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Impressions

Impressions Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Impressions) Staxel

January 23, 2018 Ailingforale 0 Comments Crafting, Humble Bundle, Indie, PC, Plukit, Simulation, Staxel, Steam Early Access

I’m not quite sure what I was expecting when I got into Staxel, but what I did get kind of

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Impressions Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Impressions) They Are Billions

January 18, 2018 Ailingforale 3 Comments City-Builder, Numantian Games, PC, RTS, Single Player, STEAM, Steam Early Access, They Are Billions

I’m not good at RTSs and that makes me sad because I really enjoy them. I was excited when Meridian:

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Impressions PC Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Impressions) Ironsight

November 23, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments aeria Games, FPS, Gamigo Group, Ironsight, Multiplayer, Shooter, Wiple Games

So you say you’re looking for a shooter on the PC and don’t want to spend money, but still want

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Impressions Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Impressions) Arrow Heads

August 28, 2017October 22, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Archery, Arrow Heads, Casual, Co-Op, Indie, OddBird, PC, STEAM, Twin-Stick Shooter, VS

Has archery ever been on your to-do list, but you just can’t find the time, resources or motivation? We’ll, how

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Impressions Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Impressions) Wartile

July 6, 2017October 22, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments Boardgame, PC, Playwood Project, Real-Time, RPG, Steam Early Access, Strategy, Turn-based, Wartile

Digitized board games have been a thing for a while now. I remember playing Monopoly on my NES and enjoying

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Impressions Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Impressions) ROKH

June 8, 2017October 22, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Adventure, Co-Op, FPS, Indie, Local Co-Op, ROKH, RPG, Simulation, Steam Early Access

Ever wanted to travel to Mars and colonize it? No? Well… then you need to watch more Total Recall and

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

(Thoughts) ARMS: Global Testpunch Edition

June 3, 2017June 3, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, ARMS, Boxing, Fighting, Motion Controls, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, Switch

With ARMS coming out on the 16th of this very month (June), Nintendo is giving Switch owners a taste of

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Impressions Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Impressions) Post Human W.A.R.

June 1, 2017October 22, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments Indie, PLAYDIUS Ent., Plug In Digital, Post Human W.A.R., Steam Early Access, Strategy, Studio Chahut

Set in a post-apocalyptic world, Post Human W.A.R. has a very cool and non-traditional (faction-wise since there are no humans) setting.

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Impressions Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Impressions) Streets of Rogue

May 11, 2017October 22, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, COOP, Indie, PC, roguelike, RPG, Stealth, STEAM, Streets of Rogue, tinyBuild Games

Well, if you wanted to have a game where you can almost do anything, Streets of Rogue is trying to

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Impressions Kickstarter Highlight Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Kickstarter Highlight) Eagle Island

May 7, 2017October 22, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Demo, Eagle Island, Indie, Kick, Kickstarter, Kickstarter Highlight, Metroidvania, Pixelnicks, Platformer

There’s a demo available on the official page so there’s no reason to wonder what it’s like to play it!

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Impressions Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Impressions) Minion Masters

April 6, 2017October 22, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments BetaDwarf, Indie, Minion Masters, MOBA, PC, STEAM, Steam Early Access, Strategy

There are a ton of MOBA’s out there and I’m not currently playing any of them anymore. Why? Well that

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Impressions Kickstarter Highlight Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Kickstarter Highlight) Battle Princess Madelyn

March 30, 2017October 22, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments Battle Princess Madelyn, Casual Bit Games, Ghost and Goblins, Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Indie, Platformer

I remember Ghouls ‘n Ghosts from the NES with fond-ish memories. In college, a group of buddies and I got together and

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

Fort Triumph Q&A

March 16, 2017February 13, 2018 Ailingforale 0 Comments Fort Triumph, PC, Q&A, Steam Early Access, Stream, Tactical

Recently Greenlit, Fort Triumph is yet another tactical RPG that wants to put its hat (or boot in this instance)into

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

Endless Space 2 Vs. FIST OF AWESOME

November 17, 2016December 19, 2018 Ailingforale 0 Comments 4X, Amplitude Studios, Endless Space 2, FOA, I Fight Bears, Indie, PC, Punching Bears, Sci-Fi, Sega, Space, STEAM, Steam Early Access, Strategy

They say that in space, no one can hear you scream… however, none of my spaceships could be equipped with

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

(Impressions) Stellar Overload

August 25, 2016 Ailingforale 4 Comments Cubical Drift, PC, Planets³, STEAM, Stellar Overload, Voxel

In my day, I’ve backed a few games on Kickstarter. Only two of those that I’ve backed have I wanted

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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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