Indie Gaming
Review: Bob Came in Pieces
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Bob came in pieces, and it's your rocketing, pushing, pulling, breaking, exploring, and building that will get him together again. You won't need any horses or king's men; just creative puzzle solving in a cute, cartoony world. It's nothing too difficult, really, but I enjoyed my trip through the dozen or so levels of interesting challenges and environments. The Swedish creators, Ludosity, succeeded in making a game that is unique and engaging, with a splash of humor, as well!
Review: Lucidity
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Zzz…
…just five more minutes… Huh? What? Oh fine. I had the weirdest dream last night. I was walking around putting stairs, bombs, and fans all over the place in order to get to my mailbox. Wacky, huh? But wait, there's more!
Innovation not Dead
|Yahtzee Croshaw (Zero Punctuation) is decidedly vocal about what he perceives as an endless stream of increasingly-numbered sequels to already similar and bland competing games. While I don't have as pessimistic of a view, I'm sure he's not alone in this regard. With this in mind, I'd like to point out some examples of why I believe innovation is not dead in the least, but simply shied away from by large developers.
Review: Osmos
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You remember learning about osmosis and mitosis in school, right? Back when you giggled at the phrase "asexual reproduction?" (hee hee) Well, that's what this game is all about. You're a cute little lifeform (as cute as circle-blobs can be) that wants to be the best, like no mote ever was. To absorb others is your test; to become the biggest is your cause. Yes, most of the levels in Osmos involve the single objective of "become the biggest" or "become huge." Simple enough, right? The multiple gameplay types keep things interesting, and, trust me, some of these levels are tough.
Trine 25% off on Steam until August 19th
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Yep, very slow news day. Trine is 25% off on Steam for a week, until August 19th. Strange timeframe for any game, Wednesday to Wednesday just doesn't seem right. Anyway, this mediocre platformer/puzzler has some very fun mechanics and levels in it, it's just frustrating and buggy as hell.
$22.49 is a bit of a stretch for this game, I'd say this is one of those $10 or $5 purchases. Sorry Frozenbyte, but Trine gave me such a headache from buggy frustration.
Anyway, you can check buy the game here.
Moneyseize (mini-review)
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Moneyseize is easily one of the best and most challenging platformers I’ve ever played. You play as Sir Reginald MoneySeize II, Esq. which unless someone comes out with a game right now where your character’s name is Judokaratekiller McAlienslasher, is the best name for a video game character. Your goal is to seize money to build the biggest tower in the world; a fairly ambitious goal made even more ambitious by the ridiculous crap you need to go through just to get to all of the money.
