-
The March of Giants playtest was cool.
Read more: The March of Giants playtest was cool.The current March of Giants beta ends today at midnight, so if anything in this article seems cool, download it literally right now, because there isn’t another playtest till 2027. I love MOBAs just as much as I love CCGs, and while the two types of games are quite different (real time vs turn based,…
-
Compile
Read more: CompileIn the story of Compile, I imagine that the opening microseconds go something like this: “Hello fellow artificial intelligence! Boy, it sure is a lovely day to become sentient.”“It sure is, friend! And you know what that means?”“Time to exterminate the humans! But we’re not going to do that thing where we turn on each…
-
Please Don’t Introduce People to Magic with Commander
Read more: Please Don’t Introduce People to Magic with CommanderA friend who wanted to learn how to play Magic recently reached out to me. Because I’m me, I said yes, and then they mentioned that they were interested in Commander. I said sure, because I’m stupid and don’t think about the consequences of my actions. Anyway, it’s been one of the worst experiences I’ve…
·
-
Animal Well
Read more: Animal WellAnimal Well is a tricky beast. At its heart, it’s a puzzle game. Sure, it’s a puzzle game with some platforming elements, and a bit of a metroidvania progression structure, but ultimately it’s a puzzle game. I am not the best at puzzle games. I’ve never done a review of Baba is You, or Snakebird,…
-
Cassette Beasts
Read more: Cassette BeastsStop me if you’ve heard this one before. Cassette Beasts is a monster collector RPG. After arriving on a mysterious island, you learn you’re trapped there. You also learn that the island is populated by monsters that can be captured in Cassette Tapes, and used to battle each other. There’s also a set of Gym…