Every once in a while you’ll stumble across a game title that’s difficult to decipher. Games like Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel and Lineage II: The Chaotic Throne – The 1st Throne: Kamael. And with the recent release of Aquapazza: Aquaplus Dream Match, we have yet another game to add to the list of long-named and confusing […]

Remember those Choose Your Own Adventure books? You’d read through a scenario, make a decision, and then flip to the corresponding page to see what path your selection leads you down. The thrill of creating a unique story based on your own choices is why there were almost 200 Choose Your Own Adventure titles published. In recent years video games […]

Back in 2012, independent Swedish developer Might and Delight released the puzzle-platformer Pid. While a lot of gamers admired its uniquely imagined world and well-designed mechanics, the consensus was that the game was just too damn punishing. With that in mind, it’s interesting that Might and Delight’s next move isn’t making another game similar to Pid. Having been released so […]

The puzzle-platformer genre is one that a lot of independent game developers have fallen in love with over the last few years.  From Braid to Pid to Limbo to Fez, there’s something about creating a game that involves puzzle solving on a two-dimensional plane that really appeals to independent game creators. Independent Finnish developer Facepalm Games are the latest freewheeling […]