The Best PC Game of All Time

Ah, the 90’s were a hell of a time for the real-time strategy genre. It was the birthplace of one of my favorite games of all time; Total Annihilation. It was also the time of Command & Conquer, Age of Empires, Homeworld and Starcraft. It seems that developer Pathos Interactive view this as a golden age, too, because Bannermen feels and looks like it was ripped out of the 90’s and shoved into 2019. The problem is, even by the standards of the 90’s Bannermen isn’t very interesting. The campaign follows a chap by the name of Lord Berrian who, along with everyone else, gets his arse kicked by an evil lord named Karthor. Due to his bruised backside Berrian sets out to take Karthor down and free the kingdom from evil. From there a few minor characters get introduced, but if you’re looking for a deep, engrossing plot then Bannermen is not it. What you do get is a series of 18 fairly basic missions that have you building bases, crushing armies or occasionally dabbling in some light st...

Platforms: PC Reviewed On: PC Developer: Grimlore Games Publisher: THQ Nordic Singleplayer: Yes Multiplayer: Co-op Review code supplied free of charge by the publisher. Describing a game as a mash-up of other titles is often regarded as lazy writing, and I should know because I do it all the time. However, sometimes it’s appropriate because Spellforce 3 is Baldur’s Gate meets Age of Mythology and in its mixture of RPG leveling and RTS base-building you can find mechanics taken from numerous games from across the years. It’s like a Frankenstein’s monster, all stitched together, a little rough around the edges, prone to getting in trouble with local villagers and yet has a heart of gold. Or at least, the heart of somebody. The story is largely familiar fantasy tropes with your character being the chosen one who will save the world from a mysterious threat, although this time you do get to play as the son of a treacherous mage in a story that acts as a prequel to the previous two...