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Thursday 26 February 2015

Early Access Thursday

A fuller week of early access titles this week, with enough to actually make a Top 5!

Medieval Engineers by Keen Software House
Medieval Engineers is a sandbox game about engineering, construction and the maintenance of architectural works and mechanical equipment using medieval technology. Players build cities, castles and fortifications; construct mechanical devices and engines; perform landscaping and underground mining.


Price - £14.99 for Basic, £18.99 for Deluxe - 4-packs and a promotion including Space Engineers is also available

My Opinion -
So I can build my own medieval castle? I'm sold! It does look awesome and if you've ever tried Space Engineers this is worth playing as well.

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Battle of Empires : 1914-1918 by Great War Team
Battle of Empires : 1914-1918 is a series of tactical games, which tells the story of one of the bloodiest wars in mankind's history - The First World War.

The first game of the series - Battle of Empires: France - is devoted to the battles between French and German armies on the Western Front - you will take part in the battle of the Marne, the battle of Verdun, and the final battles of 1918. Campaign includes a wide variety of story driven missions such as: large-scale battles with several thousand soldiers, ambushes, tank attacks, sabotage tasks.


Price - £10.99

My Opinion -
Finally it appears that there is a WWI strategy game that captures the conflict properly, whilst also being a lot of fun to play.  The game has been described by many as Men of War but WWI - so if you like MoW this is probably for you.

Victor Vran by Haemimont Games 
Victor Vran is an isometric Action-RPG with a massive selection of weapons, items, outfits,demon powers and destiny cards. Experience intense combat action with dozens of enemies attacking you from all sides and unleash powerful skills to finish them off! 

Victor Vran lets you decide how to play the game. Forge your own personal version of Victor thanks to a vast array of powerful weapons, game-changing outfits, wicked demon powers and destiny cards. Use special moves, combine skills and weapons to wipe out hordes of hideous beasts and clever boss monsters.



Price - £15.99

My Opinion -
Victor Vran to me looks like Diablo crossed with Van Helsing. I'm a big fan of isometric RPGs, including Diablo and Torchlight and VV looks as interesting and enjoyable as those titles, whilst offering a different twist on the genre.  Instead of point-and-click, the game has WASD control, as well as offering controller support.

Airships: Conquer the Skies by David Stark
Design steampunk pixel airships out of functional modules and conquer the skies!

In the game, ships are viewed side-on, and their modules are operated by individual crew members. During combat, players give high-level commands to a small fleet, positioning their ships, ramming and boarding others. Ships and terrain are fully destructible: they can catch fire, explode, break apart, and fall. Players can also compete against one another in Internet and LAN matches.


Price - £6.99

My Opinion -
Ever wanted to build a steampunk airship and battle against other steampunk airships?! Regardless if you have or you haven't, this looks like a lot of fun and the multi-player could be potentially awesome.

Catacomb Kids by FourbitFriday
Catacomb Kids is a procedurally generated platformer, with an equal emphasis on quick reactions, tactical engagement, and strategic character growth. Wield swords, spears, axes, and daggers -- unleash powerful magicks to burn, freeze and poison foes with -- overcome traps and beasts both deadly and unrelenting.


Price - £11.99

My Opinion -
A platformer rougue-like that looks and sounds really good.  Having quick reactions is not my strong point so I would likely suck at it, but if you like unforgiving platformers with a sense of humour, this might be for you.

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