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Monthly Archives: March 2013
The Unauthorized Biography of Super Hexagon
Super Hexagon is a very simple game for iThings, Androids and PCs. Super Hexagon is about a triangle that mustn’t collide with shapes or it’s game over. Super Hexagon doesn’t have a narrative. Learning to control Super Hexagon takes two … Continue reading
Mediums in Glasses, Ghosts in Ties – The Blackwell Bundle
Rosa Blackwell had a number of powerful headaches one day. They grew stronger and stronger until a smart-ass ghost straight from the past jumped into her house through a window. Since then the literal headaches disappeared and figurative ones begun … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, AGS games, Blackwell, Blackwell Bundle, boo!, Convergence, Deception, detective, ghosts, Joey Mallone, Legacy, Unbound, Wadjet Eye
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The Private Eye #1 – Going Meta with Comics
I’m excited about comics at this minute, so bear with me as I gush and gush. Brian K. Vaughn (of Y: The Last man, Ex Machina, Runaways and Saga) and Marcos Martin (Spider-man and Daredevil) have teamed-up for a completely … Continue reading
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Tagged action, art, BKV, Brian K Vaughn, comics, cool, drm-free, dystopia, Marcos Martin, masks, paparazzi, pwyw, s-f, sci-fi, science-fiction
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Far Too Many Words About Doom the Movie
I haven’t seen it until now, because the rule of game-to-movie adaptation inexplicably says it’s not worth it. They’ve all been average or worse, and in the case of Doom there isn’t even enough source material to create anything vaguely … Continue reading
Home Alone with Dead in it – Mad Father
I’m still in a horror-appreciation mode, so when I saw a free Japanese adventure game about a haunted house with monsters running rampant and a large basement filled with dread, I couldn’t say no. Haunted mansions are a really potent … Continue reading
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Tagged fan translated, fear of the dark, freeware, haunted mansions, horror, Japanese, japanese adventure, jump scares, mad father, Sen, videogames, Wolf RPG
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A Stroll Down The Hell Lane with The Cat Lady
The cat ladies have don’t have the easiest of lives. Every day they need to feed their screeching feline army and argue with the annoyed neighbors while at the same time deal with bad PR from The Simpsons and being portrayed … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, AGS games, cat lady, games, gruesome but lovely, Harvester Games, horror, indie, PC, The Cat Lady, video games, videogames
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