Do you remember Mechanoid Army? Most likely not – and that is a shame, because it´s one cool title! But the developer Mancebo has not given up and the new title looks very promising – and since it has zombies it might have a better chance of success! Let´s hope so.
I missed a lot of interesting titles while I was too busy learning C# … but that does not mean I won´t be catching up with the games I missed!
TIC: Part 1 is one of those titles and it´s already in the download queue. Why? Just have a look at the trailer:
PS: I know it´s old news … but given the numbers on YouTube the trailer got so far I think this one can still use a little help!
Go download the game here.
Wow – I knew there was something rpgish coming in the Summer Uprising, but after watching the trailer there seems to be one serious fun RPG in the pipeline! Enjoy!
Sometimes all you need to watch is a little video and you know you want a game. I love puzzle games and this one looks great.
Retro style combined with 3D elements is something I really enjoy! Just have a look at the tutorial video and then download it for XBLIG if you like it.
… coming this fall.
To the Moon is an indie RPG/adventure game, about two doctors traversing through the memories of a dying man to fulfill his last wish.
Now this sounds like a story that is a little different from – there is a bad guy, go and kill him. But most importantly … it looks like it´s been made with a lot of love!!
Make sure you read the description at freebirdgames.com! It´s a bit of a spoiler, but in the end you don´t really know what the big secret is – but I definitely want to find out now!
First things first – I will stop focusing on Xbox Indies. Not that I don´t love Xbox Indies – but I just don´t have the time to sort out the good ones any longer!
So I might mention the one or other Xbox indie – but I will focus on all sorts of indies. May they come out on STEAM or just for the PC. I won´t cover any iApple games – not because I don´t like iPad games or something, it´s just the lack of an iDevice to play them. The same goes for any WP7 titles.
Why?
First of all I reconnected with my PC … yeah I know this sounds weird. But the truth is that I left the PC for one reason – lack of comfort! I wanted to play on the beamer or TV, I wanted to sit on the couch with a pizza in front of me and a pad in my hand. I wanted good graphics for a fair price.
A couple of years ago the Xbox 360 was the optimal platform for me. Today – not so much anymore. Lets face it, the Xbox 360 is old. And there is no new shining Xbox3 on the horizon. There is still far too much life in the box to be the “old model”.
But I recently played Crysis 2 both on Xbox and PC – and the Xbox version looks old compared. Also I can now play with the same pad I used on the Xbox (literally the same pad!). And my graphics card features HDMI, just like my Xbox. Game prices … games for PC are really cheap! Not to mention that giving my PC superior graphics power was quite inexpensive too! And the more I worked with digital content and downloadable games, the more I enjoyed playing with the PC again.
Also the same goes for a lot of the serious indie devs – who wants to create a great game that is very likely to be ignored no matter how good it is?
Xbox Live Indie Games Is Broken, And Here’s How Microsoft Can Fix It
There are a lot of very good points in the article!
“A lot of people look at the [Indie Games] platform as a joke, and a lot of it is. But there’s a lot of talent, too. It’s just not an intuitive marketplace.” Dave Voyles (one of the Summer Uprising organisators)
And this is so true – a lot of talent is there, no doubt. But it´s not intuitive to find the the games based on talent – it´s easier to find a massage app!
Well – that´s it. Now on to a real post. 
