Gods Will Be Watching Reviewed By Nathaniel Liles [divider] [dropcap]I[/dropcap] do so love a game that takes the idea of “pixelated” graphics and does something great with that idea. It’s not particularly hard to make an 8-bit sprite, but when you get into recreating actual…
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Unrest. Not Your Typical RPG. By Marcus Estrada [divider] RPGs are probably one of the most well-loved video game genres out there. After all, you have the chance to jump into someone else’s amazing story and (typically) inhabit fantastical worlds. However, Unrest is a very…
There’s a Tiny Man in My Pocket! Wake The Dreamer Previewed By Julie Morley [divider] No, really, on my phone. There is a man living on my phone. It’s really funny – I missed out on the Tamagotchis when I was a kid. But I…
Will Dube Talks Vikings, Killing, & Jotun By Nathaniel Liles & Julie Morley [divider] We here at Cliqist love talking directly to developers about their games. We’re able to circumvent the usual PR fluff and get right to the questions we want the answers…
He was a snot like no other. Way up high in the clouds lives a Mollusc God with the sniffles. He huffed and puffed and with an almighty sneeze, a holy snot was born into this world. With one final push, the Mollusc God granted…
Bacon for breakfast. Bacon bags. Bacon-flavored toothpaste. Bacon underwear. And now they put bacon in games. Sweet, delicious, greasy heart-attack inducing awesome now is a red, white, and blue suited superhero in his own game, wreaking all sorts of bacony havoc and ‘Mericaning all over…
I was approached by our Editor in Chief today about an article surrounding the latest “scam” Kickstarter had to offer. Articles like this are great. They certainly don’t exist to shame Kickstarter as a whole, they just help create a community of backers that know…
Shovel Knight. Bongripper 360 No Scope Need Not Apply. By Martin Toney Note: Given the RPG-esque gameplay mechanics that players can use to upgrade Shovel Knight as he moves forward in the game, this review will only feature the default Blue Shovel Knight to avoid…
Campaign Postmortem: Ashen Rift By Brad Jones [divider] For every Kickstarter project that finds its funding, there’s one that can’t quite get the support that it needs. Often, the reasons behind a failed Kickstarter campaign can be very obvious, but there are also times that…
Things have come to a head in Israel recently, after the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers in the West Bank things have gone from bad to worse. Right now, airstrikes and rocket attacks are a seemingly daily occurance. Talks of peace seem to be quite…
It’s not hard to find something funny (or offensively unfunny) about Rob Ford. Give it a quick Google. Go on, now, do it. I’ll wait. Welcome back. Yeah, he totally did all that. Smoked crack on camera? Check. DUI and possession? One check each. Proposing…
For the love of… *sigh* Okay. Fine. This exists. In a daring crossover of two of the most annoying things in the world, a man known only as Sage G has created a game that will change the world if it is released – and…
Old School Adventuring Reborn In Quest For Infamy By David Lins [divider] [dropcap]H[/dropcap]ow many times do you read the phrase “love letter” while browsing Kickstarter? It’s gotten to the point that it actually makes me cringe a little whenever I see it, because most of…
Quality Time In InSomnia’s Dieselpunk Sci-Fi Sandbox By Nathaniel Liles [divider] The dieselpunk look and feel has been taking off ever since the Fallout series started getting serious attention again (around the time Fallout 3 came out), and I’m a big fan of the oxidized…
Habitat Early Access Review – Mission Accomplished By Julie Morley [divider] [dropcap]H[/dropcap]abitat is an orbital strategy game created by 4gency, an indie studio located in Seattle, that was funded on May 2nd for over $60K. It’s scheduled to be released for PC, Mac, Linux, and XBOX…
As you may already know, I am easily entertained. I like satisfying, flashy, colorful games that dole out tons of progression in small, rapid doses. I’m also a fan of the “runner” genre that’s dominated the mobile gaming culture for ages. They’re quick little bite-sized…