La-Mulana is one of those games that hit me from out of nowhere. It’s retro style isn’t uncommon, but the execution was flawless; it had to have been done by some early 90’s game development masters with bottomless pockets. And the difficulty? No one had…
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Greg Micek has been writing on and off about games since the late nineties, always with a focus on indie games. He started DIYGames.com in 2000, which was one of the earliest gaming sites to focus exclusively on indie games.
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When I was younger there was this kid living in the apartment across the hall from me named Scott. I hated Scott, and he hated me, in a way that only a couple of 10 year old boys can hate. Neither one of us never…
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“A flood of acid and bile.” No, it’s not a GWAR game, it’s the horrific event just waiting to happen in Olympia Rising, a new pixeltastic side scroller on Kickstarter. You control Lola, a deceased heroine currently residing in the afterlife paradise Asphodel Fields. When…
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Have you ever seen those backyard MMA fight videos on YouTube and thought “What the hell?” Or maybe you thought “I’d love to do that, but I’m afraid to get hurt.” If you’re in the latter camp then we’ve got good news for you. Absolute…
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The Pitch : Rainfall : The Sojourn was billed as a 2D Action RPG inspired by such classics as the Secret of Mana series and Chrono Cross. There would be real time combat, skill system that allowed for upgrades, environmental puzzles, a party system that allowed…
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Adam Cromiskey of Therapist games took some time out of his busy Kickstarter schedule to answer some questions about his upcoming mobile game, Nature Hater. True to it’s title, Nature Hater is about a disgruntled platypus named Dean that’s angry with his lot in life….
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Evan Narcisse over at Kotaku wants to let everyone know that 2014 might be the year to have renewed faith in Kickstarter, or crowdfunding as a whole, again. Big relief! With a number of major Kickstarted projects being released in recent weeks, including Broken Age,…
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Do you remember Motor City Online? No? Don’t worry, most people don’t. It was a unique MMO from EA released in 2001 that discarded the usual mages and fighters you normally see online in favor of American muscle cars. Players could hoon around in their customized…
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Everyone seems to be comparing Proto Games’ upcoming life/babysitting simulator Pakka Pets to the classic Tamogotchi. On the surface it seems like an obvious comparison to make. Both games feature small creatures that rely on you in order to survive and thrive. Both games have…
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It’s been nearly a week since Space Enigma Studios launched the Kickstarter for their awesomely ambitious space exploration game, Space Pioneer, and it’s not going well. While there’s still 53 days left to go in the campaign only $7,847 of the $150,000 goal has been…
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If you’d like to learn more about who we are here at Cliqist be sure to check out our About Us page. Otherwise, here are some of the more common questions we’ve had come up. [divider] What is Cliqist? Cliqist is a gaming site that…
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About Cliqist We love crowdfunding. We love gaming. That’s [divider] Who is Cliqist? Greg Micek – Editor – greg@cliqist.com Greg Micek has been writing on and off about games since the late nineties, always with a focus on indie games. He started DIYGames.com in 2000,…
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My only memory of EverQuest was buying it the day it launched. I played it for a total of two hours that following week. The idea of the game was enchanting, even if the execution was lost in a horrendous foreshadowing of the problems online gaming…
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Poor Dean, he didn’t ask to be born a nippleless platypus with a poisonous toe. Why is it that amongst all the beauty in the world, God decided to make Dean one of nature’s least loveable creatures? The way Dean sees it it’s time for…
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There are two things in this world that I hold to be true. 1 : Cats are cute 2 : Slugs are not cute Along comes Rain World to shatter all I know. The main character of this side scrolling 16 bit inspired throwback is an…
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Playdek, creators of several very solid IOS games, hit Kickstarter with some big news this morning. They’re partnering with Yasumi Matsuno, the man behind such classics as Final Fantasy Tactics and Vagrant Story, to create an all new Tactical RPG called Unsung Story. And with…