Enter Hearthstone. The game itself is not super interesting - it's simpler than Pokemon, and not in an awesome way. There is some strategy involved, but I've not found any of the matches to reward too much thinking. This is another grinding game from Blizzard, which by itself is...
Blizzard has a *lock* on Grinder games. To whit: Diablo and WoW. Diablo is a complex loot-aggregation simulator, and you know you've gathered enough loot when you can survive the next level of the dungeon, and you know you've won when there are no more levels to go. Of WoW, it's said that the game doesn't even *begin* until you've maxed out your level, and the whole way up is one epic grind.
Enter Hearthstone. The game itself is not super interesting - it's simpler than Pokemon, and not in an awesome way. There is some strategy involved, but I've not found any of the matches to reward too much thinking. This is another grinding game from Blizzard, which by itself is...
Enter Hearthstone. The game itself is not super interesting - it's simpler than Pokemon, and not in an awesome way. There is some strategy involved, but I've not found any of the matches to reward too much thinking. This is another grinding game from Blizzard, which by itself is...
Please make sure your speakers aren't turned way up when you watch the embedded video.
I was recently reminded of the legendary Laddergoat video and have been going through youtube trying to find more hilarious videos I might have missed.
Many hilarious videos come out of streaming and Lets Plays. Sometimes intentional, sometimes a bug or an unexpected event will bring the hilarity.
For those who haven't seen it, this video is a recorded stream of one of the guys at Dopelives playing Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood. He sees a goat, and the goat does something unexpected. It's funny, but the streamer's reaction is the best part. Such an infectious laugh.
Dopelives have done...
I was recently reminded of the legendary Laddergoat video and have been going through youtube trying to find more hilarious videos I might have missed.
Many hilarious videos come out of streaming and Lets Plays. Sometimes intentional, sometimes a bug or an unexpected event will bring the hilarity.
For those who haven't seen it, this video is a recorded stream of one of the guys at Dopelives playing Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood. He sees a goat, and the goat does something unexpected. It's funny, but the streamer's reaction is the best part. Such an infectious laugh.
Dopelives have done...
Like many Starbound players, I have been curious how the game will evolve during the beta. Recently Tiy posted a pretty large update post describing what we can all expect. I found a few bits noteworthy, such as how progression will be handled:
"As it stands, almost the entirety of the progression in Starbound is temporary. Built quickly to enable some basic gameplay during beta.
The final game will be structured differently.
The current 10 tiers of gameplay will all play out on the same Starmap, with each tier introducing hazards that can only be overcome by progressing through the previous tier and completing a mission at the end of each tier.
To access a mission at the...
"As it stands, almost the entirety of the progression in Starbound is temporary. Built quickly to enable some basic gameplay during beta.
The final game will be structured differently.
The current 10 tiers of gameplay will all play out on the same Starmap, with each tier introducing hazards that can only be overcome by progressing through the previous tier and completing a mission at the end of each tier.
To access a mission at the...
"Portal: Alive & Kicking is a full remake and re-imagining of Valve's hit experimental title - Portal. Using the visual capabilities of Portal 2, A&K will shove you back into the cold test chambers of Aperture Science to retell the original story of Chell and GLaDOS. The best part? It's FREE."
After playing the fan recreation of Half-life using the Half-life 2 engine and seeing how awesome that was, I am very hopeful for this recreation of Portal. Portal was an awesome game i'd love to see live on in a more modern engine.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=218303815
After playing the fan recreation of Half-life using the Half-life 2 engine and seeing how awesome that was, I am very hopeful for this recreation of Portal. Portal was an awesome game i'd love to see live on in a more modern engine.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=218303815
A.N.N.E. is an upcoming 2D retro platformer that was successfully Kickstarted and is in heavy development. Mo, the creator of A.N.N.E. has been releasing development updates on YouTube and this latest one covers the shipping of the Super Nintendo USB controller to Kickstarter backers as well as enhancements for your ship. The ability to add "options" to your ship will be familiar to fans of Gradius as they seem heavily influenced by the aforementioned game.
If you are interested in checking out PAX East and don't yet have badges, Mo is running a contest so check out the video for more information.
A.N.N.E. is one of the games I am really excited about playing this year...
If you are interested in checking out PAX East and don't yet have badges, Mo is running a contest so check out the video for more information.
A.N.N.E. is one of the games I am really excited about playing this year...
For a few days or more now, I've been wanting to play Minecraft again. I don't know what held me back. When I first started playing it around Thanksgiving I was home alone with the pets as the rest of the family was in Kentucky with family. I lost track of time in those days. There might have been two days where I stayed up all night and didn't go to bed, something I hadn't done in a long time.
Apparently, I last played it a little more than a month ago and probably not for very long. One thing I found out was how to back up and restore my world. This became something I made into a habit as I really hate dying in the game and also when Creepers blow my stuff up....
Apparently, I last played it a little more than a month ago and probably not for very long. One thing I found out was how to back up and restore my world. This became something I made into a habit as I really hate dying in the game and also when Creepers blow my stuff up....
To keep with the hype train around Square releasing Final Fantasy VI on mobile, you should checkout the fast facts video above and the Final Fantasy VI Lore video. They both contain some really interesting information about the game and are pretty short to boot.
Final Fantasy VI Lore in a Minute:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zCXZ4O8PS8
Final Fantasy VI Lore in a Minute:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zCXZ4O8PS8
One of the greatest Final Fantasy games has finally come to the iOS and Android platforms. For $15.99 you can head back to the World of Balance and Ruin and join up with the Returners to take down Emporer Gestahl and the Empire. For me the Final Fantasy series didn't get much better than VI and I can't wait to pick it up but I might wait till the prices comes down a bit, $16 for a phone game is a bit much.
That said, it seems like Square has revamped some of the graphics and gameplay to make it a bit more mobile friendly. I still prefer the big chunky pixel graphics, but this update doesn't seem to take it too far away from the beauty of the original.
That said, it seems like Square has revamped some of the graphics and gameplay to make it a bit more mobile friendly. I still prefer the big chunky pixel graphics, but this update doesn't seem to take it too far away from the beauty of the original.
In this episode of the Cheerful Ghost Roundtable we talk about the amazing indie rogue-like FTL! During this season we will be doing entire episodes about certain video games we love and we decided to kick this off with style!
Show Notes & Seek Times:
What We are Playing & Drinking
FTL: Faster Than Light
Show Notes & Seek Times:
What We are Playing & Drinking
- 0:29m CapnCurry: Skyrim
- 1:43m WhiteboySlim: GTA V Online & Starbound
- 2:56m Travis: GTA V Online & FTL
- 3:34m jdodson: BioShock Infinite Burial at Sea Part 1, Pokemon Blue & Starbound
FTL: Faster Than Light
- 7:24m - What is FTL?
- 9:20m - What our win counts are? What game stats do we have?
- 15:45m - What ships have we unlocked and what do we have yet to get?
- 19:15m - What are...
"The Humble Sid Meier Bundle features an enormous selection of quality strategy games by Sid Meier, legendary designer of the Civilization game series. Pay what you want for Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: The Complete Edition, Sid Meier's Ace Patrol, Sid Meier's Ace Patrol: Pacific Skies and Sid Meier's Railroads!. Pay more than the average price and you'll also receive Sid Meier's Civilization V and Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods and Kings DLC. We'll also include Sid Meier's Civilization V: Brave New World DLC with all purchases of $15 or more."
The Humble Sid Meier Bundle is one of those bundles that is pretty incredible. For...
The Humble Sid Meier Bundle is one of those bundles that is pretty incredible. For...
I enjoyed Hearthstone for about two hours. I used to be quite the MtG fan but never cared for the video games for some reason. It seemed something was lost when moving it to digital. But MtG is a very strategy-heavy game. When Hearthstone came out I was hoping for a balance of strategy that would work well as a digital card game.
Unfortunately I didn't find that. It's like you said, simpler than Pokemon. Every match is basically the same, and while there's a little strategy, it's not enough to keep things interesting.
I at least hope it's a good intro to trading card games for those who haven't played them.
Sounds like you guys are not huge fans of Hearthstone :D
I think the game is fun, but then again I haven't played it a ton myself. I like the quick pace of the games and think it's a strength of the game. Keeping things simple means the game is a bit more accessible and ... quicker. The free to play aspect means anyone can play it, which is nice in a way but, like you mention makes it grindy.
You're right in all cases @jdodson. It is fun, it's fast, it's easy to pick up and play, it's accessible, but then it never goes anywhere. It's a game that I can imagine picking up and playing a few rounds every few months, kinda like I do with Super Meat Boy (but for entirely different reasons). I was just hoping Hearthstone would give me a new Blizzard obsession. I wanted it to be MtG good.
Fair enough. I guess it hasn't been compelling enough for me to pick back up either BUT it is installed and I might play it again in the future but it's less compelling than a FTL or heading back to FEZ again.