As the co-creator of both Dune II and Command & Conquer, Joe Bostic is tangentially responsible for the packed build queue that produced so many RTS games during the ’90s and early ’00s. But you won’t find him taking ownership of the esports boom that followed. “I’m not really a multiplayer fan,” he says. “C&C is up my alley, but if it gets too stressful, I like to hit pause and get a cup of coffee and strategise.” His latest release, The Great War: Western Front, is a reflection of his tastes, then, taking on a slowmoving conflict in a way that plays with imbalanced odds and rewards patience.
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