It’s a harsh world out there. In order to survive it’s kill or be killed. It’s even worse for a private investigator, someone who puts himself on the line for a few bucks to eat. The town eats away at your soul until you’re just…
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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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We’ve heard the story before. The kingdom’s in peril and it’s up to a band of unlikely adventurers to take up the quest to rid the land of evil. The king’s dead, murdered by an unknown assailant. The queen has taken it upon herself to…
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Film noir has fascinated me for years. The grizzled gumshoe working on his own, solving cases that the police can’t or won’t handle. Just him and his trusty sidearm for company. The femme fatale that can either help or hinder our private detective. Nosebound embodies…
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Yes, the Kickstarter for SnarfQuest Tales just ended. Yes, it already has a Steam page. No, it’s not out yet. In fact, while it has hit Early Access all that’s playable right now is the same demo that I covered during the campaign. According to the…
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Horror adventure game The Miskatonic won’t be released for some time, but the developers have graciously given the public a brief glimpse of what they can expect months down the line. It is admittedly a very early alpha demo of the first few screens and…
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The future comes in many varieties. We have the vast uptopian galaxy spanning federations. We have the dark and depressing post apocalyptic wastelands of nuclear war. We have the glitzy but oppressive tales of Cyberpunk and repression. And then we have tales of deep space…
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A meteor has fallen to earth bringing with it a resurgence of magic, endowing humanity both with technological and arcane might. Factions vie for power as they struggle in a land that has become much different. No, I’m not talking about Shadowrun. I’m talking about Megamagic:…
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I’m a sucker for anything that deals with mythologies and legends from pretty much any culture in the world. I enjoy learning about people through their tales and belief systems. And with Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan we get to see another legend in the making….
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Despite being a fan of horror, tales of zombies actually are pretty low on my list of favorites. It takes a gripping story or interesting premise to pique my interest. Telltale’s The Walking Dead certainly comes to mind. And so does Aberford. Like its inspiration,…
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The human psyche is such a fragile thing and all it takes is one event to send one tumbling down an endless spiral of depression and madness. In the case of Healing Process: Tokyo it’s about a doctor that loses the love of his life after…
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Horror and religion seem to be made for each other. After all, most of the mainstream sects tend to believe in evil of some sort or another. And Gray Dawn looks to prove that this is a combination that is worth playing. It is a…
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If you’re looking forward to getting your hands on a copy of the sci-fi point and click adventure game Outpost 13 then there’s not much longer of a wait. According to the latest update they plan on releasing the first half of the game on…
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The surprisingly simple but addictive card game Nova Blitz is still in the Alpha stage but more features are being added by the day. In the latest update the developers briefly go over the two main additions. The new features put in recently are the…
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All right, so the main focus of Ultimate Chicken Horse is on the multiplayer. It was, after all, touted as a party game from the beginning. But, they did promise some single player content. I’ll admit that I really liked what they had planned for…
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Don’t let the title fool you. Ice-Pick Lodge isn’t trying to make you not pick up and play Knock Knock. The problem lies with a pricing mishap for the Playstation 4 release. It’s now out to purchase, but according to the developers the price point was…
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Most post apocalyptic games are set in a dead world where nothing seems to grow or thrive despite the surivors’ best attempts. We see the dark and dreary worlds set forth by games like Wasteland and Fallout that merely serves to bring home the futility…