May 08
Writing a review of Eador: Master of the Broken World (know henceforth as simply Eador) is a bit weird for me. This is because I’ve already reviewed it relatively recently in the form of Eador: Genesis. Eador (the subject of this review) and Eador: Genesis are essentially the same game, with the new Eador receiving …
Apr 26
I’ve never really wondered before what would happen if Minecraft and Tetris had a baby. Now that I think about it, the result would probably be rather blocky.
Apr 11
I’m sure purists will hate me for saying it, but I much prefer playing Rogue-likes with graphics. There’s something about piloting an ASCII character over a wasteland of punctuation and mathematical symbols that doesn’t quite do it for me. I do love the idea of the crazy, randomized world that those symbols represent and the …
Apr 03
That Dwarf Quest’s name bears resemblance to the famous early 90’s board game Hero Quest is no coincidence. I was reminded of playing a board game many times while descending this simplified dungeon crawler’s halls. Dwarf Quest is like playing a solitaire version of an entry-level table top dungeon crawler, from its basic presentation to …
Apr 01
Matt and Michael spend 1.5 hours talking about how Pokemon may suck but it’s creators sure don’t, how the Cave was ultimately empty, and how the only real way to be a man is to drink the blood of a Caribou.
Mar 27
Let’s start by saying the newly rebooted Tomb Raider is a fantastically fluid, beautiful looking action game. It’s as close as I’ve ever got to playing a big, box-office smashing action movie on my PC. Including all the eye-candy and quickened heart beat inducing scenes that Hollywood provides. But how would you feel if you …
Mar 11
The Dumbfounded Duo returns and this week we talk about rolling dem ShadowRun bones, how we are all one but also many in the grossest way possible, and Maxis’ just released SimServerCrash.
Mar 06
99 Levels to Hell does exactly what it says on the packet; 99 randomly generated levels ever descending downwards to the deepest recesses of hell. It’s a permadeath platformer that happily wears its influences on its sleeves. It’s Binding of Isaac, meets Bubble Bobble meets Diablo with a dash of Bomberman thrown in for good …
Mar 04
HOLY SHIT! Michael is back! Also we talk about Dolphin birth, how PSABR made terrible life decisions, and how the ending of L.A. Noire is one big dick move.
