So, here I am expecting that today I will spend $60.00 on video games. I open up my steam browser, and happily purchase a $40.00 four pack of Dungeon Defenders which releases shortly and start debating which of my friends will enjoy this game the most. I'm also planning on buying Fallout: New Vegas latest DLC Lonesome Road, wondering what to do with the last $10.00 that I've allocated to video games for now.
While pondering which of my friends to give Dungeon Defenders to, I decide to open up my gifts/guest passes list and figure out who I've been neglecting when suddenly I notice I gave someone a copy of "King's Bounty."
King's Bounty is this FANTASTIC game where you play the commander of an army and you run around this pretty little overland map with all sorts of goodies and monster encounters scattered about completing quests etc.
The combat is turn based and takes place on a hex grid. It's really REALLY simple at it's core, but you're also able to plan amazingly in depth to prevent damage/deaths to your units to this extreme level, and it's THE most addictive turn based strategy style game I have ever played.
When I discovered it, I was wondering exactly how I had missed such a gem, and wondered if there were other games like it. To my surprised, Might and Magic Heroes has the same style of game, and I found out in a few short months Might and Magic Heroes VI would be coming out. I was ecstatic.
Lo and Behold, the game came out TODAY. Guess who's out $100.00 today instead of $60.00?
Also, guess what day the STEAM servers decide to fail hard? TODAY.
2.1MB/s max download on a 7.6Gig game. Estimated download time? 1 Hour.
Current download time? 3 hours. Estimated completion? 3 more hours.
Crap.
Expect impressions later once it finally finishes.
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