Legend of Grimrock : It's not even out yet and it's already great!

The reviews are starting to pour in for Legend of Grimrock and so far it's looking good for the break out title created by Finnish game studio Almost Human.

If you haven't heard of LOG it's popularized as an Old-school RPG dungeon crawler modeled after titles like Dungeon Master and Eye of the Beholder. This genres last big release is arguably Wizardry 8 published in 2001 so you can imagine fans of this type of game are ecstatic at seeing a new title being released at all let alone one of this caliber.

I've already pre-ordered my copy at a piddly $11.99. Your best place to purchase the game is directly from the site, but you can also order from gog.com. Ordering directly from the developer will net you a steam key as well. Convenient! It comes with some very neat items including map paper for mapping out your adventure(trust me you'll need to do some mapping.), music and wallpapers.

Almost Human has also received quite a bit of media attention for being responsive to disabled gamers requests. I've talked to several people who've pre-ordered for nothing more than to support such an inclusive developer. You can read more about that over here at Kotaku.

Legends of Grimrock is due out on April 11, 2012 with a low retail price of $14.99. Check out the trailer below.

DEEP BLACK: RELOADED Out now! DEMO available

I noticed this today. When I see a developer come struggling in from the cold I try to give them a fair shake.

It's an underwater first/third person shooter you can buy directly from the developer. It's gotten pretty decent reviews so I thought I'd pass it along. The main complaints I've heard is that it has bugs. I'm always weirded out when I see an Indie developer get dragged under a car for having a couple bugs but triple AAA titles get the gold standard despite having so many bugs as to be unplayable on release. AC2, BFBC2, BF3, From Dust, Blackops. All of them had game breaking bugs or DRM shit rendering them unplayable on release. Morrowind you get a pass. you were still just a babe.


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DEEP BLACK: RELOADED

BUY THE GAME DIRECTLY FROM DEVELOPERS! Save your money and support us.
Price: 29.99 !

Order game at Desura (except North America):

Notes from our team to press: Deep Black: Reloaded is ARCADE TPS. Please don't compare us with hardcore titles. THANK YOU!
The Deep Black : Reloaded is a video game in the “Action” genre (third person shooter). Deep Black features extensive gameplay (40 single player missions in 4 different environments) that offers a mix of terrestrial and underwater battles, which so far has no direct analogues in this genre in the global video games market.
The sci-fi project with detailed action-packed underwater combats will feature a new trend in TPS genre. Exciting gameplay suggests using both environments for combats: land and underwater.
The unique setting of Deep Black comprises an immersive story line, complex science-fiction mystery, espionage and bio-terror. The story line runs up in the nearest future in the world of unsteadiness, chaos, espionage, terrorism, desperate fight for world supremacy and possession of sophisticated biological weapon.
Usage of realistic physical effects in the underwater environment enforces players to feel all the deepness of fear and unpredictability of combats in Deep Black.
Players will take to the murky depths armed with a wrath of underwater equipment from specialized underwater suit with jet pack and integrated harpoon and other high tech equipment in pursuit of enemies. With the majority of the game play taking place below the water’s surface, action-adventure fans will need to master new skills to fight hostile enemies and infiltrate enemy bases.
Game features:
- Cover shooter with 40 missions and 4 different environments;
- More than 8 hours of gameplay;
- Underwater combat;
- Free 3D underwater movement;
- Immersive storyline with expressive characters;
- Huge choice of tactical equipment including jetpack suits and weapon, with special traits for underwater combat;
- Support of Razer Hydra controller;
- NVIDIA 3D Vision Ready title;
- NVIDIA PhysX support;
- Optimized for Intel Sandy & Ivy Bridge, working well on Ultrabooks.
Recommended PC requirements:
- OS: Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7
- Processor: Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Althon X2 2.7 GHz
- RAM: 1GB
- Graphic card: DirectX 9, 10 or 11 compatible NVidia or AMD ATI card
NVidia GeForce 8800 or higher. ATI equivalent. Intel Sandy Bridge and higher.
- Graphics card memory: 256 MB
- Sound card: DirectX compatible sound card
- Hard drive: 6 GB

The FP 2012 " An ancient game becomes a deadly sport"

     The FP 2012 " An ancient game becomes a deadly sport" 

Most anticipated game adaptation in the history of ever - Fat Old Gamer

In you're not sold on the film based just on the poster come check out the trailer here. Here's a quick summary.

In a dystopian future, a relentless turf war rages. Two rival gangs feud for control of rural wasteland Frazier Park ('The FP') in the deadly arena of competitive dance-fight video game "Beat-Beat Revelation." After hometown hero BTRO is slain on the dance platform by thug leader L Dubba E, his protege younger brother JTRO (Jason Trost) goes into isolation, vowing never to duel again. One year later, The FP is in ruins, and JTRO must find the courage to return and restore order in a ruthless battle for revenge that can only leave one man dancing.

You can not make this stuff up.  It is just beautiful. There's no need for a rifftrax. This is gold.

Brief Introduction and Planned Projects

 I don't wanna waste any time talking about myself lets skip to the blog and it's purpose.

The Blog

This blog and hopefully eventual  full site will be run and contributed to by old curmudgeon gamers and niche players. That doesn't necessary entail that reviews and discussion will solely be on Indie games and developers. Triple A titles and studios will be discussed and reviewed. What is unlikely to be seen here is reviews on things like Modern Warfare, Skyrim, and Battlefield. It boils down to: The more money behind promotional material for a game the less likely it is you'll see it here. Good games will still get their due but what we want to focus on here is Games you've missed, Newer games you shouldn't miss, and the industry itself. I will be inviting other folks to join in but my first two projects I'm working through now are "Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines FULLY PATCHED" and "Deadly Premonition".