Showing posts with label FireFly Studios. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FireFly Studios. Show all posts
Space Colony: Steam Edition - PC Review
After a quick glance I had prepared myself for a return into the RTS genre after a long leave of absence. Space Colony - Steam Edition finds players building up a colony on planets with less than hospital living conditions. Not having gone past more than the description at the time, I loaded it up, got my fingers ready for fast paced actions in order to harvest materials and build up what I needed to survive. Starting everything up I came to a screeching halt. I have to what? I have to keep who happy? What do you mean they had a fight? Space Colony is so much more than just an RTS. It’s an RTS that requires your colonists to be happy to survive together. Taking in elements from game entries such as The Sims and the like, needless to say I was not prepared for that level of commitment initially.
Stronghold Crusader 2 - PC Review
I was first introduced to the "castle sim" genre of gameplay with Firefly Studio's 2001 game, Stronghold. At the time the real-time strategy genre was all over the place; from fantasy based games like the Warcraft franchise to unique spins like Tzar: The Burden of the Crown, Earth 2150, Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun. Fortunately it was a good thing, as some real gems came out of those days, Stronghold and Stronghold Crusader being a few of them. What was different about Stronghold and its sequel (-ish) was that it was a castle-building sim. You would gather resources, manage your town's needs, and build your army, but the real 'character' was the castle. Each map allowed you to build your castle to your desires.
Stronghold Crusader 2 - trailer and additional info
New gameplay footage to be found in this pre-order trailer, with additional information in the press release.
















