What impresses me most about Race The Sun is just how much care has gone into the community around it. Each day there is a new "course" for you to play, a level editor is included and fan made tracks are featured daily. There is a leader board and the ability to run a "relay" with anyone in the community. There is incentive to go back to the Race The Sun community each and every day and it just happens to be surrounding a really great game. The game itself is simple and straightforward. There is a level system built in to provide incentive to push yourself further and the balance inherit in the design is excellent and provides a constant challenge. It is a game that you will return to daily, and can spend anywhere from 5 minutes to 5 hours with each day. I purchased Race The Sun before the game was famous (hipster mode engaged), and my only concern now that it is gaining popularity is how far I'll drop in the leader board as superior (i.e competent) players continue to be turned on to this incredible game.
The game does not hold your hand. The dialogue is the ramblings of a mad man and as such I found myself confused as to what I was even suppose to do. Read the "Dos and Donts" document provided with the download for a introduction, and stick with it. Once you get to the third or fourth stage, things become clear and the atmosphere moves from one of confusion to one of terror. This game is an excellent walk through the mind of a person going insane, and you'll be rewarded if you can get through the introduction.
If you love the work of HP Lovecraft than look no further for the personification of his work in digital format. The story is told with classic Lovecraft overtones, presented in beautiful and horrifying locations. This is a game to experience, as the use of sound and music to build the mood is on par with the best horror games on the market. It is a different game than Amnesia: A Dark Decent, but it is no Dear Esther either. It is a love letter to Lovecraft and H.G Wells equally. The tension is in the unseen and the true horror lies in uncovering the story, piece by piece.
This is a game for those who like to be challenged intellectually and to think in their gaming. It is an excellent piece of commentary while at the same time being (in my opinion), genuinely a fun time to play. It is challenging, yet taxing and morally demanding. Well, WELL worth the $10.
The art is beautiful, as is the story of the team that made this game. Quite honestly, it's almost enough. I played through this game extensively, enjoying the music, visual style and for a large part, the game play. However, it becomes obvious after a while that true strategy in solving these puzzles is a little tougher to come by. It may be me, but I never felt like I was growing with the complexity of the game. When I solved puzzles it often felt like luck rather than skill. Despite this there is a fantastic online system in which you can view other people's solutions. The community for Incredipede is very connected and active, and this is a nice thing. I really like this game, but I felt it was playing me more than I was playing it.
This is a beautifully written story put to perfect music. This is not an adventure game in the vein of the old Sierra games (despite how it appears graphically), but more in the vein of more modern approaches to the medium in that it is more "interactive fiction". The puzzle solving is minimal and put aside in favor of a strong story that you experience along with the characters. Developed in Adventure Game Maker, so the tech is a little weak, but the developer does the most he can with the tools and the results are a memorable tale that is a joy to experience.
As a huge fan of most of the games that were release with the Build Engine, this one was always one of my favourites. I don't know how many games have tried to do first person swords/fists with effectiveness, but I've always found this one is the best. It's funny, well designed and just good. If you love Duke Nukem, and always had a soft spot in your heart for its peers in on the build engine, you'll have a great time with this. The fact that it includes the expansions for only $6? Great stuff.
I've played and own every Telltale game and I absolutely loved this game. Christopher Lloyd is amazing, as is the voice acter who plays Marty. Michael J is in episode five. The plot is fun, the gameplay is classic Telltale. Highly recommended.
