A few of the games that have us hooked at the moment.
19th of August, 2022
Hello!
This time: eternal war, cults, and a game that invokes Hungy Hungry Hippos.
Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus, Android
Yes, it’s on brand for me.
Yes, it’s a free-to-download mobile game with microtransactions.
Perhaps it’s the promise of unlocking some of my favourite characters from the Warhammer 40,000 universe.
Legendary Ultramarines Chapter Master Marneus Calgar is sitting there, on my phone screen, locked away.
I need 500 character shards to unlock him - I have none.
There are even Death Guard characters here!
Gameplay is basic, but fast-paced enough to have that ‘one more round’ feel to it.
Positioning my characters smartly and using their special abilities at the right time usually does the trick.
The Fall of Cadia campaign is available to buy for the ridiculous sum of 25.99.
PvP is available, but of course it’s pay-to-win.
You get the idea what punch in of game this is.
And yet, I’m playing a lot.
He’s really useful in battle, and can summon up to four Cadian Guardsmen who are surprisingly durable.
But I can also see a progression block looming over the horizon like a rumbling WAAAGH!
inching ever closer to the frontline.
Perhaps I’ll be able to buy them… for the Emperor!
Thats because its the perfect game to stream.
Cult of the Lamb works on stream because it has both of these aspects.
Its testament to the games interlocking systems that this all works so seamlessly.
The game has a wonderful sense of dark, macabre humour thats entertaining alone.
Your cult isnt just a collection of cute virtual animals, its online and very much alive.
And talking about nostalgia, I had serious flashbacks while playing it too.
