Few games really appreciate that multiplayer gaming is more than just talking to your guild mates through a headset. Multiplayer gaming is about sharing laughs and strangling your friends, and every time that kind of multiplayer is included in a game, a blue shell gets…
Apologies if that headline didn’t make sense! What I mean to say is that Last Limbs’ Organic Panic can be yours very soon. Described as “Worms meets Little Big Planet” Organic Panic is a themed physics puzzler that pits some adorable fruits and veggies against…
I love bullet hell games, and more recently, I’ve been getting more and more into them, same story for dual-stick shooters. I just can’t get enough of games like that. I love the arcade feel, I love the challenge, I love the madness, and, as…
Tex Murphy: Tesla Effect Reviewed By Mitchell “Moe” Long [divider] It’s rare that a game receives a sequel after 18 years, but considering the series, this should be expected. Tex Murphy is among the most unique franchises in the game world, thus it’s only fitting…
Good afternoon everyone! Let’s take a look at what’s happening on Kickstarter. Any cool new campaigns to check out? Hmmmm. Oh, look here, a game called “Loading Human;” that’s a curious title. It’s described as a “Virtual Reality Adventure.” Fancy! It uses the Oculus and…
The tactical beat-em up Treachery in Beatdown City has had quite the life on Kickstarter. The initial campaign sometime back fell short of its goal despite widespread press coverage from a number of larger gaming sites. Not one to give up, the games’ designer, Shawn…
Tex Murphy Retrospective By Mitchell “Moe” Long [divider] [dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen I first loaded up the “Tex Murphy” series on my computer, thanks to the friendly folks at GOG.com, I didn’t quite know what to expect. Sure I’d researched the detective, and knew the buzz words: “action-adventure,”…
One of the unfortunately things about the extremely narrow focus of our coverage here at Cliqist is that while we’ll happily cover a game while it’s funding, if that funding campaign fails then we move on. Sure, we may post a brief news blurb at…
Dammit. Every time I proclaim that I’m sick of pixel graphics another game comes along to pull me back in. The latest drug is the beautiful looking Kingdom from Thomas van den Berg. Originally released last year, Kingdom is a strategy game puts players in…
Harmonix is known for some of the most popular and influential music oriented games out there, like the original Guitar Hero, Rock Band, and Dance Central. But Amplitude is the game that paved the way for music games all the way back in the early…
What if you started your game playing journey as a single pixel? As you progress through levels, additional pixels are acquired that give your pixel more of a shape and appearance. He becomes an actual character before you know it. Thanks to Tic Toc Games,…
Another World attracted a lot of attention back in the early 90’s for its brilliant storyline and balance of cutscenes and gameplay for dramatic effect and ultimate immersion. It drastically changed the way we look at games and the overall design of one. Ah, young…
My generation had a bit of an issue back in the day when Pokémon was first introduced: we knew all about the different Pokémon in each generation, their counters, the most efficient build, you name it. But when asked about various creatures in the animal…
Boy, time traveling seems to be a popular theme amongst crowdfunded games recently. And why shouldn’t it be? The concept of traveling through time and doing neat stuff sounds, well, pretty freaking awesome. But what if time traveling were used for.. EVIL? Fex Labs shines…
Olympia Rising – Previewed By Julie Morley [divider] Olympia Rising gets you right in the feels with some mythology in an enthralling epic tale of bravery, self reflection, and a quest for some answers. The underworld is nothing pleasant to speak of. Merely torment and…
Nothing but White Space Another View of Omori By Julie Morley [divider] Everything is white; the floor, what I assume is the ceiling, all of it. It’s just white, white, white. It’s just a room. I’m stuck here in this void of anything relevant. The…
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