The Untold Backstory of The Untold History Of Japanese Game Developers By Marcus Estrada [divider] [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Untold History of Japanese Game Developers was a Kickstarter project formed to bring interviews, retrospectives, and more about Japanese video games to a Western audience. Many classic developers are…
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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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Boss Fight Books’ “Galaga” By Michael Kimball – Reviewed By Marcus Estrada [divider] [dropcap]I[/dropcap]f you were around for the arcade game craze in the 20th century then you’re likely very familiar with a ton of the space-based games. Space Invaders, Asteroids, Galaxian, Defender, Galaga, and…
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Take a Trip Back to Ancient India In Unrest Unrest Previewed By Marcus Estrada [divider] [dropcap]H[/dropcap]ave you been looking for a RPG with a more unique vibe? Unrest hailed itself as “an unconventional RPG” back when it was crowdfunded last year. Many people were intrigued…
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Hello and welcome back to the latest issue of Novelly Funded! Did you miss it? Well, I’m back and charged up as there are more and more visual novels coming to Kickstarter every day! As with books, some visual novels are incredibly expansive tales and…
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The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers DVD – Reviewed By Marcus Estrada Last year The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers was Kickstarted to the tune of around 70,000 British pounds (nearly $120,000). This project promised a book filled with interviews with Japanese developers….
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Let’s Go to Prison With The Escapists By Marcus Estrada [divider] The Escapists did quite well for itself when being funded on Kickstarter. In the end they received about double the asking price and have been hard at work on the game ever since. The…
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It might seem ridiculous today but there was actually a time when a majority of gamers would freak out over titles that prioritized narrative over standard types of “gameplay”. Seriously. Tale of Tales had to deal with confusion and hatred over games such as The…
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Our review of GhostControl Inc. initially ran in February. However, the developer was not content with that being the final version. In preparation for the game’s Steam launch a host of new features and updates were brought to the game. Here is a brief synopsis…
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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…
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E3 ’14 – Hands-On With Night in the Woods By Marcus Estrada [divider] Alex Holowka and Scott Benson make an amazing indie development team. Their game, Night in the Woods, saw quite a bit of success on Kickstarter late last year. Despite all the attention,…
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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…
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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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Unwinnable Weekly – Issue 1 – Reviewed By Marcus Estrada [divider] Unwinnable Weekly had a severely stressful Kickstarter campaign for most of its funding period. As the last days were finally upon them, fans and the project creators pushed harder than ever before to make…
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Boss Fight Books’ “ZZT” By Anna Anthropy – Reviewed By Marcus Estrada [divider] In 1991, Epic MegaGames released ZZT into the world as shareware. The game’s graphics were comprised of ANSI characters (aka, letters on the keyboard). But beyond the initial free game there was…
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Among The Sleep – Reviewed By Marcus Estrada [divider] Among the Sleep by Krillbite Studio gained a lot of attention during its Kickstarter campaign. Not only was it a horror game but it seemed to create something entirely unique in the saturated genre. In their…
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Influent – Reviewed By Marcus Estrada [divider] Are you someone who has always wanted to learn another language but never got around to it? Or, are you currently taking a foreign language class but looking for some extra help? Influent touts itself as being a…