Reflections Interview: Tristan Moore Wants You to Evaluate Your Decisions Moore was fed up with the illusion of choice in games, which only resulted in a different colored ending or the binary options to kill an NPC now for more power or save their lives for a reward later which games shackled players with. Moore wants to create Reflections where the game will be reactive to your decisions rather than force you down a specific path with the illusion of options along the way.
E3 2016: EAPlay Press Conference E32016 Scorecard for EA: 1 Buy, 1 Rent and 4 Skips. Overview - this was a filler year that could have been skipped.
Screencheat Interview: Nicholas McDonnell’s Insight into Indie Development Samurai Punk built an entire game around the concept of screen cheating. The difference? Instead of being a jerk for looking at the other player’s screen, it is a central game mechanic required to figure out where everyone is on the map. All the character models are invisible—the only way to know where the enemy is lurking is by puzzling out what they are seeing in relationship to the map.
Firewatch Review Emersion is important to Firewatch. If you only play the game to get to the next point on the map, you are missing the point. This is a stop and smell the roses experience – the journey is as important as the destination (and other clichés regarding travel describe the experience of Firewatch perfectly).
Stardust Vanguards Interview: Jason Koohi Makes Players Feel Like a Badass Stardust Vanguards is a couch multiplayer mech battle simulator available for PS4 and Steam. Designer Jason Koohi explains the simple to learn but difficult to master mechanics, the importance of marketing an indie game and encouraging would-be developers to start today.
Star Wars Battlefront: Review Star Wars Battlefront is a well designed, beautiful and meticulously crafted game that any fan of the franchise will be thrilled to play with…for a few hours. The lack of variety and repetitive nature of battles make this an easy rental, but a difficult game to recommend for purchase.
Top 5: Spaceship Games From arcade cabinets to modern consoles, we countdown the Top 5 best games that put you control of a spaceship!!
Top 5: Anticipated Games of 2016 From action-adventure games, to JRPGs to action-adventure RPGS...we countdown the most anticipated games of 2016.
Hearthstone: A Tale of Love and Hate I play Hearthstone daily and everyday it makes me irrationally angry...
Gamecast Episode 16: Game of the Year 2015 – Halfway There How can you earn DLC characters for free in Street Fighter V? What is the next Hearthstone expansion? When will Rise of the Tomb Raider release on PlayStation 4? What is the current frontrunner for Game of the Year 2015?
