Outside of the battles things get a bit more complicated, as Koei has brought their own spin to tactics games, with emphasis on economy and troop deployment. You have to be careful which officers you assign to fortify a kingdom after you conquer it, lest it be overtaken, and each town you control offers a different variety of shops to purchase items that increase your bond with you Pokemon. The kingdoms also feature areas to hunt for new Pokemon and team members in, each that have their own powers, specialties, and type affinities. A varied team is the key to beating Nobunaga and stopping him from conquering all of Ransei. … [Read more...] about Pokemon Conquest preview – Feudal Japanese strategy meets adorable pocket monsters
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Crapshoot: Conquests of the Longbow, the Robin Hood game that didn’t suck
This time, it's a beggar. Robin intercepts him, figuring that his rags will make for the perfect disguise to slip into town unnoticed. Again, he's got a couple of options. For starters, there's his bow. Drawing an arrow, he can order the wretch to strip to his undershirt and hand over his rags, before calling his men to escort him in the other direction. Alternatively, since that's not exactly heroic, he can buy them off him... for a quarter of a single coin... before summoning the Merry Men to take him for dinner at their camp, give him an extra purse of money to compensate for cheapskate players, and kit him out with a new outlaw outfit that definitely won't get him murdered by any guards who happen to see him. … [Read more...] about Crapshoot: Conquests of the Longbow, the Robin Hood game that didn’t suck
The most exciting upcoming PC games we know the least about
Rainbow Six QuarantineWhat to expect: Expect a cooperative tactical shooter built on the bones of Rainbow Six Siege, set a few years into the future of the universe where the operatives are facing off with a mutated alien parasite. We haven't learned much else except that it's been delayed into 2021. Given the whole pandemic thing, we'd wager whatever's there is going under some changes—to the name at the very least. Whatever's cooking, we're here for it. PCG is full of co-op shooter fans, and building a game around classic R6 modes like Terrorist Hunt will bring less competitive players like me back into the fold. Given the viral outbreak connotations, we're guessing the spinoff will share similarities to Siege's temporary 2018 co-op Outbreak mode, which we liked quite a bit. We just haven't seen Quarantine itself in action yet. Wild. … [Read more...] about The most exciting upcoming PC games we know the least about