Daily Archives: December 2, 2011

Silly grognard! Anno 2070 is for kids!

As a city-builder, Anno 2070 is as hardcore a strategy game as you could want. But it’s also got something I haven’t seen in a strategy games since RollerCoaster Tycoon: an almost childlike sense of charm and wonder. This is … Continue reading

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All that you survey in Saints Row 3

All this could be mine. Will be mine. I’ve been busy doing other things, so I haven’t gotten around to actually taking over Steelport just yet. Unlike the previous games, Saints Row 3 decouples the story from the city conquest. … Continue reading

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Anno 2070: down with the sickness

Anno 2070 lets you know when something goes wrong by posting a message in the alert queue and sticking a floating icon over the troubled area. For instance, when citizens get sick, a red cross hovers over the afflicted building. … Continue reading

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Skyrim: The Real Enemy Is Horses: the more brooms you have

I am dismayed by the lack of hair style options. If The Sims could offer zulu knots, why can’t these people? Eh, a ponytail is functional enough. I have fixed my face, my hair, my chin, and the millions of … Continue reading

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