Tag Archives: Independent

The "One page game design philosophy"

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about methods of game design for more interesting, simple flash games, and this is when I had a moment of inspiration after sitting around in the hot sun of a car par for an … Continue reading

Posted in Game Design | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Star Guard Review

I recently found this exciting little action platformer called Star Guard, a game by independent developer Vacuum Flowers that drops the player into the centre

Posted in Game Design, Reviews | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Delusions of Grandeur

It is far too easy to look back upon past generations of games and game consoles with a patronising eye simply because they don’t possess the mind blazing, face melting processing power associated with nearly every current generation gaming console … Continue reading

Posted in Games, Ramblings | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Nostalgia by Bloggs

NOSTALGIA. I’ve had a gutful. Fallout 3’s the game that recently aroused my ire- although it’s not so much the game as the reaction to it. The whiny, unpleasable, fan-dumb reaction to it. Now, I’ve played a bit of the … Continue reading

Posted in Games, Ramblings | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

The Man has me in his iron grasp

Dear fellow Machinators, Don’t panic; if you’re the one guy who reads these then you mustn’t fear, for I am not going to be leaving this humble end of the internet any time soon for its murky depth or reality… … Continue reading

Posted in The Machination | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Misconceptions about the Independent Games Industry

When the topic of the independent games industry is raised within your group of friends, assuming that a good percentage of them are gamers, theres a general sense of confusion thats bound to accommodate their lack better judgement. This confusion … Continue reading

Posted in Game Design, Games, The industry in general | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments