The longest journey of Zoe Castillo and Kian Alvane continue in the fourth book of Dreamfall Chapters as they work to unravel the mysteries surrounding the two worlds of Stark and Arcadia and how it all relates to the surreal border world of Dreamtime. A lot…
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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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It’s been a while since we got a proper update for the post apocalyptic visual novel Exogenesis but the latest one is full of news, both good and bad. Unfortunately, there have been a number of setbacks, mostly related to the current fiasco with Razer’s acquisition…
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Not long after I posted the announcement for A More Beautiful World I was approached by the developers thanking me for my feedback on the pitch and had made changes to the main page. They also provided more links to the demo so that those like…
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Turn based RPGs are a favorite pastime of mine, ever since I first played a Final Fantasy game. And RPG Maker has proven to be a great programming tool for those wanting to develop games inspired by the greats. Which is one reason why I…
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There once was a time when having little to nothing to show for a game seeking funding through Kickstarter would have had no problem reaching five or six digits but that was nearly four years ago. These days the discerning backer needs something to see…
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I will freely admit that I had not heard of Senscape or its critically acclaimed first person horror adventure game Scratches until the Asylum Kickstarter. Of course, I quickly remedied that during the campaign and I have since fallen in love not just with their…
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After taking time to port the first three books of Dreamfall Chapters to Unity 5 Red Thread Games just announced in the latest update that the fourth book, Revelations, will finally be getting a release date. On Thursday, December 3 we’ll be able to play…
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When it comes to horror stories the supernatural has always piqued my interest. There’s just something dark and mysterious about eldritch beings and things that go “bump in the night”. Which is why I was excited to finally get my hands on the little demo…
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I’m a fan of adventure games and I’m a fan of horror games, so when I got the chance to review Outpost 13 I took it. And while quite short it does show some promise. Unfortunately, the game is way too short to comfortably recommend…
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As a fan of sci-fi horror with rogue AIs (who doesn’t love 2001?) I figured that it would be a good idea to check out the demo for the visual novel Quantum Suicide. Unfortunately, the point of the story that they chose to feature left…
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I love me a good card game and with the release of the combat prototype for The Great Whale Road I couldn’t help but check out this slice of the game. I was also lucky enough to spend an hour talking to Joachim Sammer about…
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Vampires suck. But in a good way. Ever since Bram Stoker wrote Dracula there’s been a sort of romanticization surrounding these mysterious but dangerous creatures of the night. After all, one of their greatest abilities is to manipulate us mere mortals into doing their bidding….
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I’m a sucker for cute girls, whether its in manga or anime or visual novels. However, I find it hard to believe that the ones in the dating sim Panzermadels can be even remotely considered to be tanks from World War II. When I had…
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Fans of old school adventure gaming should instantly recognize the name of Ron Gilbert. This guy was the one that introduced us to the Maniac Mansion and Monkey Island games over at LucasArts after all. And over 15k rabid fans flocked to see his return…
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Zombies are so widespread these days that you can’t swing a crowbar without hitting one, and while Necromancer is most certainly unique in its premise it still has you dealing with hordes of undead shambling minions. Which, while a popular genre it’s one that’s way…
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After nearly three years since it ran on Kickstarter and roughly two years past the original estimated release date action RPG Delver’s Drop is still being worked on. A few weeks ago the development team gave its monthly update talking about more features that they’ve been…