Memo to Game

The Binding of Isaac: A Mini Survival Guide

2011-11-16T12:24:00+00:00

I've been playing The Binding of Isaac loads over the past weekend. Here are a few tips which I think might help you beat this short though somewhat merciless game. Perhaps these tips might even have you beat it in the next ten games. If this is the case, you'll...

Deep Thought: Minimalism in Indie Games

2011-11-15T14:48:00+00:00

So I ran across this comment made by Alex May, co creator of Euphloria, in an interview with gaming blog Pixels or Death. "The focus on minimalism rang true with our shared love of sci-fi and the romantic notion of the vastness of space." I know little to nothing of...

Wonderputt - 'Crazy Golf Just Got Crazier'

2011-11-15T10:12:00+00:00

I have always had a preference for crazy golf, or adventure golf as Wonderputt insists on calling it. It is the Alice in Wonderland of otherwise conservative golf. It is the deliberate room for imagination. It is the place where anything goes and little is required. Oh, sure, it's still...

M2G Achievements #1 Get a Life. (Or Don't.)

2011-11-14T16:42:00+00:00

Lay off the mushrooms. (You know, the ones with the mouldy heads covered in white polkadots.)

Visual: The Binding of Isaac 'End1'

2011-11-14T12:27:00+00:00

Completed The Binding of Isaac last night. Well, I say 'completed'. 'Completed for the first time' is more like it. And what is in the chest? I wouldn't want to spoil it for anyone. Rest assured, it's a better prize than it appears to be at first glance. Let's just...