Yesterday, Super Meat Boy was released on Steam. It’s going for $15, but if you preordered, it was only $10. There was a whole lot of hype surrounding this release… It’s one of the most loved downloadable console games of the year. Unfortunately, upon release, many problems were found. Problems ranged from crashes, to bosses not appearing, and some display issues. There was also some complaint about control issues — this is... Read→
When I first bought VVVVVV, I was a bit skeptical. I had enjoyed the demo (which is free to play on Kongregate, or to download on Steam), but I couldn’t see the lasting appeal. However, it was only $5, and I’d heard so many good things, so I decided to buy it. I’m so happy that I was wrong about that “lasting appeal” thing. One of my favourite things in VVVVVV is the level design — every screen makes you think... Read→
Spelunky caught my attention initially for two reasons — for one, it was the first game selected for the Indie Gaming Club on Reddit. Plus, it’s a game about mining, and Minecraft has pretty much run my life since I discovered it, so this wouldn’t be going too far out of my recently established comfort zone. Plus, it’s free. So I decided to give it a download, and was up and running very shortly. When I first began, things... Read→
Skylands for Minecraft is a custom-built Minecraft world that is comprised of islands floating in the sky. It has been carefully crafted, and is more of an “explore and complete things” than a “build stuff” kind of world. You start off in front of a wooden house. Upon entering, you’ll be confronted with a sign that says “It’s dangerous to go alone! Take these!” above a wooden chest. Inside said chest,... Read→
Here’s our video review for the very much loved Minecraft. This is something that’s much easier to present as a video rather than text, so I’ll leave the review at that. If you want to read an overview of it that I typed last week, you can do that, too, but that wasn’t written with reviewing it in mind, and it’s not as detailed. Now, between the time I recorded the audio for this and the time I finalized the editing,... Read→
Being a huge Star Wars fan myself, stuff like this makes my ears perk right on up. This week on Steam, every day we’ll see a new LucasArts game go on sale. (Today, Monday, it’s The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition. It’s only $7.50. Sweet.) While I wholeheartedly recommend you pick up The Force Unleashed, as it is one of my favourite Star Wars games of all time (such a great story), make sure your computer can run it first.... Read→
All Minecraft players should get an update next time they launch their client. I love good developers, and Notch is one of the best… This week’s update brings us a much better multiplayer experience, as well as some other stuff. But let’s talk about the multiplayer first. This update fixed many problems that people were having, such as the fact that furnaces wouldn’t work without a workaround (and even then they were buggy),... Read→
I’m a big fan of Frictional Games ever since I got their previous horror title Penumbra: Overture in the Humble Indie Bundle, and so when a demo for their upcoming Amnesia: The Dark Descent hit Steam, I knew I had to get it. I finally decided to man up and play it last night. See, I don’t do incredibly well with horror games… I tense up and get scared too easily. But Frictional Games’ titles have such amazing depth and such... Read→
Minecraft has been growing in popularity a lot lately. I decided to check it out just recently, after a month or two of disinterest, and let me tell you… I don’t know why I didn’t try it out earlier. I’m hooked, and I’m loving it. It can be a bit intimidating at first… The mining, the crafting system, the zombies. But when you get the hang of it, Minecraft is an absolute gem that nobody in their right mind should... Read→
The indie gaming scene is constantly improving. More and more devs keep coming into the field with easy distribution networks such as Steam available for even the smallest of developers (and even with a section dedicated to indie games). I’m personally a big fan of indie games… They may not be as flashy as big-name games, but they have a careful attention to detail that’s hard to beat, and some of them are incredibly cheap and fun. There’s... Read→
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