Robert Edwards - Page 7

Robert Edwards is a PC gamer, history buff, and a man who has almost certainly cancelled plans to play Civilisation at least once and felt no guilt about it whatsoever. In fact, if you're reading this, Robert, the dinner guests you were relieved to see cancel probably knew. He and AltChar's editor Semir maintain a group chat that functions less as a professional communication tool and more as an ongoing seminar on ancient Rome, Napoleonic warfare, and WW2 memes, which both of them take entirely too seriously and neither of them intends to stop.  

What does Robert play?

Robert's library is essentially a history degree you can interact with. Civilisation, Total War, Manor Lords, Anno - if it involves building an empire, managing supply chains, or making decisions that would have made a 14th century feudal lord nod approvingly, Robert is already six hours in. He spent a formidable chunk of his life in World of Tanks, though he'll note it's grown a touch too cartoonish for his tastes these days, a sentence that tells you everything you need to know about the man. On the other end of the spectrum, DayZ has also claimed hundreds of his hours, because apparently, there's nothing like the collapse of civilisation to balance out all that civilisation-building.

What does Robert write?

Robert is AltChar's authority on strategy games. If it involves grand campaigns, resource management, or the kind of decision-making that pairs well with a long evening and no interruptions, he's your man. He covers the genre with enthusiasm and occasionally surfaces to contribute a review or two, if you remind him about it every now and then.