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EverQuest may have been bloodied and hurled off its throne by World of Warcraft, but the franchise is anything but defeated. Towards the beginning of the month, Sony Online Entertainment announced the newest installment in the franchise – EverQuest Next. There are a number of reasons to be excited for it – but equally as many to be cautious,.
We’ve become pretty obsessed with the idea of violence as a method for storytelling – enough so that we often tend to forget that there are other ways. In order to be a worthwhile experience, a game need neither be couched in a driven narrative nor require a bloodbath. Gone Home is proof of this.
This week, we’ll be taking a look at Bloodlust: Vampire Shadowhunter. Developed by WRF Studios, Bloodlust is a classic action-RPG that puts you in the shoes of a vampire (or half-vampire) who’s somehow managed to find their way into a vast underground city. Although it’s still not officially released, what we’ve seen so far is very promising indeed.
Believe it or not, there’s actually a whole collection of unnerving bosses scattered throughout the history of MMOs – if only by virtue of their backstories. One has only to stop and look. What follows is just a sampling. I’m certain there are more out there, somewhere. Feel free to share any I’ve missed in the comments.
This week, I’m going to be covering something a little better-known than my usual stuff. Shadowrun Returns is the product of indie developer Harebrained Schemes, and marks the resurgence of both the Shadowrun tabletop game and that of the top-down isometric RPG. It’s also got an awesome campaign editor!
Not every game ever developed makes perfect sense. Although the MMO market is (presumably) harder to break into than most, it nevertheless has its fair share of odd ducks. After a bit of digging, I’ve managed to come up with a list of the strangest black sheep MMOs have to offer. Note that none of these games are necessarily BAD…they’re just head-scratchingly, wall-bangingly bizarre.
Ever wondered what Grand Theft Auto might look like as an 8-bit Nintendo game? Wonder no more. This week’s indie game, Retro City Rampage, takes the GTA series, makes it old-school, and peppers it with a million different pop culture references.
This week, I’ll be bringing you fine, lovely people a title created in the spirit of the ever-popular Slender. It’s called Vanish. Hope you enjoy being underground, because that’s where you’ll be spending all of your time.
In every genre, there exists a few mechanics which are, for lack of better terms, absolute trash. MMOs are no exception. Whether holdovers from earlier, simpler times or new (poorly realized) concepts, dealing with most of the mechanics and ‘features’ on this list is a process not dissimilar to trudging through a tax return.
This week’s indie game is a throwback to the old Sierra point-and-clicks. Sort of. Deponia’s sort of what you’d get if you were to throw together a point-and-click and a Monty Python skit and tossed the two together in a post-apocalyptic junkyard. It’s pretty nifty.
There’s no getting around it: Blizzard’s immensely popular World of Warcraft is the undisputed king of MMORPGs. But just what makes it so popular? And why, even as it hemorrhages subscribers, is it still one of the most played games in the world?
Each week our resident Indie Gamer Nicholas takes a look at a different Indie Game that you may or may not have heard about. Join him on his adventures as he sifts through the rubbish to find The Indie Game of the Week.
Each week our resident Indie Gamer Nicholas takes a look at a different Indie Game that you may or may not have heard about. Join him on his adventures as he sifts through the rubbish to find The Indie Game of the Week.
Occasionally, someone will step up and set themselves apart from the crowd. Their reasons are always their own, but they inevitably carry out plots and pranks so cunning, unique, or thoroughly vile; one can’t help but be at least a little impressed. Today, we’re going to pay tribute to some of the most legendary trolls of MMOs past.
Each week our resident Indie Gamer Nicholas takes a look at a different Indie Game that you may or may not have heard about. Join him on his adventures as he sifts through the rubbish to find The Indie Game of the Week.
