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Review: Titan Souls
Titan Souls started out as a Ludum Dare Game Jam project back in December 2013. That specific Game Jam followed a “You Only Get One” theme which resulted in a one life/one arrow mechanic for Titan Souls. The original game …
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Review: Aaru’s Awakening
When taking your first glance at Aaru’s Awakening, you’ll notice the beautiful visuals that the game offers. Everything you see on screen is hand drawn and is one of the bright spots in a short and somewhat frustrating experience. As …
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Soldner X-2 Review
Shoot ’em up games are hard to perfect. Everything is important to consider (difficulty, graphical style, etc.) and Soldner X-2 Final Prototype nails most of of them. However, some things weigh it down to make the experience far less than …
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Slender: The Arrival
I find Slenderman and the story around its creation to be rather fascinating. I also think the concept of what Slenderman is to be really scary. The idea of a human-like figure that’s just slightly off combined with the disappearing …
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Review: Axiom Verge
After my first playthrough I immediately jumped back into Axiom Verge to cleanup the remaining items that I didn’t find before. A handful of items eluded me for days as the methods to uncover hidden rooms among other things always …
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Review: Pillar
Pillar begins with a seemingly simple question: Who are you? After entering your name, it then asks a slightly more open-ended question: What are you? There are six descriptors to choose from with terms like ‘Focused’ and ‘Renewing.’ Practically speaking, …
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Review: Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Hotline Miami 2 is the only game that can make me incredibly angry and happy at the same time. It straddles the line between frustrating and fun, but always ends up falling closer to fun. From the first level I …
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Review: Scram Kitty DX
Scram Kitty DX, originally Scram Kitty and his Buddy on Rails (Wii U), is pretty simple in concept. Evil mice have kidnapped Scram Kitty along with many other kittens and it’s up to you to save them. To do so …
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Review: White Night
It’s 1930’s Boston and an unsuspecting man is about to have a run in with something that’s no longer among the living. White Night will immediately grab you with its film noir aesthetic, the opening song that plays as your …
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Review: HyperDevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart
This is my first foray into the series, but instead of starting with the main RPG titles, I got to play Hyperdevotion, which is a turn-based strategy game with the same characters in a similar universe. Coming in completely unaware …
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Review: Titan Souls
Titan Souls started out as a Ludum Dare Game Jam project back in December 2013. That specific Game Jam followed a “You Only Get One” theme which resulted in a one life/one arrow mechanic for Titan Souls. The original game …
+
Read More
Posted in - Reviews
Review: Aaru’s Awakening
When taking your first glance at Aaru’s Awakening, you’ll notice the beautiful visuals that the game offers. Everything you see on screen is hand drawn and is one of the bright spots in a short and somewhat frustrating experience. As …
+
Read More
Posted in - Reviews
Soldner X-2 Review
Shoot ’em up games are hard to perfect. Everything is important to consider (difficulty, graphical style, etc.) and Soldner X-2 Final Prototype nails most of of them. However, some things weigh it down to make the experience far less than …
+
Read More
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Slender: The Arrival
I find Slenderman and the story around its creation to be rather fascinating. I also think the concept of what Slenderman is to be really scary. The idea of a human-like figure that’s just slightly off combined with the disappearing …
+
Read More
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Review: Axiom Verge
After my first playthrough I immediately jumped back into Axiom Verge to cleanup the remaining items that I didn’t find before. A handful of items eluded me for days as the methods to uncover hidden rooms among other things always …
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Review: Pillar
Pillar begins with a seemingly simple question: Who are you? After entering your name, it then asks a slightly more open-ended question: What are you? There are six descriptors to choose from with terms like ‘Focused’ and ‘Renewing.’ Practically speaking, …
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Review: Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Hotline Miami 2 is the only game that can make me incredibly angry and happy at the same time. It straddles the line between frustrating and fun, but always ends up falling closer to fun. From the first level I …
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Review: Scram Kitty DX
Scram Kitty DX, originally Scram Kitty and his Buddy on Rails (Wii U), is pretty simple in concept. Evil mice have kidnapped Scram Kitty along with many other kittens and it’s up to you to save them. To do so …
+
Read More
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Review: White Night
It’s 1930’s Boston and an unsuspecting man is about to have a run in with something that’s no longer among the living. White Night will immediately grab you with its film noir aesthetic, the opening song that plays as your …
+
Read More
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Review: HyperDevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart
This is my first foray into the series, but instead of starting with the main RPG titles, I got to play Hyperdevotion, which is a turn-based strategy game with the same characters in a similar universe. Coming in completely unaware …
+
Read More