Read Only Memories has been out for a while now (you can read our previous coverage if you want) but up until now it was an unfinished game. With the “director’s cut” we’re treated to not just some new content but also to finally being…
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Serena has been a gamer since an early age and was brought up with the classic adventure games by Sierra On-Line, LucasArts, and Infocom. She's been an active member on Kickstarter since early 2012 and has backed a large number of crowdfunded games, mostly adventures. You can also find her writing for Kickstart Ventures and evn.moe.
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The very first computer that I ever remember owning and really falling in love with was the Atari ST. I grew up on that system right up to the point where the company folded. I was even part of the “revolution” movement to save it….
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Visual novels are an interesting genre of gaming that proves that it’s not afraid to tackle some of the more sombre stories. And launching on Kickstarter sometime in July we should be treated to a unique tale about emotional scars and how one deals with…
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Despite being one of the biggest adventure game fans I know I will admit that there have been a number of classics that have escaped my gaze until recently. And among that list was The Longest Journey and Dreamfall. I had known about the first…
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One of the perks that I really enjoy with backing crowdfunding projects is getting a “behind the scenes” look at the development of said game. In the latest update for point and click adventure The St. Christopher’s School Lockdown we got treated to some interesting…
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I’m a fan of first person adventures, so it was a no-brainer to at least check out the playable ‘art demo‘ for Zed. And I do have to admit that what little that I did see was breathtaking. The visuals are incredible and easily reflect the…
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As an incredibly huge Lovecraft fan, once I heard about the horror cRPG Stygian I didn’t hesitate to back it. And based on what I knew it looked like it held true to the lore and Mythos while making the subject matter its own. However,…
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When it comes to having to cancel a crowdfunding project in the middle of the campaign I tend to have mixed feelings about it. How I react usually depends on what the reasons behind this decision are. If it’s because of securing extra funding, such…
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I’m going to really date myself here, but I’ve been a fan of the Atari brand for as long as I can remember. Now, I wasn’t around at the dawn of the company but the very first console my family ever owned was an Atari…
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Imagine if you will, the story of a young man studying to become a great mage but failing horribly at it. He accepts the request of some random dude looking for a mage and off they go. That’s the basic premise of Eldet, the latest…
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Stretch goals are usually added to a crowdfunding campaign in order for a game to earn more funding beyond the “base game”. Usually these are sweet enough to hopefully unlock as time goes on. Unfortunately, not all stretch goals for every campaign are met and there…
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In a previous Kickstarter Primer feature I talked about add-ons and how they work. But, I didn’t tackle the reward tiers themselves. These are essentially the “base” pledge levels where everyone who picks it gets what’s listed in that level. Usually everything at the tiers…
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In a visual novel you usually play as a young girl or boy as they go about their daily business and are thrust into usually strange, or at least romantic, events. While this is still certainly the case in Elisa – The Innkeeper, there are…
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I love a game that deals with dark and morbid subject matter. When I saw that City of Rain was essentially touted as an action adventure set in a utopia that has degenerated into a city of sin and vice I had to check it…
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For those of us unable to attend E3 and to see all the cool new games coming out, 100 Stones Interactive has released in the latest update for The Eyes of Ara the teaser trailer being shown off at the show. I have to say…
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It’s always sad to see a project not make funding on Kickstarter, but it’s even more depressing to see a creator have to make the tough decision to refund backers due to development taking too long or some other issue. In the case of Necromancer,…