Reviews by Panther

StarDrive 2
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Prett Decent*****

A pretty good stab at a 4x game.
I found it to be a little repetitivie in the events that happen early on but there is a lot of light hearted humour and a fun sorta x-com feel to the ground based tactical combat.

by Panther, Canada - Jun 18th 2016
Hearts of Iron IV: Field Marshal Edition
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This aint your dad's HOI*****

So far the game lives up to the standard that has been set by the previous HOI series.

There is a more art feeling to the UI with graphic line drawings for unit replacing the old stock photos, the same with commanders they have portrait painting like vs the old photos. (not sure if i like that but its a neat change)

The map is amazing to look at,they could do to give more details and varied map filters.

It might take some time to get your head around the battle plans but it leads to less management.

A couple things that I don't like... no air commanders..really!
No message pop up's for when your troops are under attack that I can see and not really the old message pop up system, more just notifications at the top of the screen that you can't edit what you see or not. Hopefully that changes.

All round it's an easier HOI to get into,but still a lot of depth for long time armchair generals.

by Panther, Canada - Jun 7th 2016
Kerbal Space Program
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Kerbal is your Sandbox*****

This game is a blast,especially after the newest update which brings a bunch of changes to the UI and behind the scenes, I also found it ran much better in OSX since.

The tutorial still could be a bit better but this game is somewhat meant to be explored and let you try and figure out what went wrong after the fact. Lots of awesome mods as well.

by Panther, Canada - May 30th 2016
Pillars of Eternity Hero Edition
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Isometric is Back*****

Now that it has received some updates the game runs really well which was the major hurdle the first couple months with a ton of graphic issues. This is old school RPG in the vein of the Baldurs Gate series. Really fun and tactical combat with a fantastic storyline.
Some added DLC content brings some needed NPC roles to the game as well.
Pick it up here!

by Panther, Canada - May 28th 2016
Europa Universalis IV: Digital Extreme Edition
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Gets better with Time*****

EU 4 is the first in this series that I have played, jumping over from the Hearts of Iron series. If your a fan of history and strategy this game is really immmersive to sink your time into.
Lots of events that let you make decisions and a rich tech and policy tree to really shape the direction you want to lead your empire in. Throw in lots of random events to keep you on your toes and you will never quite get the same game twice.

by Panther, Canada - May 28th 2016
Stellaris - Galaxy Edition
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Stellar!*****

Excellent game that really shines in exploration and empire building. The UI is very clutter free and lets you focus on the important things early in game. It needs some polish mid game, especially with sector management and more events.
Highly recommend this game if you like space 4x games or the EU series from Paradox. Also support your local mac game store always

by Panther, Canada - May 28th 2016
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
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I would give a 0 if I could.*****

Probably the worst game I have ever bought, and I have bought quite a bit over the years. Game mechanics are terrible but you could learn them. The biggest problem is absolutely terrible UI, it takes forever for the game to reckognize you want to scroll through menu's and this is a year after launch and the developer still cannot get that fixed. Add to the major complaints of hacking and exploits on the forums.... take your hard earned money to another game trust me.

by Panther, Canada - Jun 3rd 2015