Jon Ireson writes: "Orcs Must Die is a game that brings a new perspective to the RPG art style. Now you get to feel like a gangster firing off shots from your crossbow while also feeling like a strategist placing traps for your enemies and on top of that a mage-like feel to the game is ever-present. I got to get my hands on this game at PAX East 2011 in Boston after I was turned on to it by some art students attending the event. Robot Entertainment has a diamond in the rough with this game as it plays well and looks great."
Genevieve at Skewed and Reviewed recently spoke with composer Chris Rickwood about his busy career and about some of his recent game compositions such as the soundtrack for Orcs Must Die and many other amazing games. They talk about his work and what it takes to be a success scoring games.
More and more video games are entering the board game market these days. With the likes of the X-COM, Bloodborne, Dark Souls, Gears of War and Civilisation being converted into board game format I imagine more video games series aren’t far behind. Here is a list of some that I would like to see.
Player 2 looks back at why Orcs Must Die 1 & 2 are some of the best examples of the Tower Defence genre
Saw this game when I was there, didn't have a chance to try it. Looks/sounds fun
dammit!! rise of the indie games, I angry because I didn't check this one out either grrr
Would have loved to have played this!