rpg Archives - New Normative

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Equipping Your Emotions in Crystar

Alyssa Wejebe - August 14, 2019

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6 Upcoming & Recent Games That Aren’t Red Dead Redemption 2

Jordan Ashley - October 25, 2018

Lucah: Born of a Dream title image, featuring a more human-like image of a blue Lucah surrounded in crosses of bright neon orange.

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Art as an Evocative Tool: A Talk with Lucah Developer melessthanthree

Julia Brackett - August 27, 2018

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Kids Game Too : Reliving Virtual Magic Kingdom

Julia Brackett - August 16, 2018

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Was Final Fantasy VII Indifferent to Class Struggle?

Eric Jackson - July 23, 2018

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Super Lesbian Animal RPG Is A Treasure In The Making

Keenan McCall - March 9, 2018

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Warframe Devs ask “What do you want?”

Nichole Johnson - February 15, 2018

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Don’t Trust Square Enix with Final Fantasy VII’s Remake

Nic Reuben - January 17, 2018

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There’s No Escaping Stardew Valley’s Capitalist Hamster Wheel

Jay Castello - November 1, 2017

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Stardew Valley’s Diversity Problem and the Mod I Used to Fix...

Nicole Hunter - October 19, 2017

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One of Stardew Valley’s Bachelorettes is Emotionally Abusive and that’s not...

Nicole Hunter - October 13, 2017

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Art and Science in Saurian
Successfully funded on Kickstarter in 2016, Saurian is a game fuelled by a wonderfully imaginative concept: players become dinosaurs. Currently available through Early Access on Steam, it’s a survival-simulator from the perspective of hatchling dinosaurs trying to live long enough to grow up. Urvogel Games consulted with paleontologists to recreate their dinosaurs and the Hell […]
Defining Indie Games and their History at IndieCade
Besides showcasing new games, this year’s IndieCade proved to be a time for looking back on the festival and indie games in general. On a panel called “Indie Histories: Handmade Pixels and the IndieCade Book,” game theorist Jesper Juul and IndieCade co-founder Celia Pearce discussed their books on the history and culture of indie games. […]
Nicholas Kole on Turning Music into Art in Soundfall
Illustrator and character designer, Nicholas Kole, has contributed to a diverse range of AAA and indie projects. He worked on the Spyro Reignited Trilogy, creating character designs that brilliantly updated the look of the original for the remake. He collaborated with indie developers like Spiritwalk Games on their digital card game Shardbound, and recently with […]
Get Caffeinated With Guinea Pig Parkour
The hand-drawn 2D indie game trend seen with titles like Cuphead, Hollow Knight, and Indivisible continues with Guinea Pig Parkour, a game that recently hit its Kickstarter goal for Early Access. Developed and animated solely by Jeff Mumm, it’s a 2D platformer adventure following Joe, the eponymous guinea pig that relies on coffee to keep him […]

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