BioShock is easily one of the most legendary and immersive games on this list. The title wastes no time in throwing players into the deep end — quite literally! — and throws a multitude of narrative curveballs that will keep players on the edge of their seats all the way to the end of this advent

The feature where players couldn't technically 'see' the enemy forces if their troops couldn't made mapping areas and positioning their combatants vitally important. By reducing the predictability of the campaign and the areas, XCOM 2 improved upon previous XCOM titles and made it so that players couldn't rely on established tactics and prescribed methods of handling progression to succeed. The procedurally generated maps were competently designed and distinct, and the randomness provided a consistent challenge alongside the core gamep

The game has several complex systems and can take a while to get into. However, players who find their groove in this title will understand why this wildly popular MMO makes the headlines time and time again. The number of activities at the player's fingertips is enough to keep fans invested for quite some t

The score in Triangle Strategy is purely outstanding. This may look like a fancy 16-bit RPG but it sounds as mesmerizing as something on modern consoles. The battle music, in particular, feels like the spirit of Final Fantasy Tactics coming through. It will get players pumped up for bat

Dead Space 2 is one of the scariest games of all time, even though it might feature a heavier focus on action compared to its predecessor. However, that is not a negative in the slightest, with the game being considered by many to be a marked improvement over its previous en

So, for example, during a Scales of Conviction event you'll be chatting with, say, Geela. And in order to press Geela into agreeing with you, you'll want — again, hypothetically here — a high enough Utility score. Picking the Utility-based dialogue option will add another 50 Utility points to your stockpile, thus raising Geela's likelihood to listen as the conversation contin

Triangle Strategy suffers from the same thing that plagued Game of Thrones . There are a lot of characters with relationships to others, each presiding over distant lands. There are the three main kingdoms of Glenbrook, Aesfrost, and Hyzante, but then there are houses and factions within e

It's easy to see why so many people adore Dead Space 2 . The game's amazing atmosphere and nightmarish enemies make for a gripping romp from start to end. The sheer amount of creepiness and body horror on display is enough to keep some fans up at ni

Even though there is a lot of talking in Triangle Strategy , it gives players options to skip past them. There is a fast-forward button to get through some of the more dead conversations. There is also a complete scene skip but

What the XCOM series did so well, particularly in the later games, was to reimagine classic RTS elements and Dice conservation techniques provide a fresh take on them. When the series was later rebooted with entries like XCOM: Enemy Unknown and XCOM 2 , the games still felt authentic to the franchise and genre. However, they offered new and exciting aspects to the gameplay that impressed players and critics alike. Gameplay was streamlined and simplified, but the games as a whole still felt enjoyably complex and required a very considered and methodical appro

In addition to using the XCOM series for ideas on how to structure the Star Wars strategy game, Respawn and Bit Reactor would be able to elevate the title with several other elements. A challenging AI is an easy way to ensure that gameplay is adaptive and requires careful planning to progress — key elements for titles in the strategy genre. The setting of XCOM 2 in particular offers up some interesting story tangents for the upcoming game to explore, and the mix of base management and more up close and personal trooper control provides players with a multitude of different aspects and approaches to progress through the g

Ken Levine might be facing some problems with his latest venture, but there was a time when the video game auteur was at the top of his craft. He used his work on System Shock 2 to help him spear the development of one of the greatest video games of all t

A wise ruler employs some measure of each of these aspects in their decision-making. The liberty to represent one's individuality within a kingdom; the morality to do what is right and refrain from what isn't; and the utility to take advantage of everything one can in order to further their people's happin

In this walkthrough, every exploration event will be paired with tables showing what items you can acquire, Notes and Information you can learn (stored in the War Chronicle), and Conviction choice outcomes you can g

There aren’t many opportunities to grind in the game outside mock and story battles. Mock battles reuse old maps to put the team against an assortment of soldiers. This is a great way to level up experience; however, leveling up isn’t the only way to strengthen characters. Players must acquire materials that then go into a type of skill t