Category: Strategy

When it’s time to bring out your inner Rommel.

Starship Troopers: Terran Command [DLC] The Eradicators – Mad Science [Review]

The good news is that The Eradicators got a story campaign like the other Starship Troopers: Terran Command expansions—but the bad news is that it uses Territory Mode exclusively in the mission design. However, it’s not that bad to be honest. My main issue with it when I tested the beta version was that it had almost zero narrative, just endless combat, which felt very flat and gamey to me. This is now fixed with this campaign—and who knew, giving me a reason to kill the bugs, however little or much, works wonders for the old motivation!

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Starship Troopers: Terran Command – New Campaign DLC Coming!

I thought it was over for Starship Troopers: Terran Command when it comes to more campaign DLCs, but I’m glad to say that I was wrong. A few days ago, the developers announced that we will have to fight the bugs in the dense, humid jungles next, in a 9-mission campaign in Tropical Terror! Very awesome and I’m pleasantly surprised by the news, as I figured Territory Mode was the end-all for the series if we go by their latest DLC, The Eradicators.

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The Alters – Are You Me? [Field Report]

This will not be a review, since I haven’t finished the game yet. Yet, I find myself compelled to talk about The Alters. I’m not going to go into too many mechanics, as I mostly want to talk about the impressive narrative structure. I’m not sure if I have actually experienced anything similar. Not in this genre at least, which is some kind of base-building/management game. 

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Warcraft II: Remastered – Orc Fest [Review]

Put on your troll-skin boots—it’s time to return to Azeroth, where the orcs are once again restless and in need of a lesson in etiquette. While Warcraft II: Remastered has seen a little more effort put into it than Warcraft I: Remastered, it still suffers from the same issue: cheap AI slop, masquerading as improvements. Now, to be fair, it runs better and much smoother than the original (I tried), but the new visuals and the upscaled CGI cutscenes are of poor quality. This means that the only part you pay for is the increased performance, as everything besides that is worse, or on the same level as the original.

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Warcraft I: Remastered – My liege? [Review]

I decided that I wanted to experience the canonical storyline of Warcraft up until World of Warcraft. Where else to start than the beginning with the first RTS game in this legendary franchise. Now, I’m not playing the original release, but a remaster simply called Warcraft I: Remastered—made by Blizzard themselves. While it left me with a disjointed feeling towards its presentation, it’s probably the best way to play the original campaign. Many mechanics have been made modern in terms of gameplay, like being able to select larger groups, and hot-key support. 

However, as mentioned, the presentation is questionable at best, with the “improved” graphics seemingly only getting a cheap AI upscaling instead of genuine care to keep the aesthetics and feel of the original game. So, is the remaster worth the trouble, or does it undermine its own legacy?

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