Menace – Talk about miscalculation

I was hoping, and even told that the Early Access version of Menace was coming out this year. However, that was not to be. What really surprised me with the delay, is that the EA release has been put all the way up to fall, next year. Now, that’s a hefty holdup. I’m sure the developers got their reason, but I can’t help to speculate. Too big of a project, coming from the semi-small project Battle Brothers? Going from 2D to 3D too much of a hassle? Stuck in programming hell, or is everything perhaps progressing fine, but the team wants more for the EA version?

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Xenonauts 2 [Early Access] – Round Seven

After much suffering and hardship, patch 5.0 is finally out on the experimental branch for Xenonauts 2. Now, this is an early version of the patch, which the devs state is in a fairly buggy condition. And that I can confirm, as the progression for solving the Cleaner conspiracy is not working correctly, nor is the status for nationwide panic. Despite these issues, it’s fully playable (so far), and I have given it a few hours for testing. Since it’s this buggy, I won’t play for too long to ruin the experience. But here are my impressions of the new mechanics, and other changes I have discovered.

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Forgotten but Unbroken – The Revenge of Martin

World War II is always a great setting for turn-based tactical games. There have been a couple over the years, like the always excellent Silent Storm series. One thing this game got over Silent Storm, beyond just being a turn-based tactical game in a similar vein, is that Forgotten but Unbroken incorporates X-com-like base management and survival mechanics in the form of collecting resources. Sounds like a potentially intriguing game, in a backdrop that certainly fits that kind of gameplay. So, does it succeed?

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Forgotten but Unbroken – When Stealth Fails

Managed to snag a review code for the new turn-based tactical game Forgotten but Unbroken. I’m currently working on the review, but I recorded a short battle on Steam’s recording software in the meantime. Check it out below, if interested!

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Urban Strife finally has a release date!

It’s been a long time coming, several years, actually. But finally, Urban Strife has a release date, and it will be released on the 10th of December this year. However, in life, nothing can just be pleasant. You see, I was certain whenever Urban Strife would grace us with its presence, it would be in the form of a full 1.0 release. Ready for us to dig in and blast zombies all day. Alas, it isn’t so. It will be an Early Access release, with the game being far from finished. While I’m glad it’s finally coming out, I can’t help but feel that this timeline is a bit cursed.

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