Planet Alpha offers an experience that reminds me of great games from the past while mixing in new ideas and current graphics. It is a 2D puzzle adventurer similar to modern examples including Never Alone, Limbo and Inside; or classics like Another World. If you are unfamiliar with this style of game, play consists of…
We have all played that game before, the one where the focus of the developers was clearly on all of the bells and whistles, as well as the game play loop rather than the gameplay experience itself. These are the times where it is painfully obvious that it is all about the destination and not…
As the game’s title first appeared onscreen and the music started to play, Death’s Gambit immediately had my attention. After waiting so very long to play what I knew to be another “Souls” styled game, I was happy to see this game was ready to show me what it was doing differently right away. The…
What can be said about the Warhammer franchise video game offerings, both fantasy and 40k, that hasn’t been said before? Over the past few decades there has been more than a healthy amount of releases spanning multiple genres. Primarily the focus has been on strategy but we have also witnessed a generous offering of shooters,…
Phantom Doctrine is a stealth-heavy turn based tactical game from CreativeForge Games and published by Good Shepherd Entertainment. It oozes the style and atmosphere of 80’s espionage and delivers a tight, tactical gameplay loop that feels just as good as a bigger budget game like X-Com 2. The graphics are great, the music and sound…
Rainbow Skies combines an RPG overworld, turn based strategy combat, fourth wall breaking dialogue and monster taming into this indie style game which seems to have all the elements for a retro yet unique take on the genre. The game itself is well executed, combat is fluid and you can pick or avoid battles as…
It wasn’t that long ago that zombie games were all the rage. You couldn’t fire up a video game system without tripping over the undead menace. Now, it seems like the industry has latched onto the freight train that is rogue-likes. So how do you stand out from the crowd when you are one of…
Have you ever wanted to revisit the classic, top-down action of the original Grand Theft Auto titles or Smash TV? Did you ever think it would be cool to incorporate elements of danmaku or “bullet hell” shoot-em-ups as well as RPG-style progression and a skill system? Did you also think it would be great if…
Roguelikes are all over the place right now. Englightenment by developer LizardKing is a game that is attempting to stand out from the crowd with a more dark and gritty atmosphere and a top down shooter like gameplay. Style however is not the most important thing, let’s see if the many other elements necessary to…
