Category Archives: Random

Inject directly into my veins!

Posted on October 22, 2018 by SynCaine

Nov 29nd. That’s the release date for the Battle Brothers DLC/expansion, costing $10. First, that price point is too low. $15 would have been my minimum, and considering the feature list, I wouldn’t have been taken aback at $20. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Random | 4 Comments

State of Decay 2 Co-Op issues

Posted on October 19, 2018 by SynCaine

As previously mentioned, I caved and purchased State of Decay 2 through the Windows Store. Since the announcement of the game I was waiting for it to come to Steam, because buying a PC game via any method outside of … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Rant, Steam Stuff | 10 Comments

Avengers 4 would be better if it was a musical

Posted on October 17, 2018 by SynCaine

“This sequel is too much like the original” statements drive me absolutely mad when I see them in reviews. It just doesn’t make sense, on so many levels. First, we are talking about a sequel to a game, right? The … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Rant, Steam Stuff, Uncategorized | 8 Comments

That same old feeling

Posted on October 12, 2018 by SynCaine

Getting crushed at work right now so blogging is taking a backseat. Who knew taking a major leap forward in your career and being near the top of a major company would be time-consuming… I’ve been playing a bit of … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Random, Rant, Steam Stuff | 4 Comments

Dear devs: Get gud

Posted on October 1, 2018 by SynCaine

Polygon has an article up about the challenges of indie game devs, focusing around the fact that there are so many games being made and released on Steam that it’s hard to stand out. It reminded me of my post … Continue reading →

Posted in ARK, League of Legends, Mass Media, PUBG, Random, Rant, Steam Stuff | 9 Comments

We are in a golden age of dev support

Posted on September 28, 2018 by SynCaine

The last post was about unreasonable fan expectations for ongoing support in videogames. Today let’s talk about some games that continue to get such support, even though the likely financial benefits are minimal. First though let’s set the table here; … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, RMT | 2 Comments

I demand endless support and content, for free of course!

Posted on September 26, 2018 by SynCaine

One area I feel gamers are getting a little too entitled around is the length and breadth of support for released games. Before the days of the internet, once you bought a game, that was it. You had the finished … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Rant, RMT, Steam Stuff | 1 Comment

I theme myself to death

Posted on September 24, 2018 by SynCaine

In games like Elder Scroll Legends, or Slay the Spire, I like themes for what I play. Probably too much, honestly, to the point where the theme overwhelms the more basic concern of ‘does this work well’. In ESL I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Random, The Elder Scrolls Online | 1 Comment

Digital board games are fine, mostly

Posted on September 10, 2018 by SynCaine

Quick post today, just to officially start the “back in the office” blogging era. Humble Bundle had a deal on PC games base on board games, like Carcassonne, Ticket to Ride, and Pathfinder Adventures. Overall I’m happy with the purchase, … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Rant | 4 Comments

The right and wrong of game design evolution

Posted on August 23, 2018 by SynCaine

‘Evolving’ a popular design sometimes works, sometimes doesn’t. Lets look at two examples for today. First up in the ‘doesn’t’ category is Castle Burn, a mobile game that tries to be an evolution of Clash Royale. Like CR, Castle Burn … Continue reading →

Posted in Clash Royale, Combat Systems, crafting, Random | 1 Comment