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Alphas/Betas/Demos/Early Access Impressions Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Impressions) Rhythm Sprout

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action-Adventure, Difficult, Music, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, Rhythm, Rhythm Sprout, STEAM, SURT, tinyBuild, Xbox

What do you get when you cross Fruit Ninja with Guitar Hero? Well… I’m not really sure, but it can’t be too far off of what Rhythm Sprout is.

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Alphas/Betas/Demos/Early Access Impressions Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Impressions) Panzer Arena

September 16, 2021October 5, 2021 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Arena Shooter, FTP, Indie, LODZERO, Panzer Arena, Tanks

Aside from being fun, Panzer Arena makes me feel like I’m playing with my military Micro Machines again.

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Impressions Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Impressions) Dreamscaper

August 14, 2020 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action Roguelike, Adventure, Afterburner Studios, ARPG, Freedom! Games, Hack'n'slash, Indie, Maple Whispering Limited, Steam Early Access

Rougelites are aplenty almost everywhere now and developers need something to set themselves apart. Afterburner Studios has crafted something different here with Dreamscaper and they’ve done it well.

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Impressions Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Impressions) Puzzle Pelago – A Drag & Drop Economy

April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 Ailingforale 0 Comments Casual, Christopher Mielack, Hallgrim Games, Indie, Puzzle, Puzzle Pelago, Puzzle Pelago - A Drag & Drop Economy, Simulation

The art design and gameplay mechanics work so well together that when combined with the music… I don’t think I’ve enjoyed being as frustrated in a long time.

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Alphas/Betas/Demos/Early Access Impressions PC Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Impressions) Record of Lodoss War – Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth

March 16, 2020March 28, 2020 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Adventure, Metroidvania, PLAYISM, Record of Lodoss War - Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth, RPG, Team Ladybug, Why so serious?

Maybe it’s the “pixelated Metroidvania” aspect of the game, but I felt right at home.

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Impressions PC Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Impressions) Sky Cannoneer

February 18, 2020February 18, 2020 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Element Games, Indie, Rampart, Single Player, STEAM, Strategy

You don’t need to be familiar with the classic Rampart game (even though you should), you just need to have a desire for fun while blowing things up.

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Impressions Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Impressions) Driven Out – Demo

May 16, 2019 Ailingforale 0 Comments 2D, Action, Adventure, Driven Out, Indie, Jens Kolhammer, No Pest Productions, STEAM, Swordplay

Driven Out’s demo needs to be game length because I want more now!

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Impressions Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Impressions) The Wild Age

March 7, 2019 Ailingforale 0 Comments Indie, McMagic Productions, Micromanagement, Simulation, Steam Early Access, Strategy, The Wild Age, Tower Defense

This is another example of how you do an Early Access game properly.

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Impressions Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Impressions) Element: Space

January 9, 2019January 10, 2019 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Element: Space, Inca Games, Indie, RPG, Sixth Vowel, Steam Early Access, Strategy, Turn-Based Combat

Element: Space delivers where a few others haven’t in the same genre. With a good narrative and good looking aesthetics (and checkpoints), I think we’ve got a winner here.

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Impressions Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Impressions) Edge of Eternity

December 20, 2018 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Adventure, Edge of Eternity, Indie, JRPG, Midgar Studio, Playdius, RPG, Steam Early Access, Strategy

What is here is impressive and if the whole game holds up what this first chapter has built, it’s going to be an awesome ride.

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Impressions Steam Written By: Chris L. 

(Impressions) Shortest Trip to Earth

November 8, 2018November 8, 2018 Lammz 0 Comments Action, Adventure, Iceberg Interactive, Indie, Interactive Fate, Simulation, Steam Early Access, Strategy

Don’t worry, you’re not alone. There are plenty of fellow travelers and monsters willing to help you die.

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Impressions Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Impressions) Nimbatus: The Space Drone Constructor

October 11, 2018October 11, 2018 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Indie, Nimbatus, Nimbatus: The Space Drone Constructor, Simulation, Space, Space Snakes, Steam Early Access, Steam Workshop, Stray Fawn Studio

Make drones and break, kill and collect things. It seem easy enough in concept.

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Impressions Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Impressions) Gladiabots

August 16, 2018August 17, 2018 Ailingforale 0 Comments Gladiabots, Indie, STEAM, Steam Early Access, Strategy

I stopped coding my game a little while back due to an unforeseen circumstance. Something about Gladiabots was super intriguing

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Impressions Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Impressions) Headsnatchers

August 9, 2018 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Casual, Couch Co-Op, Iceberg Interactive, IguanaBee, Indie, Sports, STEAM, Steam Early Access

Headsnatchers is a crazy Couch Co-Op game. At its current state it can come off as rather basic in the

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Impressions Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Impressions) Battalion 1944

February 22, 2018May 3, 2019 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Bulkhead Interactive, Dedicated Servers, FPS, PC, Square Enix, STEAM, Steam Early Access

“Hey look… another FPS…” you may be thinking. Technically, you would be correct. However, there is something a little different

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Updates and Stuff

-(5/31/22) Yes I’m doing some reviews lately. I’ll get back to dev’n when I’m done with my current reviews.
-While patching my first game Mazungeon, I broke it so it’s off the Play store. You can see on the site what it was like when it worked. You can also play a previous version here.

-Thank you to all developers and PR people who make this wild ride possible. It is a pleasure!

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