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Hades is the Best Rogue-Like Game Out So Far

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:March 23, 2021
Post category:GAME REVIEWS

Hades, the countless award-winning indie rogue-lite from the makers of games like Bastion, has been released onto Nintendo Switch this last week. The game is a procedurally generated beat-'em-up in the underworld realm of Hades itself. Play as Tartarus, prince god of Hades, in a simply brilliant gameplay idea involving fighting through chambers of monsters in an attempt to escape the realm of Hades itself with the help of gods and goddesses of realms below and above.

Coffee is a Seattle-Set Indie Masterpiece

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:March 20, 2021
Post category:GAME REVIEWS VISUAL NOVELS

Coffee Talk is an interactive visual novel released in the pumpkin spice season of 2020. You play a barista in Seattle in a futuristic/alternate-universe. Your customers range from human to succubus, and it is your job not only to make them coffee in your coffee shop but also to help talk them through their personal problems. The gameplay is interspersed with actual barista beverage making with various ingredients and you can even make latte art. The game art is also enjoyable and has a high-quality direction in design.

I Played the Cyberpunk VN Read Only Memories: NEURODIVE

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:March 19, 2021
Post category:DEMO REVIEWS GAME REVIEWS VISUAL NOVELS

Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER is an indie interactive fiction visual novel project currently set for release sometime next year. Play as ES88 a psychic therapist who recovers lost memories for clients using the help of an organic "neurodiver." You'll start as a hybrid client named Crow. Crow has a mysterious background but is trying to restore a memory that has been tampered with to recover a memory chip at the center of a secretive trade he took part in. The art direction in Read Only Memories is colorful and fresh.

A Cottage Story is a Hidden Gem & Terrific Little Visual Novel

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:March 18, 2021
Post category:DEMO REVIEWS GAME REVIEWS VISUAL NOVELS

A Cottage Story is an indie fantasy-style visual novel currently in development by indie developer LadyMeowsith on itch.IO. You'll play as Emory, or whichever moniker you choose. Your form is selectable as well. Your are a human/changeling grown up far away from humans. You live within a fantastic forest of goblins, satyrs, elves and maybe more. Meet characters and treat their ailments with a mastering of herbalism and healing skills from herbs found in the forest. Participate for story or personal fulfillment in this stylistic story/dating sim.

The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante is One of the Best ‘Serious’ Interactive Fictions

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:March 17, 2021
Post category:DEMO REVIEWS GAME REVIEWS VISUAL NOVELS

The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante is an interactive visual novel that spans the lifetime of a character named Sir Brante. Progress through the stages of life starting with childhood, where you'll forge deep experiences that will shape the course of your entire life later on. Your actions will affect your own character and also how others interact with you. Try to live true in a world dominated by an esoteric caste system and brutal classism, starting from the very bottom.

Superstorm Melon Date is Weird & The Best

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:March 15, 2021
Post category:GAME REVIEWS VISUAL NOVELS

Superstorm Melon Date is a visual novel that takes place in a relatively near dystopic future. People live in shelters and return to the surface only periodically because climate change has plagued the earth with frequent superstorms that burden humanity. People have developed widespread allergies and only the rich can raise fully human children. Therefore, a hybrid species of half melon people have outnumbered humans because they have better immune systems. To tie it all together, the plot of the game is about you going on a date with a melon person listed on an internet dating website. A melon person named, Mel.

ToeJam and Earl: Back in the Groove is Out Now as a Retro Indie

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:March 13, 2021
Post category:GAME REVIEWS

ToeJam & Earl are two friends who visit Earth from another planet. When they try to blast some funky music from their spaceship, Earl accidentally sucks the entire Earth and themselves into a black hole. Their ship and the planet are left in shambles. Thankfully, as these characters, you can traverse the floating islands of exponentially bizarre inhabitants to collect pieces flung from your ship. Collect items to rebuild your ship and head from there.

Demetrios: The BIG Cynical Adventure Requires Some Decent Puzzle Solving Skills

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:March 12, 2021
Post category:DEMO REVIEWS GAME REVIEWS VISUAL NOVELS

Demetrios: The BIG Cynical Adventure is an indie interactive-fiction/visual novel cartoon adventure. The interactive feature is much like you'd see in a hidden object story as well, although clues that you find unlock different possibilities. The story is very comical on purpose and can get as fresh out of the outhouse as you please. Despite this, it is a very well-thought-out mystery story about a complex theft and the clues can leave you curious about what's around every corner.

Henchman Story is a Visual Novel About Super Heroes

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:March 10, 2021
Post category:DEMO REVIEWS GAME REVIEWS VISUAL NOVELS

Henchman Story is a cartoony comedy visual novel about life as a henchman for a supervillain named Lord Bedlam. You'll live life within the ranks of other henchmen in dorm-style accommodations within the secret hideout or out in the field, holding your ground against superheroes who want to foil Lord Bedlam's operations.

VirtuaVerse is a Point & Click in the Dark Cyberpunk World Of Indie

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:March 9, 2021
Post category:GAME REVIEWS

VirtuaVerse is an indie cyberpunk pixel art point and click adventure that exudes what some might think of as classic cyberpunk. You, a hacker named Nathan, wake in your apartment, which your girlfriend has changed the exit code to. Stylistically it appeals to an aesthetic of disheveled, neon glow surrounded by cybernetic paraphernalia. Solve enigmatic puzzles to progress the story.