Welcome to This Is Not A Review. In these articles we discuss general impressions, ideas and thoughts on any given game, but as the title implies, it’s not a review. Instead, it’s an exercise in offering a quick recommendation (or dismissal) after spending enough time to grasp the ideas and gameplay of a thing without necessarily playing it from A to Z.
The subject of this installment: Space Hulk: Tactics, developed by Cyanide and published by Focus Home Interactive.
HIGH Those few tense moments in the dropship waiting for the first level to start.
LOW The moment I realized there are dozens of games that do squad combat better.
WTF The awful save system that defies logic.
HIGH Successfully flanking siege engines with massive monstrosities is a hoot.
LOW The loading times add up over the length of a standard campaign.
WTF Lizards riding dinosaurs.
HIGH Rocking out to an Ork Waaaagh!
LOW The simplification of several mechanics.
WTF What happened to all those custom kill animations?
Welcome to This Is Not A Review. In these articles we discuss general impressions, ideas and thoughts on any given game, but as the title implies, it’s not a review. Instead, it’s an exercise in offering a quick recommendation (or dismissal) after spending enough time to grasp the ideas and gameplay of a thing without necessarily playing it from A to Z.
The subject of this installment: Mordheim, City Of The Damned by Rogue Factor.
I’m starting to think the Warhammer games are cursed. Well, mostly.
HIGH The Warhammer setting is appealing.
LOW Getting swarmed and having NO idea what’s going on.
WTF What’s up with all the empty treasure chests?
Yes, that’s a lot of colons. They don’t stop me from trying to play a new Warhammer game, although the result was considerably less gamey than I might have hoped.
HIGH: Perfectly captures the feel of massive battles.
LOW: Chaos Warriors locked behind a pre-order paywall.
WTF: Why are my allies fighting each other instead of the giant bird army?
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