The Word Realms Kickstarter has ironically failed to articulate itself, causing confusion and upset among its backers. The breakdown of communication spawns from the confusing description of the game which led many backers to believe they were backing an MMO project. But the game they received was…
Megan Myrick
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Megan is an avid gamer, writer, and aspiring novelist. In between working towards a degree in psychology and looking for upcoming games to get hyped about, she enjoys watching silly cooking competitions and rereading books she’s probably read at least four times already. Megan’s favorite games change often, but some longtime favorites include Earthbound, Final Fantasy VII, and the Legend of Zelda series. She gets too attached to characters, reads a lot of theories, and is easily startled by jump scares. Megan is most interested in games with a good story and atmosphere, and she leans towards sci-fi and fantasy genres.
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One of the most intriguing dead Kickstarters I have come across is Dwarfcorp. Reading through the updates, there is no indication of trouble. In fact, the campaign’s apparent abandonment seems entirely unexpected. This led me to wonder if it was intentionally abandoned or if something happened…
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Recently, I wrote an article about Blackwake‘s latest Alpha. This Alpha includes a host of features like avatar customization. The game features epic real time battles where players must work cooperatively to fight enemy ships. Character customization is a big deal because it helps players…
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The case of Sui Generis isn’t really a unique one on Kickstarter. It raised £160,000 in 2012 things seemed to be going well, but then the updates stopped. There is a twist to this story, the game has not been abandoned. The last update on…
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I wrote about Blackwake when it first went into the alpha stage. The co-op pirate simulator designed to make you feel like part of a real crew recently started Alpha #3. In the past, the developers have encouraged alpha testers who asked to post videos of game play. This…
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If Portal taught me two things, they were to never trust free cake and that it’s entirely possible to form an emotional attachment to an inanimate cube. I didn’t think that that second life lesson would ever come up again until I saw Perso. A puzzle…
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Most people, at some point will probably feel like their boss is trying to kill them. Hopefully very few employers actually have this as a goal. However, in Office Suicide Saga, you take the role of a horrible boss, trying to kill employees in his pursuit of money. The aptly…
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War isn’t an uncommon theme to gaming. With everything from gameplay driven industry giants like Call of Duty, to casual phone apps like Clash of Clans, the market for games about war have always thrived. Long Gone Days is a little different in its approach….
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Deadwood: The Forgotten Curse, an action/adventure with a survival twist now has a slightly larger selection of models. In the eleventh monthly update since the game’s funding, Steamroller Studios has released new images of a major location, parts of a few character animation, and pigs….
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Frogs have sort of a weird pressence in games don’t they? From the classic Frogger to Slippy to Battletoads, amphibians arent an unusual sight, but they still feel like a somewhat unusul choice for a hero. Possibly because they’re slimy and traditionally associated with witches. Maybe…
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The original premise of Ancient Axes was that you find an unfinished story where monsters were able to run wild. To save the story, you add stickers of the heroes to fight said monsters. The game’s idea was simple, but charming, and reminiscent of playing with…
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After months without updates, Paul Zakrzewski, the man behind Void Destroyer, has posted news about the planned sequel. The first Void Destroyer, a hybrid of space combat and real-time strategy, ran a successful campaign and the developer released the game in January 2015. Though Kickstarter marked the…
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Red Cloak games released a new update for their very promising sci-fi adventure, Wanderer. Red Cloak, as usual, provides a ton of substance to its updates. There’s a ton of new details on how production of the game is going and insight into the game design. Ambient dialogue…
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After four years of development, the modding focused sandbox game Crea has been released. Crea takes a lot of cues from, and even looks a lot like, games like Terraria and Starbound. However, additional rpg elements such as the inclusion of over 80 different skills, as well…
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Energy Hook, a grappling and parkour game developed by the creator of the Spiderman 2 game, Jamie Fristrom, is near the end of its development. The gameplay is based on a surprisingly good swinging mechanic that Fristrom developed. With Early Access to the game already available,…
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There’s a lot of half-baked ideas on Kickstarter. Sometimes it’s evident that someone has no idea how to run a campaign, but sometimes something truly baffling emerges. Call Of Honor: Tactical Warfare (Scope) is one of these games. It seems a little too sincere to…
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