In this episode we come for Korarg The Downcast’s blood, search for more Ember, and suffer innumerable loading screens. To the mines!
Raven Poplar
Early Childhood Educator and video game journalist. First console game: California Games for Atari 2600. First PC game: Commander Keen on my IBM 286. I suppose I'm old!
The Steamfeed: It’s Free to Play Week!
So you’re a gamer but you’re strapped this month, are you? Steam has a slew of F2P games, and more have come trundling along this week. Along with these additions to the library, we’re also getting sequels and new iterations of longstanding series! Penny Arcade: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3 With a new look inspired by SNES-era RPGs, Penny Arcade brings us a slightly longer game than we’ve seen n the past. The Startling Developments...
Raven Plays Torchlight: A.. Phase Portal?.. What in the…
Today we discover a new kind of portal, look vainly for enemies, and then slaughter wave after wave of enemies. Inconsistent flow of baddies, anyone? To the mines!
War of the Human Tanks Teaser Trailer
Fruitbat Factory is a new localization company which specializes in importing quirky Japanese titles to English-speaking audiences. You may have never heard of them before because they haven’t actually released a game yet. Their first title is going to be a very quirky one indeed. War of the Human Tanks promises to have strategy, noir humour, and cute anime girls! Check out the teaser here: Features of the final game will include: Fast-paced strategic...
Conquer Endless Space July 4th
A radio crackles to life somewhere deep in the heart of the S.S. Auralia. A thin, tinny voice wafts through the stale, dusty air of the metal hulk, reverberating off the walls of long corridors barely joined together by Econo-Spacepoxy. The message fades, the radio beeps, and then lights up again, repeating the message in an infinite loop. It is a mayday call that will never be answered, for your foes have been devastated. Every faction now fears your name, for your name is...
Raven Plays Torchlight: Monsieur Spitoonhat Wants the Necronomicon
In the latest episode we avoid the main quest some more, fish for a long time, and happily hand the Necronomicon over to a random stranger with the power to open portals to strange lands. Sounds safe, yes? To the mines!
Gateways has been released!
Smudged Cat’s little 8-bit style puzzle platformer asks the question that few people dare: “What if portals had different properties?” Inspired by the Valve hit, Portal, Gateways plops an ingenious scientist in the midst of his own perilous lab. Taking yet more inspiration from Metroid and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, the world is large and complex. Full of secrets and complexity, Gateways is a must have if you’re into old-school games. Even if...
The Steamfeed: The latest scoop on this week’s Steam releases
This week on The Steamfeed we have quite a lot of unique titles, including several indie games, a new F2P MMO experience, and even Levelsave reviews for some of the games! Tiny & Big: Grandpa’s Leftovers This game comes with a driven soundtrack by 13 indie artists, one of which (3typen, see below) even made a music video for the game. This is physics-based puzzle platforming at it’s best, with large environments and several unique skills to manipulate the...
Raven Plays Torchlight: A Spidery, Levery Room in the Mapscroll Dungeon
In this episode, we make the walking dead.. more dead, mysterious mapscrolls open up new possibilities for dungeon crawling, and Raven has trouble climbing stairs. We aren’t all perfect, OK? To the mines!
Raven Plays Torchlight: Fedoras Are Cool
In this episode we fail at playing, don a fashion accessory, and continue along the path to Ember. To the mines!