May 2017
Game Central's Eleventh Anniversary
May 25, 2017 Filed in: General | Role-Playing Games
Yet another year has flown by. Today marks the eleventh anniversary of the debut of Game Central. That means it is time for me to add some new content. Today’s update is for FASA’s Star Trek: The Role Playing Game. The Marauders weren’t the only Star Trek RPG merchants that our gaming club played. Years later, we started a similar campaign with hopes of a better outcome than the disappointing ending of the aforementioned crew. This new group of traders was the crew of the SS Profiteer.
Fantasy General
May 19, 2017 Filed in: Video Games
Panzer General is probably my all-time favorite computer wargame. Two years after the debut of Panzer General, SSI released Fantasy General, the second game in its Five Star General series. Despite the obvious difference in setting, it used the same basic turn based game mechanics played out on a hex-based map. I wanted to play Fantasy General when it first released but I never did. Thanks to GOG, I got another chance.
I played the campaign as the Archmage Krell. It took me a little while to remember the mechanics of the Five Star General series. The game is quite user friendly, so it wasn’t too long. I did ok in the early battles and liberated a couple of continents. However, I made too many mistakes. Troops gain experience and carry forward to the next battle. My losses started to mount as the strength of the opposition grew. I couldn’t get out of the death spiral. Eventually, I was defeated on the third continent when I failed to achieve the objectives within the allowed time limit.
I was tempted to replay the campaign as another character. Instead, I think I will play the standalone scenarios before moving on to another game.
Defeated by the Shadowlord!
I played the campaign as the Archmage Krell. It took me a little while to remember the mechanics of the Five Star General series. The game is quite user friendly, so it wasn’t too long. I did ok in the early battles and liberated a couple of continents. However, I made too many mistakes. Troops gain experience and carry forward to the next battle. My losses started to mount as the strength of the opposition grew. I couldn’t get out of the death spiral. Eventually, I was defeated on the third continent when I failed to achieve the objectives within the allowed time limit.
I was tempted to replay the campaign as another character. Instead, I think I will play the standalone scenarios before moving on to another game.
Defeated by the Shadowlord!