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40K Forbidden Stars: The best 40k Board game you’ll likely never play

Forbidden Stars, the board game where 2-4 players take control of one of the major armies of Warhammer 40,000 and battle for control of the once-lost Herakon Cluster. Each faction seeks to reclaim lost relics and sites of power that are vital to their survival. Control planets, harvest resources, upgrade your forces and conquer your enemies to ensure victory.

Battlebit Early Access Launch

A deceptively simple-looking shooter that is a whole lot of fun in a setting that is deep yet hard to take serious, which is one of the main reasons I’ve taken to it.

Falling Frontier: Coming soon

I randomly came across the newest gameplay demo and based on that video alone had to find out everything I could about this game that seems to hold an incredible amount of promise.

40k Boltgun: First Impressions

Some might call it an eyesore but I call it beautiful- the retro graphics and 2D sprites offer a glimpse for newer gamers to look through a portal (don’t look too closely, or else the inquisitor will want a word) into the games that spawned the FPS genre.

Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom First Impressions

A follow up to the legendary Breath of the Wild has been a long time coming, even disregarding the fact that the Zelda series is usually not one to dwell on games and instead moves on to another new and unique title. In knockout after knockout of successful Zelda games, does Tears break this tradition?

Tamar Campaign Battle 2: Breakthrough Conquest

The second week of action sees the Daunt’s Fusiliers mercenary company following up on their major victory in the Tamar Inlet Peninsula.

A game is broken down into 7 major categories which are individually scored and totaled for the final review score. Each category has a set weighting (between 10 and 20 points) based on what I think is most important for a game. For example, the Graphics and Sound category is more important (and therefore holds more weight in the overall score) than the Challenge Level category.

Gameplay

One of the most important aspects… how does it play? Are there new, exciting game mechanics? Is the gameplay just rehashed from a previous game? What do you do in the game? What makes it interesting?

Graphics & Sound

How does the game look? How does it sound? Is the artwork unique? Is it cutting edge? Is it a copy-cat?

Controls

How intuitive are the controls? Are they easy to learn? Do they make you want to bash your head?

Immersion

Is there a rich game world and background story to the game? Does it make sense? Would I want to be there? Do I get lost in the game and lose track of time?

Replayability

How many times can I play this game before becoming bored? Is it a one-time through storyline or offer endless amount of gameplay?

Challenge Level

Is the game difficult? Does it hold your hand the entire game or do you have to learn on your own? Is there a steep learning curve? How is the tutorial? Is there no guidance?

Fun Level

Easiest category… Is the game fun!? How repetitive is it? Are there times where it is boring or drags on?

Overall Score

Taken from totaling all 7 categories, the total score out of 100 gives the best idea of the final game.

TOP 10 GAMES OF ALL TIME

This is a list I’ve put together, in no particular order, of my absolute top 10 games of all time.

Through unique and groundbreaking gameplay, storytelling, memorable moments and more – this is the complete list of my favorite games across many years and many platforms.

TOP 10 GAMES