Castle Crashers
Castle Crashers is a beat ’em up 2D game with a set “story” about the questing of four debonair knights. Very similar to Rampage Knights, but it’s a lot more linear (not a roguelike)...
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Rampage Knights
Rampage Knights is a co-op “beat ‘em up” game with random dungeons and Munchkin-esque weapons. The story is nonexistent but who needs story when you can beat people with Ass Disease while your pet...
Age of Mythology
Age of Mythology is a real-time strategy game that was a staple of my childhood so I am going to be a little biased here. Sorry #notsorry Age of Mythology Gameplay Age of Mythology...
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth
World of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) launched in 2004 that is somehow still alive and thriving. It’s even beating League of Legends as of August. 2018. Crazy stuff. We’ve...
The Four Bartle Types: Explorers
In 1996, Richard Bartle, co-creator of MUDs (multi-user dungeons), released his Bartle taxonomy of player types and introduced us to the concept of the Explorer. Explorers are the types of gamers who prefer exploring...
Offworld Trading Company
Offworld Trading Company is a real-time strategy (RTS) from one of the lead designers of Civilization IV. Comparing it to Civilization IV, however, is a bad idea and their marketers should not have led...
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light is one of the best co-op games we’ve played, despite the reputation of the Tomb Raider games. Give me five minutes to talk you into trying this...
The Four Bartle Types: Achievers
In 1996, Richard Bartle, co-creator of MUDs (multi-user dungeons), released his Bartle taxonomy of player types and introduced us to the concept of the Achiever. Achievers, also known as “Diamonds” or informally as “Achievement...
What is quarterbacking in co-op games? (and how to not do it)
Recently, we reviewed Pandemic, a game that’s beloved by plenty of date night gamers but also hated by a few who have succumbed to “quarterbacking.” What is quarterbacking? Quarterbacking in a co-op game is...
