Hades Review - A Satisfying Adventure Through Hell

Hey there. Who wants to linger around in hell? Well, unless you're Satan himself, I doubt anyone else would want to hang out in the underworld. So it feels only natural that you would want to get out of there and fast. What if I were to tell you that the Prince of Darkness, Zagreus, is the one that wants to escape his hellish home world and join the Greek Gods on Mount Olympus? That's where we find ourselves when we dive into Hades, by Supergiant Games. I've spent some time playing Hades on the Nintendo Switch and now I'm ready to give you guys my review. Let's get started.

The Drunk Time Traveler's Fiancée NES Game and Voice Over Work

The Drunk Time Traveler's Fiancée

Hey there. My compadre (my kid's godfather) has created a video game! This excites me so and it's not even my creation. He's been dabbing in NESmaker for years and he finally decided to put some time and effort into creating a game. Mind you, the game is still in development, BUT... after all the time and work he spent, this is the fruits of his labor: The Drunk Time Traveler's Fiancée. Yup... let that sink in for a second... The Drunk Time Traveler's Fiancée. Now this is a title that I can get behind! So what's the game about? How about you watch this commercial.

Pressured Game Giveaway

Can you handle the pressure?

Hey there.  Who's ready for a giveaway!  This one will only be live for about a week.  Our good friends at Flump Studios were pleased with the review that we provided of their latest game, Pressured, that they provided me a Steam key to give to one of you!  Whoo hoo!  If you haven't had a chance to read up on the review, make sure you check that out here.  Once done, come back and enter this giveaway!  Now, some giveaway details:

Pressured by Flump Studios - A Video Game Review

Can you handle the pressure?

Hey there.  Our friends at Flump Studios have done it again!  Wait.. what?  You don't remember Flump Studios?!  The awesome indie game developer that have provided us with Pester and Super Killer Hornet?  We even had them on our Get a Life podcast for a chat.  Now that you've jogged that memory of yours, let's get into their latest game, Pressured.  Our good friends at Flump Studios provided me with a press copy of their latest PC game and let me tell you, it's ADDICTING!

Get a Life Ep. 13 - The One About Next Gen Consoles and The Xbox One Parity Clause

Hey there.  Are you ready for another episode of the Get a Life podcast?!  I sure hope so!  We haven't had an episode recorded since APRIL!  How crazy is that?!  Brian and I have had many projects since then and we've also experienced some technical issues.  But all that is done and done and we are BACK recording new episodes of the Get a Life Podcast!

This week, Brian and I discuss the next gen consoles and give our opinion on the Xbox One Indie Dev Parity Clause!  Brian also gives us a run down of his experience with the PS4.  Now, the Get a Life Podcast Ep 13 - The One About Next Gen Consoles and The Xbox One Parity Clause!!!  Enjoy!

What I'm Playing... Magnetic by Nature

Hey there.  I know I haven't posted a What I'm Playing post in quite awhile.  To be quite honest, I've been stuck playing Bioshock Infinite (read my thoughts on the game here) for the past couple of weeks and I don't see myself stopping until I earn most of the achievements!  lol  I've gotten through the game, but I've spent quite a bit of time I'm battlimg my way through 1999 mode.  Anyways, in between my bouts with the HandyMan and Sirens, I'll jump on the Xbox Live Marketplace and play an indie game or two.  The most recent one I've gotten?  Magnetic by Nature.

Avatar Trials: Ninja Rising Released on Xbox Live Indie by the Students at the University of Utah's Entertainment Arts and Engineering Program

Hey there.  Have you guys had a chance to check out Avatar Trials: Ninja Rising on the Xbox 360?  It's currently available on the XBLIG marketplace and our good friends at Stunt Bear Games have provided me a code for their awesome game and I will be giving in depth review once I've had a chance to play the game.  But in the mean time, I do want to share their story and some of their game!

Avatar Trials: Ninja Rising is the senior project game of the student development team Stunt Bear Studios at the University of Utah's Entertainment Arts and Engineering (EAE) Program.  Let that sink in for a minute.  Students at the University of Utah submitted an indie game as their senior project!  How freakin' awesome is that?!  Anyways, Avatar Trials: Ninja Rising is a Mirror's Edge type game that will feature YOUR avatar.  The game will time you as your avatar performs parkour type action and I for one can't wait to see my avatar jump, flip, and ninja my way through this promising 3D platformer.

Get a Life Ep. 11 - The One About Go to Hell Dave

Hey there.  I know... I know... we took almost 2 weeks to record a new episode but don't worry guys, we're back!  We had a show scheduled for last week but we had some technical difficulties and we had to scratch the show that was recorded!  It sucks that we cannot use that show that we recorded but we are in the process of rescheduling with Steve Redmond at N0rty Games and having that chat about their awesome shoot em up, Chronoblast!

So on to this week's show!  Special guest, Alex Byrom, from Falchion Games, joins Brian and I this week to discuss their upcoming point and click game, Go to Hell Dave, a dark humor game that is definitely on our radar!  But enough of me babbling, check out the show!  Now, the Get a Life Podcast Ep 11 - The About Go to Hell Dave!!!!  Enjoy!

Get a Life Podcast Ep. 9 - The One with Pester and Flump Studios

Hey there.  Ready for another episode of the Get a Life Podcast?  Awesome!  What?  Too soon?  But this one has a special guest!  Our guest, Paul Marrable, one half of Flump Studios, joins Brian and I on our podcast to discuss Flump Studios latest game, Pester.  The guys at Flump Studio were awesome enough to provide us with a copy of the game, Pester, to try out.  You can read my thoughts on the game here.  Also, make sure you stop by their Facebook page to keep up to date with all things Flump Studios!

As a bonus, this podcast also has a giveaway!  Listen all the way to the end to hear the giveaway question and then enter the giveaway using the PunchTab widget below!  I also want to mention that we lost connection with Paul for roughly 10 seconds around the 9 min mark.  Small technical difficulties and a small hiccup in our show!  Sorry about that, guys!  Later!

Thoughts on... Pester (XBLA Game) by Flump Studios

Hey there.  Our good friends over at Flump Studios are at it again and have released another GREAT XBLA game!  Super Killer Hornet (SKH) was pretty cool and now they have released Pester, another great shooter that takes me back to the days of Gradius and Galaga.  Pester is currently available at the Xbox Live Marketplace for a mere 80 MS!  Before we get into the game itself, I want to give a little info on Flump Studios.  Flump Studios is an up and coming small indie game developer and they are based in the UK.  They have been working on games for about a year now and have developed a few mobile games before their SKH release on Xbox Live Arcade. Pester is their second game into the marketplace and I believe they are already working on thier next title.  I respect all game developers but it's something about the indie titles that I feel more drawn too.  I feel as if they are living their dream and it's pretty cool to see thier hard work finally pay off.  That's a big reason why I enjoyed Indie Game: The Movie... but that's for another post.  Now... my thoughts on....  Pester!

Get a Life Podcast Ep. 2 - The One about Video Game Delays and Cheating

Hey there. Ready for another episode of Get a Life? On last week's podcast, we brought up the Dragoncast on Dragonblogger and made the announcement that Edmund McMillen would be a guest on a future podcast. If you had haven't had a chance to listen to it yet, you definitely should! This week, we talked about video game delays (I'm looking at you, Bioshock Infinite!) and the integrity of gaming.  Take a listen and let us know what you think.  If you listened to last week's show, you'll know that we are having Edmund McMillen (The Binding of Isaac and Super Meat Boy fame!) and we are taking questions for Edmund McMillen via comments or Email!   If you have any questions for Edmund, please feel to let us know.  If you question is asked, we'll make sure to mention your name and state and give you credit for the question.  Lastly, if you are interested in being a guest on the Get a Life podcast, please feel free to shoot us an Email (ContactMetallman@gmail.com)!  And now...  Get a Life Ep. 2!  Listen in!

The Humble Bundle by THQ

Hey there.  I haven't had much time to write the past few days.  Sorry about that.  No worries though!  I have quite a few things lined up for the next few days and I can't wait to get that started.  One thing that I wanted to let you guys know about now is the Humble Bundle by THQ!  Brian and I touched on this bundle on our weekly podcast (which will be up soon) but I realized that the bundle is available for a limited time only!  As of this post, there is only 7 hours left to purchase the Humble THQ Bundle!  So why would you want to purchase it?  Well... let me tell you why!