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I have a new piece up on Hardcore Droid about game reviewing, and getting into game reviewing! Feels strange to be offering career advice to readers, even if I did get to talk about QuestLord and Ira Glass. The best … Continue reading
Political Backstabbing and Handsome Men in ‘Everlove’
I recently reviewed Everlove, Silicon Sisters’ new romance / adventure game for Hardcore Droid. This game contains great dialogue, with both intrigue and snark. And the handsome, single men all over the kingdom really highlighted how often mainstream, for-everyone games … Continue reading
Posted in Chapel Hill, Game Reviews, Seattle
Tagged Chapel Hill, everlove, Game Reviews, games, Hardcore Droid, Seattle
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9th Dawn on Hardcore Droid
New piece on Hardcore Droid! ValorWare’s new game 9th Dawn offers so much to love for fans of old RPGs. The world is huge and open, allowing your little adventurer to explore a pixelly fantasy kingdom, protecting the weak and … Continue reading
Posted in Game Reviews, New York City
Tagged Android, Game Reviews, Hardcore Droid, New York City
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That Time I Had To Talk To Strangers
I recently interviewed Emily Farquharson of the International Geek Girl Pen Pal Club for Geek Insider, as well as Spiderweb Software’s Jeff Vogel for Hardcore Droid, and Sky Horse Interactive’s Dave Stafford for Indie Game Mag. Even though I got … Continue reading
Posted in New York City
Tagged Geek Insider, Hardcore Droid, Indie Game Mag, New York City
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Because You Can’t Play Tabletop Adventure Games On The Subway
New post on Hardcore Droid about adventure RPG Avernum: Escape From the Pit. While I did have a little frustration with the UI (Get back here, magic users! I tapped to shoot the enemy, not run up and hug him!), I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Game Reviews, New York City
Tagged Android, Avernum, Game Reviews, games, Hardcore Droid, New York City, subway
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Spirited Soul Review: RPG Meets Tower Defense Meets Yawn | Hardcore Droid
New piece about “RPG” Spirited Soul over at Hardcore Droid. Everything one can say about Snailteeth’s new tower defence/RPG Spirited Soul is colored by the game’s poor localization. The translated game text is usually a bit awkward, lacking punctuation and … Continue reading
Posted in Game Reviews, New York City
Tagged Game Reviews, Hardcore Droid, New York City, Spirited Soul
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Avernum: Escape From The Pit
I’m working on a review for Hardcore Droid of Avernum: Escape From the Pit, and as I played through, I took some screenshots of things I wanted to remember to include in my article. I took more than a dozen … Continue reading
Posted in Chapel Hill, Game Reviews, New York City, North Carolina
Tagged Avernum, Chapel Hill, flavortext, Game Reviews, Hardcore Droid, New York City, North Carolina
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Not Just Another Zombie Apocalypse
New interview with Sarah Northway from Northway Games. I asked Sarah about the growing freemium trend. “I’ve been hearing some real cautionary tales of indie games releasing only a free version with IAP.” Sarah says, “Free-to-play is territory best left … Continue reading
Posted in Chapel Hill, Game Reviews, Gaming Culture, North Carolina
Tagged Chapel Hill, Game Reviews, games, Hardcore Droid, North Carolina, Northway Games, travel
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