In the last few months, I have played several indie games that have left a mark on me. For good and bad reasons in not-so-equal measures. I want to talk about two of them because they have thrilled and frustrated me while playing them, but I appreciate both of them for reaching for the sun.… Continue Reading
I’ve played more of Promise Mascot Agency (Kaizen Game Works), and I need to talk about it. I love so much about it–but there are a few things that really drag it down. In my last post, I touched on two of the things that really annoy me about the game, and I want to… Continue Reading
It was the Fourth of July today (yesterday now). I have never cared much about this holiday because I have very complicated feelings about my country, but now, my feelings are not as equivocal. Let me be clear. I am not a patriot. I have never been a patriot. Much as I have no brand… Continue Reading
I am obsessed with Promise Mascot Agency (Kaizen Game Works), so I’m doing another quick look (or extended look. whichever). I was saying yesterday that I was having difficulty with the driving–which is usually my least-favorite part of any given game. It was janky and jerky, no matter how much I fiddled with the controls.… Continue Reading
I heard tell of a quirky independent game called Promise Mascot Agency (Kaizen Game Works (a UK-based developer)) that is set in Japan. There was a demo for it, but I never got around to it. The premise is that a yakuza member is disgraced and has to fake his death. He is responsible (in… Continue Reading
I have more to say about my perfect detective game. In yesterday’s post, I hard-swung to why it had to be a Poirot game. Poirot is my favorite detective, and there has yet to be a good game based on him. Whatever I think of the Sherlock Holmes video games (and I think they’re horseshit),… Continue Reading
I’m still looking for the perfect detective game. I recently talked about two that were great, but with notable flaws (especially Murders on the Yangtze River (OMEGAMES STUDIO)).I know that there is no way to make a perfect anything, but I think I could come close. Here is my last post about the subject, which… Continue Reading
I rolled credits on Murders on the Yangtze River (OMEGAMES STUDIO) after fifteen hours, and it was mostly a fun ride. I talked about the demo in this post, which was the first two chapters of the game. That took roughly three hours–maybe four? The rest of the game is four more chapters, which is… Continue Reading
I finished The Roottrees Are Dead (Evil Trout Inc.) tonight. For a game that I at first did not get at all (why someone would play it), I jumped into it with both feet when it clicked (which was very soon after the second time I tried to play it). The premise is shaky, but… Continue Reading
I have been musing about detective/mystery games for the past week or so because I’ve been obsessed with them lately. Here is my post from yesterday in which I griped about more things I hate in detective games. In this post, I’m going to try to focus more on what I want from a detective… Continue Reading