Author Archives: SynCaine

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About SynCaine

Former hardcore raider turned casual gamer.

2019 Predictions

Posted on December 10, 2018 by SynCaine

Looking back at my 2018 prediction post, two things jump out. One, pretty accurate. And two, pretty sad. CrowFall, Camelot Unchained, and Star Citizen. Those are the three titles mentioned. None of them launched. None of them had a major … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Camelot Unchained, Crowfall, EVE Online, Final Fantasy XIV, Inquisition Clan, Life is Feudal, Site update, World of Warcraft | 9 Comments

Obsidian carrying on the tradition of Friday Blog Wars!

Posted on December 7, 2018 by SynCaine

Obsidian, makes of Pillars of Eternity, and long before that, Fallout: New Vegas, have just announced their latest title, The Outer Worlds. It’s… basically Fallout without the name. Which of course is perfect timing, given the dumpster fire that is … Continue reading →

Posted in Fallout 3, Mass Media | 2 Comments

Two week return policy for games is insanity

Posted on December 4, 2018 by SynCaine

I’m on record here as being a big fan of Steam. It makes buying, updating, and playing games easy, and has enough social features to support that side of gaming as well. If anything, I wish they did more on … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, Rant, Steam Stuff | 13 Comments

Battle Brothers: Beasts and Exploration – Initial thoughts

Posted on December 3, 2018 by SynCaine

I’ve had a few requests to talk about the expansion to Battle Brothers, so while I haven’t seen all of the new content, here goes. In short, if you liked BB before, I can’t imagine you won’t love the expansion. … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, crafting, Random, Review | 1 Comment

How to bury your reputation as a dev, for just $5!

Posted on November 29, 2018 by SynCaine

I’m not sure I’ve ever witnessed a well-respected developer fall from grace as fast as Bethesda is falling right now with this entire Fallout76 fiasco. Blizzard’s fall was slower, with welfare epics in WotLK being a minor hint rather than … Continue reading →

Posted in Fallout 3, Mass Media, Rant | 10 Comments

Fall of Winterhome, the new Frostpunk scenario

Posted on November 28, 2018 by SynCaine

I reviewed Frostpunk here, and the review still holds up in terms of accuracy. Since that review the game has received a bunch of content updates, with one being a new scenario, the Fall of Winterhome. It’s a challenging scenario … Continue reading →

Posted in Random | 2 Comments

State of Decay 2 Review

Posted on November 19, 2018 by SynCaine

I liked State of Decay 1, quiet a bit in fact. I can’t say the same thing about State of Decay 2 (SoD2) however, which has been rather disappointing. I’ve already talked about the multiplayer issues of SoD2, and I’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Review | 4 Comments

TW:W2 – Curse of the Vampire Coast DLC thoughts

Posted on November 13, 2018 by SynCaine

The latest DLC for Total War: Warhammer 2, “Curse of the Vampire Coast” is out, and I’ve been messing around with it for a bit. Overall its more of the same, so if you like TW:W2, you likely will enjoy … Continue reading →

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Fallout 76: Bethesda is going to address the issues

Posted on November 7, 2018 by SynCaine

I found this post very encouraging and informative about the F76 beta and what Bethasda is going to do with the game prior to launch. Its a bit long so let me save you some time and give you a … Continue reading →

Posted in Fallout 3, Rant | 8 Comments

A decade of herding derps has finally paid off

Posted on November 5, 2018 by SynCaine

I generally avoid posting about overly personal stuff here, mostly because I know you don’t care, and also because for the most part I view SynCaine the blogger as a different entity than the person behind the screen name. That … Continue reading →

Posted in Inquisition Clan, Site update | 11 Comments