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Reviews Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Review) Slime Fantasy

October 5, 2021October 5, 2021 Ailingforale 0 Comments 1 Bit, Adventure, Hard, Pixel Graphics, Platformer, Precision Platformer, Slime Fantasy, Super16bits

I think that even if “killing you” platformers aren’t your thing, the low entry price and the love clearly put into Slime Fantasy is worth a try.

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Kickstarter Highlight Nintendo Switch Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Kickstarter Highlight) Savior

October 2, 2019 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Adventure, Kickstarter, Kickstarter Highlight, Nintendo Switch, Open World, Platformer, Savior, Starsoft, Starsort Entertainment, STEAM

 I know I haven’t posted anything lately and that’s because I’ve been putting my efforts into my own game.

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Reviews Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Review) Gunpowder on The Teeth: Arcade

February 22, 2019February 22, 2019 Ailingforale 0 Comments 2D, Action, Arcade, Demo, Gunpowder on The Teeth: Arcade, Gunpowder Team, Indie, Platformer, STEAM

I love the aesthetics, but hate the barbed wire. If you’re up for a platforming challenge… here you go!

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Nintendo Switch Reviews Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Review) JackQuest: The Tale of The Sword

February 3, 2019February 7, 2019 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Adventure, Crescent Moon Games, Indie, JackQuest, JackQuest: The Tale of The Sword, Nintendo eShop, Nintendo Switch, NX Games, Platformer, Playstation 4, PS4, RPG, STEAM, Xbox One

What’s this sorcery? A hard-ish platformer I can finish? Check out this game that doesn’t leave a bruise where it kicks you!

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Android Reviews Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Review) Turn Undead 2: Monster Hunter

November 2, 2018 Ailingforale 0 Comments Android, App, Free to Play, iOS, Nitrome, Phone App, Platformer, Puzzle, TU2:MH, Turn Undead 2, Turn Undead 2: Monster Hunter, Turn-based

If played with my mind right, Turn Undead 2 mainly is a puzzle game and one that is very well thought out at that.

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Nintendo Switch PAX PAX West 2018 PS4 Steam Written By: Jonathan A. Xbox One 

(PAX West 2018) Indivisble

September 2, 2018 Ailingforale 0 Comments 505 Games, Action, Indie, Indie Mega Booth, Indivisble, Lab Zero Games, Pax, PAX West 2018, Platformer, RPG

 Single-handedly, Indivisible is my favorite game at PAX West 2018. I had previously looked past it as another cutesy basic

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PAX West 2017 Written By: Jonathan A. 

(PAX West 2017) REZPLZ

September 7, 2017September 7, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments 2D Platformer, Action, Indie, Long Neck Games, Pax, PAX West 2017, Platformer, REZPLZ, Seattle Indie Expo #7

Did you ever play Little BIG Planet and hate everything about it other than slapping your friends and shoving them

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Nintendo Switch Reviews Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Review) Slime-san

August 10, 2017October 22, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Fabraz, Headup Games, Indie, Nintendo eShop, Nintendo Switch, Platformer, Slime-san

At first I wasn’t sure if I wanted to try out Slime-san as I’m not usually one for these platformers

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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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Nintendo Switch Reviews Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Review) Snake Pass

April 13, 2017October 22, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments Adventure, Indie, Nintendo Switch, Platformer, Puzzle, Snake Pass, Snake Simulation, Sumo Digital

Have you ever dreamed of being a snake? I know I haven’t. I’ve also not considered it as a possible

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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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Nintendo 3DS Reviews Steam VS. Written By: Jonathan A. 

Gurumin 3D: A Monstrous Adventure Vs. 8BitBoy

December 8, 2016October 22, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments 3DS, 8BitBoy, Action, Adventure, AwesomeBlade, Gurumin 3D: A Monstrous Adventure, Indie, Mastiff, Nihon Falcon Corporation, Nintendo, Nintendo 3DS, PC, Platformer, RPG, STEAM

Gurumin has certainly come a long way. Now, that’s not to say that if you’ve played it before that it’s

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Released Reviews VS. Written By: Jonathan A. 

The Dwarves Vs. 8BitBoy

December 1, 2016 Ailingforale 0 Comments 8BitBoy, AwesomeBlade, Dwarves, EuroVideo Medien, Indie, KING Art Games, PC, Platformer, Retro, RPG, STEAM, The Dwarves, THQ Nordic

What better way to start this new set of Versus than to compare two games that have Dwarves! (Well… 8BitBoy’s character is just

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Released Reviews Written By: Jonathan A. 

Review: Ultimate Chicken Horse

March 24, 2016October 4, 2018 Ailingforale 2 Comments Action, Clever Endeavour Games, Friend Punchingly Good Time, Indie, Level Editor, PC, Platformer, STEAM, Ultimate Chicken Horse

This has to be one of the weirdest titles I’ve read in a long time. Along with that: it is

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Kickstarter Highlight Thoughts Written By: Jonathan A. 

Kickstarter Highlight: Moira

March 23, 2016March 23, 2016 Ailingforale 0 Comments Adventure, Game Boy, Kickstarter, Kickstarter Highlight, Oira, Onagro Studios, PC, Platformer, Puzzle, STEAM

Now this is a game that takes me back. I love the detailing that went into Moira even if the

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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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