The Game That Does Not Forgive By Julie Morley [divider] “No, why?” “D’oh!” “COME ON, I was SO CLOSE.” Generally some phrases that I was yelling at my computer screen, but with the addition of obscenities and profane language. What has me so worked up,…
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Point and click games have been a great story telling medium since the days of DOS, and that hasn’t changed much over the years. Kickstarter is just full of these things, and for good reason: anyone can put one together. What makes an adventure game…
[dropcap]R[/dropcap]ecently I was contacted by the developers of a game called Inspire Me, a small company called Blyts. I had never heard of this project, but after taking a look for myself, I thought it was worth mentioning here. Blyts has started their campaign for…
Oculus Rift’s Latest Traumatic Experience By Julie Morley [divider] No, dear god, don’t come after me! This is not okay! I’m in a glass case of emotion! An open world survival horror game for the Oculus Rift just sounds like an evening full of panic…
Wasteland 2 – Early Access Review By Mitchell “Moe” Long [divider] In 1988, an inventive game called “Wasteland” oozed into computers. Fast forward to 2014, and “Wasteland 2” has graced computers after a long respite. Such a lengthy wait between titles is almost unheard of,…
A few games in recent memory have taken entire landmarks and cities into the digital world before, but Urban Explorer, a first-person exploration game seeking funding on Kickstarter and developed by Mayhem Games, will take you to Motorland City, a place not copied from real…
We’ve already talked about Broken Sword: Serpent’s Curse. In fact, our very own Moe Long, Cliqist’s VP of shark punching, has already covered Episode 1, and is putting together a Broken Sword retrospective for fans of the series and newcomers alike. Well, lucky for us…
Free-to-play marketing models are often broken, exploitative, driven by greed, and scamming devoted customers; it’s something Drawn by Clouds aims to change by introducing their Free-To-Pay-What-You-Want (FTPWYW) mechanic. It’s a way of charging less for more but rewarding more generous people with even more than…
There are plenty of games out there these days that let you run around killing zombie. This has gotten to the point of insanity lately, so it’s nice to see a studio do something a little different, and it looks like the folks over at…
Your Place in the Proven Lands By Julie Morley [divider] We must have been struck sudden by debris. There was no way to avoid it; didn’t even get to send an emergency signal. I barely made it and I don’t even know the name of…
It’s nice to see a sandbox game come out that truly seems to have some thought put into it. It’s easy to put together a Minecraft clone, and people will play it because people like playing with LEGOs, but when someone puts an interesting twist…
In another attempt to capture and replicate the magic of earlier video games, Pro Wrestling X comes a bit out of left field. Many people don’t remember it as well, but there was once a golden age where professional wrestling was a massive cultural force,…
It’s a game that’s been described as “small, broken, and stupid,” and that’s by the developer. Yes, it’s everyone’s favorite “what the…?” game of the year, Goat Simulator from Coffee Stain Studios! Originally conceived as a goofy creation for a game jam, the psychotically hilarious…
By Megan Mellers [divider] Legends of Dawn walks into a bar. World of Warcraft and Guild Wars 2 have chased everyone away from the bar stools and are fighting drunkenly. Skyrim and Neverwinter Nights sit in a corner booth, trying to get their online children to…
If you haven’t heard of Darkest Dungeon from Red Hook Studios yet then you must not pay attention to crowdfunding. Since launching on Kickstarter on February 10th with a total funding target of $75,000, the creepy looking RPG has gone on to get press everywhere…
Do you remember Motor City Online? No? Don’t worry, most people don’t. It was a unique MMO from EA released in 2001 that discarded the usual mages and fighters you normally see online in favor of American muscle cars. Players could hoon around in their customized…