Say what you will about games where you take a leisurely stroll through the world created but sometimes you just want to have an experience that’s built to make you think and feel over forcing you to have twitchy fingers and reflexes of a cat….
Serena Nelson
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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 all know the legends of the Norse gods and the Vikings that worship them, but what if there’s more to the story than what we’ve been told? What if the hero of a legenderary epic isn’t some brave warrior with a battle axe dripping…
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I’ve been a fan of JRPGs since the early days and Battle Chasers: Nightwar looks to bring the experience to a new generation. It looks like it has all the charm and addictive gameplay as its forebears with unique features that set it out from…
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[dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap]t was bound to happen eventually. I could see the writing on the wall and it said BEWARE. Or something. I’m not very good at dramatic openings. I’ve seen plenty of people threaten to sue a project creator for going dark, taking the money…
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[dropcap size=big]W[/dropcap]hen it comes to dark future scenarios few capture my imagination more than roaming through glittering cities full of neon skyscrapers and augmenting my fleshy bits with chromed up hardware all the while fighting the large corporations that pretty much run the world. Cyberpunk…
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[dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap]t’s always hard to see a crowdfunded project be forced to make compromises due to unforeseen circumstances. It’s even harder to learn about it after the decisions have been made. While I have been excited to see Jason the Greek become a reality the…
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[dropcap size=big]O[/dropcap]kay, I’ll admit it. When it comes to playing BattleCON Online I’m a total newb. I had never played the board game and I barely knew how to play it and only because I watched the gameplay video on the Kickstarter page. Still, I…
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Serious followers of crowdfunding know that it’s there not as a way to “game the system”, to “test fans”, or even as a “preorder system” but to help great ideas get the money needed to become a reality. And I’m most certainly fine with that….
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It’s very rare for me to get excited over a crowdfunded game that doesn’t come with a PC port, but after reading the latest update for Twisted Fusion I almost wish that I had a Wii-U just for playing it. I briefly glanced at the…
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All you Kelvinites rejoice as Kelvin and the Infamous Machine has just hit the Beta milestone. Keys should be sent out to all backers that have put in for getting early builds. If you are one but haven’t gotten the e-mail from Humble yet make…
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It’s very rare for me to be interested in a base building game, but when one does pique my interest there’s a reason for it. There needs to be a unique hook that grabs my attention or else I’ll quickly overlook it. The premise behind…
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Houses can be pretty damn creepy when they’re just houses. When they’re haunted they become scary. But, what happens when a house is a portal to many different realms? And not just a gateway but a parasite that devours said realms and makes them a…
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[dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]he title above pretty much says it all. AJ Tilley is back on Kickstarter with yet another visual novel project that’s seeking funding. According to the backer only updates in his previous campaigns My Highschool Crossdressing Romance is pretty much self funded (where oh…
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Visual novel fans rejoice. Mecha fans rejoice. Tactical action game fans rejoice. That’s right. There’s a game that combines the best of all worlds. Cross Fate, at its core, is a tactical mecha combat game featuring everyone’s favorite giant robots beating the crap out of…
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[dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap]t’s hardly a secret that I’m a fan of horror games. I’m not talking about those gore fests where you’re constantly up against a raving horde of undead or anything like that (although I won’t deny that they can be fun at times). Nope,…
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After a successful release on The Book of Unwritten Tales 2, King Art Games will be returning to Kickstarter starting next week with another campaign. This time they announced the plan to work on a fantasy RPG called The Dwarves. I’m not sure what the…