While it's the same thing that Square Enix starting selling on its digital store last year, Final Fantasy VII has come to Steam. Priced at $11.99, this revised version of the classic has cloud saving, achievements, a character booster (don't give in!), and a number of other miscellaneous changes as detailed here.

It's worth pointing out that, like the digital PC edition of FFVII available directly from Square Enix, you will similarly need an account with the company for your cloud saves. So if having to register with Square Enix is enough to put you off from purchasing this, be warned.

The DarthMod series spent almost a decade tooling and toying with each release of a Total War game. All in all, Nick Thomadis' mods have been downloaded over a million times. Total War fans and owners previously unaware of these mods can learn more about them here.

The man behind DarthMod found there were things he "could not deliver to players as a modder," and so he's making an entirely new strategy game of his own design, Ultimate General: Gettysburg. It's about the Civil War, if you didn't glean that, which is a cool choice. It's is a relatively unused era as far as games are concerned.

A full run down of plans for the game can be found here. It plans to: eschew rock/paper/scissor design; focus on good, realistic AI without bogging itself down in realism; and a player-inspired development cycle that will take fan feedback into account. Ultimate General is planned for PC, but, also -- and surprisingly -- tablets, where the aim is for same, full-fledged RTS to play out. Aiming high. You probably had to with muskets to get good range.

One of the most interesting things to me is the "Dynamic Campaign," detailed a bit lower on the site. Losing too many troops in an earlier battle can affect you nrgatively in the long run, including causing a "a speculative scenario battle which you will be unable to win." Neat. Consequences ramp up the stakes.

I've always been keen on the idea of precision-based swordplay in games, a more surgical counterpoint to finely honed blades phasing through enemies for invisible damage points. It's why I've loved games like Bushido Blade, the classic PS1 fighter replete with bone breaking and one hit kills. Unfortunately, such titles seem few and far between. Presumably because they're hard to do well.

The two-person developed Kingdoms Rise , currently vying to be greenlit on Steam, seems similar in nature, though the developers have noted its particularly influenced by the Star Wars: Jedi Knight games. Not that I'll hold that against them. It's also not sticking with pure swordsmanship, featuring supplementary magic and other abilities. The character creator seems wonderfully robust, too.

Another point of delineation is the online multiplayer focus, featuring three different teamed and free-for-all modes. I'm particularly interested in the no-spawn "Opposing Kingdoms" mode. Seems to fit the tenor. Offline is restricted to bot-filled scenarios, either custom made or a pre-made gauntlet. It's not quite the one-on-one Bushido Blade-esque title I've been craving, but I'm definitely interested. Are you down for some thoughtful fantasy stabbing?