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At the cusp of its release, the notion that Tower Wars would present a “new and unique spin on the genre of tower defense” seemed to be the tag line anywhere the game was mentioned. Combining a maze oriented strategy of tower defense, components typically associated with real-time strategy titles and a polished, cutesy steam-punk atheistic, the afore mentioned notion seemed a possibility. Alas, the largest detriment…
Being a long standing fan of RPGs and adventure games, I realize that there is a bit of expectation curbing necessary for enjoyment. Thus, when approaching any game within these genres, I search for a shining treasure among one of three basic stems: personality, game-play, and storytelling. Each of these foundations branch and overlap with one another fairly regularly; for instance portions of all three affect the…
Thomas Was Alone takes its first steps, not gingerly as the minimalistic appearance would suggest, but refreshingly self-aware. From the opening narration by the phenomenal Danny Wallace “Thomas was alone. Wow. What a weird first thought to have.”, the personally aware tone is set with a series of naive, questioning observations. The consistent, individual display of a nudging desire to feel that questions have…
