The recent success of Dear Esther shows there’s a real market for atmospheric first-person games that play more like an interactive story than a traditional game. Process is such a game. In terms of game mechanics, it’s a lot like Myst, although atmospherically it feels like a survival horror game. But ultimately, it is neither, and perhaps best described as an “experience”. (more…)
Sat 17 Mar 2012
Process – REVIEW
Posted by Jan Jacob Mekes under Indie, Reviews
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Tue 6 Mar 2012
The long kiss GESUNDHEIT! – INTERVIEW with Matt Hammill
Posted by Igor Hardy under Games & Game Design, Interviews
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The PC demo of Gesundheit! from 2006 is to this date one of the most professional looking work done with the Adventure Game Studio engine. Also the most fun piece of snot-shoot puzzling around tear-eyed monsters ever created! (more…)
Fri 2 Mar 2012
Making History VI: You’re the architect
Posted by Jan Jacob Mekes under Features, Games & Game Design
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Architecture is perhaps the epitome of human creativity. For thousands of years, it has been one of the most (if not the most) powerful ways of human expression. You can read about Egyptian culture in countless history books, but their culture only comes alive in all its imposing grandiosity when you see those testaments in stone they built. You may have read a thing or two about the power of religion in the Middle Ages, but you only truly experience the meaning of those words inside a cathedral. Even a despicable man as Hitler understood the potency of architecture, making architect Albert Speer one of the most important men in his Reich. (more…)
Fri 24 Feb 2012
BOOM! Earl Prizes Winners revealed! NEW chance to WIN!
Posted by Igor Hardy under Intermissions
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Sorry for the delay with announcing the results, guys! My PC broke down.
But before you learn who won (please don’t roll over to the bottom of the article!), let me tell you a short story that will lead to the reveal of WHAT was The Prize of the contest all along!
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Mon 13 Feb 2012
With all the recently released indie sci-fi goodness such as Gemini Rue and Technocrat‘s (Technobabylon) works I feel it’d be a shame to overlook one other certain brilliant indie sci-fi adventure game. Well, “recently” by procrastinator’s standards anyway but you know. It’s never a bad time to learn of a good game.
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Fri 10 Feb 2012
CONTEST (with Prizes!) – “Bobb yn for some Loo-t!”
Posted by Igor Hardy under Intermissions
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I’ve never figured out the great art of doing contests. Until now! Expect devious riddles and mystery prizes! And toilet paper! Now roll out the rules!
Fri 3 Feb 2012
Metal Dead – REVIEW
Posted by Jan Jacob Mekes under Indie, Reviews
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It’s time to grab your gun and your guitar, to shoot and kick some zombie butt! No, this isn’t a review of Left 4 Dead or Dead Island, and yes, you’re still on HardyDevth. This is, however, a review of a zombie survival game… of sorts. (more…)
