Have you ever had a big explosion in a video game? I’m not talking about kabooms, although…I could be, if that makes you a lot better at the game. I’m talking in stuff like knowledge, skill. I recently had one while playing Against the Storm, and while I’m still not particularly good at the game (the only difficulty I can win easily on is Pioneer, which is basically 2/24), I did find out something that made me a lot better.
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As you may know, RimWorld is probably my favourite video game ever. It’s been at first place for time played on my Steam list, and the main reason second place, Europa Universalis 4, gets close is that it takes a looong time to play, at least for me. However, it’s been quite a while since I’ve last played RimWorld–over two months at this point.
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We’ve learned a bit more about Sid Meier’s Civilization VII today with a gameplay showcase given by Firaxis and the Civ team. Not a lot was said, and the “gameplay” was pretty light on the actual playing of the game. We do however, know a lot more than what we did with that old teaser trailer. So set your calendars, because on February 11 of next year, we’ll be getting the newest of the Civilization franchise–releasing both on PC and console.
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I have a confession to make. Since my review of Victoria 3, I’ve barely played it. I’m not against the game at all, the games I play are just so long, and life is so life, I haven’t sat down to play another long game.
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The thing that got me into gaming, and something that still holds a little place in my heart, is a little something called “RollerCoaster Tycoon“. So, as you can imagine, the spiritual spiritual successor to the…fallen series, a the 2016 Planet Coaster, is something, makes me pretty happy as well. That’s why I’m pretty dang excited for the announcement of Plant Coaster 2.
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I was originally going to write about the various things that I wanted, and didn’t want, for Civilization 7. And I might still do that, because there are a number of things I’m wishing for. But after thinking about it a bit, there’s one thing I really, really, really want. Something that’s big enough to warrant putting it high above everything else. That one thing? Better AI.
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If it was thought that the Civilization fans had a bad wait, the Metroid fans have been going 17 years without a new 3D game. And sure, Metroid Dread was great, and we got a remake of Prime 1 on the Switch last year, but the wait was painful, especially with with knowing a new game was coming since 2017.
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First off, I’d just like to apologize for how little I’ve been posting on Novus. I hadn’t realized that it had been a whole year since my Victoria 3 post! I am going to try to keep post more frequent than that–how frequent I’m not actually sure.
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Since Victoria 3 has been out for over half a year now, gone through three major updates, and gotten a DLC, I think it’s about time I finally did a review. We’ve also recently passed Victoria Day here in Canada, which isn’t really relevant to the review, but kind made me get my butt in order. Before we start I’ll say that this will be a short review, and more a simple game explanation, because the game came out October 25, and there are a lot of better reviews out there, especially since this is the first time I’ve played the series and am fumbling around with it a bit. I’ll also be reviewing the game as it was in version 1.2 (when I last played), even though 1.3 was recently released. So, some things may not be of full relevance.
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Fresh off the release of the Rulers of the Sahara leader pack, some even bigger news was revealed: Civilization 7 is coming. As for what we know about it, well…basically its (future) existence. We have no real idea of any new or returning gameplay features, or even leaders, beyond the ones that always appear in Civ games. With not even a release date announced, though, we can assume that it’s still a ways away. It’s also pretty safe to assume that no more new content will be coming out for Civilization 6, and that Firaxis will be devoting all of its time to the next game in the series.
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