World of Warships

November 24, 2024 Filed in: Video Games

I usually wait until I've completed a game before writing about it. For most of the games I play, that means finishing its single player campaign. However, I've recently been playing World of Warships, which is open-ended. I've never devoted much time to online multiplayer games but this one has kept my interest for longer than I expected. The game's naval combat features destroyers, cruisers, battleships, aircraft carriers, and submarines. Although I knew it would take quite a while to achieve, my long term goal was to play the Yamato, the biggest battleship ever constructed. Therefore, I have mainly focused on playing Japanese battleships. I currently have the following Japanese battleships in my fleet:

Tier IV - Ishizuchi
Tier V - Kongo
Tier VI - Fuso
Tier VII - Nagato

The Yamato is a Tier X battleship, so it is three grades above the Nagato. The Nagato is a still a very capable ship and I've enjoyed playing it. Here is the game's description of it:

Entered Service: 1920. Ships in the Series: 2. The Nagato-class ships were the first battleships fully designed and built in Japan. Their 410 mm guns were developed in response to the British 381 mm ones. The ships' speed also increased compared to their predecessors. During the Pearl Harbor attack, Nagato was Admiral Yamamoto's flagship; she also participated in the Battles of Midway and the Solomon Islands. The battleship was damaged during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, and after the war ended, she was transferred to the U.S. as part of reparations.

World of Warships has also had a special event with a Star Trek operation. I've been playing that as well. There is a Romulan D'Deridex-class warbird, which is represented in the game as a destroyer. A Klingon Toqduj bird-of-prey-class ship is a cruiser. The Star Trek battleship is a Vulcan T'Pau-class vessel. Finally, the Enterprise-D fills the role of aircraft carrier. The first Star Trek operation was called The Borg Invasion. The second and current operation is called Vulcan's Riposte. The Star Trek operations have taken time away from building up ship experience for the Nagato but I certainly don't regret it. They are only available for a limited time.

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Nagato

Unstoppable Gorg

November 01, 2024 Filed in: Video Games

Recently, I've been playing World of Warships. I should write about that soon. However, the game I just completed was Unstoppable Gorg. It is a space-based tower defense game with a 1950's sci-fi movie feel. There are black and white videos before each level that are made to look like old film clips. That gave it its own unique charm but how was the tower defense gameplay? I thought it was pretty good. You place a variety of satellites in orbit to defend against attacks by the Gorg, Sunbots, and Brain Riders. By the end of the game (level 21), I had 18 satellite options available. You also have a certain number of research points to enhance the satellites you deploy. One aspect of the game I liked was that you had the ability to move the satellites during play. Except for certain levels with fixed positions, you could freely rotate the satellites within their orbit. That made it a bit more hands on compared to some other tower defense games with a deploy and watch style of play. Overall, it was a fun game and it didn't take long to finish.

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Level 21 Satellite Selection