If you're a fan of strategic RPGs with neat isometric visuals and turn-based game mechanics that nod mechanically toward the era of Final Fantasy Tactics, then you're in for a treat today. Eastasiasoft is releasing its rather lovely Rainbow Moon onto PSN and we're all colours of excited.
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But despite its problems, the series has its true believers, including Velocity creator James Marsden, who believes it could a better platform for indie developers than iOS.
Fighting talk.
Does Sony's decision to sell a collector's edition of Journey hint at the future of physical games media – as a repository for super fan special releases? And is that a bad thing? And why does everyone like an apocalyptic tale anyway? Could a French chronicler of the tenth century have the answer? Where the hell is this going?
What makes a funny game? Is it script? Characters? Setting? Silly noises? We put this very question to Monkey Island creator Ron Gilbert, just as he showed us sections from The Cave, his latest humerous adventure game. This is what he told us...
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What happens when you combine the heist movie with the Japanese RPG and the plot to classic Steve Martin movie, the Three Amigos? You get this RPG-flavoured thieve-'em-up from students at USC's illustrious Interactive Media Division. If you've ever fancied guiding a group of washed-up '50s performers through a series of ill-advised robberies, this is very much your chance.
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One-man creator Shawn McGrath has been working on the project for the best part of four years.
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The traditional scrolling brawler returns with this hilarious afront to historical accuracy. Chuck tractors, traffic cones and fairground stalls as modern day British gangs take on the might of the Scandinavian marauders.
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If some sort of catastrophe wipes out the human race, the future will involve wild dogs hunting rabbits in the overgrown streets of our major cities. The dogs will wear cute hats and trainers.
That is the future imagined in Sony Japan’s Tokyo Jungle, a sort of post-apocalyptic pet sim, but without any pet owners because they’re all dead. In the main Survival Mode, players choose from a selection of animals, each with differing stats for strength, speed and hunger – and the aim is to keep your creature alive for as long as possible. To do this, you explore... read more
Last month, I spoke to Journey soundtrack composer, Austin Wintory, for my Guardian feature on game music. Here is the rest of my interview with him, covering his inception into the Journey project and his theories on interactive music, art and the future of soundtracks.
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