Jagged Alliance 3 – Mercenaries Unite

One of the most abused, but beloved turn-based tactical PC franchises is back with another game. Earlier attempts go from abysmal to somewhat playable but often lacking soul. Through some fantastic luck (and skill?) this time it actually captures the classic feeling and is fun to boot. Jagged Alliance 3 has the essence of what once was, which is a rare instance of something old being updated to modern times and still manages to retain an old-school gaming feeling. It’s not without faults though. For example, the laptop shenanigans from Jagged Alliance 2 have been transferred over, but it has not been fully explored, which makes it feel like a cheap copy of the original. The basics are there, yet, all the fun flair, or at least most of it, is gone. The A.I.M mercenary recruitment page no longer comes off as a normal website either. Luckily other parts have much more effort put into it – like the combat, and story, which in turn makes this a worthwhile sequel to a fabled game.

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Legendary developers and Nostalgia

It has come to my attention that my love for the past often clouds my judgment of modern gaming. Often to such a degree that I will often blanket new games as something inferior. In some ways, it can be true since there was a lot less focus on identity politics and such, which is a real killer when it comes to entertainment. However, when listening to Tim Cain’s YouTube channel about his role when developing Fallout and Arcanum: of Steamworks and Magick Obscura, everything, and I mean almost everything came down to pure luck.

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Food for the Soul (gamer style) – Volume Five

It’s once again time for everyone’s favorite – gaming music! Let’s start with some good old depressive wasteland music from The Walking Dead.

Perfect slow-moving moody music for the gray days during the apocalypse. Soon to become real, who knows? At least we got the soundtrack for it!

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Xenonauts 2 – Early Access Impressions

With Xenonauts 2 soon coming out in early access (18 July), I thought I would give it another go and give my impressions. The reason that I’m able to play it now already is that I was a backer on Kickstarter. It has been an incredibly long road since then with many up and downs. But I’m glad the end is near, as a release is finally approaching, even if it’s only the early access kind. So, how is it, is it worth the wait? Will it be a better game than Xenonauts?

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A few issues I have with Baldur’s Gate 3

Another interesting game closing in for release, and unlike the years before, this year might actually turn out good for gamers! Like many others, I’m looking forward to Baldur’s Gate 3’s release, which will be on Aug 31, 2023, for PC users. However, from playing it (just a little), and reading about it, it does have some issues that I think might affect the general enjoyment. This is all highly subjective of course, what bothers me, might not bother you, yet, I think it could be worth an article.

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