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.
Tag Archive: indie?
Apr 03
Review of Dwarf Quest
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 …
Feb 12
Review of Antichamber
The majority of the time playing Antichamber you will feel one of two things. Either an elated feeling of supreme intelligence as the solution to one the games many lateral thinking based puzzles slowly dawns on you. Or, a feeling of severe bewilderment as you aimlessly wander the game’s hyper colored halls without any idea …
Feb 11
HUDcast Episode 31
In this episode HalfBeard talks about how Sony doesn’t seem understand people need to be told to buy their products, how Indie devs can get screwed by big business too, and how Legendary is taking up all his goddamn time.
Feb 09
Quick Heads Up: The Fall of Mr. Wily
We take a quick manic look at one of last year’s Ludlum Dare finalists
Jan 25
Review of Eador: Genesis
Looks like Michael’s on an Indie Strategy kick again, but hey this one seems pretty interesting.
Jan 04
Review of Drox Operative
2012 was a big year for the action RPG and Drox Operative warp-drived into existence at the very last minute to be part of it. Don’t allow your click-weary, loot collecting index finger to let you down because it thinks you have already had your fill of ARPG’s this year. I can assure you Drox …
Dec 11
Review of Thomas Was Alone
Thomas was alone, but not for very long. He’s almost instantly joined by a merry band of different colored rectangles all with different relationships to physics. As for the game its self, Thomas was Alone was never truly alone as the indie puzzle platformer is a rather crowded genre at the moment. There’s also no …
Dec 10
Review of Frozen Hearth
Frozen Hearth seemed like a game right up my alley; a scaled back fantasy RTS with a focus on smaller armies and experience gathering, leveling up heroes. You can even buy items for your heroes and equip them, just like in an RPG! There’s nothing I like more than RPG elements creeping into other genres …
