Brad Wardell

I'll be streaming in 15 minutes: http://steamcommunity.com/app/228880/discussions/1/371918937268286418/ …

The current top Ashes of the Singularity player is streaming. It's out of this world. ;) https://www.twitch.tv/i_am_muffincat 

You want your readership to come back? Be relevant to them.

It's one reason why Streamers/Youtubers are eating the old media's lunch (and I say that looking at the Steam page referrals).

...Ridiculing the campaign in a review is, frankly, embarrassing. It's a strategy game. Campaigns are there to walk you through the setting.

Ashes will end up with a ~80 metacritic. I don't mind someone feeling that the campaign should have mroe depth...but...(1/2)

...it had good gameplay, smart AI, and long-term replayability. Now it's "what is the motivation of the characters?" Ugh.

How many times over the years have you seen some journalist claim that a good strategy game could be X's and O's as long as...

I realize complaining about what amounts to a 4 out of 5 review is harsh. There are legitimate criticisms to be had. Story depth isn't one.

For Sins of a Solar Empire, we didn't even bother with a campaign. No wonder no one plays it right? ;)

It includes a campaign to help teach people how to play the game. or put another way, the icing isn't the cake.

In case it's not obvious already: Ashes of the Singularity is an RTS. A real-time-strategy game.

Ashes has been out just a few hours and it's about to crack the Steam top 10 best sellers. http://store.steampowered.com/app/228880/