Yume Nikki Defines a Genre Through the Pursuit of Abstract Storytelling
Cult-classic Yume Nikki Returns After a Decade of Silence, to Showcases Once Again the Artistic Merit of Pixel Art Games in the Pursuit of Abstract Storytelling. I’ve always had a penchant for console games. I grew up playing them, starting with my dads NES and on to my own PlayStation’s and Xboxes, never really anticipating that I would ever…
PICO-8 – 32K-arat Gold!
There are a lot of interesting options for game development on the web these days, many that exist in their own quiet little communities, and while anyone with even a passing interest in game development knows Unreal, Unity, and RPG Maker, it’s easy to overlook these hidden gems. Last year I discovered a “fantasy console” called the PICO-8 which…
NESMaker Kickstarter – Make NES Games With Ease!
It’s a great time to be alive and making games people! Retro game developer New8BitHeroes’ NESMaker Kickstarter has, at time of writing, reached $172,000 of its £23,000 goal. What can you do with NESmaker? Design sprite graphics and color palettes that are automatically constrained to the NES limitations. Create assets with properties and behaviors to give developing for the…
Life on the Rim: a Rimworld Review
Maybe you and your companions awoke from your cryptosleep sarcophagi to the sound of sirens, making it out of your ship just in the nick of time. Maybe your tribe was devastated by the great blood machines sent by the gods, and are now without a home. Maybe you’re a rich socialite, bored with your glitterworld lifestyle and yearning…
I Fell From Grace Review: Poetic Point and Click Dystopia
I fell from Grace is one of the strangest games I’ve had the pleasure of playing in recent times. It’s such a nontraditional mix of elements that comes together to create a unique gaming experience. You assume the role of Henry, a worn down and low paid medical researcher whose wife, the titular Grace, is terminally ill. Just in…
How to beat all the Bosses in Hyper Light Drifter [Boss Guide]
Hyper light drifter is a delightful yet punishing action RPG developed by Heart Machine which debuted back in 2016. Since its release, fans have not been able to get enough of the games incredibly beautiful pixel art design and high action “The Legend of Zelda on crack” style of gameplay. If you’re playing through Hyper Light Drifter right now…
A Robot Named Fight Review: Metroid Meets Manhunt
Game: A Robot Named Fight Developer: Matt Bitner Games Our 1st Visit to a Distant World… Back in the late 1980’s: gamers played as Samus Aran in the original Metroid on Nintendo (1986) or Super Metroid on the SNES 8 years later. Metroid broke the mold with its side-scrolling, weapons based adventure, filled with secrets, upgrades, challenging boss battles, a…
Gunlock Game Trailer [2017] – Aleksandar Kuzmanovic Games
Developers: Aleksandar Kuzmanovic – Coding /…
RunGunJumpGun Provides Fast-Paced Hallucinatory Action
Hardcore Challenge on Bath Salts Sometimes you…
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Downwell Review: Well? Where? Down!
Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie Developer: Moppin Publisher: Devolver Digital…
Megasphere: Pre-Release First Impressions
Awakened from your slumber, a gravitational field is discovered…
Flynn: Son of Crimson Preview: Please conserve the Red
Either someone didn’t get the memo about the shortage…
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Long Awaited Mega Man 11 Announced, Coming to PS4, XB1 & Switch in 2018
After years of waiting, Capcom has officially announced a…
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