tag:cheerfulghost.com,2005:/games/24017Cheerful Ghost: Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake2024-03-19T03:54:42+00:002014-07-30T04:05:11Ztag:cheerfulghost.com,2005:Post/21442014-07-30T04:03:49Z2014-07-30T04:05:11Z/jdodson/posts/2144/best-indie-ios-game-of-2014-so-farBest Indie iOS Game Of 2014 So Far<img src='http://i.imgur.com/hTSyLbG.png' class='img-responsive' alt='http://i.imgur.com/hTSyLbG.png' /> <br/>1. Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake<br><br>Mobile games are a cacophony of choices. Do you go free to play and get annoyed by waiting? Do you take the chance and spend a few bucks on a game that is ultimately disappointing? Or should you get a game that works magically on your smartphone, tablet AND has a great PC version with full SteamOS support?<br><br>You should clearly do the latter and it should be Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake. I've played it on Steam, it's great and i've played it on mobile and it's also great. How great? So great my wife... wait for it. <strong>beat the game before I did</strong>. Seriously, that's like a 10/10 right there. I mean, it's an even deeper sell when you consider the amazing visuals, writing, score and gameplay too.2014-07-30T04:05:11Zjdodsontag:cheerfulghost.com,2005:Post/20942014-06-20T02:40:29Z2014-06-20T02:40:29Z/jdodson/posts/2094/monsters-ate-my-birthday-cake-trailer-and-release-date-dropsMonsters Ate My Birthday Cake Trailer And Release Date Drops<div class='youtube-player' data-id='ub1FWtI7PHU'></div> <br/>Hold on to your butts, Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake is coming to mobile on June 26th and Steam July 1st. It will run you $3.99 on iOS and Android and $14.99 on Steam for all your PC HD needs.<br><br>I took a test drive of the Monsters Kickstarter backer beta a few months ago so if you are interested in that clicky, click.<br><br><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="http://cheerfulghost.com/jdodson/posts/1938/monsters-ate-my-birthday-cake-early-preview-is-fantastic">http://cheerfulghost.com/jdodson/posts/1938/monsters-ate-my-birthday-cake-early-preview-is-fantastic</a><br><br>And we also did a few interviews with them over the last year that you might fill your cake hole for the next few weeks.<br><br><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="http://cheerfulghost.com/jdodson/posts/919/interview-w-sleep-ninja-games-justin-baldwin">http://cheerfulghost.com/jdodson/posts/919/interview-w-sleep-ninja-games-justin-baldwin</a><br><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="http://cheerfulghost.com/jdodson/posts/1887/monsters-ate-my-birthday-cake-min-terview-w-justin-baldwin">http://cheerfulghost.com/jdodson/posts/1887/monsters-ate-my-birthday-cake-min-terview-w-justin-baldwin</a>2014-06-20T02:40:29Zjdodsontag:cheerfulghost.com,2005:Post/19382014-03-19T04:18:58Z2014-05-12T23:48:35Z/jdodson/posts/1938/monsters-ate-my-birthday-cake-early-preview-is-fantasticMonsters Ate My Birthday Cake Early Preview is Fantastic!<img src='http://i.imgur.com/hTSyLbG.png' class='img-responsive' alt='http://i.imgur.com/hTSyLbG.png' /> <br/>I just sat down to play the Kickstarter Early Access for Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake. Needless to say the game is awesome and I was really impressed by it. After playing many Early Access games on Steam I have come to accept a certain amount of broken and bugginess from early previews. The Kickstarter Early Access for Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake transcends all of that and throws you into a very polished game oozing with charm. If I had any questions about how good this game will be, they were answered in first few minutes of playing.<br><br>Once you start the game you are brought right into the games story and meet the main character Niko. Niko wakes up on his birthday morning and finds that his cake has been stolen by the dreaded Boogin King. As you leave your house you head through the village and talk to the elder Altus and he imbues you with your first Biblio Monstrum. Your Biblio Mostrum acts as your guide cataloging all you know about in game characters, collected items, costumes, enemy boogins and the current level objectives.<br><br>After the brief introduction you head out into the world and the game teaches you it's puzzle mechanics. Like all great games it slowly teaches you each new mechanic in turn giving you plenty of time to understand the games elements. I found this a very nice touch as the game ramps up the puzzles quickly in a way that is fun and challenging.<br><br>The game art, tone, writing and music all lend to it's immense charm. If this is just an early access preview, I can't wait to play the final version. <br><br>The early access preview was released on Mac and Windows and the Mac version ran without a hitch. The Kickstarter backer email had a few bits of info I found interesting.<br><br>Q: But it’s still coming out on mobile, correct?<br>A: Absolutely. iOS and Android.<br><br>Q: Linux?<br>A: We’ve gotten this question a lot, and yes, we are seriously considering a Linux version. However, as it is not a part of our original timeline, it will probably be released a bit later.<br><br>Q: When is the full game coming out?<br>A: This summer.<br><br>Can't wait to play the final version this summer and when there is a final release date, i'll let you all know. If you are itching to see more of the game, here is another screen grab I took of the games over world. I may do a let's play of the first part of the game so stay tuned.<br><br><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="http://i.imgur.com/MhEC1ZQ.png">http://i.imgur.com/MhEC1ZQ.png</a><br><br>If you are interested in reading our interviews with SleepNinja Games, look here:<br><br><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="http://cheerfulghost.com/jdodson/posts/1887">http://cheerfulghost.com/jdodson/posts/1887</a><br><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="http://cheerfulghost.com/jdodson/posts/919">http://cheerfulghost.com/jdodson/posts/919</a>2014-05-12T23:48:35Zjdodsontag:cheerfulghost.com,2005:Post/16682013-10-10T00:43:07Z2014-05-12T23:48:29Z/jdodson/posts/1668/monsters-ate-my-pumpkin-carvingMonsters Ate My Pumpkin Carving<img src='http://i.imgur.com/1Bd0ILj.jpg' class='img-responsive' alt='http://i.imgur.com/1Bd0ILj.jpg' /> <br/>Let's say you were going to carve a pumpkin for Halloween this year. And just for good measure, you wanted to have a more "video gamey" feel to things. Maybe you want to carve out some characters from an awesome upcoming new Indie title from our friends making Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake? As it turns out, today is your lucky day to nab and print these great pumpkin carving stencils.<br><br>If you make a carving from one of these, drop the image in the comments!<br><br>The above stencil is Grognar, if you are thinking of going a bit more "Bat styley" you can check out Eek's stencil.<br><br><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="http://i.imgur.com/bypDmDF.jpg">http://i.imgur.com/bypDmDF.jpg</a>2014-05-12T23:48:29Zjdodson