*Fanfare* *Applause* *Clapping* *Awkward leftover clapping*
My blog was previously without direction. It had no purpose, no clear theme (except for piratey stuff). But now, I'm happy to announce that my blog...
Remains without purpose.
What? You got a problem with that? Didn't THINK so! However, I am making the soon-to-be-broken promise that I will post more regularly. Twice a week, Saturdays and maybe Wednesdays, yeah let's go with Wednesday, I will be posting something spectacular and amazing. You will be blown away by my profound insight and exquisite tastes. You will burn with rage at my critical reviews only to crumple in embarrassment as you realize that I'm always right, especially about pirates being better than ninjas.
I will kick off my new blog with something we can all enjoy. Free games.
Today's Free Lunch: Battle for Wesnoth
My friend and I were discussing game ideas the other day and I was suddenly reminded of a game I had played before. Before I go any farther, I want to give credit where credit is due. My little brother Sam introduced me to this game after he discovered it online. Sam has horrible taste in console games, but I have to give him this: he finds the best free stuff on the web. As I was saying, Battle for Wesnoth in an Open-Source game that has a certain level of internet popularity.
Battle for Wesnoth plays very much like a miniatures board game. Players control an army of distinct fantasy units. These units move around on a hexagon tile board and then attack units that they are adjacent to.
There are several things I could relate this game to:
Advance Wars: Units are purchased with Gold which is earned by capturing certain tiles on the map. This allows for a somewhat constant stream of units to be produced.
Fire Emblem: All units automatically counter-attack their attackers, often for very effective results. Units are very specialized and level up after gaining enough experience.
Lord of the Rings: The thematic and 'story' elements of the game are very generic fantasy. Orcs, elves, knights and wizards all clash in the epic fantasy battles that take place.
One thing I'd like to note about Wesnoth is that it's riddled with terrible names. Wesnoth itself sounds like a horse sneezing or something. The first campaign features the adventures of Konrad (meh) and Delfador the wizard. They fight their way across the fantasy world to combat Ashivere the evil queen (I think I got that right). If you don't mind fantasy, then you'll be okay.
Overall, I found the game very entertaining. It would definitely make my top ten list of the best free games. I should make that sometime.
If you have suggestions for 'The Top Ten Best Free Games Ever', please leave your suggestion as a comment on this post. Games must be legally free and they must either still be distributed on the web or you must have a copy that I can share with everyone else.
Until next time fellow pirates.
