[dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap]n my opinion, Red Awakening is one of the more interesting video game campaigns to have shown up on Kickstarter this month. Maybe because I have a soft spot for neon, horror movies, and synth music? Regardless, it’s certainly worth a closer look! Rob…
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Amanda French first cut her gaming teeth by playing such classics as Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Super Mario World at the ripe age of four. From there spawned a lifelong love of video games, particularly narrative heavy adventures and open world games. A creative writing graduate of Full Sail University, Amanda writes fiction novels in her spare time. You can find her work at the Independent Author Network under the pseudonym, Illise Montoya. Amanda’s all-time favorite games include Dragon Age: Origins, Fallout 2, and Tekken 5. She lives on the California coast with her husband and young baby son.
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[dropcap size=big]A[/dropcap]s a writer of queer fiction, I’m fairly open about my bisexuality. Getting married to a man and becoming a mother didn’t make this magically go away. These days, the way I scratch that non-hetero itch is by reading books, comics, and playing the…
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[dropcap size=small]S[/dropcap]ince I began at Cliqist, I’ve had to review a number of crowdfunded games, and I noticed something odd happening to my average number of positive game experiences. It was going up! This is unusual because I’m typically a very picky gamer who dismantles everything from…
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Red Awakening’s campaign recently launched on the 22nd, and it has 30 days to raise £100,000 (or $150,555.50) by May 22nd. This stealth horror FPS game is an unusual one, inspired by slasher movies and classic FPS games of the 90s and 00s. The setting is…
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[dropcap size=big]B[/dropcap]efore we go any further, if you haven’t beaten Book of Unwritten Tales 2 yet, then I recommend doing so before reading onward as there are spoilers ahead. I’ll add some space so that no one accidentally reads anything… Book of Unwritten Tales 2 takes a lot from fantasy…
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[dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]rust me, you read that right. Rabbit Run is apparently Sonic the Hedgehog meets Mario Kart, which I suppose doesn’t sound half bad in theory, but so far Draisey Games pitch for it really just sounds bland and uninspired. Your main character is called…
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[dropcap size=big]S[/dropcap]o I’m just going to be up front in stating that I’ve never played Book of Unwritten Tales 1. I briefly wondered if this would somehow prevent me from properly enjoying its sequel–but then I reasoned that any good story can be enjoyed at…
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[dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap] once covered a variety of reasons why developers should avoid launching crowdfunding campaigns during the holiday season. But it’s spring now, right? All the biggest, most expensive holidays are passed, right? So why did the Seven Dragon Saga, a game that had a developed…
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[dropcap size=big]R[/dropcap]agnar Tørnquist is the founder of the Norwegian indie game studio, Red Thread Games, and also the writer and director of the recent episodic adventure game, Dreamfall Chapters (which you can see our review for.) Ragnar made a name for himself in adventure gaming, with The…
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WarRab: Veteran was an indie RPG written, coded, and designed by one young man: an 18-year-old by the name of Chadrick Evans. I wrote about Mr. Evans back in February, hailing him as an unsung indie crowdfunding hero for his humble request of help and…
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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…
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[dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]he time has come to discover who you really are, earn your salt as a captain, and become lost in the dark maw of the zee. This is the Sunless Sea, and it is as dangerous as it is mysterious. Begin your journey in…
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[dropcap size=big]M[/dropcap]yDream is the voxel-based sandbox multiplayer game by MyDream Interactive, Inc. whose slogan was not only, “Think outside the blocks,” but they assured parents there would be no “senseless violence” and even went so far as to promise “real world skills” in their Kickstarter…
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[dropcap size=big]R[/dropcap]epublique Remastered is a topical stealth game that was originally released on mobile devices, though from the beginning there were always plans for a PC and Mac version that would come with unique features and story elements. I haven’t played the mobile version, but I’ve…
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[dropcap size=big]W[/dropcap]oolfe: The Red Hood Diaries is a 3D (or 2.5d, as GRIN likes to bill it) side scrolling platformer that was funded back in September 2014 for $72,139 on Kickstarter. It’s a dark reimagining of the Little Red Riding Hood story, with a host…
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The team at Midgar Studio have done it, the Kickstarter for their JRPG Edge of Eternity reached its stretch goal of $130k. At this landmark, the much loved composer, Yasunori Mitsuda, whose past work includes iconic JRPGs Chrono Trigger and Xenosaga, is expected to create original…