Independent developer Victoria Arnold from Open Name Ltd talks with GiN about making good games that kids can play quickly before moving on to other things. Their first titles Bog Racer and Cut The Buttons have been wildly successful.
Last week was all about Monument Valley, for me. I first found it on a fellow gamer’s Pinterest board and promptly added it to my ‘must play’ list. Then it was nominated in the Time best looking games of the year list and I thought ‘there’s that game again’. But before I could buy it, Monument Valley hit the headlines again, because it was bombarded with one-star reviews from gamers who took exception to paying for the expansion. I coughed up some cash and played Monument Valley over the weekend to see if it was worth it. First, let me … Continue reading Monument Valley and Why the Best Things Aren’t Free
Ever play a game that was so frustrating that you wanted to give up altogether? That’s how Michael felt back when he first played Rayman 2: The Great Escape! Jump on in for his impressions on this old classic in this week’s Retro Game Friday.
Meg had a great time with The Silent Age. Episode 2 looks to be just as good.
Welcome Time Wasters! This week I fell back to my phone for my time wasting needs and I discovered a mobile version of an immensely entertaining PC game: Prop Hunt. Well, it’s more of a mod than an actual game. Prop Hunt Mobile is exactly what it sounds like; a mobile version of Prop Hunt for the PC. For those who don’t know, Prop Hunt is a game in Gmod that has players split into two teams to try and outsmart each other. The first team plays as props. They are given 20 seconds to hide from the other team. … Continue reading Hiding in Prop Hunt Mobile
Meg takes a look at Robots Need Love Too, an iOs puzzle game about two lovestruck robots from Elephant Mouse.
We all like a good platformer, right? But how about one where almost everything can kill you, some of the obstacles are invisible, and save points are limited? All that, and Super Kitty sill manages to be fun to play.
Bio Inc. is germ warfare on a very personal level, as you are tasked with killing a variety of people using various viruses and diseases. It’s actually pretty disturbing, but also fun. And it may just teach players a thing or two about staying healthy.
Jewel Hearts is a puzzle game that is very similar to many other countless matching puzzlers available as an app. But what it lacks in originality of concept, it makes up for in the size of its playable space.
The Walking Dead Season 2 Episode 5: No Turning Back ends the second season of the excellent video game series. Who lives? Who dies? And where in the heck will the series go from here?
