Category Archives: Review

HotS: A new low for Blizzard

Posted on March 23, 2015 by SynCaine

Heroes of the Storm is to League of Legends as Hearthstone is to Magic: The Gathering, and yes, that’s not a good thing. Old Blizzard made games that were easy to get into but hard to master. New Blizzard makes … Continue reading →

Posted in League of Legends, Random, Review | 19 Comments

Cities: Skylines has solid city-builder bones

Posted on March 16, 2015 by SynCaine

Mostly agree with what J3W3L wrote about Cities: Skylines. In short, its a very solid city building sim that is more than worth the $30 to grab right now on Steam. A few additions to what was already written. I … Continue reading →

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Wasteland 2 isn’t doing it for me

Posted on March 11, 2015 by SynCaine

I picked up Wasteland 2 on a recent Steam sale, and I honestly can’t get into it, which is surprising and has me taking a step back and wondering what I want in a game these days. I should like … Continue reading →

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Avernum: Escape from the Pit review

Posted on January 29, 2015 by SynCaine

I pointed out more than a week ago that Avernum: Escape from the Pit was on sale, and that it was worth picking up. Based on the exact science that is my Steam Activity page, many of you did. Good … Continue reading →

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Farcry 4 finished, some thoughts

Posted on January 13, 2015 by SynCaine

So a few days ago I ‘finished’ Farcry 4. I say finished in ‘finished’ because I didn’t complete all of the side quests before finishing the main storyline mission, and there is certainly plenty of other stuff for me to … Continue reading →

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Hearthstone: New Blizzard vs Old Blizzard

Posted on November 13, 2014 by SynCaine

TL:DR – Hearthstone is the perfect example of New Blizzard, and the perfect example of why I miss Old Blizzard so much. It’s still Blizzard, so they still have the whole polish thing going. For a great example of this, … Continue reading →

Posted in Clash of Clans, Diablo 3, League of Legends, Random, Rant, Review, World of Warcraft | 32 Comments

AA: The true spiritual successor to UO

Posted on September 30, 2014 by SynCaine

With the lead weight that is Trion and F2P covered yesterday, let’s start digging into WHY you should tolerate Trion and play ArcheAge anyway, because yea, you should be if you enjoy virtual worlds and smart MMO design. I always … Continue reading →

Posted in ArcheAge, Combat Systems, crafting, MMO design, PvP, Review, Ultima Online | 25 Comments

Risen is a surprisingly great open-world RPG you should play

Posted on July 7, 2014 by SynCaine

I’ve been playing Risen since returning from vacation (picked up in a Humble Bundle pack a while back), and I’m very pleasantly surprised by the game. I went into it expecting/hoping for an “80% of Skyrim” type of experience, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Random, Review | 5 Comments

Banished Review

Posted on February 19, 2014 by SynCaine

Banished is a title I’ve mentioned here a few times, and it was finally released yesterday. Spoiler alert: I love the game. To quickly cover some basics; Banished is a city building game set in a non-historic medieval setting. You … Continue reading →

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