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Monthly Archives: January 2020

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From Rags to Change: homeless simulators in modern gaming culture

Modern gamingBy DamienJanuary 27, 2020Leave a comment

When I was a kid I remember asking my mom for some change to give to a homeless man we just passed on the street. He was so happy and thanked me profusely, truth is I was almost as happy as he. For some reason, that memory has stuck with me for a while now…

It’s been a Steamy week #6 – Ring in the new year(sale)

Game Design VaultBy DamienJanuary 24, 2020Leave a comment

I had barely recovered from the Winter steam sale that here they go again with a new one! Well, this time I’m sticking to my guns and I won’t buy anything, or at least try to. Let’s go with the usual mix of genres and indie classics and relative unknown titles. CITIZENS OF EARTH Have…

The Death and Rebirth of Adventure Games – Part 2 – Children of the Dead

History of VideogamesBy DamienJanuary 20, 2020Leave a comment

WELCOME BACK, MY PRETTIES Welcome to part 2 of the death and rebirth of adventure games. We’ve already celebrated the funeral so, now, we’re going to see how adventure gaming slowly comes back to life, shambling et al. We will focus on 2001-2009, the period when things will start to be set in stone for…

It’s been a Steamy week #5 – Nostalgia’s a two headed beast

Modern gamingBy DamienJanuary 17, 2020Leave a comment

This week I went way back with nostalgia, maybe a little too far back that I almost couldn’t come back out! Well, it’s been the usual sort of collage of different genres (VERY different) and experiences so, hang on tight and remember to avoid feeding the monster. TIS-100 I’m almost hesitant to call this one…

Interview with Luca Dalcò – game designer for The Town of Light

Interviews and small talksBy DamienJanuary 13, 20202 Comments

I’ve had a chance to talk with Luca Dalcò, main designer of the Town of Light, developed by LKA studios about the success of his first game and his plans for the future. In the article wou will find some photos of Volterra asylum’s abandoned cemetery which I took myself several years ago. The original…

It’s been a Steamy week #4 – Click your troubles away

Modern gamingBy DamienJanuary 10, 2020Leave a comment

This week I played a whole bunch of stuff that I’m still chugging through. So, to change things up a bit, in this issue I’m gonna showcase a game I didn’t like and two I can heavily recommend if you’re in the right mindset. STRAIMIUM IMMORTALY A shmup roguelike dungeoncrawler? Gesundheit! Straimium is one of…

The Death and Rebirth of Adventure Games – Part 1 – Dead and Buried

History of VideogamesBy DamienJanuary 6, 2020Leave a comment

IF I WAS A GAMER… BUT THEN AGAIN, NO In my teen years adventure games were my favourite genre for two critical reasons: they were genuinely the funniest out of them all and the only games where characters and story always came first. In most other genres story was, most of the time, an afterthought.…

It’s been a Steamy week #3 – Apocalypse later

Modern gamingBy DamienJanuary 3, 2020Leave a comment

The winter sale on Steam is finally over! Phew! So, we go back with our regularly scheduled programming. I’ll confess to not having bought many games during that last sale, but I have such a backlog to still get through that I didn’t really feel the need to add fuel to the fire. So, without…

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