XCOM: Enemy Unknown reimagines the classic XCOM: UFO Defense for a modern audience, streamlining its mechanics into a faster, more cinematic experience. While a great game in its own right, it lacks the depth and detail that made the original so compelling. Long War aims to bring back that depth.
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Motte and Bailey Fortress
Deep into the Cloakwood, Aegon and the Troupe are getting close to the Iron Throne’s mine. Accosted by Blacktalons and wyverns, the troupe now have to fight their way through, to find the mine. To find Tazok. To find Gorion’s murderer.
Switching Cars, Switching Lanes
Switchcars is an incredibly fast-paced rogue-lite that, while simple on the surface, is full of incredible depth and detail. Easy to pick up but brutally hard to master, Switchcars is the kind of game that digs its hooks in and doesn’t let go.
Bridge of Many Encounters
As they seek out the Iron Throne’s hidden mine in the Cloakwood, the Troupe joins Coran in his love for hunting wyverns. They also make an unlikely ally within the Shadow Druid order, as they want to shut down the mine that has scarred their sacred ground.
XCOM: Enemy Unknown Review
One of my favourite games of all time was UFO: Enemy Unknown, known as X-COM: UFO Defense in North America. If there’s one game I played more than Baldur’s Gate, it was this. So when I heard a remake was on the way, I was hesitantly excited.
Finding Peter of the North
On their second journey into the Cloakwood, Aegon and the troupe find the bears more aggressive than before, forcing them to fight our way through to the Shadow Druid Grove. There, they met an unexpected ally.
Universe: The Craziest MMO
From Big Bang Studios, and published by Alpha-Omega, comes Universe. Probably one of the oldest MMOs, though surprisingly few know much about it. The detail in this game rivals games like Warcraft, Dwarf Fortress, and even Minecraft. It is a simply amazing feat of engineering and game design.
Meeting An Unexpected Ally
After the death of Jaheira, the Troupe returns to the Friendly Arm Inn so that they can resurrect her. After taking some time to rest and re-equip, they now prepare themselves for a second expedition to the Cloakwood.
Turok The Dinosaur Hunter
From Iguana Entertainment and originally published by Acclaim, comes a first person shooter where you play as Turok, a Native American battling his way through dinosaurs, aliens, and robots, seeking the ultimate weapon to defend the universe from the evil “Campaigner”.
The Wyvern Sting of Guilt
The Troupe makes their way through the Cloakwood led by Jaheira. Seeking out the Shadow Druid’s grove, they face the many perils the wood decides to throw at them. Eventually they find a cave that may be the lair of a wyvern, or worse.