Let's get this right out of the way, first thing. I hate roguelike games. I just do. I absolutely despise everything about them. From the incredibly lazy level design of using procedurally and randomly generated levels, to the insta/perma-death conditions set in so many games of this genre. I absolutely and unequivocally hate roguelikes. I am also no fan of rhythm games. I … [Read more...]
The Sexy Brutale – It Isn’t What It Sounds Like…
If you haven't caught on by now, there's a special place in my heart for weird and obscure video games. However, in this age of rampant Indie development, it can be hard to find the good weird and obscure games. First and foremost, a game needs to be fun. If a game is just weird for the sake of being weird (or even worse, for the sake of "art"), then I have no interest in it. I … [Read more...]
Owlboy – “What If Platformer/Shooter… But With Owls?”
I was severely on the fence, when I was trying to decide to get Owlboy. The reviews were raving about it, claiming it was such a fantastic game. But I have been fooled by these gushing reviews of "indie darlings" too many times in the past (Golf Story, for instance). And when a game has a dev cycle of almost ten years, that usually spells disaster. However, I am happy to say … [Read more...]