Isolation, Exploration, And Canned Food
HIGH The outdoor weather effects are a sight to behold, especially in VR.
LOW A whole lot of time-consuming fetchquests.
WTF The ending is straight out of a bad Twilight Zone episode.
Author: John Vanderhoef
Obduction Review
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HIGH The beautifully rendered worlds.
LOW A third of the game is loading screens.
WTF Why can’t I move faster!?
IndieCade 2017: Interview with Jordan Magnuson from Necessary Games
I had the opportunity to wander the exhibition and seminar spaces and talk to developers about their work, which ranges from one-button rhythm games to VR experiments to installation-based, real-world office simulators, complete with computers, file folders, and ringing telephones. In this interview, I talk to Jordan Magnuson, an interactive media artist and gamemaker, who was showing off his political hypertext game Ismael.
IndieCade 2017: Interview with Justin Bortnick from Twinbeard Inc.
With a new location in Little Tokyo in Los Angeles, IndieCade celebrated its 10th anniversary this year. Yet while the festival has been honoring and promoting indie game development now for ten years, it continues to remain at the cutting edge of art and innovation in the indie game space. The Japanese American National Museum graciously hosted the festival this year, creating a beautiful and reverent backdrop to the already eye-catching indie titles.
I had the opportunity to wander the exhibition and seminar spaces and talk to developers about their work, which ranges from one-button rhythm games to VR experiments to installation-based, real-world office simulators, complete with computers, file folders, and ringing telephones. In this interview, I talk to Justin Bortnick, narrative designer and jack-of-all-trades for Twinbeard Inc., which released Glittermitten Grove about a year ago.
Infinite Minigolf Review
A Stroke Above Par
HIGH The high-quality cartoonish backdrops.
LOW A slew of terrible user-generated levels on quickplay.
WTF Making players complete each difficulty mode sequentially.
Archangel Review
Reaches For Heaven, Ends Up in Limbo
HIGH The final level and the impressive boss fight.
LOW Barren, empty environments.
WTF A subplot about the melding of machine and human minds that goes nowhere.
Theseus Review
Hardly Mythic
HIGH An excellent gloomy atmosphere in the labyrinth.
LOW Instant deaths around every corner.
WTF The underdeveloped twist ending comes out of nowhere.
The Franz Kafka Videogame Review
Beautifully Absurd, Irrationally Frustrating
HIGH A folksy art style that encourages progress.
LOW Random puzzles that encourage quitting.
WTF Honestly, just about every scene transition in the game.
Ancient Amuletor Review
The Rest Of The Content Must Still Be Lost To History
HIGH The satisfaction of mowing down enemies as the shooter.
LOW The game only features four arenas.
WTF Controlling a virtual puppet with my virtual arms controlled by my real arms.
E3 2017: Mario Odyssey Hands-On Impressions
Launching this October, Super Mario Odyssey brings the tried-and-true 3D Mario formula to the Nintendo Switch, continuing the tradition of making Mario a flagship title. My short time with the title at E3 2017 suggests an experience with tight controls, beautiful worlds, and unparalleled whimsy.
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