By Khloe Wilkerson A wise person once said, “The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood,” and Odencat’s Meg’s Monster is a perfect example of that wisdom. While it’s called a JRPG, I’d suggest that Meg’s Monster isn’t that at all, but rather a game that straddles the adventure and…
By Khloe Wilkerson Live A Live evokes an era when role-playing games experimented heavily with structures and ideas. The re-made version of Live A Live showcases HD-2D pixel art that appears fresh and new, a vintage Super Nintendo game for the modern era. The strangest, most wondrous attempts of that experimentation remain bright today. That’s…
By Kimari Rennis Over the years, I learned that the exact book that you want to read has never been made, but you yourself have the power to make that narrative a reality. That same notion can be applied to the video game industry, where indie developers make the games that they want to see…
By Harold Goldberg When I saw a trailer for YIIK, A Postmodern RPG, I was pretty well floored. It just seemed so cool and weird (in a good way). You’ll get it with your full priced ticket at the New York Game Awards – for free! Also, that trailer was 90’s retro but also spoke…
By Harry Rabinowitz It’s a bit snowy outside, isn’t it? Hope my fellow east coast residence are coping well. I can tell you one thing though, bad weather never stopped our members! Ben Gilbert discusses HoloLens, Microsoft’s newly unveiled “mixed” reality” headset, and what it means for the virtual reality marketplace. Chris Plante looks at how…
By Harry Rabinowitz We’re nearing the end of 2014 and boy has it been one heck of a year. This week, Circle members got together and reflected on 2014. From all of us, have a wonderful new year! Chelsea Stark lists her top 10 must-play games of 2014 over on Mashable. Scott Stein has the…
by Robert Gordon The author writes about what dialogue really means in role playing games — and what it should mean in the future. The survivor is panicking under the pulse of the pistol, her pistol, set against her own temple. A second ago it was trained on you, but the mission is to talk…