05/12/2018 A Robot Named Fight If Metroid and the Binding of Isaac had a baby you would get A Robot Named Fight. It combines the rogue-like design of Metroid and the power-ups of The Binding of Isaac. The controls are a bit hard to learn, but you can change them in the settings into something easier to use. The game also allows you to change the gore settings, so you can lower them for younger players. There is no tutorial so you must learn the game on your own. There are 50 “achievements” but they seem to be more of
If Metroid and the Binding of Isaac had a baby you would get A Robot Named Fight. It combines the rogue-like design of Metroid and the power-ups of The Binding of Isaac. The controls are a bit hard to learn, but you can change them in the settings into something easier to use. The game also allows you to change the gore settings, so you can lower them for younger players. There is no tutorial so you must learn the game on your own. There are 50 “achievements” but they seem to be more of
05/12/2018 Where Are My Friends? Many games like to mix genres to try and offer a unique gaming experience. Because of this you end up with puzzle-platformers, musical-RPGs, rhythm-fighting games, and so many more. Sometimes You has recently ventured into multi-genre game design with Where Are My Friends. This puzzle, platformer, running game with Metroidvania aspects really tries to pack a lot into a small title. Wheye is an eyeball on a wheel that is on a scientific mission to study the local species with a few of
Many games like to mix genres to try and offer a unique gaming experience. Because of this you end up with puzzle-platformers, musical-RPGs, rhythm-fighting games, and so many more. Sometimes You has recently ventured into multi-genre game design with Where Are My Friends. This puzzle, platformer, running game with Metroidvania aspects really tries to pack a lot into a small title. Wheye is an eyeball on a wheel that is on a scientific mission to study the local species with a few of
05/04/2018 City of Brass When you think of first person shooters, your mind usually goes straight to games like Call of Duty, Battlefield, Doom, Wolfenstein or something along those lines. A gritty war story where you are armed to the teeth with guns and grenades in hopes of decimating your foes. Uppercut Games is going to change your perception of the FPS with their new release City of Brass. City of Brass is a first person shooter that tosses you in the middle of an Arabian Nights inspired world. Armed only
When you think of first person shooters, your mind usually goes straight to games like Call of Duty, Battlefield, Doom, Wolfenstein or something along those lines. A gritty war story where you are armed to the teeth with guns and grenades in hopes of decimating your foes. Uppercut Games is going to change your perception of the FPS with their new release City of Brass. City of Brass is a first person shooter that tosses you in the middle of an Arabian Nights inspired world. Armed only
05/03/2018 Robocraft Infinity Who hasn’t dreamt of building their own robot, outfitting it with an array of deadly weapons, and then piloting it into battle to destroy other robots? Robocraft Infinity allows you these fantasies – but at a price. The game starts out with a very basic tutorial that shows you quickly how to finish building your bot, and then you are placed in a training area to learn how to control it and operate the weapons. The tutorial pits you against stationary targets, which is a far cry from
Who hasn’t dreamt of building their own robot, outfitting it with an array of deadly weapons, and then piloting it into battle to destroy other robots? Robocraft Infinity allows you these fantasies – but at a price. The game starts out with a very basic tutorial that shows you quickly how to finish building your bot, and then you are placed in a training area to learn how to control it and operate the weapons. The tutorial pits you against stationary targets, which is a far cry from
05/01/2018 Pax East - IceBerg Interactive While at Pax East I got to talk to many different developers and publishers about the games that they were going to be releasing. One of these publishers was Iceberg Interactive from the Netherlands. They were there demonstrating two new games HeadSnatchers and AntiGraviator. The first title I went hands on with was AntiGraviator. This is a futuristic racing game where the only limit to how fast you can go is your ability to maneuver. The year is 2210 and terraforming has turned four
While at Pax East I got to talk to many different developers and publishers about the games that they were going to be releasing. One of these publishers was Iceberg Interactive from the Netherlands. They were there demonstrating two new games HeadSnatchers and AntiGraviator. The first title I went hands on with was AntiGraviator. This is a futuristic racing game where the only limit to how fast you can go is your ability to maneuver. The year is 2210 and terraforming has turned four
04/26/2018 EverReach : Project Eden - 1st Look EverReach : Project Eden is a 3rd person action adventure, sci-fi game that delivers a punch. Man kind has just about exhausted the Earth of all of her resources and has moved to the stars to try and start anew. The first colonization efforts to Planet Eden seemed to be a success, but then something happened. It is now up to Lieutenant Nora Harwood to secure the settlement, figure out what happened to the colony, and discover the truth about Eden. Only the 1st chapter was playable at
EverReach : Project Eden is a 3rd person action adventure, sci-fi game that delivers a punch. Man kind has just about exhausted the Earth of all of her resources and has moved to the stars to try and start anew. The first colonization efforts to Planet Eden seemed to be a success, but then something happened. It is now up to Lieutenant Nora Harwood to secure the settlement, figure out what happened to the colony, and discover the truth about Eden. Only the 1st chapter was playable at
04/26/2018 Minit MINIT is an action adventure game with an interesting twist, you only have a limited time before you die. MINIT plays very similar to the Legend of Zelda games from the GameBoy and SNES, from the control to the progressive powerups. It it not a very long game, but is a great introduction into speed running. Your first playthrough of MINIT is all about exploration. Once you find the Cursed Sword, you start the 60 second timer. Once the timer runs out, you die and have to restart at the
MINIT is an action adventure game with an interesting twist, you only have a limited time before you die. MINIT plays very similar to the Legend of Zelda games from the GameBoy and SNES, from the control to the progressive powerups. It it not a very long game, but is a great introduction into speed running. Your first playthrough of MINIT is all about exploration. Once you find the Cursed Sword, you start the 60 second timer. Once the timer runs out, you die and have to restart at the
04/22/2018 Pax East - Games Coming soon I am still catching up from PAX East, but almost done organizing everything, so hopefully I will get these out quicker. Today I am going to let you know about a few games that are going to be coming out soon. These are just a few of the many I saw and played, and there will be more information coming. Cosmo’s Quickstop is a quirky little PC game that puts you in charge of an interstellar service station. The main objective of the game is to make sure that your customers are happy and
I am still catching up from PAX East, but almost done organizing everything, so hopefully I will get these out quicker. Today I am going to let you know about a few games that are going to be coming out soon. These are just a few of the many I saw and played, and there will be more information coming. Cosmo’s Quickstop is a quirky little PC game that puts you in charge of an interstellar service station. The main objective of the game is to make sure that your customers are happy and
04/22/2018 Deep Ones I have been playing games since the Atari 2600, and have watched games evolve from just a few pixels to represent a dragon in Adventure to the amazingly realistic monsters in Monster Hunter World. Recently there has been a resurgence in retro graphics and game play in the gaming industry. Sometimes You has recently released Deep Ones – a game that relishes in its retro design. Deep Ones is the story of an ocean explorer whose submarine is destroyed by Cthulhu. You survive this attack
I have been playing games since the Atari 2600, and have watched games evolve from just a few pixels to represent a dragon in Adventure to the amazingly realistic monsters in Monster Hunter World. Recently there has been a resurgence in retro graphics and game play in the gaming industry. Sometimes You has recently released Deep Ones – a game that relishes in its retro design. Deep Ones is the story of an ocean explorer whose submarine is destroyed by Cthulhu. You survive this attack
04/20/2018 Bridge Constructor Portal Many games come out with multiple sequels, and only change game play slightly. Others completely change up the parts that work to make a game that is nothing like the original. Every once in a while two games will come together in a mash up that brings the game to another level. HeadUp Games has recently released Bridge Constructor Portal – where you get to put your engineering skills to the test even as GLADOS tries to make your life more difficult. If you are not familiar with the
Many games come out with multiple sequels, and only change game play slightly. Others completely change up the parts that work to make a game that is nothing like the original. Every once in a while two games will come together in a mash up that brings the game to another level. HeadUp Games has recently released Bridge Constructor Portal – where you get to put your engineering skills to the test even as GLADOS tries to make your life more difficult. If you are not familiar with the
