We have a few things to cover with this week's topic in real-time strategy games. Real-time strategy is similar to turn-based strategy except instead of taking turns all players act simultaneously. Examples of this type of game would be Starcraft, Command & Conquer, and Warcraft (Not to be confused with World of Warcraft.) For most … Continue reading How to be a Good Gamer: Real Time Strategy
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How to be a Good Gamer: Turn Based Strategy
This time around we'll be covering turn-based strategy games, which for those that may not know, refers to games such as Fire Emblem, Wargroove, Advanced Wars, and Civilization. Essentially they cover games where you take turns controlling a series of units and/or buildings on a grid-like map split either into squares, hexagons, or octagons. Generally … Continue reading How to be a Good Gamer: Turn Based Strategy
How to be a Good Gamer: Card Game Strategies
This week in my tutorial on how to become a better gamer I'll be talking about card games. To be clear, this means strategy card games specifically such as Magic the Gathering, Yu-gi-oh, Pokemon, The Elder Scrolls Legends, etc. Card games on their surface may feel like they take mostly luck and a matter of … Continue reading How to be a Good Gamer: Card Game Strategies
How to be a Good Gamer: Shooter Strategies
Welcome back to another week of gamer training. Last week we talked about some basic strategy terms that come across often in a variety of games. The next few weeks we'll be narrowing our focus to specific genres and talk about strategies for individual game types. This week we'll be talking about one of the … Continue reading How to be a Good Gamer: Shooter Strategies
How to be a Good Gamer: Basic Strategies
For the next few weeks we'll be tackling strategizing in gaming and how a good strategy can help in a variety of different games. For now let's talk about a few basic strategies that may or may not already know about. Then, next week we'll get into a few more advanced strategies. First let's talk … Continue reading How to be a Good Gamer: Basic Strategies
How to be a Good Gamer: Meta Gaming
Meta gaming at its core simply means to think outside the bounds of a game and use it to your advantage. This can take on several different forms that we'll be going over. Think of meta gaming as an opposite to role-playing in which instead of taking on the role of the character you're playing … Continue reading How to be a Good Gamer: Meta Gaming
How to be a Good Gamer: Action Games Part III
Welcome to the final part of our tutorial on becoming a better action gamer. Today we'll be talking over some of the really advanced techniques used by professional gamers and, speedrunners, and for anyone playing a hardcore platformer such as Super Meat Boy or Celeste. So let's get started! First let's talk platformers, starting with … Continue reading How to be a Good Gamer: Action Games Part III
How to be a Good Gamer: Action Games Part II
Last week we discussed the basics on learning the physics of an action game to become better at it. While this might get you through a level of Super Mario Bros, you may need more advanced tips than that, so today we'll be digging a bit further into action gameplay. Photo by Oladimeji Ajegbile on … Continue reading How to be a Good Gamer: Action Games Part II
How to be a Good Gamer: Action Games
Hello everyone, and welcome to our first tutorial on how to be a better gamer. This is for anyone out there who may not play many games and wants to get into them a bit more, or if you're just looking for some advice on how to get and edge on your competition. Now don't … Continue reading How to be a Good Gamer: Action Games
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