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Published by Ben Alford on Sept. 30, 2011
Rainbow Jail and Misplaced Theme
Rainbow Jail is a great set of game mechanics, a mix of block-breaking and block-moving puzzles, placed in the wrong structure. Breaking the multicolored blocks arranged on each top down screen cause all the blocks of the same color to break if they are exposed or touching. To prevent breaking bl...
Published by Ben Alford on Sept. 26, 2011
Type to Survive: Safety Instructions
Safety Instructions is a typing game by Pippin Barr. It isn’t entirely dissimilar to The Typing of the Dead. Though in Safety Instructions, it is using touch typing skills to survive a lightheartedly toned plane crash over the ocean instead of a campy monster movie. It juxtaposes well colored pix...
Published by Ben Alford on Sept. 15, 2011
Published by Ben Alford on Sept. 13, 2011
No More: On No More Heroes 2
No More Heroes 2 is about nothing. It has nothing to say, does nothing with its mechanics and does nothing to impress. There isn’t anything near the ingenuity of the first’s bosses to be found. It tries to “fix” problems only to break them further. If No More Heroes 2 does have something to say i...
Published by Ben Alford on Sept. 12, 2011
Published by Ben Alford on Sept. 1, 2011
Hide The Facts
Hide works on atmosphere. It is a nightmarish atmosphere that is eerie and dark: the player character pants as they trudge through snow, a siren wails in the background, and spot lights shine into the sky. It heavily obfuscates things in the distance with an ultra lo-fi style, making the environm...
Published by Ben Alford on Aug. 30, 2011
Published by Ben Alford on Aug. 24, 2011