I love a game that takes a standard genre and puts a unique spin on it. And while the gameplay fares little different from other action RPGs what Sword ‘N’ Board brings to the table is a healthy dose of imagination; which is why I backed…
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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 gender bending buddy cop comedic awesomeness continues in the fourth monthly alpha release for Max’s Big Bust and just like the second update this one contains a major puzzle to solve to continue on. You can read our previous coverage, which doesn’t contain anything on…
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It’s been a while since we last heard from Oded Sharon and Adventure Mob about the status of their reggae themed point and click adventure game Bolt Riley but after two months we finally get some great news. As of now anyone who pledged to…
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I’ve talked a lot about AJ Tilley and his series of crowdfunded visual novels in the past, and I’m not the only one that’s been concerned about the future of the projects and the company. Which is why the most recent backer-only update for Beach…
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When I played first person psychological adventure Nevermind for our review one of my biggest problems with it was the length. There were only two mindscapes to traverse through and it didn’t take that long to finish both of them (that’s not counting the tutorial zone)….
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Back in April an interesting point and click adventure game ran on Kickstarter by the name of Ira. Unfortunately, it failed to make funding and was canceled before the time ran out. However, you can never leave a good developer down and they’ve regrouped for…
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I like tanks. There’s just something about driving around in a multi-ton death dealing machine of war that really gets me going. While I’m more of a fan of the classics just put me in something that has a long barrel that rains destruction on…
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The saga of AJ Tilley continues, but this time the bad news is something outside of his control. The main developer for Beach Bounce, Yume no Mikata, went silent sometime after the release of part two a couple months back and it turns out that…
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I’m a lover of card games, which is why it feels weird that I didn’t know about Faeria until now. Having successfully raised $94,000 on Kickstarter just slightly over two years ago the game has continued to be under development. Before I continue on with the big…
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The exhibit hall for GX3 is jam packed with awesome goodness and I have been able to get my hands on some currently crowdfunding games on the floor. One that I tried was a Diablo-like game called Death of Dragons. I not only played the…
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The exhibit hall for GX3 is filled with one awesome booth after another, many showcasing great looking tabletop and video games both released and in development. Some of the most fascinating upcoming titles are currently seeking funding through one crowdfunding site or another, not to…
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If you are reading this chances are good that you are at least aware of Midboss and their work in gaming in general and queer gaming in particular. After all, at least up through this year they’ve been the ones behind the convention currently going…
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This weekend, starting today (December 11), in San Jose queer inclusive gaming convention GX3 (formerly GaymerX) is being held. Last year the third year of the con was funded on Kickstarter and those who pledged to various levels got anywhere from standard badges to VIP…
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It’s hardly a secret that Kickstarter projects get delayed months or even years from the estimated release date but sometimes a project comes along that’s just filled with one issue after another that it begs the question why it shouldn’t just close shop and move…
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I love a good adventure game. I also enjoy a story involving Norse gods and early twentieth century Americana. Which is why I jumped at the chance to back Norse Noir: Loki’s Exile. A little bit over a year and some change ago the game got…
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As I mentioned back in October development on Cyan’s Myst inspired first person adventure Obduction has hit a few snags. And despite these setbacks they’re still chugging along pumping out each world into playable shape. While the game is still far from finished they have…