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Podcast: Retro Spectives
Episode: Episode 69: Panzer General
Description: When Panzer General first released in 1994, it revolutionised the war gaming genre. It was more accessible, easier to understand and more cleanly illustrated than any other war game to come before it. Portraying many historical battles of World War 2 (while also indulging in a few ‘what if’ scenarios), it was an instant hit amongst grizzled veterans and newcomers to the genre alike.But is what was approachable and revolutionary in 1994 possibly still strike the right chords more than 25 years later? Can a game with no characters and no real storytelling draw us in? Can the relatively inexperienced Pat and...