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The 1996 videogame Z, and the Men of War series have a lot in common, and I enjoy both

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 Z stands out. It comes from a time when command and conquer (following on from Dune 2) was busy setting the tone for RTS. Arguably until Ground Control again doing away with base building, and more modern touch points of the Dawn of War game bringing it solidly into the collective consciousness. These comparisons have already been made in the "have you played" series on RPS in "have you played... Z" The above is a simple comparison making exercise, cherry picking examples of popular games, ignoring the melange of RTS ideas at the time and those ideas inherited from the board game or war game worlds. The prevailing narratives about which game first introduced what mechanic lack nuance and are most likely false. Like the histories of many other fields. My own comparison is between Z and Men of War.  I feel that the micro in Z resembles the randomness of Men of War quite closely. Several light tanks can sometimes destroy a medium, or just as well not. Moments of Heroi...
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Itchy toe

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I don't know if you have listened to our introductory podcast but I mentioned that I am waiting for an inspiration or something to happen to me that will be worth writing about as my first post. Writing about my itchy toe may not be an ideal topic to talk about as my first post, but it was the reason why I was up most of the night. What triggered this? I have no clue. My mind was playing tricks on me and it was probably getting a kick out of it! I honestly felt I was experiencing a sever case of inflammation which would ultimately result in a lost of my toe. All I was saying to myself over and over again was: ‘Not my toe…Not my toe… Not my precious big toe’. I tried to man-up by sleeping through the pain that did not work. Therefore, I conjured enough energy to get out my bed, ran straight to the shower, and poured cold water over my itchy toe to numb the sensation. “It worked” I screamed, almost waking up my family. As soon as I got back to my cozy bed and fina...
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PODCAST EPISODE 5: "Imagine what worlds were there"

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This is episode 5 of the accompanying podcast to this blog. In this episode, we're joined by guest Ped, who is working towards becoming a cab driver but, as we mention but fail to explain anytime during the podcast, has a past as a civilian pilot. Conor joins us again and may as well be regular! We talk about planes after a visit everyone but Ali has gone on to the RAF museum near Edgeware, London. We then  **spoil**  Jane Eyre but it's probably been around long enough to not need a spoiler warning. This podcast is a little longer than usual, but don't worry since there's an intermission! We discuss (click below for Ped's very own photographs of these planes!): Part 1 Short Sunderland , Eurofighter, Hurricane fighter, Falcon 4.0 BMS , Taranis , F22 Interceptor video , Wolfenstein 3D video . Part 2 Dune, American Gods, Aleksandr Orlov's A Simples Life, Harry Potter series , Heart of Darkness. "Imagine what worlds were there" [#5, 49min30] ...
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