Monthly Archives: January 2009
Picking apart Braid’s story
A few weeks ago I finally beat Braid, the mega-artistic time-bending platformer by Jonathan Blow. After seeing the game through, the next three hours were spent pouring over in-game texts, interpreting level design, and discussing the possible meaning(s) of… well… … Continue reading
Pirates and potatoes
This afternoon I was reading on the IndieGamer forums and followed a great discussion on piracy. A blogger and game designer followed a recent trend and had a conversation with a hacker who cracked and distributed his game for free. … Continue reading
Unskippable: MST3K for video game cutscenes
It was only moments ago this very day I became aware of a new weekly feature on The Escapist: Unskippable. The growing series of videos heckles video game cutscenes much like the Mystery Science Theater 3000 crew riffs bad movies. … Continue reading
Moon (DS) impressions
Got my hands on Moon, the first person shooter for DS made by the Dementium: The Ward team, Renegade Kid. The whole FPS genre and I don’t get along so well these days, and usually I only partake in the … Continue reading
Puzzle Quest: Galactrix web demo available
A web-based demo for Puzzle Quest: Galactrix, the sci-fi themed follow up to Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords, has been released. D3 Publisher had a booth at last year’s Penny Arcade Expo, but the lines were too long and … Continue reading
Caster 3D
What’s this? Did I just stumble into a world dominated by Nintendo 64 and PlayStation action games? It seems so. Caster 3D, the love child of Mike Smith, senior graphics programmer for Hidden Path Entertainment (the Defense Grid folks), is … Continue reading
iPhone Puzzle Quest is terrible
After getting all excited over the release of Puzzle Quest for the iPhone/iPod Touch app store, I’m saddened to report the following news: it’s borked. Clumsy controls, blurry visuals, sound effects that seem to have been recorded on a 30 … Continue reading
Pat on the back time
One of those moments when I just have to pat myself on the back. Not that I did anything too out of the ordinary, but it’s always nice to get noticed, especially by mainstream news outlets. The Citizen Gamer column … Continue reading
Freeware exploration games updated
It’s been a long time since I originally posted the item, but my short list of freeware games of exploration has evolved over the years to include some of the best games of its kind. I’m working on getting a … Continue reading
