Three Moves Ahead 116: Creeps and Towers - a podcast by Idle Thumbs

Here come the creeps, led by Rob andRock, Paper, Shotgun'sQuintin Smith! Fortunately, they encounter a maze of discussion and towers of topics. Inspired by first-person tower defenderSanctumand tower attackerAnomaly: Warzone Earth, Quinns and Rob explore how these games change the tower defense formula, and what about that formula needed changing? Are we doing a disservice to a neat mechanic by insisting that it is a genre? Why are we continually drawn in by games we often find shallow and unsatisfying? Is tower defense really about destruction, or is there an under-served creative aspect to these games?
A lot of games and pieces come up for discussion here, so brace yourself for a link attack.Quinns'SanctumWot I ThinkTroy'sreactionstoAnomaly: Warzone EarthRob, two years ago, ontower defense gamesQuinns onAce of Spades3MA onAI WarRob's "excessively positive"DungeonsreviewThe Verdun game Rob couldn't remember isThe TrenchKieron Gillen on Warfare: 1917

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