Crusader Kings 2 is an odd factor. At first look, it’s a wildly advanced grand technique sport within the vein of Europa Universalis, however dig a little bit deeper and also you’ll discover one thing not far divorced from The Sims; an ant-farm sandbox pushed not by targets or win-states, however the private dramas of...
NOW PLAYING In Now Playing PC Gamer writers talk about the game currently dominating their spare time. Today, Phil plots world domination from Warwickshire. I’m from Warwickshire, a small and slightly pointless county in the middle of England. It has a scattered rural population, and a constant trickle of tourists for whom ‘Shakespeare was born...
Remember when buying a game didn’t feel like a guarantee of seeing the ending? There are still hard games out there, Dark Souls flying the flag most recently, but increasingly, the challenge has dripped out or at least softened, often leading to sadly wasted opportunities. What would Skyrim be like, for instance, if its ice...
