When I first played the game Minecraft I knew that it was going to stick with me for a while. My enthusiasm for the game knew no bounds and I played it for hours, digging deep caverns and building high towers of stone. Minecraft spoke to me in a way that few other games ever had.
But I eventually lost interest in Minecraft.
Steam sales are an evil, evil thing. Games that I’m only slightly interested in suddenly become attractive thanks to their limited-time-only rock bottom price. I’ve been repeatedly seduced into buying games that I don’t really have time to play and sadly have amassed a nice collection of un-played blockbusters.
No more. I’ve made it my goal to start getting through these games and not let those purchases go to waste. One of those untouched games I’ve picked up is Far Cry 2.
I’m going to cut to the chase on this one. I absolutely loved playing Gemini Rue from start to finish. It’s easily the best adventure game I’ve played in years. …
Continue readingI was very excited to learn that AGDI was remaking my least favorite King’s Quest, King’s Quest III. …
Continue readingWith a blog named “Zombie Apocalypse” it’s probably strange that I haven’t actually written much about about zombies. I recently played a couple zombie themed games, more by coincidence than design, which seemed to capture what I was looking for.
Continue readingI ask some random questions of indie developers Twofold Secret, makers of the hit games ‘Where We Remain’ and ‘Sanctuary 17’.
Continue readingVery slowly, some of the hit games that have been released for the iPhone are finding their way to Android phones. Recently, an iPhone game and video game industry darling, Game Dev Story, was made available in the Android App Market and I hungrily leapt to purchase it after long seeing it touted about through Twitter.
Continue readingI had just about completely forgotten about the indie adventure game The Dream Machine by Cockroach, Inc. Recently, I learned from The Dream Machine’s development blog feed that part two of the game was about to be released and that the entire series could be preordered.
Continue readingMy fiancée and I play a lot of games together. Quiet weekends and weekday evenings while we wait for dinner to cook are great times to get in some board games. As such, I’m always on the lookout for good two player games.
Continue readingIt didn’t take much to convince me to pick up the recent PC release of the indie side-scrolling real time strategy game Swords and Soldiers by Ronimo Games. The game is is loud, brash, and funny.
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