Gaming on Flo's Thoughts

Firewatch

Sun, 14 Feb 2016 07:30:37 +0200

A scene from the game

Earlier this week, our favorite software development company and now publisher Panic and Campo Santo, the game studio Panic collaborated with, released their first game, Firewatch. I think it’s been about two years since they first started teasing this project and I’ve been excited about this ever since.

On Tuesday, it was finally released on Steam for Windows, Mac, and Linux and also on the PS4. So I blocked out the next two evenings to play it through. It was only about four or five hours in total, but boy was it a great story. I enjoyed it very much and will play it again soon. I don’t want to spoil anything, so this is just a recommendation for those among you who have not yet played it and enjoy those interactive stories.

4 iOS Games That Will Get Me Through the Holiday Season

Sun, 22 Dec 2013 07:46:34 +0200

1. The Room Two Link to heading

The second part of this series seems a little bit easier to me than the first one but it’s still a great puzzle game. It will keep you occupied for at least a few hours.

2. Walking Dead: The Game - Season Two Link to heading

Last year around this time of the year I played the first edition. A few days back season two came out. I did not manage to start yet, but from what I heard it’s pretty great, too. If you already played the first episode (and if you still have your save game; that’s why I was not able to start yet) the game picks up on the decisions you made during last year’s game.

Blek

Wed, 18 Dec 2013 07:49:32 +0200

This is the game the iPad was made for. Amazing. Get it on the App Store (de, us; Affiliate links).

Getting Stuck in Oceanhorn and How to Fix It

Thu, 05 Dec 2013 22:00:00 +0200

A few weeks back Oceanhorn (de, us; Affiliate Links) appeared on the App Store and instantly caught my attention. It’s similarities and my love for Zelda made me curious.

Unfortunately, a few hours in I got stuck in a place called the Forest Shrine. I accidentally pushed a stone box a little bit to far so it got stuck at a wall and I wasn’t able to move it back onto the area on the ground where it belonged.

From the Series 'Addictive iOS Games'

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 19:00:00 +0200

Bananakong

My GF dug up Banana Kong (App Store: de, us) a few days ago. Damn, what a time sink. If you want to get something done today do not download it.

Indie Game: Battlepaths

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 20:14:51 +0200

I’m a casual gamer. I don’t like to waste hours and days in front of my computer or Xbox collecting 20 bear claws to be able to collect another 40 afterwards. Don’t get me wrong, every now and then, like every year around Christmas time, I do try it just to realize that these games were not made for me. Today was another one of those “thens”.

A few days ago a friend of mine told me about a small indie game development project two friends of him are working on: Battlepaths. It’s a turn-based 2D-RPG with lovely graphics and a great guitar soundtrack. It reminds me a little bit of the old SNES Zelda games. It’s available for Xbox 360 (for 80 coins, or whatever the currency is over there) on the marketplace. Looks like there will also be a PC and a Windows Phone 7 version.