Back on June 9 of 2013, I wrote a long rant entitled, well, “A Rant Concerning My Growing Indifference to New Games, Plus Why Game Stores and New Consoles Can Irritate Me”. It was apparently listed as my ninth ever post on the blog, and I pretty much ranted about the exact things listed in…
Tag: Indie Games
The Duck’s Ten Best Games of the Last Ten Years
Ten years have gone by, and now it’s time to list the Duck’s ten very favorite games from the last decade, ranging from horror to Metroidvania to expansive adventure and platformer games. The last decade saw the release of some pretty amazing games from well-known series, along with a whole bunch of amazing indie gems. …
A Wild Ride: The Past Decade in Gaming
It’s kind of hard to believe that ten-plus years have already passed since we started Virtual Bastion (then “United We Game”) back in 2013. Our little space on the net isn’t quite what it was in the beginning, but I like to think that we haven’t changed all *that* much over the course of the…
Fall of Porcupine: Demo Review
Fall of Porcupine follows the story of a new doctor named Finley at the underfunded St. Ursula’s Hospital in the small town of Porcupine, inhabited only by anthropomorphic animals. The demo took me about 1.5 hours to complete, and in that time, I mainly focused on treating three patients, hanging out with fellow coworkers Karl…
Two Point Campus: A Great, But Unstable, Sim for Newcomers
I’ve never really been big into simulation games. My only two experiences happened many years ago when I was in school, and neither went well. I once played a game where you ran your own zoo, except instead of normal animals like zebras and lions, you kept dinosaurs. Being in elementary school and not yet…
Tandem: A Tale of Shadows: Demo Review
Tandem: A Tale of Shadows is a surreal puzzle-platformer whose concept would have been more interesting if I hadn’t already seen it before. You switch between two characters, a girl named Emma and a teddy bear named Fenton, who are looking for the missing Thomas Kane, the son of a famous magician. Viewing her from…
Kao the Kangaroo: A Fun, But Unpolished, Adventure
Kao the Kangaroo from 2022 is the reboot to a series that began in 2000, with the original starring a kangaroo whose family is captured by hunters. I know absolutely nothing about these games (save for what I just looked up on Wikipedia), but I was drawn to the newest entry because I’m always interested…
Lila’s Sky Ark: Demo Review
Lila’s Sky Ark is an open-world game (with exploration similar to old-school Zelda games) with simple, but vibrant pixel graphics where you’re tasked with saving Lila’s “psychedelic” world from the Conductor’s minions. During my roughly 40 minutes with the demo, I met some quirky characters, like Lila’s robot dad, Doctor Father Sir, a pessimistic monkey,…
Listmas 2023: Unique Gifts for Undertale Fans
Like a lot of people, I love collecting cool merch for my favorite games. At first, I really only bought the occasional plush or Funko. When I first really got into collecting game merch, however, was when I happened upon a cool site called Fangamer while on the hunt for a physical copy of Undertale. …
Three Siblings Unite in Greak: Memories of Azur
Greak: Memories of Azur tells the story of three Courine siblings who are split up and must reunite after their land has been ravaged by the Urlag invasion. This 2D Metroidvania-style game features hand-drawn environments, an epic soundtrack with some strong fantasy vibes, and three playable characters, the youngest sibling, Greak, the middle sibling and…
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