Indie Game Superbrothers: Sword and Sorcery EP – Intro – First 15 James Schumacher, November 30, 2013March 2, 2014 Sword and Sorcery is a brilliant indie game with a top-notch soundtrack and beautiful pixel-style graphics. The beginning 15 minutes of the game showcase both of these qualities very well as well as the quirky sense of humor that is peppered throughout the game. Watch for this one in indie… Continue Reading
Duck Tales Remastered – My Childhood Thanks You James Schumacher, March 22, 2013March 23, 2013 Update : Via Game Informer, all the original voice cast including 94 year-old Alan Young providing the brogue of Scrooge McDuck. Excellent! Blah blah blah… forget it queue the trailer and theme music… Playing Ducks Tales is by far one of my top NES gaming memories. I was the right… Continue Reading
Action Hotline Miami – 15 Minutes James Schumacher, November 4, 2012November 25, 2012 Hotline Miami is a top-down shooter with light stealth and strategy elements. In this roughly 15 minutes of footage from the game, starting at the beginning you can start to get a feel of for the game and how it works. It has an original GTA top-down style mixed with… Continue Reading
The Spotty History of the XCOM Franchise James Schumacher, October 2, 2012October 2, 2012 The Spotty History of the XCOM Franchise Escape From Mount Stupid – X-COM A somewhat brief (10 min) history of the XCOM franchise, beginning with the classic original game and the downhill slide of the IP from here. Luckily the series is back in some good hands (at least on… Continue Reading
Adventure Classic Last Express Hits iOS James Schumacher, September 24, 2012September 24, 2012 Adventure Classic Last Express Hits iOS The Last Express Arrives On iOS Soon The class “real-time” adventure game with rotoscope animation is making it’s way to iOS according to this article. The Last Express is a very popular game that I have only been able to play very briefly. It… Continue Reading
Broken Sword Sequel Heads to Kickstarter James Schumacher, August 23, 2012 Just shoosh and take in the teaser video of the latest Broken Sword game: I really can’t help myself with the Kickstarter projects that produce remakes or sequels to classic game series. Space Quest, Shadowrun, Leisure Suit Larry, Wasteland, the Doublefine Dudes and on and on. This teaser is lovely,… Continue Reading
Rise of the Triad Returns James Schumacher, August 2, 2012August 3, 2012 Rise of the Triad Returns Rise of the Triad remake hits Steam this year Rise of the Triad Reboot Think of Rise of the Triad as kind of a campier DOOM (original DOOM) style game. A first-person shooter with more of a story that you understand even less than that… Continue Reading
Adventure Game Video – Tex Murphy Under a Killing Moon Walkthrough Day 7 – On the 7th Day Tex Rested James Schumacher, July 31, 2012August 1, 2012 Tex Murphy Under a Killing Moon Walkthrough Day 7 On the 7th Day Tex Rested After saving the earth from annihilation at the hands of the Purity Project and its nefarious members. Tex heads to the diner to have a little chat with his old mentor who up and about… Continue Reading
Adventure Game Video – Tex Murphy Under a Killing Moon Walkthrough Day 6 – Mooning the Cult James Schumacher, July 31, 2012August 1, 2012 Tex Murphy Under a Killing Moon Walkthrough Day 6 Mooning the Cult We left Tex drugged laying on the floor in the Broken Skull Bar when he awakes he finds himself on the Moon Child looking at Earth in the distance. And old acquaintance of Tex’s appears and lays out… Continue Reading
Adventure Game Video – Tex Murphy Under a Killing Moon Walkthrough – Day 5 – Beating the Odds a Chameleon to One James Schumacher, July 30, 2012July 31, 2012 Tex Murphy Under a Killing Moon Walkthrough – Day 5 – Beating the Odds a Chameleon to One Tex is back on the case after the Chameleon killed poor pug and kidnapped Alaynah. After piecing together the shredded note found at GRS, Tex gets the coordinates for a place known… Continue Reading
Should Final Fantasy Return to its Roots? James Schumacher, July 30, 2012July 30, 2012 Should Final Fantasy Return to its Roots? Return Of The Pixel: The Call For An Old-Fashioned Final Fantasy Game Informer writer Tim Turi writes an ode to the classic Final Fantasy games and a call to return to the series roots. It’s a great, albeit slightly lengthy read. Personally this… Continue Reading
Adventure Game Video – Police Quest III Walkthrough – Day 6 & End Titles James Schumacher, July 29, 2012October 6, 2016 Police Quest III Walkthrough – Day 6 & End Titles Day 6 will be the final one of Police Quest III. Sonny does some detective work on his partner officer Morales, using the duplicate key he made a few days before. He discovers that Morales may not be on the… Continue Reading