Random Encounters in Imaginary Realms

Turn Based Games - Why Are They Still Here?

2008-05-08T07:12:29Z

I understand the origins of turn based games. There was an era when your PC or game console had far less memory and CPU horse power than your pocket calculator, let alone your cell phone or some Happy Meal toy with a little game embedded. Now, co...

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Interview with Omega Five's Composer

2008-05-08T04:05:53Z

Clicky, on Siliconera. Omega Five is an amazing feat. The graphics and sound are absolutely amazing, but they fit below XBLA's original 50 meg limit. Crazy huh? I've been wondering what kind of direction to give the audio guy. With art, I'm fami...

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Oh Guilty Gear, you teach me much

2008-05-07T07:44:01Z

Namely, the power of really simple techniques in sprite art. I've been trying my hand at doing sprites and going over board on selective outlining, manual anti-aliasing and just making a muddy mess. Guilty Gear does very little of this. It's a for...

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Games Worth Remaking

2008-05-02T23:02:50Z

I still love my old games. Not too long ago, I hooked up my Turbo Duo to play some Rondo of Blood on my regular TV. I don't know, I have the original, never bothered to play the PSP remake, even though I picked it up. Porting older games to newer ...

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Balancing work styles

2008-05-01T07:49:42Z

Well, my indie project has me working with 2 very talented and different people. One fellow told me he's not very good at giving time estimates. The other needs hard, fast deadlines to get anything done. I haven't really thought of myself as much ...

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Noitu Love 2

2008-04-22T02:59:29Z

It's out. It reminds me of a mix of Sisters Mode from Portrait of Ruin and a bit of Trigger Heart Exelica. All in a 2D side scrolling platformer. GO!

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Holy Freakazoids, 4Gamer's "Indies Room"

2008-04-18T20:12:11Z

One of my favorite doujin game circles(or indie developers) Easy Game Station seems to have every game of theirs featured in a certain column on a Japanese site called 4Gamer.net. I took a look at some of the other games they list there and holy...

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More Tropes Thank You Can Shake a Stick At!

2008-04-16T18:15:03Z

They're all nicely collected in one, kind of slow and clunky Wiki now. This site has the classic Console RPG Tropes that seems to have started this whole trope collecting thing(I could be completely and UTTERLY wrong about this. Don't take my wor...

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Rev-you...Why Game Reviews Drive One Developer Nuts

2008-04-13T21:46:39Z

The relationship between game developers and professional reviewers has been a slightly...cantankerous one. A lot of us are financially hit hard by poor reviews. Even if the sales to review ratio has very little correlation in a strong number of c...

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Capcom Announces Poizon: Masochist Fighter

2008-04-02T00:02:45Z

Capcom Headquarters: Japan Capcom spokeswoman Tomoe Ishida was pleased to announce Poizon, a revolutionary new fighting game where your goal is to have your avatar get hit and suffer damage in parts of their bodies that make them experience the m...

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