Consoles being outdated? Is this really a question to be asking? How can something that drives gaming today lose relevancy? I mean, c’mon man, how can you not love the rampant fanboying following the start of the next generation console wars? While most of those questions are fair (and it’s fun to watch the fires [...]
Backlog Gaming Review – Guacamelee!
By Jake Rushing As an independent game developer, I always enjoy playing a good indie game, but i do have to say that sometimes I like to take a break with casino, it feels inspiring to feel the creativity and inspiration that has been brought from the games gamblers play. Or at least brought from [...]
Fighting the Addiction
I quit Flash games a while ago. Downloaded "the patch," so to speak. A long time ago, Flash games used to be it. They were the reason we bypassed our middle school's crappy security system. We proxied and anonymized our way into sites like Newgrounds, FreeAddictingGames (it's addictive, you fools!), or more recently sites like [...]
Should we be worried about Final Fantasy?
by Terry Randolph It is the year 1987, and the company you've founded and poured your heart into is about to go bankrupt. In your hands is the product that will be the last chance at creating your magnum opus. If the game sells, you’ve saved your company and can continue living the dream. If [...]
LTG Discussions: Titanfall Beta Impressions, Batman Arkham News, and More
Hi everyone, time for our bi-weekly discussions over here at Last Token Gaming. For this discussion we have Brett, Amanda, Sigi, Chris and Terry talking about Titanfall Beta Impressions, Batman Arkham Origins dev news, Flappybird, and more. We hope you enjoy!
Under the Surface – Fallen London Review
Text-based games? Nobody plays those anymore. That's why we have graphics! I don't want to read “Master Chief splattered a Covenant grunt on the side of his Banshee,” I want to see it in all its splattery detail! There's a lot to be said for super-pristine graphics with each hair on your character's head being [...]
Candy Jam/Candy & Watch Saga Postmortem! With Sean Willis!
Original post: http://jakeofalltrades13.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/candy-jamcandy-watch-saga-postmortem-with-sean-willis/ Welcome back everyone! On my last post, I talked about a game that I made for Global Game Jam that wasn’t accessible to the public. I also mentioned that I would participate through another game jam and make a game that is more accessible to everyone. Well guess what? That’s what I [...]
Silent Execution: EA and Lord of Ultima
by William Myers This week the players of EA's browser RTS game, Lord of Ultima, discovered through an accidental early posting of a press release/notice that the game is being shutdown permanently May 12th. The game was originally created by a Germany based studio, Phenomic, which was bought by EA in 2006. LoU released its [...]
Forgiveness – Metro: Last Light Review
By Terry Randolph Developer: 4A Games Publisher: Deep Silver Release Date: May 14, 2013 Rated: M for Mature Systems: Xbox 360 (Reviewed), Playstation 3, PC Platform: FPS/Survival/Suspense MSRP: $39.99 Forgiveness is incredibly hard to successfully convincingly convey as a concept for interactive mediums. It’s a weighty topic that is based more on inferences and individual [...]
Keep on Rogue-in!
Ahh, the Humble Bundle. Charity organization, life wasting supergiant... all around, a wonderful development in the indie gaming world. But the dear Humble Bundle happened to be charitable-r and life-wastier than usual with its most recent publication: The Roguelike Bundle. Oh boy. Roguelikes are the new “in” genre for gamedevs these days. They're akin to [...]