Alto's Odyssey - NG005

New Game - 005:  Alto's Odyssey

What an absolutely beautiful game.  I picked this up on my iPhone today and was very happy I did so.  The game's premise is simply, you are an adventurer, sandboarding (yes, sandboarding) through an endless desert.  Along the way you will encounter rocks, chasms, hot air balloons, and more.  The artwork is stunning, and the gameplay fluid.

The Walking Dead - NG004

New Game - 004:  The Walking Dead

I started playing this game the other night with my wife in sort of a casual couch coop fashion.  We'd take turns on the controller and make the dialog decisions together.  So far, it's a really fun take on the classic adventure game formula.  I'm enjoying the story and the approachability of the game to non-gamers (or I should say newly-formed gamers) like my wonderful wife.

Super Meat Boy - NG003

New Game - 003:  Super Meat Boy

After watching Indie Game:  The Movie (which I highly recommend), I wanted to make sure to try out all of the games presented.  The first one I am knocking off that list is Super Meat Boy.  This is a tough-as-nails precision platformer.  Which means you are going to die A LOT.  But, thankfully the developers were merciful and made the respawn time super short.  So, although you will bite the bullet many many many times, you won't have to waste any time reloading the level.  And since all of the levels are pretty short, you don't really lose much progress.

While it is definitely a difficult game, that difficulty gives a great sense of accomplishment when you do overcome the challenges presented.  And, it has a wonderful replay feature at the end of each level so you can see all of your attempts at one time.  I hope you enjoy this as much as me!

Overcooked - NG002

New Game - 002:  Overcooked

In my quest to play 100 new games this year, I brought my wife along for number 002.  We started playing Overcooked last night.  This is a cooperative cooking game where you each control a character in a variety of kitchens trying to  fulfill orders.  There is a very frantic pace to some of the challenges, with some very interesting twists thrown in.  I'm looking forward to playing this couch coop game again with my wonderful wife!

For Honor - NG001

New Game - 001:  For Honor

For my first new game of the new year, I broke down and bought For Honor during a Humble Bundle sale.  It's a gorgeous game, and so far the combat is a lot of fun.  I'll post some more impressions after I get a few hours under my belt.

A year of 100 games

I'm going to try out 100 new games this year.  I will post thoughts, ramblings, links and screen shots!  Hope you enjoy the ride with me!  If you try any of these games, I look forward to hearing your thoughts about them.  They will all be tagged with "NGXXX".

Kingdom of Loathing

This is a text-based RPG with a fantastic of humor.  The implementation of the game's mechanics are very slick.  While it appears to be a very simplistic game, I'm sure there's a lot going on under the hood.  I enjoyed my time with this game, and I'm sure I'll check in every once in a while.

https://www.kingdomofloathing.com/game.php