Al, Jack, and Adam tackle Menace – Hooded Horse’s most anticipated turn-based tactics game from the Battle Brothers team – recorded just 10 days before early access launch, revealing frustrations with overwhelming complexity, questionable demo design, and an unprecedented information blackout that raises uncomfortable questions about whether beloved indie publishers deserve the same scrutiny as AAA studios. https://criticalmovespodcast.com/listen This episode provides an honest assessment of Menace’s strengths and significant concerns, with hosts who genuinely enjoyed the tactical combat nevertheless questioning whether Overhype Studios and Hooded Horse are exploiting community goodwill to obscure an incomplete early access release. The conversation dissects the demo’s steep learning curve without tutorials, complex action point systems managing deployment, suppression, and cover mechanics, and extensive squad customization that paradoxically lacks meaningful specialization forcing strategic choices. The hosts explore comparisons to Battle Brothers, debate whether overwhelming information...