The Legend of the Heartbroken Hot Dog By Julie Morley [divider] A bright light floods my vision, blinding me. I think I am awake. No, that’s not right. I’m Alive. Somehow, I am alive and everything is beautiful. Vibrant colors and shapes emerge into my…
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By Mitchell “Moe” Long [divider] “Broken Sword 5: The Serpent’s Curse” marks the fifth installment in the classic “Broken Sword” franchise. “The Serpent’s Curse” offers familiar point-and-click action, while further developing unique animation, engaging plot, and clever dialogue. Whether you’re just meeting protagonists George and…
While passively examining the “impossible” illustrations of M. C. Escher is already unsettling, The Bridge forces you to reconcile with these environments in order to traverse them. If you’re an Amazon Prime member, you owe it to yourself to pick this game up. Navigation The character you…
Last Life is a stylistic point and click adventure that raised $103,058 on Kickstarter in 2014. Developed by Sam Farmer, this would have been the first game published by Double Fine. The company was already familiar with creating and running a Kickstarter campaign. But after…
The world is not the same as it once was. Governments have fallen, armies of undead and unthinking masses roam the wastes, and you’re left all alone to defend yourself and your family. The societal structure that you trusted to keep peace and order has…
The Last Tinker: City of Colors is a notable game for one reason. Not because it’s a wonderful gem everybody most play, but because it’s an absolute train wreck of a disaster. This isn’t your typical bad game though. Most games are bad because of…
Our recent Plague Road article mentions that Kickstarter games have a longstanding problem with arriving later than they should. At least, later than their original estimated release dates. It’s not really a day yet without news of some video game delay. It happens all the…
Arcade Distillery may have just set a world record. Plague Road, Kickstarted in December 2016 with $55,734, has launched on Steam. What sets this launch apart from others is that not only is the release date roughly the same as what was promised during the…
Games based on historic events have a surprisingly bad track record on Kickstarter. Or maybe it’s not that surprising, judging by a similar video we did looking at crowdfunded sports games. Historical games, like sports games, are a niche, and being a niche within the niche…
Yooka-Laylee is not a very good game. Its creators, Playtonic, wrapped it (and themselves) up so firmly in nostalgia that it ended up choking them. This can’t be too surprising and not just because the Kickstarter sold itself on its similarities to Banjo-Kazooie. The people who created the…
Another day, another high-profile Kickstarter disaster. That’s not an altogether accurate sentiment, but it certainly feels like it. Last week, Playtonic released their much anticipated Yooka-Laylee. Unfortunately for them, things haven’t gone well as the collect-a-thon has received mixed reviews (you’ll notice Jim Sterling’s 2/10…
We continue Double Fine Adventure Week, celebrating the 5th anniversary of Double Fine’s infamous Kickstarter campaign with a look at the accompanying documentary series, itself titled Double Fine Adventure. This series filmed by the award winning 2 Player Productions is a marvel in video game…
After some turbulence following the US Election, Kicked! is back with Wasteland 2. The post-apocalypse has returned after nearly 30 years thanks to Kickstarter, and this is in no way any form of commentary whatsoever. Series creator Brian Fargo brought his three decade old franchise…
Despite a lack of gameplay footage available for Psychonauts 2, Double Fine Productions has finally decided to offer us a glimpse of some form of the game in action. The company recently posted a new Fig update containing three behind-the-scenes videos. The first video has Tim Schafer and Zak McClendon (Psychonauts 2’s Project Lead) playing through a stunning Unreal…
Very rarely does the average gamer get to see development first-hand. Thanks to crowdfunding, more and more developers are pulling back the curtain. Double Fine’s documentary on the making of Broken Age is the most extensive behind the scenes look at “how the sausage is…
It’s no secret that Keiji Inafume’s Mighty No. 9 isn’t exactly a great game. Reviews came along and everyone’s fears proved to be right, a most bitter tasting bite being left for Mega Man fans and all those who decided to support the initial Kickstarter pitch. After a…