Category Archives: Random

TW:W – Expanding on the awesome

Posted on June 14, 2016 by SynCaine

Having now played and finished campaigns with the Vampires, Dwarves, and Empire, I can safely re-confirm that Total War: Warhammer is awesome. Let’s expand on the awesome though, shall we? It’s funny how sometimes you can play a game series … Continue reading →

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So a good game sells a lot of copies? Get out of here!

Posted on June 2, 2016 by SynCaine

100m+ copies of Minecraft have been sold, and today the game sells 53k+ copies A DAY. Who the hell is still buying Minecraft? And I don’t mean that in a “Minecraft sucks!” way, because it’s a great game/tool, but in … Continue reading →

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TW: Warhammer -What saving the world really gets you

Posted on May 31, 2016 by SynCaine

Quick little ‘news’ report out of TW: Warhammer. As the Vampire Counts, I had finally eliminated the Empire, capturing the capital city of Altdorf. This was possible in some part because the forces of Chaos were running wild in the … Continue reading →

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Total War: Warhammer Review

Posted on May 30, 2016 by SynCaine

Total War: Warhammer is, IMO, simply the best version of Total War yet, and by a considerable margin at that. It’s an excellent strategy game, its an incredible use of the Warhammer IP, and it fixes so many of the … Continue reading →

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Zombasite doesn’t actually play like a Diablo-clone

Posted on April 18, 2016 by SynCaine

I’m digging deeper into Zombasite, and the time spent is being rewarded. The biggest shocker? I don’t really look at the game as a traditional ARPG (Diablo-clone) anymore, because the focus of the game just isn’t the same. That’s hugely … Continue reading →

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One man and a million copies later

Posted on April 15, 2016 by SynCaine

Stardew Valley has sold more than 1 million copies already, and it’s a game made by one man. It’s also very good, as I noted briefly here. I think the success of such a game is important for the industry … Continue reading →

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Zombasite is a deep indie ARPG

Posted on April 11, 2016 by SynCaine

Full disclosure: I was contacted by the devs of Zombasite and sent a free Steam key. This write-up is based on about 4 hours with the game. Zombasite is a Diablo-like game with some interesting and often confusing systems layers … Continue reading →

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Dragon’s Dogma has me confused

Posted on April 6, 2016 by SynCaine

Dragon’s Dogma has me in a mental pretzel right now in terms of loving/hating it. Well, I’m still actively playing it, so I do like it overall, but it does so many things infuriatingly bad while at the same time … Continue reading →

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Dragon’s Dogma is a great offline MMO

Posted on March 30, 2016 by SynCaine

Dragon’s Dogma was recently released on PC, but is a game that came out in 2012 or so on PS3 and whatever Xbox version was around then. I might have more to say about it as I play it a … Continue reading →

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Stardew Valley: Settle in, you’re going to be here a while

Posted on March 4, 2016 by SynCaine

Like basically everyone else, I’m surprisingly playing Stardew Valley right now, and really liking it. On the surface it seems like a simple and relaxed “run a farm” game, and in some ways it is, but it also has plenty … Continue reading →

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