Quarter to Three » Columns http://www.quartertothree.com/fp Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:35:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Rush, Boom, Turtle: Majesty 2 and the sickness unto death http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2009/10/21/rush-boom-turtle-majesty-2-and-the-sickness-unto-death/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2009/10/21/rush-boom-turtle-majesty-2-and-the-sickness-unto-death/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:34:57 +0000 war6 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=297 My name is Mozadus. I’m a wizard in Majesty 2 and I’m destined for great things. I’ll have a room in the Hall of Lords with all the other heroes carried over from scenario to scenario. I’ll be called down to Earth to help out when the going gets tough. My name will be spoken in the same breath as Gandalf, Merlin, Dumbledore and Doug Henning.

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2009/07/29/rush-boom-turtle-waiting-for-starcraft-ii/feed/ 0 Turtle, Turtle, Turtle: RTSs for basebodies http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2009/05/19/turtle-turtle-turtle-rtss-for-basebodies/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2009/05/19/turtle-turtle-turtle-rtss-for-basebodies/#comments Tue, 19 May 2009 21:08:16 +0000 Anonymous http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=200 There are about 13,272 tower defense games out there. Do not try to play them all.

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2009/04/14/rush-boom-turtle-i-like-to-watch-eve/feed/ 0 Rush, Boom, Turtle: the EndWar way http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2009/03/25/rush-boom-turtle-the-endwar-way/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2009/03/25/rush-boom-turtle-the-endwar-way/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:12:58 +0000 Anonymous http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=175 10) EndWar has no depth.
9) EndWar has no variety.
8) EndWar has a dull economy…

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2009/03/10/rush-boom-turtle-sins-of-a-sins-developer/feed/ 0 Rush, Rush, Rush: Halo Wars and the Endangered Turtle http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2009/02/24/rush-rush-rush-halo-wars-and-the-endangered-turtle/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2009/02/24/rush-rush-rush-halo-wars-and-the-endangered-turtle/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:45:14 +0000 Anonymous http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=144 Kids these days – there were some on my lawn earlier today – just want to rush.

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2009/02/24/rush-rush-rush-halo-wars-and-the-endangered-turtle/feed/ 0 Rush, Boom, Turtle: Real Time Strategy Games, 1989-2009 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2009/02/10/rush-boom-turtle-real-time-strategy-games-1989-2009/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2009/02/10/rush-boom-turtle-real-time-strategy-games-1989-2009/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:09:01 +0000 Anonymous http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=132 Real-Time Strategy Games passed away on Jan. 29, 2009 at the age of 20.

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2008/10/24/rush-boom-turtle-the-game-so-nice-they-made-it-thrice/feed/ 0 Rush Boom Turtle: “For the love of God, Montresor!” http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2008/10/08/rush-boom-turtle-for-the-love-of-god-montresor/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2008/10/08/rush-boom-turtle-for-the-love-of-god-montresor/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:35:34 +0000 Anonymous http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=88 There’s nothing like a siege! Helm’s Deep, Troy, Masada, Fort William Henry.

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