I may not be the world’s biggest sci-fi film fan but even so I have the utmost respect for titles like Alien, Predator, and The Thing (both original and 1982 remake). There’s just something astoundingly creepy about horrifying aliens and horrified people trapped together. Outpost…
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Marcus is a fellow with a love for video games, horror, and Japanese food. When he’s not writing about games for a multitude of sites, he’s usually still playing one. Writing about video games is something he hopes to continue doing for many years to come.
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The match 3 genre of puzzle games often gets a lot of flack due to being perceived as “casual.” To some, connecting 3 or more colored blocks on a grid seems too simple. If you’ve ever felt that way, then let me introduce you to…
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What is the worst thing that can happen to a crowdfunding project? Generally, it is the events that follow whenever copyright rears its ugly head. Super Famicom: The Box Art Collection looked to be a very promising project, with Nintendo megafan Stu “Super Famicom Guy”…
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Roguelikes, roguelikes, roguelikes! It seems that so many video games announced and out today include this gaming buzzword. Band Saga is yet another that defines itself as roguelike, but actually appears to take those conventions to heart. The game focuses on two friends in a…
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Gaming on PC in the 90s was a wonderful time filled with awesome new series. One of the many games I enjoyed back then was Carnivores. For those who never got to play, Carnivores is basically a hunting game with dinosaurs as your prey. Practically…
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What’s Your Soul Worth? Find out in Soul Gambler by Marcus Estrada [divider] It’s always bothered me that plays, novels, and the like are rarely adapted into video games. Soul Gambler is one of these rare instances as its takes inspiration from Goethe’s Faust. The setup…
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Hello and welcome to another (ever-so-slightly delayed) issue of Novelly Funded! Since this might be the first time you’ve encountered this column, let me explain what it’s all about. Visual novels are a genre of video games that have become increasingly popular over the last…
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A Walk In The Long Dark by Marcus Estrada [divider] The Long Dark had a mightily impressive Kickstarter campaign last year. Hinterland Studios raised over $250,000 for their survival sim and have been rolling out the alpha to backers. Although there’s no story mode currently…
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Rhythm and music-based games have always been close to my heart. Throughout the years people talked as if the genre died with Rock Band and Guitar Hero, but that was neither the start nor end of a much longer-lived phenomenon. Sentris exists as a modern…
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GaymerX is one of the few conventions that was born thanks to Kickstarter. In its first year, the project leads asked for a tremendously low funding amount of $25,000 but raised over 200% of it. During the second year their goal was even lower at…
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In June of last year, The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers book project received 140% of its required funds and a legion of excited fans. As the project wore on things got a bit messy but the promise to provide a finished book never…
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GaymerX2 Panel Report: Designing Inclusive Videogames By Marcus Estrada [divider] Panelists: Christine Love, David Rosen, Elizabeth Zelle Video games are not born out of a vacuum but created by one to hundreds of people. Although all types of people have been driven to create games…
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Transistor’s Music as an Added Layer of Story By Marcus Estrada [divider] Transistor is our August 2014 “Not Crowdfunded, But…” title. For more Transistor content head over here. Note: This post includes heavy story spoilers for Transistor. Transistor is a beautiful game in many ways. Players will outright recognize…
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GaymerX2 Panel Report: We’re Already Here – Empowering Female and Queer Creative Voices By Marcus Estrada [divider] Panelists: Aevee Bee, Josie Doggett, Emilia Schatz [dropcap]O[/dropcap]ne thing that I often hear parroted within gaming culture (and certainly the assumption from outside parties) is that women are…
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Sixty Second Shooter Prime Reviewed By Marcus Estrada [divider] When it comes to independent games I like to think I’m somewhat on top of releases. Of course, there’s just such a massive amount of them that a lot passes right by. Sixty Second Shooter was…
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[dropcap]I[/dropcap]f you’re on Cliqist then you likely are in love with (or obsessed?) with crowdfunding campaigns. From Kickstarter to Indiegogo you can’t help drool over all the incredible projects. But did you know there’s even more crowdfunding endeavours out there? Case in point, there’s a…