Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded Reviewed By Nathaniel Liles [divider] [dropcap]B[/dropcap]elieve it or not, I didn’t play many point-and-click adventure games when I was younger, despite being just old enough to have experienced them in their heyday, and I’ve always regretted that a bit. So…
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Yooka-Laylee is not a very good game. Its creators, Playtonic, wrapped it (and themselves) up so firmly in nostalgia that it ended up choking them. This can’t be too surprising and not just because the Kickstarter sold itself on its similarities to Banjo-Kazooie. The people who created the…
After listening to a three part special podcast from my friends at Back Seat Designers, I got to thinking about the early days of Kickstarter. Or at least the early days of the “Kickstarter bubble.” This was a time where anyone with an idea could…
I’ve recently covered adventure games and how they fare on Kickstarter, but what about those that finally get released? I want to take a look at these projects and how they have done since release. There have been a number of crowdfunded games that have gone…
When it comes to adventure games I try to back as many as I possibly can on Kickstarter. Of course, there have been way too many over the past four years and change that I only managed to get on board about 134 of them,…
With recent news regarding Bloodstained and Mighty No. 9, particularly that coming from E3, I wanted to do something a little bit different this time with my Kickstarter Primer videos. Namely, something that I call the “David Vs. Goliath” syndrome. Basically this is just a…
I’m not one to shy away from comedy games, even ones that deal with somewhat crude humor. After all, I grew up playing games like Leisure Suit Larry and Leather Goddesses of Phobos. So, it should come as no surprise that Demetrios tickled my funny…
The story of Gayway begins with Frank, a young man who is resentful of his father for not accepting him for being gay. However, one day his father dies. Although word is that it was a suicide, Frank knows that something suspicious going on. As…
[dropcap size=big]W[/dropcap]hen it comes to gaming, my genre of choice has always been adventures. These types of games have always held a special place in my heart and have given me the most joy when sitting in front of a computer. So, it should come…
K[dropcap size=big]K[/dropcap]ickstarter, and crowdfunding in general, is a unique experience that allows ideas to come to fruition and it lets a developer keep in touch with their fan base. And the good ones keep this conversation open long after the campaign ends, going so far…
[dropcap size=big]K[/dropcap]ickstarter is well-known for being a platform to get ideas funded by fans and without the need to have a publisher breathing down their collective necks. And while it should be enough to give from the kindness of one’s own heart there still needs…
The Big List of Discounted Crowdfunded Games in the 2014 Steam Holiday Sale by Marcus Estrada [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he annual Steam Holiday Sale is now upon us! No matter what you may or may not celebrate personally, it’s incredibly hard for PC gamers to ignore this event….
Being Famous Pre-Kickstarter: A Blessing and a Curse by Marcus Estrada Note: Curious to see the data we’ve gathered on top funded crowdfunding projects thus far? Check out this article which includes the 50 most-funded projects complete with charts! [divider] [dropcap]V[/dropcap]ideo game development is a challenging…
Kickstarter’s Top 50: How Good Are They? by Marcus Estrada [dropcap]D[/dropcap]espite being around for many years, it wasn’t until a few massive projects landed on the site that most video game players earnestly began to back projects. It’s fitting that the project that started this…
Bill Tiller Discusses Monkey Island Inspired Adventure, Duke Grabowski with Greg Micek [divider] Cliqist : Who are you, and why are we talking to you? Bill Tiller : We are three experienced game developers and we are making a short graphic adventure comedy. I’m going…
Kickstarter officially launched in Australia and New Zealand yesterday with over 1700 projects up and running in the first 24 hours. Luckily for us only a dozen of them were in the video game category. Rather than picking through them we thought it might be…