I’m a big fan of stealth games. Convoluted plot aside the Metal Gear Solid series is one of my favorite games. But I have yet to play one where the missions are told from the viewpoint of the person on the other end of the…
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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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Infamous Quests continues on with more retro style pixelated adventurey goodness in The King’s Challenge, the first installment of the Order of the Thorne series, and it is rapidly nearing its release date. According to the update, come January 26th you’ll be able to play…
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At Cliqist we feel that a great crowdfunded game shouldn’t be relegated to merely a single month’s worth of coverage, which is why we’ve decided to move from doing a “Game of the Month” to a “Game of Note.” What’s the difference? Whereas our Game of…
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A lot can happen in a year and between the first attempt at getting Ira funded and the new Kickstarter they greatly expanded the demo to give potential backers a much better taste of what to expect from the full experience. While the basic story is…
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Lately it’s been getting harder to differentiate between someone on Kickstarter who’s just there to troll others and someone that’s genuinely in over their head that doesn’t know how crowdfunding (or even game design) works. A week ago we covered an open world Star Wars…
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I’m a huge Monty Python fan so when I heard about Lancelot’s Hangover I decided it was worth checking out. While I have yet to play the current free beta I’ve been itching to give it a go. If you’re a fan of the Holy…
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I’ll be the first to admit it. Despite having backed a few, and enjoyed playing my fair share, of action RPGs I’ve never been a huge fan of the genre. That said, if one comes across my path that has just that little something that…
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Back in April an interesting point and click adventure game graced us with its presence on Kickstarter. Unfortunately, it didn’t make it then but after regrouping and working more on the game Ira has returned nine months later for a second attempt. This time they’ve…
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As mentioned previously, Oded Sharon put the word out for potential testers for his reggae themed point and click adventure game Bolt Riley and of course I applied to get my hands dirty trying to find any bugs that might be lurking in the dark…
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It’s no secret that I love adventure games. From the earliest text adventures to today’s blockbuster hits as long as it has a gripping storyline and well-written puzzles I generally look the other way when it comes to things like graphics. After all, my fondest…
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I’m a big dragon fan and if I see a game that features them in any capacity I’ve got to check it out. Coming soon to Kickstarter a campaign will launch for a game simply known as Dragon: The Game. Based on what little I…
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When it comes to visual novels I generally feel that the best ones come out of Japan. That’s not to say that I don’t enjoy a good Western game but when it comes to interesting stories the Land of the Rising Sun tends to tell…
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A month or so ago Agustin Cordes released an update for the first person horror adventure game Asylum stating that the game was still being worked on despite fans starting to wonder what was going on with the development for the game. Well, with the…
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I love me a good card game, especially when it’s not just your run-of-the-mill Magic: The Gathering clone. Sure, I love standard CCGs but sometimes I just want something a little different. Particularly when it comes to a video game. And while it certainly has…
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When it comes to AJ Tilley and his crowdfunding antics it’s usually frustrating to hear more of the same. And of the remaining Kickstarters that I’m still a backer of both have sent updates letting us know what the current situation of their cyberpunk style…
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Adventure fans will soon be treated to a pixelated experience in the form of The Slaughter, about a serial killer and a private investigator who finds himself in the middle of things. Two years ago a Kickstarter was ran and successfully funded and come January we’ll…