Tagged: puzzle
Transcripted is entrancing. At PAX East, we played the game for roughly 20 minutes, but it set its hooks deep. The game was originally created by French developer Alkemi, who is now working with TopWare Interactive for the release. During… Read More »
Good Old Games (GOG) is known for its DRM-free distribution of PC classics, but now the site is looking to expand. According to a company press release, new indie titles will be added to its catalog in an effort to… Read More »
Kickstarter, the successful online funding program for small creative businesses and individuals, dropped onto a few videogame headlines last month after the surprisingly unsurprising success of Double Fine’s adventure project, which ultimately raised over $3 million. Despite the recent surge in… Read More »
— “I decide whether you can be in the world I choose to exist in.” — “I will talk and you will listen.” — “I’m always trying hard to be loved.” In a family, and indeed in any relationship, matters… Read More »
Square Enix and Airtight Games have been busy over the past week, showing off Quantum Conundrum at both the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco and South by Southwest Screenburn in Austin, Texas, giving gamers their first look at the… Read More »
Video games are escapist fantasies that let players transform into idealized cyborg super-soldiers, elvish mages, and “Chosen Ones” of whom prophesies have spoken. A developer would have to be crazy to make a game that forces players to run around… Read More »
A strictly ludic examination of a video game that emphasizes narrative as its predominant driving component tends to be dismissive of the game’s relevance to what many believe are the inherent tenets of play. Adventure games may run the greatest… Read More »
On the surface, I Heart Geeks is an underdog story about trumping evil jocks and winning the girl through the use of “nerdy” contraptions, but the narrative aspect is never expanded beyond this simple premise. Instead, the puzzle-solving design elements… Read More »
Microsoft is throwing a month-long shindig for Xbox LIVE users starting February 15 titled the Xbox LIVE Arcade House Party. During this four-week fiesta, a new downloadable title will hit XBLA every Wednesday until March 7. Those who take full… Read More »
The game seemed simple enough: A laser is given a cube. Each side has a moving target. The job is to cut away as much of each side as possible, leaving the target with little room to move. Reach the… Read More »
