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Snailiad and the Power of Metroidvania
Snailiad is a 2D platform-adventure, “Metroidvania”-style, game where the player controlled character is, as the name puns, a snail. It has a full on grid map with different distinct sections, hidden items to find, secrets to discover, and new abilities that grant access to areas previously inacc...
Published by Ben Alford on Aug. 10, 2011
Review: From Dust
Much like the early 90s PC games from Maxis’ Sim series, From Dust is inadvertently educational. Inadvertently because it is a game based off of its creator’s ...
Published by Ben Alford on Aug. 4, 2011
Review: Bastion
Bastion’s narrative wonders whether to forgive or forget; to labor in the past or embrace the future. It is not a cheap moral dilemma either, it is made ...
Published by Ben Alford on July 28, 2011
Humble Indie Bundle Back For Third Iteration
The Humble Indie Bundle is back again, this time in its third iteration. It includes And Yet it Moves, Cogs, Crayon Physics Deluxe, Hammerfight and VVVVVV. As before, they are all DRM-free, pay-what-you-want, cross-platform (Windows, Mac OS, Linux) and support charitable causes. Of note, all the ...
Published by Ben Alford on July 26, 2011
Review: PixelJunk Shooter 2
The original PixelJunk Shooter is a game of details. It had wonderfully intricate interactions between different earthly elements, the game world and the ultimate goal to save survivors. PixelJunk Shooter 2 attempts to continue this on, adding a few more elements, new enemy types, suits and a gen...
Published by Ben Alford on July 23, 2011
Aerial Excellence: Luftrauser
Luftrauser is a 2D arcade-like aerial combat game by Vlambeer. The thing that really makes this game is the controls. There is a button that turns on thrust which is required to fly. You can also turn off the thrust by letting go of the button, causing the plane to fall quickly and the turning sp...
Published by Ben Alford on July 13, 2011
NYU Game Center: 2nd No Quarter and Wolpaw on Portal 2 video
A couple of interesting things have been going on at the NYU Game Center, a design and development research center for games in New York City.
Published by Ben Alford on May 11, 2011