Everything about Use Boxmen says ‘happy.’ The music sparkles in the background, what simple narration exists in the game is silly and smile-inducing and the characters ooze charm out whatever wazoo they might have in their deformed crayoned bodies. It would be such a great setup for a bit of coffee break relaxation. Such a pity [...]
Not every origin story involves radioactive spiders, murdered parents or babies sent from planets with silly names. Sometimes a single idea, an offhand conversation or an innocent post on a forum can find a life of its own. Let’s throw a party. Let’s start a band. Let’s make a game. Like a snowball tossed down [...]
Some things are destined to go together. First person shooters and explosive barrels. Pictures of cats and funny captions. The world is full of people who think to themselves, “Hey, I like peanut butter. I like chocolate. Why not put them together?” Some of these combinations are somewhat misguided (chalk down being naked while cooking [...]
When he’s not busy correcting the spelling of teenagers on the Internet or cracking the whip over his lackeys, Dev Mag’s very own editor Claudio “Chippit” de Sa has been known to delve in a bit of game development himself. National Defense is one of his creations, and it’s a great example to show what a [...]
This article originally appeared in Dev.Mag Issue 29, released in February 2009 If one had to compile a list of the top ten reasons for envying former Dev.Mag editor-in-chief Rodain “Nandrew” Joubert, coming a close second to his fabulous hair would be his tendency to constantly roll out absolutely fantastic and innovative games. Whodunnit…Think Quickly is no [...]
This article originally appeared in Dev.Mag Issue 25, released in September 2008 Have you ever felt the urge to kill your friends, but held back because those blood stains are such a pain to get out of the carpet? Well then, you need to download yourself a copy of top-down multiplayer shooter, Monochrome! You might also [...]
In the mainstream market there has been a lot of focus on moral dilemmas recently. Bioshock asked its players if they would rather save deformed little girls than bump them off for the ability to set their hands on fire. Fallout 3 wanted to know if greed is enough motivation to sacrifice an entire town. [...]
It’s rare that a fresh concept is exceptionally implemented in its first incarnation, but that is exactly what Miktar Dracon has accomplished with Blastion. Taking the idea of racking up points with limited lives and flipping it on its head, Blastion’s gameplay is quite unlike anything else in recent memory. While the motivation given to [...]
Mercenary Ship: DARKSTAR Location: Entering orbit around Mars Destination: Space station Titan Prime Status: Overrun by hostile robot forces Mission: Liberate Titan Prime
{ I find that the essence of great indie games comes from knowing their core rules. If all gameplay adheres to the core rules, then emergent... } – May 11, 9:11 PM
{ Insanely detailed, well written and an interesting read 
Being in the process of developing a game that has a web of interconnected rules and... } – May 11, 5:17 PM
{ Great article! Very informative. } – May 08, 9:51 AM
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