RPG ideas to steal. Spooky words. Author's thoughts.
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I love swinging scythes, utilizing superpowers, and crashing spaceships as much as the next player. Combat in RPGs can be thrilling and very fulfilling. However, when round after round results in the same “attack, get attacked, attack, etc” combination, it can get a bit stale. Continue reading “Steal My Idea: Keeping Combat Interesting”
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What is it?
Dark Land is a side-scrolling runner where you jump over or slide under traps and obstacles as well as attack and defend against various monsters. It is basically Dark Souls meets Happy Wheels. You earn (or purchase) gems and spend them to upgrade your health, attack, and agility (though I still don’t know what upgrading your agility does).
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Conclusion:
I played Dark Lands a lot, but after a while, it was to prove to myself that I could beat the level rather than playing it for enjoyment. If the Dark Souls x Happy Wheels pitch doesn’t sell you, don’t feel bad skipping this one. If that comparison does interest you at all, definitely give it a download.
I created two incredibly powerful weapons for the story of one of my campaigns to revolve around.
The first weapon was Occam’s Razor. It was a wickedly sharp sword, and the legend said the wielder could bend reality to her will (twice a day), so long as what she wished to happen made logical sense and didn’t require too many assumptions. If a character wanted to go somewhere, she could hold Occam’s Razor and explain how she could get a ride. She couldn’t say “I wish a helicopter would come down from the sky and pick us up” but the character could say “That nice nun with the twin pistols who drives the church van (an established NPC in that campaign) lives around here. It would make sense if we saw her driving by.” Continue reading “Steal My Idea: Occam’s Razor and Arkham’s Razor (Part One)”
What is it?
Tetris requires no introduction, because if you tried to explain it, you’d bore the audience into doing something that sounded more interesting. Either you love Tetris, or you probably don’t care about it.
Pros:
– It’s been the go to game to play while pooping since the original Game Boy version.
– It’s simple to play, and you probably already know the rules. If not, you can learn them in less than a minute.
– It’s free.
– … It’s Tetris. Continue reading “Games on the Throne: Tetris”
I did a guest post over on Wagging the Fox about how the first Silent Hill game got me into horror as a genre, how it influenced me as a horror author, and how it influenced The Corrupted Kingdom. Give it a read!
http://waggingthefox.blogspot.com/2015/11/the-never-ending-nightmare-guest-post.html
Jesse Galena
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Price I paid: The developers, ill winter, gave me a copy of Conquest of Elysium 4 before release. If you think receiving a free copy would influence me to put a positive spin on my review rather than being truthful, I swear on the sales of my books, this is an honest review.
Available on: Windows, Mac, Linux, and Steam OS.
Made by: ill winter.
91% of my knowledge on strategy games comes from playing Dominions 4, and the other 9% comes from hearing my old roommate complain about StarCraft 2. Since the same people who made Conquest for Elysium 4 made Dominions 4, the knowledge I had of the latter did give me a bit of an edge. Continue reading “On Time to the Party: Conquest of Elysium 4”
I did an audio interview with The Chronicler Podcast over at finelygroomed.com. We talked about my new book, The Corrupted Kingdom, which is out now on amazon.com, as well as swimming with alligators, taking a fireball to the face, and bad video games.
If you have the time, give it a listen!
http://finelygroomed.com/2015/10/23/the-chronicler-podcast-jec/
When it counts, may you roll high.
Jesse Galena.
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The Corrupted Kingdom, a collection of short horror/dark fantasy stories, is now available on amazon.com. You can pre-order it now or snag it when it comes out on October 27th, 2015.
If you want a ARC for your review blog, magazine, or podcast, send me an email at jessegalena at gmail dot com, and I’ll send you one in whatever format you want.
I am so excited I don’t even know what else to post.
When it counts, may you roll high,
Jesse
