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Monthly Archives: July 2012
It’s an even better day for orcs to die
Orcs Must Die 2 is pretty much everything I wanted in Orcs Must Die. Namely, a game as good as Toy Soldiers: Cold War. To see all that stuff in motion reminds me of a carwash. But for orcs. And … Continue reading
Getting through Growlanser faster
Growlanser: Wayfarer of Time is the official North American debut of a game previously available only in Japan as Growlanser IV: Over Reloaded. That was ten years ago, and on the Playstation 2. In case you’re curious why the subtitle … Continue reading
July 30: wallet threat level orc
Orcs Must Die got a lot of things right when it came to crushing, folding, spindling, and mutilating orcs. But it had stuff missing that kept it from being a great game. For instance, co-op multiplayer, a survival mode, and … Continue reading
Qt3 Movie Podcast: The Watch
In the summer “comedy” The Watch, a band of misfits takes on an alien invasion at a Costco. No matter who wins, we lose. Speaking of watches, this week’s 3×3 considers the best countdown timers in movies.
The worst thing you’ll see all week: Rites of Spring
“Heist meets horror”. Surely I’m not the first person to come up with that phrase? It’s a subgenre of horror, where a bunch of characters doing a heist accidentally stumble onto the stuff of a horror movie. I’m not sure … Continue reading
Don’t read this boring review of match-3 game Cradle of Rome 2
I know you’re not going to read a review of a match-3 game for the Nintendo 3DS, even if I start by saying that it’s actually a pretty good match-3 game. I’d be surprised if you’ve read this far. And … Continue reading
Introducing a little anarchy into Magic
I like the planechase mode in Magic 2013 — which is pretty darn glorious on the iPad — a lot. But I mostly like it when I’m losing.
Qt3 Games Podcast: the 2012 summer Summoner Wars wars
Is Summoner Wars a truly awful game, or just an awful game? Tom Chick debates Dave Perkins on the merits of this latest port of a tabletop game to the iOS. After the dust has settled, Jason McMaster joins in … Continue reading
Path of Exile asks if you’ve got room for another action RPG
What a grand time to be a fan of action RPGs. It’s not enough that a AAA juggernaut like Diablo III changed up the action in ways that won over a Diablo II diehard like me. That just gives Torchlight … Continue reading
So what if it’s a bad iOS game? It’s a Small World world, after all.
I’ve never played Small World, a fantasy boardgame published by Days of Wonder, the creators of gateway boardgame Ticket to Ride, the frustratingly frivolous Memoir ’44, and the oddly complex add-on boondoggle Battlelore. Days of Wonder does their thing pretty … Continue reading
Your Daily McMaster: Game for Cats
I usually handle the editorial content around my house, but in some cases, I have to call in an expert like Murray. Although he’s orange and adorable, he’s also a professional mouse killer. This is his review of Game for … Continue reading
Secret World: good-bye, cruel World
I’ve been playing Secret World steadily for three weeks, hoping Funcom and Electronic Arts will fix it “any day now”. Today, I’m done. Over the weekend, three things convinced me to throw in the towel. 1) A quest called The … Continue reading
What happens when you accept bus rides from strangers in Day Z
This is almost certainly staged, but that doesn’t make it any less brilliant. At any rate, it’s better than any single episode of Walking Dead. (Thanks, TurinTur!)
Qt3 Movie Podcast: Dark Knight Rises
What is the sound of three bitterly disappointed Dark Knight fans? Listen to our Dark Knight Rises podcast to find out. This week’s 3×3 is our picks for awesomest movie summers. It starts at the 55-minute mark.
Is Hunters 2 a 21st century X-Com?
X-Com was a child of its time. It was a brilliant exercise in taking the basic idea of Aliens, which is the basic idea of Space Hulk, and expressing it with Microprose’s gleeful love of numbers, courtesy of 90s era … Continue reading