Pixel Escape

Pixel Escape

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This was originally posted on the now-defunct Random Fury! videogame blog. This week's random game on a Friday is Pixel Escape. It's quite a simple premise - an auto-runner in which you can jump and draw platforms to avoid obstacles - which is an oft-repeated formula to be honest. However, it's the personality that makes the game stand out from…
Plants Vs Zombies 2: It’s About Change

Plants Vs Zombies 2: It’s About Change

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This was originally posted on the now-defunct Random Fury! videogame blog. Well, that was unexpected. I booted up Plants Vs Zombies 2 earlier today only to find it has undergone an almost complete metamorphosis. Gone is the isometric overworld map, and in it's place is a linear zig-zag of levels. Some which the game has decided I have completed, some…
L.I.F.E.

L.I.F.E.

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This was originally posted on the now-defunct Random Fury! videogame blog. So here's a charming little diversion: L.I.F.E. You are falling through the sky. Bottles of milk are somehow hurtling upwards, ignoring gravity. Collecting them feels good. Gives you health. Lollipops start rising. How? I don't know. Eat them, they taste nice. Oh my, now there are knives. I don't…
Xbox one, Xbox and Xbox One

Xbox one, Xbox and Xbox One

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So, my work colleague asked me "do you have an Xbox yet?" today, and while I was sure what he was asking me, I was quite unsure how to answer him. See - I wanted to correct him. I knew he was asking me if I had an Xbox One yet, as he had recently bought one and has told…
The games of Mateusz Skutnik

The games of Mateusz Skutnik

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This was originally posted on the now-defunct Random Fury! videogame blog. Some time in the past/future we featured a game called "Where Is 2014?" by Mateusz Skutnik. He has made quite a few other games, and they are a lot better than the one we featured, randomly. Probably his best known work, Submachine, is a series of games that trap…
Where Is 2014?

Where Is 2014?

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This was originally posted on the now-defunct Random Fury! videogame blog. It's Friday, which means it's time for another random game. Being current and on trend is not at all important to me. Ever. So it surprises me to feature a reasonably relevant game on RGF this week: Where Is 2014? This is one of those hidden object type games,…

2014 creativity targets

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I think the targets should be the same as last year, but this time I should stick to them. Daily Draw more. Even if it's just a silly little doodle, or a sketch on a scrap of receipt paper at work. Pick up a pencil, pen or stylus at least once a day and imagine something new or recreate what…