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Ten games that were meant to suck… but I ended up enjoying

July 31, 2012

Battle Vs Chess/Daggerdale/Dungeons and Dragons/Fortune Street/Lollipop Chainsaw/Ninja Gaiden/Pandora's Tower/Rainbow Moon/Shinobido/Top 10/Warlock Master of the Arcane

Overall, this has been a really good year for games. Almost from January 1 we’ve been feed a constant stream of blockbusters and trusted franchises. There’s also been a few genuine surprises. Games I really did not expect to be worthwhile when I started playing. Games I often expected to…

Review: Spy Vs. Spy (iPad)

July 31, 2012

Apple/iPad/Retro/Reviews/Spy Vs Spy

Spy Vs. Spy is a blast right back to my childhood. The antics of white spy and black spy in their comic series (first started in 1961!) never failed to be amusing, and the fact that so many years later it’s still being referenced in shows like The Big Bang…

Galaxy on Fire 2: Supernova trailer burns hot

July 30, 2012

Fish Labs/Galaxy on Fire 2/iOS/Supernova

iOS hit space shooter Galaxy on Fire 2’s second expansion pack Supernova will go live on the App store soon. The newest trailer for the pack is looking pretty bright. Promising loads of new stuff (including new ships, characters, and locations), developer Fish Labs promises Supernova will contain 10 hours…

Grotesque Tactics sequel on the way

July 30, 2012

grotesque tactics/headup games/Holy Avatar/Maidens of the Dead

A ‘Holy’ spinoff to Headup Games and Silent Dreams’ comedy RPG series Grotesque Tactics is coming this Fall. Holy Avatar vs Maidens of the Dead stars (natch) the Holy Avatar from GT2 and sees the adventurous character attempting to take a little vacation on his newly purchased private island- Holy…

Mutant Blobs attack Steam

July 30, 2012

Mutant Blobs Attack/PS Vita/Steam/Tales From Space

Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack is on the way to devour PCs everywhere courtesy of Steam. Mutant Blobs is all about a very angry (and very hungry) amorphous blob from space. Much like the classic monster movies of old, he’s out to do one thing- and that’s to chow…

the-real-problem-with-video-game

July 30, 2012

games criticism/Lollipop Chainsaw/Opinion

There’s an opinion piece over at Forbes about the “problem with video game reviews.” Since Forbes was kind enough to try and pull apart one of my opinion pieces not long ago, I would like to take the opportunity to return the favour (a little bit vindictive, perhaps, but this…

Review: Planet Crashers (3DS eShop)

July 29, 2012

eShop/Nintendo 3DS/Planet Crashers/Reviews/RPG

Almost two years ago, Tim Schafer and crew were responsible for one of my favourite little RPGs of the generation. Costume Quest on the PS3 and Xbox 360 played out a lot like “my first RPG,” it was so simple, but it was also endlessly charming – the perfect way…

how-to-deal-with-criticism-stanley

July 29, 2012

Criticism/Galactic Cafe/PC/The Stanley Parable HD Remix/The Stanley Parable: Mobile Edition

It can sometime be hard for creators to respond to fan criticism. If the creator decides to ignore complaints then they risk losing an audience while also potentially enhancing their work, but if a creator decides to accept complaints and take action upon them they will undoubtedly cause a small…

Review: Q.U.B.E. (PC)

July 28, 2012

PC/Q.U.B.E./Toxic Games

Q.U.B.E. frustrates me. Not because the game is bad; the game is actually a very well-constructed puzzle-platformer with a few irritating challenges, but besides that there is nothing quite wrong with the game. What frustrates me is that Q.U.B.E. wants to be more than what it actually is; a fun,…

nifflas-and-green-hill-working-on-knytt

July 27, 2012

Knytt Underground/Linux/mac/Nifflas/PC/PS Vita/PS3

Just yesterday Swedish indie developer Nifflas, in conjunction with Ripstone, announced his next project. That project is Knytt Underground, the followup to the popular Knytt and Knytt Stories games. Using some logic and assuming the existing screenshots are not fabrications of the final product, Knytt Underground appears to be a…

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