I’ve written hundreds of reviews, previews, and retrospectives during my twenty-odd years as a games inspector. As many of these appeared in the British version of PC Gamer magazine and nowhere else, now and again something from my archive may appear as one of THC’s daily posts. In late September 2001, inexplicably* PC Gamer asked me to step outside my heavily militarised comfort zone and review a point-and-click adventure.
If anything is guaranteed to make a patriotic English wargamer’s blood boil, it’s the sight of a Nazi flag flying over Buck House. Yesterday, a few hours after watching the Red Arrows stripe the sky over the King’s unpretentious London crib, I returned to the Mall in the company of a force of tea-fuelled commandos and far-from-formidable British tanks.
A thoughtful Cornerite drew my attention to this extraordinary Early Access FPS. The email Bekay sent was so arresting and informative, it deserves to be reproduced in full.
Using the following clues (the map above is purely decorative) in combination with Street View, work out my location.
Mildly troubled by the fact that your Steam library doesn’t contain games beginning with all 26 letters of the alphabet? The following list of top-notch time-killers is designed to help completists fill gaps wisely. In its original form THC’s Steam Alphabet only reflects the preferences of two people: me and Roman. However, with your help it could morph into something broader over coming weeks.
Every Friday, Tally-Ho Corner’s cleverest clogs come together to solve a ‘foxer’ handcrafted by my sadistic chum and colleague, Roman. A complete ‘defoxing’ sometimes takes several days and usually involves the little grey cells of many readers. All are welcome to participate.
My vast Steam library finally includes a game beginning with the letter Y! It was a tough choice, but after pondering your suggestions and perusing the relevant shelves in the world’s largest video game emporium, I eventually managed to turn a three-game shortlist into a decision. Tonight, Matthew, I’m going to be Jonathan Hunt, a Hungarian-American author who’s returned to the land of his ancestors in search of inspiration, adventure, and answers.
V is for Vernal vanguard. For many, the highlight of Steam’s week-long ‘Wargaming Fest’ is sure to be the release of the Strategos demo. Trialists get the chance to road-test three quite different factions – the versatile Late Carthaginians, the punchy Polybian Romans, and the piketastic Pyrrhics – on two maps, and experience first-hand the myriad AI and UI improvements Gabe has implemented since releasing Strategos forerunner ‘Formation Tactics Game’ on itch.io in early 2024.