Recent content by Johnway

WiC is probably one of my fav all time strategy games, as you're right its an RTS game that did away with the resource building and just gave you a whole load of special abilities. I think the units do take more damage from the rear and there is an accuracy factor to units, as you can reverse...

Back to the indie games again. Right now i'm in need of a vapourwave fix so i'm playing broken reality. A quirky walking simulator as you explore the world(s), solve the odd puzzle here and there and make progress getting the likes you need to progress to the next area. There is an underlying...

A quick game finished, this time its abyss odyssey. A rogue like platformer with a sprinkle of metroidvania and some complexity to the fighting mechanics. On the whole it doesn't stick the landing, the mechanics are fairly simple and combat/gameplay feels a bit wrong, as if something is...

Well finished Eviltertnity 2 and the TLDR is that the wad is good. its damn good. Cacoaward winner for 2024 for sure. I have quite a fair bit to say about this .wad hence its own post. It Starts off simple enough, after your victory over the first demonic angel thing, you make you way from the...

Well thats evilternity 2 finished and damn it was a fine wad. Unsurprisingly i suspect its going to get a cacoaward for the 5 years of work. Absolutely brillant stuff. I'll discuss the game on the usual topic. So... what next? which wad to play? probably that silent hill one and then another...

i remember playing state of decay. i found it alright but i don't remember much of it. The DLC stuff was pretty dull affairs if i recall. The problem with it is when the hordes attack and its both annoying and tedious as stamina drains away very quickly. I put in about 22 hrs and was done with...

Neuromancer was pretty complex, feel the author doesn't do a proper job clearing the complexity. it gets worst in the sequels like count zero and mona lisa overdrive where AI voodoo gods get created and various baddies are introduced. perhaps its me though. But i digress, the next book was the...

I had hoped to play some more indie games on my list but i got back into blasting through the Age of Empires 2 campaigns again. I've finished off the Vietnamese and malian campaigns. Started the ethiopean campaign and then that will be african factions sorted. leaving the european and asian...

2 more books finished. First one, the phoenix project by gene kim. Its a story about Devops, IT and how to help your business. The premise is that Bill is the next in line in becoming head of IT at failing company. The story is about him learning to manage this IT teams and manage work so...

I mentioned in the other posts, but songs of syx has a demo which is essentially the full game of the previous build. So there might be enough content for you to enjoy https://store.steampowered.com/app/1162750/Songs_of_Syx/

I'm blasting through indie games atm, so i started with some DLC: Amid Evil : the black labyrinth. Partly because i bought it recently and i wanted to play it before it got buried within my played list (like xcom DLC and borderlands 2 expansion packs) Anywho, the black labyrinth DLC is a...

tough question. i think it really depends on the game. Those with SP (especially those with a story), i want everything done and complete as being drip fed along is just taking the mick. Like a half built car or half finished story being constantly written. I'll allow for sequels, but i expect...

yeah max payne was a great, if short game. The tech was what made it, but visually the game did have some limitations like using the same 4 goons and often no more then 4 enemies in each engagement (some had 4+ but those were rare)

Anyone played Songs of syx? I remember playing the alpha and didn't get far with it as there was no tutorial and didn't have time to play it afterwards. Apparently its pretty good: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1162750/Songs_of_Syx/ its still in EA, but what interests me is this: The...

Occasionally i get headaches but that's because of stress or disorientated movement. Its very rare though and usually its because i didn't drink enough water or it was something else (like not drinking enough water, going out in hot weather before coming home). On rare occasions my eyes water...