Ico is one of those games which is remembered fondly as a precursor to greater things. This game reminds me of others in that regard, making me think of Dark Cloud from Level 5, Metroid on NES, or any of a million firsts in a legacy. Granted, Team Ico’s catalog is much less full than either Level 5’s (a developer mostly known for their long, charming RPGs) or Samus’ titles. Nevertheless, I feel as if the two games they made have been so clearly different...
The long-awaited 1.0 release of Path of Exile, Grinding Gear Games’ unorthodox MMO ARPG, has finally gotten a launch date. After spending a long time in the murky depths of Open Beta, and with many improvements over the months to show for it, this isometric-view hack-and-slash is getting a well-deserved 1.0 launch treatment. Featuring new story-content, new game modes, and even a new class, you won’t want to miss this if you’ve ever loaded up the Beta for a...
With all the warring and debating about platforms going on right now in the post-E3 aftershock, I feel it is important to step back and take a look at what is so much more important than Xboxes, Playstations, PCs, and mobile platforms. The game developers who work for pennies (and sometimes even those who roll around in money on their lunch breaks) often take something of a back seat to the games they help to create. That’s a good thing as far as I am concerned, the...
The Kid stumbles into the sewer, finds nothing but darkness and confusion. You have to walk through the shadow to reach the light at the end of the tunnel, and this tunnel is full of baddies. We also find a big city! Join us on our trip through Oblivion as we conquer Tamriel one goblin at a time.
The kid and I continue to fend off goblins and assassins in this episode of our Oblivion playthrough. If you liked Skyrim but haven’t played through Oblivion yet, you’re really missing out!
Sanctum, third place for my 2011 Game of the Year picks here at Levelsave.com (I’ve been here coming up on two years already?) by Coffee Stain Studios was a beautifully executed cross-genre experience. There has been some news of Sanctum 2 being released to both PC and console platforms, and I’ve gotten my hands on a preview build of the game. This is a game wherein you create a maze and place turrets to kill creeps, and then enter first person mode in order to...
The lil’ Creep and I continue to explore the tutorial dungeon of Oblivion which had its entrance conveniently located in our character’s prison cell. We find find many gobliny and ratty things, as well as some surprise mobs, hidden deep within the dark passages. Oh right, and as the title suggests, we learn to walk faster than 0.25 mph.. What a relief!
Raven and Lil Creeper Kid (aka, my daughter) discover the world of Tamriel together. Having never played an Elder Scrolls game before, the Kid and I learn for ourselves the hardships and wonder that permeates the dark and colourful world of Oblivion. This first video is a little rough due to a graphical glitch in the intro video and a volume issue on the title screen, but our senseless yammering more than makes up for it! Game on!
This quick look at Duck Hunt is part of Review A Great Game Day. Visit 1 More Castle or the official website for lots of reviews of great games! Duck Hunt is the second game I played on my trusty old NES. Of course I booted up Super Mario Bros. on my dual cartridge first and played that until my fingers bled, but after flipping the coin and delving into the never ending fowl slaughter that is Duck Hunt, I was addicted to light gun shooters. It wasn’t the first, or even...
As Frogwares and 3AM, developers of Magrunner, edge closer and closer to the eventual release of their madness inducing first-person physics puzzler, they leave little tidbits for us to follow. Being good little Hansels and Gretels, we pick these sweets off the forest floor until the developers are ready to drop horror into our laps. The treats dropped from the developer’s treetops today are new screen for us to salivate over, and they are simply beautiful. Stay sane...
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