So there I was in the line for Day

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PAX PAX Prime 2014 Written By: Jonathan A. 

PAX Prime 2014: Invisible Inc.

August 30, 2014June 30, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Indie, Klei Entertainment, Pax, PC, Stealth, STEAM, Steam Early Access, Strategy, Turn-based

If you mention stealth as a mechanic for a game you’ve almost sold me. Invisible Inc. does stealth well. There’s

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

Impressions: Endless Legend

May 18, 2014May 19, 2014 Ailingforale 0 Comments 4X, Amplitude Studios, Endless Legend, Indie, PC, Steam Early Access, Strategy, Turn-based

I’m going to admit that I’m not exactly an expert on this genre of game. I’ve tried a few times to play

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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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Top 5 Reviewed Games of 2020!

–Monster Hunter Stories 2, but I had to stop playing due to my 2nd youngest being upset that I was making to much progress. I’m no ignoring her.

-I’m hoping for some more surprises, but noting is really blowing my socks off yet…

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