AN EARLY-ACCESS ARPG (ACTION ROLE-PLAYING GAME) IN WHICH HUMANS ARE MAKING DRAGONS EXTINCT. CUTE LOW-POLY ART STYLE.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1079320/Dragon_Extinction/
ONE OF THE BEST MOVIE-LICENSE GAMES OF ALL TIME IS NOW ON STEAM AND IT RUNS LIKE A DREAM AT 60 FPS. ONE CAVEAT: IT DOESN’T SEEM TO REMEMBER THE 60 FPS SETTING, SO AFTER YOU EXIT THE GAME, ON THE NEXT LAUNCH YOU WILL WANT TO RE-ENABLE 60 FPS. A SMALL PRICE TO PAY.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1449280/Ghostbusters_The_Video_Game_Remastered/
HIGHFLEET REMINDS ME A LITTLE OF THE CLASSIC STRATEGY GAME HOMEWORLD — A GOOD-LOOKING, FUN-LOOKING GAME THAT I WOULD ALMOST CERTAINLY BE TERRIBLE AT PLAYING.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1040420/Dreamscaper/
HAVEN’T ACTUALLY PLAYED IT YET, BUT I THINK IT COMBINES HADES-LIKE GAMEPLAY WITH THE RURAL AMERICANA ATMOSPHERE OF KNEE DEEP OR DEADLY PREMONITION. (I WENT TO DINNER TONIGHT WITH RELATIVES WHO HAVE TATTOOS AND I WAS TRYING TO THINK OF SOMETHING I WOULD FIND WORTH GETTING PERMANENTLY ETCHED ON MY BODY. THE ONLY THING THAT CAME TO MIND WAS THE MARK OF THE RED TREE.) ANYWAY I BOUGHT THIS GAME AND HOPE I’LL LIKE IT.
IT’S AN EARLY ACCESS RPG IN WHICH YOU ARE A FLYING DRAGON. HARD TO BEAT THAT PREMISE.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1152090/Elmarion_Dragon_time/
REMEMBER HOW HIGHLIGHTS MAGAZINE USED TO HAVE YOU SPOT THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GOOFUS AND GALLANT? I MAY BE CONFLATING TWO SEPARATE THINGS HERE. AT ANY RATE THIS GAME PRESENTS YOU WITH EVOCATIVE 3D DIORAMAS SIDE-BY-SIDE (THE ART IS REALLY SLICK) AND ASKS YOU TO SPOT THE DIFFERENCES. THE TRAILER PROMISES A FUN AND RELAXING EXPERIENCE AND I AM WILLING TO DROP SEVEN BUCKS TO FIND OUT.
WE’RE GOING TO TAHITI! ALL I NEED IS A LITTLE TIME. AND MONEY. AND FAITH. AND NOISE. AND LOYALTY. AND… SANITY. BECAUSE IN THIS GAME, WE’RE NOT FARMING MANGOES, WE’RE UNEARTHING ELDRITCH HORRORS.
GAMES JOURNALIST NOTICES INTRIGUING DESIGN CHOICE, HIJINKS ENSUE.
IT’S A VIDEO ABOUT KILLING THINGS TO DEATH IN THE REALM OF THE DEAD, AND IT’S BY THE DEAD GAMER. FIRST OF A SERIES. NO, I AM NOT HE! BUT HE IS A FRIEND WHO DOESN’T YET KNOW I HAVE A PRESTIGIOUS VIDEO GAME BLOG WITH THE WORD “SASS” IN THE TITLE (AND ALSO “ASS” OF COURSE). I AM WAITING TO SURPRISE HIM WITH IT ONE OF THESE DAYS. FRIENDLY BIAS ASIDE, I THINK THIS IS AN EXCELLENT START TO THE PLANNED SERIES.
EDIT (2/27/2021): THE SERIES HAS BEEN REBOOTED BECAUSE THE DEAD GAMER GAINED MORE EXPERIENCE IN VIDEO EDITING AND REWORKED THE GREATER PLAN. BUT FORTUNATELY IT’S STILL QUITE GOOD.
THERE WAS AN EARLIER REDOUT THAT WAS LIKE WIPEOUT, BUT THIS TIME IT’S A SPACE COMBAT GAME. IT LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE GOOD.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/886060/Redout_Space_Assault/