Dungeon crawlers have seen a resurgence in the past several years. With Descent Second Edition and the D&D Adventure Games, it seemed like new adventures were coming at a staggering rate. Games like Level 7 Omega Protocol, Dungeon Saga, Imperial Assault, and the wildly successful Gloomhaven have given
Many games play off of monsters chasing after the protagonists. Running away from the menace or shooting your way through them are some of the ways to deal with them. World’s End has everyone trying to escape an apocalyptic invasion, but there are times when you want to look
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have gone through several iterations over the past couple of decades. From the television and movie screen, they’ve rarely been out of the public consciousness. With that several games have come out featuring Michelangelo, Donatello, Raphael, and Leonardo, including the recent Shadows of the
Kickstarter is a great way for new designers to get their board games funded. However, often those games are sequels or don’t do much to stand apart from other games thematically or mechanically. When I saw Swordcrafters, I wanted to get a closer look at it because of the
At a recent event for Far Cry 5, we sat down with Greg Bryk who plays Jacob Seed, better known as “The Father”, as well as Lead Writer Drew Holmes to talk about the process of bringing their protagonist to life. Naturally there are some minor spoilers for the first
I groaned audibly as the world of Roshar faded to black before my eyes, returning me to reality. Adrenaline still sang in my veins, my heart beating quickly from the battle I’d just barely survived inside the demo of The Way of Kings, Escape the Shattered Plains VR experience.
In 2016 AEG introduced the concept of card crafting in Mystic Vale. The deck-building concepts we had seen in other games were present. However, as players received a card they would add it to a sleeve to create their own custom cards in their deck. This created many more combinations
After an hour and a half of unsupervised exploration in the first playable build of A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia, I got to sit down with Community Manager James Given to talk about history, tactics, Family Trees, and the unique art style for the newest installment of the
