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‘Knytt Underground’ Review – Deceptive Simplicity

Some games are like candy, a sweet, guilty pleasure that delights the taste-buds but ultimately incapable of sating real hunger. Others are full-course meals: delicious, nutritious, and every bit as filling than a Thanksgiving turkey. And then, ...

OBEY Preview – Power Structures in Bunny and Turret Society

Rarely do we see social structures that games don with descriptors like “cooperative” or “competitive” so cleanly and elegantly as I’ve seen with OBEY. Wrapped in the most innocuous, innocent set up, OBEY pits bunny vs. fellow bunny vs. a giant ...

BIG Festival Preview – Circa Infinity

Brazil’s Independent Games Festival came and went really fast for me. The biggest indie games festival of Brazil and Latin America started on June 27 and wraps on July 7 (one day before our Patreon release!), where many games, Brazilian or not, were ...

‘Fist of Awesome’ Review – Tough To Bear

Punching a bunch of bears in the face sounds pretty cool, right? How does punching hundreds of the same looking bear a countless number of times sound then? Sounds to me like it would get boring after beating the tenth bear into mush. Fist of ...

PAX East 2015 Preview – Jotun

Beat the odds to impress the gods. That is the tagline for Jotun, the upcoming action exploration game steeped in Norse mythology. After a successful crowdfunding attempt on Kickstarter back in August 2014 for developer William Dubé and his team, ...

Foosball Maniac Review

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Crimzon Clover WORLD IGNITION Review: Fine, Fresh Bullet Hell

Crimzon Clover WORLD IGNITION is a perfect reminder of why old Arcade games could keep you glued to a screen for hours and still keep you coming back for more. Created by Japanese developer Yotsubane, Crimzon Clover was originally released in Japan ...

BIG Festival Preview – Okhlos

At this point, those following my series of BIG Festival Previews might think it’s weird I haven’t talked about a winner yet. Fear not, because the winner for Best Gameplay, Okhlos, just couldn’t be left behind; not because I was afraid of some ...

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