XIII Century - Death or Glory : review
eddys...@hotmail.com
http://www.crispygamer.com/_GeneratedPages/GameReviews/Review423.aspx
The money quote :
"XIII Century is a war game. It gives you the battles and you fight
them. No recruitment, no campaign, no grand strategy; just 30 tactical
challenges that kings and counts faced in the 1200s. Yes, it moves in
real time, and yes, it is in 3-D, but this is as conservative a war
game design as anything that you'll find with hexagonal maps and NATO
symbology."
Greetz,
Eddy Sterckx
Paul Ney
<eddys...@hotmail.com> wrote on 14.05.2008 19:03 GMT the message
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"This review is based on a retail copy of the game purchased by the
reviewer. "
This is a further quotation. I wonder if the ratio "purchased vs. free
review copies" has been investigated, at least in case of specific game
genres.
Greetings, PY
eddys...@hotmail.com
> I wonder if the ratio "purchased vs. free
> review copies" has been investigated, at least in case of specific game
> genres.
- The reviewer got his copy for free, so he’ll feel gratitude towards
the publisher and hopes to receive further games, so he’s going to
give his review a positive slant
- The reviewer paid for his copy, so he’ll be more inclined to search
for the positive aspects in his purchase so as to not mentally feel
bad for throwing away a $50
- The reviewer got his copy for free, one of a half dozen this month,
so hasn’t got anything invested in this game, so he’ll only throw a
cursory glance at it before submitting his review
- The reviewer paid for his copy, so a minor irritation in the game
becomes a major hassle which isn’t doing the game justice.
You’ve probably noticed that there are reasons for “suspecting” a
positively or negatively slanted review no matter what the buy/free
parameter was, so I tend not to take that into account in evaluating a
review. The review should speak for itself, irrespective of some
external condition which is hard to determine if it influenced the
final score in one direction or another.
Greetz,
Eddy Sterckx
.sergio.
> Hi,
> http://www.crispygamer.com/_GeneratedPages/GameReviews/Review423.aspx
> The money quote :
but also :
"What's Hot: Well-made and well-chosen scenarios; Very challenging".
Not for people who like to win easy.
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Paul Ney
<eddys...@hotmail.com> wrote on 15.05.2008 12:45 GMT the message
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We certainly agree that it makes no sense to over-estimate the role of the
buy/free parameter; with a good (printed or online) magazine, the property
status of a game has no effect on the quality of the related review.
Back to the review of "XIII Century":
http://www.crispygamer.com/_GeneratedPages/GameReviews/Review423.aspx
Even not having the game, I think that this is a remarkable, good review.
Troy S. Goodfellow discusses both the good and bad sides of the game, and
this in a creative manner. A discussion of the game playability, the way
serious military gamers would enjoy it, is not so frequent, as far as I see,
but this review does it.
Greetings, PY
eddys...@hotmail.com
> Even not having the game, I think that this is a remarkable, good review.
> Troy S. Goodfellow discusses both the good and bad sides of the game, and
> this in a creative manner.
I agree - I've read reviews of real wargames of him before and they
were also good - I'm more or less waiting for one of the more
established names in wargame reviewing to pick-up this title and tell
me why a wargamer should/would buy it.
Greetz,
Eddy Sterckx
Ray O'Hara
<eddys...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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death or glory is a term that conjures up 17th-19th century warfare more
than 13th
HR
<eddys...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Hell I'll but :)
I followed the link and bought two downloaded games. Acescension to the
Throne which I don't mind. Rather challenging. and Desert Law. RTS
holocauset. Why do I buy RTS thinking it will be different. They all suck.
The only game that RTS works is CC.
I will not buy another RTS till I hear from others first;-) roight.