It’s amazing how few side-scrolling shooters I see these days. Back in the days of Gradius, it seemed like everyone was trying to get in on this sweet, sweet action, but the genre’s died off a little bit. Another thing has died off as well, although…
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Nathaniel Liles is a freelance writer, writing major, and indie musician based in Southern Indiana. While procrastinating or avoiding real-world responsibility, Nathaniel enjoys playing rhythm games, action RPGs, and very colorful games with many bright, flashing lights. You can listen to Nathaniel sing songs or download his music for free at http://nathanielliles.bandcamp.com/.
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Hey there, folks! We’ve been trying to keep on top of all the news lately, but in all honesty, it clogs up the process a bit around here, and it makes the site harder to use for all of our kind readers, so starting today…
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War is a difficult subject for many people because… I mean, it’s war, guys, it has horrible effects on everyone involved. Many people who have been through the worst of it are reluctant to share their experiences, and those of us who’ve never been through…
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It’s not uncommon to see a game fail on Kickstarter and get rebooted. These second campaigns are usually an effort to get the game made, they usually have lower funding goals, and they’re usually the exact same campaign that failed in the past, but Parabole…
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A team made up of experienced artists, programmers, and game designers have banded together, lending each other their varied experience to begin work on a truly unique project, and this project is known only as Hard West. It calls itself a tactical turn-based western that will pull…
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Are Free-to-Play Games “Crowdfunded”? By Nathaniel Liles [divider] Like many people out there, I don’t exactly have money spilling out of my wallet, and when I do have money, I usually spend it on trivial things like food and bills. I’m a silly, silly man,…
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Who doesn’t like robots, right? They’re great, and if the future promised to me by 80’s sci-fi ever really comes, we’ll have a robot for everything by the year 2001. Wait… Okay, so that may have been an inaccurate prediction, but when reality fails us,…
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I have a friend who is absolutely terrified of aliens, so since I’m such a great friend, I decided to show him The Hum. For those of you who are hearing that name for the very first time, The Hum is a completely horrifying AAA title being developed…
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Adventure games are unique in the sense that they’re extremely flexible. Many stories that wouldn’t make for a very good action game work well in the point and click medium, so it’s great to see the genre stretching its legs and taking on a few…
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The Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney series of games is one that captivated the hearts and minds of many handheld gamers upon its release, and even though people are excited about the next installment to this day, the unique and engaging gameplay elements from this series have remained largely…
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There is an unfortunate shortage of local multiplayer taking place in today’s modern gaming culture, and considering the important role it’s always played in the gaming experience, it’s a shame. Local multiplayer is a vital gaming experience, and while AAA developers are having a hard…
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One of the biggest complaints I hear in the wide world of free-to-play online games is that they’re “pay to win”. Basically, this self-explanatory term is why free-to-play has such a bad reputation, casting the entire genre in an unfair light. Most of these online…
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If there’s one thing you guys know about me, it’s that I adore ridiculous, eyesight-ruining levels of shiny objects. One of my favorite things to do on a regular basis is turn a match of Warframe into an insane death tornado of lasers and explosions. What I’m…
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I absolutely love a game with a unique art style. It’s what immediately engages someone. Before a person sees a drop of gameplay or storyline, they see the artwork, and I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gone into a campaign with a bad…
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A lot of people out there who spend a lot of time reading about indie games (I’m looking at you) aspire to, one day, be game developers. While it’s not particularly difficult to find a game creating software and start messing around with it, it…
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I’m a huge fan of pixelated games that do something a little extra. Anybody can take a few pixels and call them Jimothy, but to actually create artwork at such a low resolution takes considerable skill and an eye for detail. I’ve seen some incredible…