Fresh off my introduction to ASCII roguelikes thanks to the fantastic Brogue, I was eager to dive into another game in that genre. I was, however, a little burned out on fantasy-themed games and one roguelike in particular grabbed my attention because of its source of inspiration. …
Continue readingAs I’ve written before about video games, it’s easy for games with a zombie theme to go wrong. Recently becoming the owner of two board games with zombie themes I got to see examples of either side, where one game has what I’m looking for and the other does not.
Continue readingThe good folks who create games using the Adventure Game Studio engine are having a bake sale of sorts, offering 14 new games for a pay-what-you-can price, raising money for the Child’s Play charity. After downloading all 14 games I was unsure of which Bake Sale game to play first so I proceeded in the most obvious fashion, alphabetically. …
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I wanted to delve the dark and scary depths of ASCII art roguelikes where you the player are a simple “@”. I had heard of Brogue through a few channels and thought it would be a good game to try first.
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Years ago my parents bought a used PC for our family and inside was a miraculous find: a disk containing CASTLE OF THE WINDS: LITHRANSIR’S BANE.
Continue readingSometimes all it takes is an unusual concept to make me interested in playing a particular video game. …
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It was a childhood dream of mine to discover Bigfoot. I had a map showing all of the U.S.’s major sightings hung on the wall next to my bed and I looked at it every night before I went to sleep.
Continue readingThe morning I decided to start playing the indie adventure Blackwell Deception I couldn’t stop until I finished the game. …
Continue readingI’ve been on hiatus from adventure games. After a good detox period I decided to play Arden’s Vale. …
Continue readingIt seems that I’ve been playing a lot of rogue-likes lately. One in particular has stuck with me for a few weeks now, Dungeons of Dredmor by indie developer Gaslamp Games. …
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