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Delayed Reactions: Civilization V

The review of the eagerly anticipated Civilization 5. Long time lover of Sid Meier, Brian, takes a crack at it. Does he love it? Continue »

By Brian Hertler | 07 October 2010 | Delayed Reactions, Editorial, Featured, Reviews | 2k Games, Civilization 5, Sid Meier | 2 Comments

Deep Thoughts: Why Games Are So Weirdly Fun

Why are even primitive games like Pong so strangely compelling? Continue »

By Brian Hertler | 14 March 2010 | Editorial | fun, game, pong, Rant | 15 Comments

Delayed Reactions – Pikmin

Brian rewinds the clock to a time when Nintendo's console of choice was a purple square instead of a white rectangle. What will he think of the Gamecube's first great strategy-puzzle-rts? Here's his review of Pikmin! Continue »

By Brian Hertler | 09 February 2010 | Delayed Reactions, Reviews | Delayed Reactions, Gamecube, Pikmin, Shigeru Miyamoto | 1 Comment

Delayed Reactions – Torchlight

So I’ve been playing this game, Torchlight. Have you heard of Torchlight? You probably have, by now. And the rumors are true: Torchlight is basically the first Diablo with prettier graphics. This is not a... Continue »

By Brian Hertler | 19 January 2010 | Delayed Reactions, Editorial, Featured, Reviews | Delayed Reactions, Diablo, PC, REVIEW, Torchlight | 0 Comments