December 2008
17 posts
Is Survival/Horror dying? →
There is an article currently up on Destructiod that talks about how many old school game mechanics that have dropped out of style were actually strengths for the Survival/Horror genre. The…
Gears of War 2 - Campaign →
It is no secret that I loved the original Gears of War (GoW). I think it totally changed the shooter genre forever, but also had many small details that made it an excellent game (active reload). …
Winds of Orbis - IGF 2009 Entry →
We decided to submit Winds of Orbis to the 2009 Independent Games Festival despite the obvious problem of needing a lot of hardware to truly play it. We are creating a keyboard only version that should give people a good feel for the game, and we are going to include a video which shows how the game is meant to be played. When we get the keyboard version finished I will post a link so people can...
Posting all the japan photos
I am going to post them all on facebook when I get some free time. I just wanted to post some of the best ones on here where I could provide more details.
WatchWe went to Japan and brought the game with us. This video is awesome, right when we thought the kid was finished playing he was really just begging his parents to take his coat off. The real treasure in this video is the expressions on the kid’s face. Classic.
Octopus
So I was in Osaka for Thanksgiving. I have eaten cephalopods on occasion before and in general enjoy it. Most of that enjoyment likely comes from the fact that the mollusk is deep fried and dipped in a sauce masking all taste and texture. Osaka is known for Takoyaki (literally meaning fried octopus). I had to try it. To be honest, it was pretty good. But that is probably because it is...
exhausted
sprint to the finish