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Very happy to see Wargame: Red Dragon in the Quick Look queue for tomorrow. Looking forward to hearing the guys' impressions of the game.

R.I.P. Ryan.

Thank you for bringing joy to my life and to the lives of so many others.

God damn do I miss you.

To revise my original recommendation, do not buy AirLand Battle if you want to play the campaign.

After playing it for a few hours, the AI is broken and the depth is not there. Euro Escalation had a far better campaign.

If you just want multiplayer and single player skirmish, AirLand is the way to go.

I'd say not, AirLand Battle looks way better than Euro Escalation and with the added tutorials it seems easier to get into as well. The campaign and skirmish modes also gradually work you into the game mechanics and are fairly low impact compared to the multiplayer.

If you're worried about the learning curve at all, check out some videos from ICBMRaptor2 or other commentators on YouTube, that's how I learned about most of the systems during the beta.

I wish Giant Bomb would do a quick look of the game to give more people an idea of what it's about, as a fellow fan of the Total War series, AirLand Battle is about as close to Total War: Cold War as you can get.

Yes, because appeal to popularity completely invalidates these statements.

As a psychology student, I echo the statements made by @dvorak: self-diagnosis is very dangerous. The recent trend of pop psychology has resulted in over-diagnosis of other disorders, such as ADHD. People going through the tumult of adolescence suddenly believe they have Major Depressive Disorder. The want to categorize behavior and personality traits has resulted in a narrower range of 'normal.'

If Jennifer really believes she suffers from a depressive disorder, she is doing herself a disservice by looking for empathy in a game/forum, rather than being properly diagnosed by a clinician.

Also, while I appreciate Patrick trying to tackle serious issues on this site, his off-the-cuff style does not lend itself to investigative reporting. If you are going to write about serious issues, respect the topic and do your homework. Seeing Patrick reference the CDC, rather than the APA, for a definition of depression was startling to me and solidified the amateurish nature of this article.

Whatever political or sociological qualities Patrick, or anyone else, wants to apply to this statue, all I can say is I'm sick of seeing it on the front page of Giant Bomb.

It's just plain old grotesque.

@Enai said:

Total War isn't that bad...

I think you meant "Total War is excellent."

Glad to see Sega picking up Relic, they've left CA to their own devices and created some incredible Total War games.

Between CA and Relic, Sega will be a real powerhouse in the PC RTS market.

@GrantHeaslip: Pretty sure I remember Brad being cited as the one who gives the final once-over on articles.

Thanks Dave! Was waiting for the game to arrive on Steam, but for that price how can I resist?