Digital distribution has opened avenues for many indie developers to get their work in the hands of potential fans. For one, it’s much more accessible than having to consider the cost of printing physical media, contending with minimum quantity restrictions and finding a retailer willing to put your product on […]
Monthly Archives: October 2020
Despite them not really being for me, I can’t deny the popularity of mobile games. You know, those time wasters that are often pre-installed on your phone that distract you from things like doing your job or washing the dishes. Now, it’s not unexpected to find fun little mobile games […]
It’s October which means horror movies, scary games and eating too much candy! That and it’s the best time of the year if you want our opinions on such things! So here in the Backlog Odyssey spooky brain trust, we thought to ourselves, we’re already having anxious bedtimes from the […]
The “splatformer” – a dastardly difficult sub-genre of one of the most prolific game types out there – the platformer. That, by all accounts, should have us throwing our controllers across the room out of frustration as we’re thrust into level after level of sadistic design and dying hundreds if […]
I think it’s nothing shy of an understatement to say that 2020 has been a bit of an unbalanced rollercoaster ride thus far. There’s been a lot of shocking turns and steep down slopes with a few minor upturns to give us reprieve, even if it’s just been within our […]
If I’m going to be perfectly honest, I find it kind of funny when I hear complaints about developers re-releasing old games. You know, either in collections or as standalone titles. I say that because, whether it be a remaster, reimagining, or just a plain old port, I absolutely love […]