E3 ’14 – Hands-On With Chasm By Marcus Estrada [divider] Discord Games did quite well with their Chasm Kickstarter last year. Since then, fans have been hungrily eyeing the 2D action platformer. Earlier in the year many players got a shot at a demo during…
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Discord Games posted an update on the Chasm Kickstarter page today with a number of interesting nuggets. First off they’ve launched a new website for Chasm over at chasmgame.com, there you’ll find some forums, some videos, of information on pre-ordering. The second portion of the update…
Nogalious is a game that touts itself as a revival of classic 8-bit personal computer platformers. There is more than a grain of truth to that statement, but it doesn’t stop it being a frankly awful idea, even for people who’re still into 8-bit micro-computer…
When most first see Throughline Games’ upcoming adventure platformer Forgotten Anne, it’s hard not to draw a comparison to Studio Ghibli. A titan of Japanese animation for decades, Ghibli is not only a legendary studio in the anime community, but a standard fans of the…
A Hat in Time is a frustrating experience. Somewhere in this uneven jumble of clashing gameplay ideas lies a truly great game wanting to burst out. Unfortunately, it never gets that chance. A Hat in Time is a 3D platformer styled after older games in…
One-hundred-and-sixty. That’s how many times I have died to date. As a cartoon mercenary working for the devil himself, it is up to me to collect the souls of the living, and let me tell you, they have no interest in passing on. I jump,…
Recently, a friend of mine told me he’s spent more than 100 hours documenting his adventures in Skyrim. Every encounter with deadly skeletons, drunken jarls and menacing dragons, written down in painstakingly clear detail inside a physical notepad. At that moment I had the sudden urge to see…
One of the best things about crowdfunding is that it allows developers to try new and exciting things. Interesting and niche projects that would otherwise never see the light of day can be shown to prospective buyers and funded to completion without the hassle of…
How many Kickstarter-funded games make it to the PlayStation 4? Almost every Kickstarter campaign for a video game has PC as their target platform. It’s only an elite few who aim to bring their game to a console, and fewer still who manage it. Indeed,…
Never Alone may not be a crowdfunded game, but it sure has a ton of heart. With great visuals, a story told from a unique perspective, and neat documentary features interspersed, this is one game worth completing. As a puzzle platformer, there are some tough…
Welcome to our weekly feature, “Question Of The Week.” As you can tell from that entirely original title each week we pose a question to our panel and they chime in with their opinions. No one sees one another’s responses until the story is posted,…
E3 ’14 – Where Were the Crowdfunded Games? By Marcus Estrada [divider] [dropcap]O[/dropcap]ver the past few years indie games have been increasing their floor space at E3. Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo all recognize that they must allow creative new games onto their platform which lends…
E3 ’14 – Hands-On With Hyper Light Drifter By Macrus Estrada [divider] Hyper Light Drifter gained a serious amount of attention (and money) during its Kickstarter campaign. All in all, developer Heart Machine saw funding climb over 2000% of the $27,000 asking cost. It’s truly…