Eitr is an upcoming Action RPG featuring a very dark Norse setting. They just dropped a new trailer and it not only looks great, but is very reminiscent of the original Diablo. The game is early on in development but even so, it looks great and I can't wait to play it. Eitr will feature a bunch of in game abilities such as Snowflake Guard a timing based move that when used effectively can pretty effective against in game mobs.
"Eitr" is from Norse mythology, it is a black poison substance that corrupts whoever or whatever it comes into contact with. The story of the game is based around the world tree, Yggdrasil, the connector of the 9 Norse... Read All
Eitr is an upcoming Action RPG featuring a very dark Norse setting. They just dropped a new trailer and it not only looks great, but is very reminiscent of the original Diablo. The game is early on in development but even so, it looks great and I can't wait to play it. Eitr will feature a bunch of in game abilities such as Snowflake Guard a timing based move that when used effectively can pretty effective against in game mobs.
"Eitr" is from Norse mythology, it is a black poison substance that corrupts whoever or whatever it comes into contact with. The story of the game is based around the world tree, Yggdrasil, the connector of the 9 Norse worlds, which becomes poisoned with Eitr, spewing darkness into each world.
Eitr is an Action RPG which takes inspiration from games such as Dark Souls, Golden Axe and Diablo. The game will be challenging and require timing and precision to progress through the environments. Players will need to use a combination of blocking, combos, buffs and positioning to succeed in battle."
Wanted to wish all the Ghosts a very Happy Halloween.
If you see any fun game or movies related Halloween news, drop it in the comments(I know I will). In the recent Roundtable we talked about some fun Halloween films, on of them was Cabin in the Woods. The above video outlines most of the references to other horror movies in the film.
Wanted to wish all the Ghosts a very Happy Halloween.
If you see any fun game or movies related Halloween news, drop it in the comments(I know I will). In the recent Roundtable we talked about some fun Halloween films, on of them was Cabin in the Woods. The above video outlines most of the references to other horror movies in the film.
I love Star Wars and because of that, it's not shocking to know that I look forward to all good news about it. After Lucas sold the franchise to Disney, Disney sold the rights to make future Star Wars games to EA. It seems EA has taken this and focused it on something fans have been asking for, an all new Star Wars Battlefront game. I have no idea how this news has slipped past me, but in all the mad boring-aise of E3, I missed this nugget of awesome.
Recently a few more bits came out about the new Battlefront game, that it will come out in 2015 around the same time as Episode VII and it will also come out on PC.
I am looking forward to playing this game but, like many... Read All
I love Star Wars and because of that, it's not shocking to know that I look forward to all good news about it. After Lucas sold the franchise to Disney, Disney sold the rights to make future Star Wars games to EA. It seems EA has taken this and focused it on something fans have been asking for, an all new Star Wars Battlefront game. I have no idea how this news has slipped past me, but in all the mad boring-aise of E3, I missed this nugget of awesome.
Recently a few more bits came out about the new Battlefront game, that it will come out in 2015 around the same time as Episode VII and it will also come out on PC.
I am looking forward to playing this game but, like many new triple A games I might not pick this up on release day. All that to say, what are your thoughts on the new Battlefront game? Are you looking forward to taking your hand fighting for the Empire and/or Rebellion? Is this a day one buy for you?
In this brand new Halloween episode of The Cheerful Ghost Roundtable we talk a bit about what we are playing as well as.... Tie Fighter coming to GOG, the new Star Wars Battlefront, our most favoriate Halloween themed games and more.
Check it out, IF YOU DARE!
As an aside, this will be the last Roundtable for the year. Check us out in January for our all new season! IT WILL POSSIBLY FEATURE DANCING GAMER CATS!
In this brand new Halloween episode of The Cheerful Ghost Roundtable we talk a bit about what we are playing as well as.... Tie Fighter coming to GOG, the new Star Wars Battlefront, our most favoriate Halloween themed games and more.
Check it out, IF YOU DARE!
As an aside, this will be the last Roundtable for the year. Check us out in January for our all new season! IT WILL POSSIBLY FEATURE DANCING GAMER CATS!
I actually have the luck of having a limited edition dvd set (put out by best buy I think, my wife did all the research on that) that has the original and remastered versions. The wife knows me well and she got those for me for a birthday gift. But I don't mind Lucas wanted to go back and change his films, but I will lobby to keep the original commercially accessible. Those versions I got came by way of e-bay. Ultimately it's Lucas' vision/product. I don't think he, or any creator, owes me anything. But I think that comes out of my attitude that anything produced in our digital age is of the moment. But I too am waiting for a good box set that sums it all up. I also don't own the new movies yet.
jdodson Admin Post Author
wrote on 11/02/2014 at 11:06pm
I did actually, it was fun to hear him talk about it though.
I don't watch it in that order because I mostly watch Episodes IV-VI when I want to watch Star Wars. Outside that, sometimes I revisit the prequels, in that case I actually think Episode I is the best film, which isn't a very popular opinion.
The Humble InDIE Bundle 13 dropped featuring 4 copies of Risk of Rain, Olli Olli, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, Tower of Guns, Amnesia a Machine For Pigs, Jazzpunk & Shadowrun Returns if you pay $15. This one also has a special $65 tier that comes with a box, hoodie, patches and cassette tape!
This features the brand new port of Risk of Rain on Mac and Linux as well as all the other games on those ports as well. I was wondering why Risk of Rain didn't drop with Mac and Linux ports on the last update and it dropping in this Bundle makes sense why they waited.
Humble Indie Bundle 13, too good to pass up or are you going to pass on it? I mean, four copies of Risk of... Read All
The Humble InDIE Bundle 13 dropped featuring 4 copies of Risk of Rain, Olli Olli, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, Tower of Guns, Amnesia a Machine For Pigs, Jazzpunk & Shadowrun Returns if you pay $15. This one also has a special $65 tier that comes with a box, hoodie, patches and cassette tape!
This features the brand new port of Risk of Rain on Mac and Linux as well as all the other games on those ports as well. I was wondering why Risk of Rain didn't drop with Mac and Linux ports on the last update and it dropping in this Bundle makes sense why they waited.
Humble Indie Bundle 13, too good to pass up or are you going to pass on it? I mean, four copies of Risk of Rain is a pretty cool thing now that it features Internet Co-Op!
Eh-hem, sorry. Let me try and contain myself here. (WOOOOO!!)
It looks like two of the greatest Star Wars games ever made are finally getting a digitall re-release that'll run on modern PC's. Tie Fighter was one of my all time favorite games and I could not be more excited that I'll get to play through it again!
Eh-hem, sorry. Let me try and contain myself here. (WOOOOO!!)
It looks like two of the greatest Star Wars games ever made are finally getting a digitall re-release that'll run on modern PC's. Tie Fighter was one of my all time favorite games and I could not be more excited that I'll get to play through it again!
After spending the last few months polishing Starship Rubicon we are extremely excited to debut the game on Steam Greenlight. Wick and I are both huge Steam fans and as such if you would like to see Rubicon on Steam, we’d appreciate an upvote. We are also using the Greenlight to debut our new Rubicon Reveal Trailer featuring new gameplay footage!
So take a minute to head over to our Steam Greenlight page, give us an upvote and check out the new trailer and gameplay screenshots!
"In Starship Rubicon, Earth has been casually destroyed by a mysterious race of space-faring invertebrates. You are a fighter pilot... Read All
After spending the last few months polishing Starship Rubicon we are extremely excited to debut the game on Steam Greenlight. Wick and I are both huge Steam fans and as such if you would like to see Rubicon on Steam, we’d appreciate an upvote. We are also using the Greenlight to debut our new Rubicon Reveal Trailer featuring new gameplay footage!
So take a minute to head over to our Steam Greenlight page, give us an upvote and check out the new trailer and gameplay screenshots!
"In Starship Rubicon, Earth has been casually destroyed by a mysterious race of space-faring invertebrates. You are a fighter pilot whose cryopod has been collected by a possibly-insane AI, who has placed you in the unenviable position of being humanity’s savior. Shanghaied and alone, you must gather the remaining human survivors and traverse the surprising biodiversity of deep space to find a new home.
Features
Quick Gameplay - Pilot your ship in fast-paced shoot-em-up, featuring a unique approach to arcade physics and controls. Customize Your Ship - Upgrade your ship with a Tetris-styled hangar bay as you find weapons and items on your quest.
Randomized Universe - Make your way through a diverse galaxy as you encounter interesting new lifeforms. Each play session generates a new path of enemies, allies, and items.
Casual Roguelike - When your ship blows up, that’s the end of the line for that game. However, if you collect enough crystal shards by the end of a sector you can save your ship to re-launch it on another level.
A Fleet Of Ships To Play - Do you prefer fast ships for run and gun? Do you like something that takes a punch but isn’t as agile? Start the game with 3 different ships and spend shards to unlock more ships with unique abilities!
jdodson Admin Post Author
wrote on 10/27/2014 at 09:31pm
Thanks scrypt, it's been a fun ride so far.
Azurephile Super Member
wrote on 10/27/2014 at 10:40pm
When you say an "up vote," do you mean a "yes" to the question of "would you buy this game if it were on Steam?" I finally played the Kickstarter version today. I was surprised by how small the zip file is (12mb). I need to spend some more time with the game, I apparently suck at it currently. Still, I would like to throw some support towards our first published game.
jdodson Admin Post Author
wrote on 10/27/2014 at 10:53pm
Yep, answering "Yes" to that question is an upvote.
Azurephile Super Member
wrote on 10/27/2014 at 11:35pm
Excellent, I will do that and I'll see about getting in some more game time in with it. =)
Azurephile Super Member
wrote on 10/27/2014 at 11:36pm
Oh and have you noticed any issues with the site? From what I see, it seems some of the HTML coding may be messed up. It doesn't load or even look properly.
jdodson Admin Post Author
wrote on 10/28/2014 at 12:19am
The Greenlight site? If so, no it looks good here.
Azurephile Super Member
wrote on 10/28/2014 at 12:28am
Yes, it looks horrible in Chrome, but it's fine in IE, so I was able to give it a "vote up."
Just up-voted in steam, cant wait to play it! I wish i could have played it at the Retro Game Expo, but there was too many people, too many things to do, and not enough time to do it. Any news on a beta release?
jdodson Admin Post Author
wrote on 10/28/2014 at 01:39am
Yeah, we are going into a VERY early beta soon and then a larger beta after some unspecified time.
All that to say, my goal is to have it out by year end or before.
The opening Cinematic for The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt has finally dropped and sports some absolutely stunning animation. It starts with a Sorceress getting caught in the middle of a pretty standard medieval battle. Featuring one of the most gruesome horse decapitation moves a general decaptiates the Sorceress horse. Hilarity ensues and as such I recommend you watch it to see how it ends.
What do you think of the new Witcher 3 trailer? How do you feel about horse decaptiation? How can ravens fly through people's skulls? Why does the Witcher suddenly look like Gabe Newell? Does the Witcher celebrate Christmas?
These questions may be answer when The Witcher 3: The Wild... Read All
The opening Cinematic for The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt has finally dropped and sports some absolutely stunning animation. It starts with a Sorceress getting caught in the middle of a pretty standard medieval battle. Featuring one of the most gruesome horse decapitation moves a general decaptiates the Sorceress horse. Hilarity ensues and as such I recommend you watch it to see how it ends.
What do you think of the new Witcher 3 trailer? How do you feel about horse decaptiation? How can ravens fly through people's skulls? Why does the Witcher suddenly look like Gabe Newell? Does the Witcher celebrate Christmas?
These questions may be answer when The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt drops next year.
Azurephile gives this a solid "Rad" on the Ghost Scale
This is fun, with very few issues, and is well worth your time.
Azurephile gives this a "Rad" on the Ghost Scale
This is fun, with very few issues, and is well worth your time.
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Recommended
Simalar to Tetris, Dr. Mario, and Candy Crush
Different game modes
What is Bejeweled? If you've never played Bejeweled before, it's a simple puzzle game of matching at least three gems together on the board to remove them, while new gems will fall from the top of the screen. It is similar to Tetris, Dr. Mario, and Candy Crush.
Game modes: There are four basic game modes including Classic, Zen (formerly known as Endless), Lightning (formerly known as Blitz), and Quest. It also contains four "secret" game modes called Poker, Diamond Mine, Ice Storm, and Butterflies.
Classic mode is simply the game as I described it above; match... Read AllRecommendation and features
Recommended
Simalar to Tetris, Dr. Mario, and Candy Crush
Different game modes
What is Bejeweled? If you've never played Bejeweled before, it's a simple puzzle game of matching at least three gems together on the board to remove them, while new gems will fall from the top of the screen. It is similar to Tetris, Dr. Mario, and Candy Crush.
Game modes: There are four basic game modes including Classic, Zen (formerly known as Endless), Lightning (formerly known as Blitz), and Quest. It also contains four "secret" game modes called Poker, Diamond Mine, Ice Storm, and Butterflies.
Classic mode is simply the game as I described it above; match gems and obtain a score until you reach a "game over" by no more moves being available. Badges can be won in Classic mode by reaching a certain score, such as 500,000 points.
In Zen mode, you do the same thing, except that it's impossible to get a "game over" and no more moves. This game mode was known as "Endless" in Bejeweled 2, but has been improved by being designed to help players relax with calm music and such.
In Lightning mode, you are in a race against the clock to get as many matches as possible. Certain gems will appear, which add more time to the clock. Badges can be earned by obtaining a certain number of multipliers.
In Quest mode, you have to obtain pieces of an artifact by completing certain challenges (or mini-games) in all game modes.
The four "secret" modes are unlocked by obtaining certain achievements in the different main game modes. For instance, Butterflies mode is unlocked after achieving level five in Zen mode. That said, in Butterflies mode, some of the gems turn into butterflies at the bottom of the game board. Swapping, and therefore clearing, gems will make the butterflies move up one level. If a butterfly gem reaches the very top, it will be grabbed by a spider and the player will be given a "game over" notice.
Poker mode is unlocked by achieving level five in Classic mode. The player will be given five cards, which are empty until the player clears at least three gems. When the player does this, one of the cards will turn into the kind of gem that the player cleared. So, clearing three purple gems will give you a card with a purple gem on it. The player will then have to try to create more similar cards to create a poker hand. The lowest poker hand that can be made is called "Spectrum," which can be obtained by having at least five individual gem cards. The highest poker hand that can be made is a "Flush," just like in poker where all the gem cards are the same. The player can receive a wild card by matching gems and creating a hypercube, which is the gem created by matching five gems together. Skulls also appear on the scoreboard with the scores of the different kinds of poker hands that can be made. This means that if the player creates a certain poker hand, then the game will basically flip a coin-like item which will either tell the player "Safe" or "Game Over." A bar above the scoreboard will be filled when the player creates a poker hand. When this bar fills up, a skull will disappear. The better the poker hand created, the more the bar will fill up.
Diamond Mine mode requires the completion of four of the mini-games in Quest mode. I found this mode enjoyable as it reminded me of Minecraft. The player will see a line and some dirt that can only be removed by matching gems that touch. Some of the dirt can only be removed by special gems, like hypercubes. There are also artifacts that the player can dig up as well. The player will be given a certain amount of time to remove the dirt above the line. If the player succeeds, the dirt will rise, giving the player more time and more dirt to clear away. If the player fails, or runs out of time, the game will be over.
Ice Storm is, like Lightning mode, one of the more difficult game modes. Ice will rise in columns and can only be shattered by matching gems vertically. However, there is a bar to the left that will fill up with water whenever a gem match is created. When this bar gets full, steam will push down the ice, giving the player more time to create vertical matches in order to remove the ice columns before they reach the top. If any of the columns reach the top and fill up, the game will be over. One of the more difficult badges to complete in this mode requires the player to make a combination of 15 vertical matches, so players must be very quick (and lucky) in order to obtain this badge.
Bejeweled 3 is available for some gaming consoles and the PC. Some of the badges are definitely a challenge to complete, but all are obtainable. My recommendation for completing all of the badges is to keep trying and to not give up. I was unable to obtain some of the harder badges without spending a few days trying to complete the necessary challenges, but I finally obtained them all and am left with a great feeling of accomplishment. I now feel like I've mastered the game and can calm down and take it easy. 😄
If you have been paying attention to the release of Bungie's new game Destiny you may have heard some people take point to aspects of it. YouTube sensation loadingreadyrun has created a fun 8bit styled video about some Destiny quirks.
Not sure I am going to pick this up on console and if it ever does come to PC, I can't wait to try it out and join the "destiny complain train."
If you have been paying attention to the release of Bungie's new game Destiny you may have heard some people take point to aspects of it. YouTube sensation loadingreadyrun has created a fun 8bit styled video about some Destiny quirks.
Not sure I am going to pick this up on console and if it ever does come to PC, I can't wait to try it out and join the "destiny complain train."