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Article: FRACT OSC In-Game Music Studio Toolset Demoed

The musically-charged, puzzle-solving indie game, FRACT OSC, now has a new trailer added to its official Steam Greenlight page. We originally covered the game in Greenlight Spotlight episode 4 (embedded below), primarily excited about its promise of using in-game studio composition tools to create music...

Article: Thoughts: Grapple, the Space-Slinging 3D Platformer

Slinging from platform-to-platform, I used my gooey, displaceable mass to cling for spherical life while platforming in space. This game feels sort of like a Spiderman game, I thought, except this one has direction and purpose. We first covered Grapple in Greenlight Spotlight Episode 4 and were excited about its simplistic premise and promise of fluid mechanics; the game puts...

Article: The Best Mobile Games to Play on the Toilet

The final frontier of humankind's very existence has remained a locked door until the recent push by technology's newest powerhouse: mobile devices. Masses of mobile games made a splash when they dropped into the portable gaming scene, and with the worst of those games being flushed-out by user ranking systems, we can now ascertain what the best time-wasting mobile games are to play when mounted firmly atop thy throne.

Article: Saturday Heat Signature: Waveform Gameplay & Preview

Here's Episode 7 of Saturday Heat Signature! This time I covered Waveform, an awesome space-based indie action/platformer/thinking game-thing-hybrid. It's quite an amalgamation, but very challenging and has great atmosphere and music. Get it? Great atmosphere? It's in space! It has no atmosphere! ... Sorry. Contractual obligation says that I must use at least one horrible pun per posting. The audio is a bit messed...

Article: Sonic CD Review

It's been a very long time since I could say this, but there is FINALLY another good Sonic game out. SEGA has been pushing 3D crap with Sonic out for years, instead of staying true to the roots of the series and keeping him in a 2D platform setting that makes sense to the playstyle. Sonic CD brings back the original game in all of its 2D glory, and I must say the few...

Article: Trine 2's Prettiest Locations

The original Trine overwhelmed us with its gameplay, music, and visuals so thoroughly that it took away the Indie Game of the Year award in '09, and now Trine's back with its magnificent sequel: Trine 2.

Article: Trine 2's Prettiest Locations - 3D Vision Edition

Following up with our regular version of Trine 2's Prettiest Locations, we now offer you our 3D Vision variation! Note that you need to have Nvidia's 3D Vision kit (which we reviewed here) in order to view these screenshots properly. As we've stated before: this is the most impressive game we've seen in 3D...

Article: Valve Puts Portal in the Bargain Bin - Portal Now Free

We often -do- think with portals here at Gamers Nexus, and our interview with Erik Wolpaw encourages that. One day, for instance, I found Steve "Lelldorianx" Burke talking to himself and looking at a wall, then he jumped into the wall and broke his nose. The moral of the story, obviously, is that Portal is a good game. It also makes people break their noses -- but...

Article: Mechanic Infantry Review

As a fan of the 2D platformer genre -- home to such great titles such as Sonic, Mario, and Splosion Man -- I was thrilled when asked to do a review of Slak Games’ Mechanic Infantry. It starts out extremely entertaining, but soon loses its appeal through curse of repetition, repetition, and repetition.

Article: Limbo Review

Where's the pole and Hawaiian music? I was told Limbo. I've got my awesome shirt on and everything. When I saw Limbo for the first time I was very skeptical. Yes it was a side scrolling...