Posts Tagged 'Indie'
Universal consistency in Thirty Flights of Loving
I’m one of the Wednesday Warriors, the kind of people who go to their comics shops every Wednesday to pick up newly released serial titles. When others question why I read four X-Men books a month, not understanding the allure
Universal consistency in Thirty Flights of Loving
I’m one of the Wednesday Warriors, the kind of people who go to their comics shops every Wednesday to pick up newly released serial titles. When others question why I read four X-Men books a month, not understanding the allure
Symphony is the face of addiction
I am a nested loop of habits and addictions. I have a serious caffiene problem in permanent relapse. Like most self-identifying writers, I have a suggestively named oral fixation: I’ve been chewing on a straw for the past hour and
Symphony is the face of addiction
I am a nested loop of habits and addictions. I have a serious caffiene problem in permanent relapse. Like most self-identifying writers, I have a suggestively named oral fixation: I’ve been chewing on a straw for the past hour and
Deadly Neighbors 2 is multiplayer without the multiplayer
At heart, I don’t like multiplayer. Well, not quite. I love board games, which, for the most part, require other people. And I love playing games at the same time as other people, like with Kerbal Space Program. Demon’s Souls
Deadly Neighbors 2 is multiplayer without the multiplayer
At heart, I don’t like multiplayer. Well, not quite. I love board games, which, for the most part, require other people. And I love playing games at the same time as other people, like with Kerbal Space Program. Demon’s Souls
Building up, not tearing down in Kerbal Space Program
Over the past month, my favorite game hasn’t been a video one, but rather Vlaada Chvatil’s transcendent board game Galaxy Trucker, a title about building spaceships in real time and then flying them through increasingly deadly gauntlets of meteors, pirates,
Building up, not tearing down in Kerbal Space Program
Over the past month, my favorite game hasn’t been a video one, but rather Vlaada Chvatil’s transcendent board game Galaxy Trucker, a title about building spaceships in real time and then flying them through increasingly deadly gauntlets of meteors, pirates,
Role playing games' puzzle paradox
Modern Japanese RPGs have moved to handheld consoles for a simple reason: the genre, as created, requires both major time commitment and a dedication to the relatively mindless. While big budget JRPG’s have become cinematic experiences, games like Etrian Odyssey
Role playing games' puzzle paradox
Modern Japanese RPGs have moved to handheld consoles for a simple reason: the genre, as created, requires both major time commitment and a dedication to the relatively mindless. While big budget JRPG’s have become cinematic experiences, games like Etrian Odyssey
Review: The Real Texas
There’s something to be said for truth in advertising. One of the goals of marketing is to try and sell a product to as many people as possible. This is all well and good when someone is hawking laundry
Review: The Real Texas
There’s something to be said for truth in advertising. One of the goals of marketing is to try and sell a product to as many people as possible. This is all well and good when someone is hawking laundry
Skullgirls and the challenge of indie fighters
As mainstream games grow more expensive, indie games are gaining more of a presence. Indie games have always steered towards singleplayer experiences though with multiplayer rarely in mind. Even when playing with others in mind it’s usually not about being
Skullgirls and the challenge of indie fighters
As mainstream games grow more expensive, indie games are gaining more of a presence. Indie games have always steered towards singleplayer experiences though with multiplayer rarely in mind. Even when playing with others in mind it’s usually not about being
Tower defense evolved: The White Laboratory
Tower defense has faced every possible slander you can imagine. It’s “casual” strategy, a rich game like Warcraft 3 boiled down into enemies attacking, you defending. The genre as a whole leans on its tropes harder than anything besides perhaps
Tower defense evolved: The White Laboratory
Tower defense has faced every possible slander you can imagine. It’s “casual” strategy, a rich game like Warcraft 3 boiled down into enemies attacking, you defending. The genre as a whole leans on its tropes harder than anything besides perhaps
E3 2012 is Upon us, but What Choices lie Ahead?
The mood is unmistakable. The current generation isn’t quite over, and the next one hasn’t gotten started yet. Unlike recent years, everyone has both eyes looking into the future even as both feet remain firmly planted in the present. It
E3 2012 is Upon us, but What Choices lie Ahead?
The mood is unmistakable. The current generation isn’t quite over, and the next one hasn’t gotten started yet. Unlike recent years, everyone has both eyes looking into the future even as both feet remain firmly planted in the present. It
The Steamroll: Dynamite Mad Alien Offspring
Interested in all those cheap games released on Steam, but don’t want to spend $5-10 on everything they release? Need someone to wade through the mess, toss out the trash, and reveal the gems? That’s why this column’s here. Welcome,
The Steamroll: Dynamite Mad Alien Offspring
Interested in all those cheap games released on Steam, but don’t want to spend $5-10 on everything they release? Need someone to wade through the mess, toss out the trash, and reveal the gems? That’s why this column’s here. Welcome,