SIGGRAPH 2019 featured an array of posters with diverse topics, many of which clearly focused on future technologies. One immediately stood out though, invoking imagery of the past. The image depicted appeared to be an older Chinese painting. It was for a game called Meet…
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Alyssa Wejebe writes about games, reads about games, and plays them too. RPG, hack-and-slash, and fighting games are some of her favorite genres. She loves nonhuman characters. One of her earliest gaming memories center around battling her grandmother and younger brothers in “Super Bomberman 2” on the SNES.
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While a demo of Lab Zero Games’ action RPG Indivisible was available for people to play in the exhibit hall at Anime Expo 2019, its lead animator and art director Mariel Kinuko Cartwright was exhibiting down in Artist Alley. She shared a booth with her…
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Going from a troubled Kickstarter to an award-winning title after launching last July, Pixel Ripped 1989 feels like a well-deserved happy ending for creator Ana Ribeiro. But with a continued run on the festival circuit at places like IndieCade and SIGGRAPH, winning the New Face…
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Only a few months after releasing The World Next Door, Rose City Games’ first game made in partnership with VIZ Media, the Portland-based studio is already gearing up for their second title with VIZ: Cat Lady. A top-down roguelike featured on Game Informer’s list of…
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A panel for upcoming cyberpunk visual novel Neon Tide at Anime Expo hosted five speakers—moderator Simon Tse, and most of the game’s development team from Skyride Studios. With a panel made mostly of composers, Luis Zavala, Jason Lester, and Mike Bearden; Neon Tide was discussed…
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Besides showcasing demos of their first hit release Skullgirls at Anime Expo 2019, Lab Zero Games had their upcoming Indivisible ready to play. Indivisible is an action RPG that follows Ajna as she travels the world and allies herself with new individuals—otherwise known as “incarnations”—she…
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While adventuring as anthropomorphic dice in the Dicey Dungeons demo at E3 2019 via the Indiecade showcase, players were also treated to a superb chiptune beat. In an interview with Gamasutra, designer Terry Cavanagh said that the game’s composer and sound designer Chipzel (also known…
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Popping with color, Dicey Dungeons caught the attention of players at the IndieCade showcase during E3 2019. Developed by designer Terry Cavanagh (Super Hexagon), musician Chipzel (Interstellaria, Spectra), and artist Marlowe Dobbe (Lost Wage Rampage, The World Next Door), Dicey Dungeons is an amalgamation of…
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The scenery drips in hues of blue and purple and practically everyone has at least one accessory that glows. Occasionally, you’ll spot someone with a robotic arm. All these unique quirks and features give Neo Cab its cyberpunk vibe. However, underneath those cyberpunk trappings is…
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The global game developer conference, Gamedev.world, starts today for anyone with an Internet connection. Created by Vlambeer co-founder Rami Ismail (Super Crate Box, Nuclear Throne) and voiceover artist Sarah Elmaleh (Katie in Gone Home, female Freelancer in Anthem), Gamedev.world is another free digital conference debuting…
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Cliqist continues its discussion with Chance Agency creative director Patrick Ewing about what makes Neo Cab an emotional survival game. (The previous part can be found here.) While exhibiting at IndieCade during E3 2019, Ewing not only oversaw demos of Neo Cab—both the short and complete…
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While ridesharing giant Uber was announcing plans for commuter flight last week, Chance Agency kept their feet firmly on the E3 show floor. Here they presented Neo Cab, their own fictional take on the ridesharing experience. Published by Fellow Traveller and described as an emotional…
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Entering its 25th year, E3 2019 featured massive AAA demos, displays, and reveals. Square Enix’s demonstration booth for Final Fantasy VII Remake featured a replica of a Mako reactor with actual smoke drifting out of the top. The massive crowds are just part of the…
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Bayani: Kanino Ka Kakampi?!, a fighting game featuring a roster based on historical figures from Filipino history, is scheduled for Steam early access on June 12. It also currently has a free demo available. Created by Filipino developer Ranida Games, Bayani was showcased during last…
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With art reminiscent of a children’s picture book or bandes dessineés (Franco-Belgian comics), Soup Raiders follows an anthropomorphic animal cast that sails a sea of soup. Armed with an imaginative premise, this quirky tactical RPG is the brainchild of Switzerland-based Team KwaKwa. According to Elias…
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LudoNarraCon, indie label Fellow Traveller’s first digital convention celebrating narrative video games, will have several games exhibiting this weekend on May 10-13. Among them is Failbetter Games’ Sunless Skies, a gothic horror RPG and the sequel to their 2015 release Sunless Sea. The 2018 Develop…