There are a ton of household names that just roll off the tongue when discussing the characters within the AAA scene. Kratos, Lara Croft, Master Chief, Cloud Strife. I could spend all day naming elite gaming characters, and I would imagine you would nod your head as I did, mumbling, ‘Know that one, and that […]
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While we indie gamers are a pretty multifaceted bunch that pride ourselves on being able to enjoy all manner of video games, whether that be high-octane FPS shooters, mind-bending puzzlers, or true-to-life simulators, we tend to blend like a chameleon to our surroundings. However, there is an even more niche brand of indie gamers that
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The life of the indie game developer is a tough one. It’s an existence that is haunted by missing lines of code, usually hampered by a lack of regular sleep, and the pressure of an entire project resting on your shoulders. It’s not an enviable position, but the end product after all these hardships tends
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Accessibility is of paramount importance in video games. For example, if someone struggles to hear the dialogue, subtitles can give you the same information in text form. If someone can’t distinguish between two colors, they can be made more distinct with symbols or a custom color palette. And if someone struggles to get through a
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VR has come a long way in the last few years. Moving from external sensors to inside-out tracking, and from the pixilated, screen-door effect to crystal clear displays, the hardware has advanced to a point where a truly immersive virtual reality experience is possible. Those technical advancements are no use without good games to show
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For those that look at horror games and ask themselves, ‘Why the hell would someone intentionally play something terrifying.’ You simply don’t get it, and quite frankly, I feel for you. Horror games are a joy to behold due to the incredible sound design, their ability to build tension, and the rush of adrenaline that
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When the indie games started gaining popularity, it was clear to see that indie fighting games were going to play a huge part in this genre’s success, maybe because the people who started learning how to program video games saw fighting games as a great opportunity to let their imagination fly. The term “Fighting Game”
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There are few things I love more than a global conglomerate failing to pump out a formulaic open-world flop, whilst a single developer shows them how it’s done. It warms my heart; it really does. Well, 2022 has been an incredible year for indie games so far, and we are only in September at the
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There have been a few games in recent memory that have toyed with the idea of allowing players to become and interact with true-to-life animals. I remember back when Call of Duty: Ghosts was released when the developers were giving it big licks about their dog models and physics. Then we have had games in recent
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The Xbox 360 was one of the most revolutionary (and one of the most popular) consoles ever made. We usually only think of a system’s generational fortitude as being tied to the graphics potential or a particular exclusive AAA release or two, but what most defined the 360 was its uncompromising focus on online features.
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