Covering games in one form or another means I end up publishing a lot of negativity, be it about individual games or the industry as a whole. I wanted to start the new year off with something positive, so I decided to put together a small list of games that I’m looking forward to and that are coming fairly soon.
Root is a 2 to 4 player game with an adorable veneer that hides a ruthless game of war and counterinsurgency.
Root is a game I put off getting for a long time, and for two reasons. The first is that it’s a game, where the more players you have, the merrier it is. I don’t like to rely on the whims of that many other busy humans to play my games. I did pick up the Clockwork automas, but I’m not exactly in love with them yet.
The Game Awards by Geoff Keighly have come and gone, and Expedition 33 swept half of them as expected because, after several years, they still haven’t realized that putting Game of the Year nominees in other categories is incredibly stupid. In any case, I wanted to do my own dumb little award show, mainly because the algorithms demand content, and I didn’t have any better ideas!
Earthborne Rangers is a 1 to 4 player open-world co-op card-based adventure game about exploring, connecting with, and protecting the land and its people. You do this via a deck of cards that represents your abilities, gear, and expertise as a ranger.