Category: Indie
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A Genuinely Humorous Game
What makes jokes funny? For me, it’s a combination of different criteria: the absurdity of a situation, the subversion of expectations, and expert delivery- both verbally and through body language. With most psychologists believing that body language makes up 70-80% of human communication, this becomes an essential part of the package. Video games often struggle…
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Games That Warp Chess
Many game developers find success by riffing on or twisting the mechanics of existing games. Chess is one of the most influential and established games of all time, with a low barrier to entry and a high skill ceiling that keeps players coming back over and over again. It’s no wonder that so many games…
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Is This Seat Taken: Video Preview
Is This Seat Taken? is the upcoming game from Poti Poti Studio. There currently a demo live on Steam which I played during the Steam Next Fest amongst a number of other games. I thoroughly enjoyed my time with the game. It has excellent visual presentation and a unique and on occasion quite challenging. I…
Gaming Acuity 