Archive - Ramblings of a Filipino Nerd

In the developers’ efforts to streamline and simplify the franchise, they had somehow mistaken “dumbing down” for “less is more.”

May 29 •

Carlos Miguel del Callar

Tempest Rising is both a love letter to what came before and a bold attempt at an original RTS by a new generation of creators. How does it pull this…

May 20 •

Carlos Miguel del Callar

April 2025

Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 - A Retrospective

While it’s not hard to see why it remains divisive, time and hindsight have vindicated the third entry in the Red Alert series as good fun in its own…

Apr 1 •

Carlos Miguel del Callar

March 2025

Golgo 13 and the Globalization of James Bond

Despite the cultural differences, Golgo 13 might be described as the James Bond saga that you never knew.

Mar 21 •

Carlos Miguel del Callar

Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2 - A Retrospective

Not only would Red Alert 2 surpass its predecessor, but it would also become among the most defining titles in RTS and PC gaming at large.

Mar 14 •

Carlos Miguel del Callar

Command and Conquer: Renegade - A Retrospective

While it wasn’t able to fully take the genre by storm when it was launched, Renegade's legacy and multiplayer continue to endure long after the hype.

Mar 8 •

Carlos Miguel del Callar

February 2025

Snatching Defeat from Victory: The True Culture Wars and the Legacy of Gamergate

In apparent triumph, disconcerting, puritanical trends among those claiming the mantle threaten to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, even turning…

Feb 22 •

Carlos Miguel del Callar

January 2025

Command and Conquer: Tiberian Sun - A Retrospective

Even as a diamond in the rough, Tiberian Sun has proven itself to be a proper sequel deserving of the Command and Conquer name.

Jan 18 •

Carlos Miguel del Callar

December 2024

Command and Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars - A Retrospective

Over a decade on, one has to wonder just how this game manages to stay true to its heritage while being a solid romp in its own right?

Dec 28, 2024 •

Carlos Miguel del Callar

Command and Conquer: Generals - A Retrospective

Just why did Generals remain popular even as the future of the Command and Conquer franchise itself remains in limbo?

Dec 18, 2024 •

Carlos Miguel del Callar

Repression for Our Own Good?

While a conflagration of financial hijinks and the resurgence of a familiar puritanism poses fresh challenges, history may not repeat itself.

Dec 12, 2024 •

Carlos Miguel del Callar

In Every Time and Every Place: the Political Nuance of “Legend of the Galactic Heroes”

Given how divisive the cultural zeitgeist in the English-speaking world has become, Can a work be political without being politicized, and what makes…

Dec 6, 2024 •

Carlos Miguel del Callar

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