Month: May 2015

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World of Warcraft: Being Leeeeeeeeeeeeeroy Jenkins for a Decade

Being Leeeeeeeeeeeeeroy Jenkins for a Decade

World of Warcraft is celebrating a fantastic cultural phenomenon today by remembering everyone’s favorite charge into battle moment: LEEEEROY JENKINS! It was such a brilliantly funny moment that perfectly captured the grace and strategy of WoW raiding that Blizzard even named a pair of achievements after the erstwhile player (both classic and modern versions) after the erstwhile player. Those finishing the achievement are granted the "Jenkins" title.

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Chroma Squad: A Brilliantly Fun and Flashy Homage

A Brilliantly Fun and Flashy Homage

A love-letter to super sentai television series like Power Rangers, Chroma Squad is a tactical RPG bursting at the seams with colorful characters, an insane premise, and a surprisingly robust combat system. Capturing the true spirit of Saturday morning cartoons, Behold Studios’ latest adventure is a testament to the fact that fun comes first, and despite a few flaws, Chroma Squad is first and foremost a ton of fun.

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General: Taking Your Turn in Turn-based MMOs

Taking Your Turn in Turn-based MMOs

In preparation for an upcoming livestream with the developers of Wakfu, I logged into the game in the hopes of touching up on my skills. Wakfu can be challenging for casual players, with abilities and systems that often need to be played with a lot in order to understand them. One of the coolest aspects of the game – other than its original setting, artwork, systems and animations — is its turn-based combat.

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Das Tal: The Indie Sandbox Gets a Kickstarter

The Indie Sandbox Gets a Kickstarter

Das Tal has come a long way since my preview of it last year. Fairytale Distillery’s vision and approach for it is ambitious, with the goal of offering an accessible but hardcore sandbox MMO experience that focuses on PvP, crafting, and skill-based combat. From what I’ve seen so far, Fairytale looks to be on the right track.