While I can understand the need for a market to grow and change, I have to say, I find it disappointing that slower paced, atmospheric survival horror has fallen to the wayside. These days, people want the quick scares of Five Nights at Freddy’s, or…
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[dropcap size=big]E[/dropcap]very week we take a brief look at all of the Kickstarter video game campaigns that launched in the previous week. This isn’t to say that all of these projects are worth your hard earned cash, but with any luck having all of them…
[dropcap size=big]E[/dropcap]very week we take a brief look at all of the Kickstarter video game campaigns that launched in the previous week. This isn’t to say that all of these projects are worth your hard earned cash, but with any luck having all of them…
Warning: This analysis is going to go in-depth with the game’s story. Major spoilers can be found throughout. If you’ve not played Bloodborne and you want to see what some of the fuss is about, you’ll find it here—but I do recommend playing it first…
[dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap]’ve been gaming for the vast majority of my life but have only rarely enjoyed a From Software game. Some of their most esteemed properties, the King’s Field and Souls series, look incredible and yet my time spent playing any of them probably clocks…
[dropcap size=big]H[/dropcap].P. Lovecraft is considered the father of modern horror. His influence is found in almost every form of horror today, and videogames are no different. Amnesia, the Penumbra series, Eternal Darkness… many games try to emulate that feeling of going mad with terror, and…
[dropcap size=big]”Y[/dropcap]ou gotta do what you gotta do.” That seems to be the motto in every post-apocalyptic wasteland tale since the dawn of the genre, but this mantra is beat into you throughout Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today, a dark point-and-click adventure game set in…
[dropcap size=big]A[/dropcap]t the beginning of April we took a quick look at Izle, an action adventure RPG funding on Kickstarter. Now that the developers at Area Effect have released a playable demo, we finally get a hands-on look at what Izle is all about. In a…
It’s quite a week for visual novel fans on Kickstarter. This week marks the launch of Tales of Valiance: First Light, which is an upcoming game in the genre by Talen James and Darian Bower. Their funding video doesn’t actually explain much about the game,…
[dropcap size=big]E[/dropcap]very week we take a brief look at all of the Kickstarter video game campaigns that launched in the previous week. This isn’t to say that all of these projects are worth your hard earned cash, but with any luck having all of them…
[dropcap size=big]E[/dropcap]very week we take a brief look at all of the Kickstarter video game campaigns that launched in the previous week. This isn’t to say that all of these projects are worth your hard earned cash, but with any luck having all of them…
Basically all of us fear something. As children, we were also often filled with even more fears about things like monsters lurking in the dark. What if there were a game based around the concept of childhood fears? Hush is that game and it’s currently…
It seems no one can keep Ynnis Interactive down. Since 2013 they’ve hit up Kickstarter with six different video game projects (most of which succeeded). So far two have launched, Mysterious Cities of Gold and Kill the Bad Guy. Their more recent campaigns for Shiness…
Sunless Sea is a Lovecraftian roguelike sea exploration game that manages an impressive narrative voice amidst its immersive gameplay. To see my full thoughts on the game, see my review. This unique game has many challenges, chief among them figuring out how to survive long enough…
[dropcap size=big]A[/dropcap]rcadia, the world of magic, is a twisted and enchanting place of wonder. Stark, the world of scientific probability, is comparable to the Earth we live in today. When a dream land known as Storytime is brimming with lost dreamers, our heroine, Zoe Castillo, maintains order between these planes of…
[dropcap size=big]W[/dropcap]hen it released in 2012, Dennation Games’ Hotline Miami presented us with a question: do you like to hurt people? The game took violence to the next level with some of the most brutal gameplay ever conceived. It made you uncomfortable, not just because of the…
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