Said it before, said it again, said that I'll say it many more times, and here I am, saying it once more: the Nintendo DS was a fantastic system for weird video games. And a video game in which you take on the role of an anime-style defense attorney, defending the most bizarre clientele imaginable, from the most ludicrous murders possible (and even impossible ones, too), … [Read more...]
Pyre – Point & Click Jam!
When I first started doing these analyses, I knew that one day, I would be analyzing Pyre (short enough, no abbreviation needed...), due to one simple fact: it is so very bizarrely unique. I would by no means consider myself a super fan of Supergiant Games. Some of their games are fun, others, not so much. But I will say this about the small game dev company, they certainly … [Read more...]
Time Hollow – Taking Back What Was Mine
Ah, Time Hollow (TH), yet another obscure and quirky game that could have only been released for the Nintendo DS. The late 2000's seemed to be a grand time for unique, creative, and just plain weird games. And there was no better platform for those games than the DS (and to some extent, the Wii, as well). I can still remember going to a local EB Games shop on the day this game … [Read more...]
Hotel Dusk: Room 215 – Checking In
The holiday season is upon us! And for me, that means playing yet another one of my all time favorite games, Hotel Dusk: Room 215 (HD). This is another one of those games that will just always be at the top of my favorites list. I even wrote a critical analysis of the immersion this game creates in my undergrad days. But I'm not going to bore you with that academic stuff here. … [Read more...]