25 Sept 2023

Sentry City Nintendo Switch Ten Minute Taster πŸ€– @CrashableStudio #IndieGame #GameDev

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Sentry City is a cyberpunk-style side-scroller with gameplay that is part trial-and-error, and part reaction time-based. Traverse the city using the motorcycle overworld map, blast and think your way through the levels, and fight tough bosses to uncover who is behind the city's AI disruption.

22 Sept 2023

Soulvars Nintendo Switch Review 7/10 "a mobile port that’s actually worth playing" πŸ’₯ @ShueishaGamesJP #IndieGame #GameDev

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SOULVARS is that rarest of things – a mobile port that’s actually worth playing. It’s got clear JRPG roots, with turn-based combat, and a pixel art style providing a nostalgia hit for the old-timers.

The game is the work of Ginolabo, a solo developer, which results in the double-edged sword of it being an impressive feat for one person (self-taught, too), but having some areas of the game where collaboration might have polished it up a little. 

21 Sept 2023

NASCAR Arcade Rush Nintendo Switch Ten Minute Taster "1 Million Miles Per Hour!" 🏎️πŸ’¨ @GameMillEnt #IndieGame #GameDev

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The thrill of NASCAR meets the rush of arcade racing in a new NASCAR Arcade Rush game that puts you in the driver’s seat of a completely new NASCAR experience with re-imagined, iconic racetracks in unmatched high-speed, wheel-to-wheel action!

Atelier Marie Reamake Nintendo Switch Ten Minute Taster "Cauldron Troubles" πŸ§™‍♀️ #ateliermarie #AtelierMarieRemake @koeitecmoeurope @GustAtelierPR @gust channels

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Rich finds out that Atelier Marie Remake is not about saving the world. In this "leisure adventure RPG," failing student Marie pursues alchemy, adventures, and quests while aiming to graduate in five years. "Atelier Marie," the origin of the Atelier series, has been remade with new elements!

20 Sept 2023

Alaskan Road Truckers PC Ten Minute Taster "Mother Trucker!!" πŸš› @alaskantrucksim #IndieGame #GameDev

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In Alaskan Road Truckers you get to experience life in the definitive trucker simulator. Deliver cargo to make your business a success. Get out of your truck to explore Alaska on foot!

Stray Xbox Series X Review "A Purrfect way to spend an evening" 🐈 @HKdevblog #IndieGame #GameDev

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It was only a few weeks ago on my movie-centric podcast that I was discussing emotional manipulation with my co-host. He was more bothered by it than me, but I still find that overtly sentimental forms of media that aim purely to tug at the heartstrings irk me somewhat.

This ties into my initial – misjudged – thoughts on Stray. When it was released last year on PlayStation, the positive reviews that it received – and more so the comments surrounding it – I found actively off-putting in the comparisons to games of a more ‘cinematic’ vibe.

After receiving it for review purposes and playing it through in two straight sessions I really do recommend it, if you were - like me – put off by the thought of a saccharine gaming experience. This is Tokyo Jungle territory.

19 Sept 2023

The Life Of A Magical Circle PC Ten Minute Taster "I wandered lonely as a circle..." ⭕️ @solideo_games #GameDev #IndieGame

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The Life of a Magical Circle is a narrated roguelite in which you dodge obstacles and pick up circles. Some of the circles are part of your goal, but some of them are just for fun. It's up to you to figure out which is which and to try to stay focused.

Rainbow Skies Nintendo Switch Review 6.5/10 “One For The Die Hard Fans” 🌈 @RainbowSkiesRPG #GameDev #IndieGame

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Rainbow Skies is a strategy RPG and a sequel to 2012’s Rainbow Moon. Rainbow Skies was originally released in 2018 but has now been ported to the Nintendo Switch. I somehow managed to miss both of these games on the PS Vita, which is weird as I’ve owned the console since 2012 and I’m a fan of JRPGS - and there are only about six games available for the Vita - so I’m bewildered at how they got past me!

I was a bit sad that I wasn't picking up my dusty old Vita and bringing it out of retirement, but instead, I picked up the Nintendo Switch and set out to see what I had been missing out on for a number of years. 

18 Sept 2023

The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales PC Review 7/10 "Prepare to be tossed into the narrative deep end" πŸ“” @bookwalkergame #IndieGame #GameDev @PixelHunted

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The Bookwalker takes place in a world very much like our own, with the teensy difference that writers can not only conjure up entire worlds within books but travel into them and interact with their characters as if they were real people.

You play writer Etienne Quist, a writer serving a 30-year sentence (geddit?) of writer’s block for a mysterious crime. Etienne hopes to reduce his sentence by taking on “bookwalking” gigs, i.e. diving into various books to retrieve powerful items. For example, you’ll head into a fantasy world to swipe an Immortality Potion or venture into a gloomy robotic take on Norse mythology to get your hands on Mjolnir.

15 Sept 2023

The Making Of Karateka | PC | Ten Minute Taster "Oozing Class!" πŸ₯‹ @DigitalEclipse #Karateka #IndieGame #GameDev

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Rich jumps into Digital Eclipse's latest lesson on how to make an interactive documentary that literally oozes class. If you played Atari 50 and enjoyed that then you'll adore The Making Of Karateka.

I can guarantee that this game will inspire you to become a Game Dev.
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14 Sept 2023

Blue Fire OST Vinyl Review "This is the best soundtrack release I’ve heard in a while" πŸ”₯ @TheMangoMage #VideoGameVinyl #Vinyl #VGM #OST

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Blue Fire is a 3D action platformer released in 2021 to pretty much universal acclaim. You play a diminutive warrior battling through the world of Penumbra in what was described at the time as a 3D successor to Hollow Knight. 

The Blue Fire soundtrack, composed by Ariel Contreras-Esquivel, came out shortly after and is available digitally, and on this lovely limited vinyl release via Mango Mage Records, with a couple of exclusive bonus tracks.

13 Sept 2023

Starfield Running On Steam Deck Using XBOX Game Pass & Cloud Gaming πŸš€ #Starfield

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How well does Starfield run on Steam Deck using XBOX Game Pass Cloud Gaming? Well, we are about to find out in a quick and simple test as Rich launches Starfield from his Steam Deck using the Game Pass App on the Steam Deck. The test seems to work pretty well, so it works well as a backup to PC play assuming you have a decent internet connection.

12 Sept 2023

90 Minute Fever PC Ten Minute Taster "The Special One?" ⚽ @90MinuteFever #IndieGame #GameDev

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Rich takes the hot seat at REAL GAMES FREEZER FC in this 90 Minute Fever Ten Minute taster video. This online football manager game is one that Rich hasn't played before and he's been playing football management games since the 80s.

 

11 Sept 2023

Abandonware: The Horror Collection PC Preview 😱 @Fossil_Games #IndieGame #GameDev

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Fossil Games’ Abandonware is a collection of retro-styled mini-horror games that pack a great horror punch. The story that connects this collection is quite captivating. 

The development team found an old 3.5-inch internal hard drive, and after cleaning up the hard drive, they found a custom operating system and this collection of mini horror games. After investigating, the team grew concerned and, with the police bringing no help, they released it to the public to see if we could uncover the secrets of the mysterious hard drive. 

8 Sept 2023

TAD THE LOST EXPLORER NINTENDO SWITCH TEN MINUTE TASTER "Indiana Stones?" 🀠 @GammeraNest #IndieGame #GameDev

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Your favourite explorer, Tad Stones is back in Tad The Lost Explorer On The Nintendo Switch! Watch Rich embark with Tad and his friends on a new journey through different cities where you will encounter challenging puzzles in your quest to get the emerald tablet.

Starfield PC Ten Minute Taster "Can My Creaky RTX 2080 GPU Handle The Starfield Experience?!" πŸš€ #Starfield

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Rich drops into Starfield on the PC for the first time and gets 25 minutes of Gameplay to test the Starfield waters. I'm running the game on my RTX 2080 graphics card to give you a feel for whether it will run okay on a similar set-up to mine which is now a fair few years old. 

Enjoy the video πŸ’™

7 Sept 2023

Legend Bowl Nintendo Switch Ten Minute Taster Gameplay "HAIL MARY!" 🏈 @KingJavo_SH #GameDev #IndieGame

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Rich takes on Legend Bowl and struggles to get a decent pass into any receiver he aims at but this game seems bloody lovely! If you like your John Madden retro-style games from the 90s then you're in for a treat with Legend Bowl on the Nintendo Switch and every other console known to man.

6 Sept 2023

Mordhau Xbox Series X 8/10 “Fun and frustration” ⚔️πŸ›‘️ @mordhaugame #IndieGame #GameDev

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I'm going to start my review by admitting that although I thoroughly enjoyed Mordhau, god I suck at it. The expression ‘as useful as a chocolate teapot’ really does sum me up when it comes to this genre! The first thing I did when I loaded up the game was to laugh at the idea of playing through the tutorial, and instead jumped straight into a large battle. Within the first thirty seconds, I had pressed the button to un-equip your weapon, and had swapped my sword for my fists - I was in trouble, but luckily I only had that problem for about forty seconds before a kind person stabbed me in the gut and put me out of my misery. Instead of re-spawning, I decided that it was probably best to quit out and actually play the tutorial.

5 Sept 2023

Death Becomes You PC Game Review 2/10 "Perhaps I’m just not the right person to be writing about anime magical lesbian teenagers" πŸ‘§ @pixelhunted @quill_studios #IndieGame #GameDev

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Perhaps I’m just not the right person to be writing about anime magical lesbian teenagers.

As I sat on the London Underground playing Death Becomes Her on my Switch I became intensely aware of the passengers on either side of me. Before this moment I’d never been self-conscious about gaming in public - why the hell should I care what some random strangers think of me? But I realized a glance at my screen would show two canoodling cartoon schoolgirls. Let’s face it, this is a powerfully bad look for a middle-aged man.

4 Sept 2023

ZX Nightmares by Graeme Mason – Book Review "The funniest, most quotable book about gaming that I’ve ever encountered" πŸ“– @Retro_Fusion #Retrogaming

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As someone who spent far more time with the C64 and Amstrad computers during the 8-bit wave, I’ve always voyeuristically enjoyed the love that others have for the ZX Spectrum and its idiosyncratic sound and visuals. I do actually own a ZX Spectrum, but – whilst I have amassed a few dozen games for it – I’ve yet to sit down and really get hips deep, my only knowledge of it mainly comes from the many incredible Kim Justice videos that I’ve watched over the years, and game reviews in magazines that I’ve read through– in terms of actual hands-on action, I’ve probably spent less than an hour actually playing one myself in my entire life, not for any reason other than I simply wasn’t around any when I grew up.
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