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In this, the funniest Kony 2012 parody on the net, Aaron tries to raise awareness of the Tex Murphy Kickstarter campaign, starting May 15th.

Get more info on the Tex Murphy Kickstarter here: http://www.texmurphy.com

As a platformer Limbo doesn’t do anything to break the mold but it has one thing going for it that sets it apart from other titles: atmosphere. Taking queues from predecessors like Ico and Lost in Shadow, the player navigates a nameless boy through the monochromatic landscapes of purgatory in search of his little sister. On the surface it sounds like a meager plot–in fact, some critics have criticized Limbo for its anemic storyline and abrupt ending–but it’s the emotional connection the player has to their character that’s the ultimate driving force of this game.

At a time when most independent titles released on the Playstation Network or the Xbox Live Arcade were vying to be the loudest, fastest, most destructive game available, Limbo made a name for itself with its minimalistic visuals, ambient soundtrack, and simplistic gameplay. Not to say this game is easy. It’s near impossible to predict traps before they happen, but that’s intentional, and watching your character die in the most brutal fashions over and over again takes a gut-wrenching toll on the player. The mechanics of the game are simple: run, jump, reach, climb, and push, but it’s how the player interacts with the environment that makes all the difference. It’s also noteworthy that the game gives no tutorial prior to playing, only heightening the experience as players are left to fend for themselves in a harsh and often unforgiving landscape.

It’s amazing the notoriety this game has achieved in such a short amount of time. Despite being an independent game this gem managed to crack the top ten lists for such publications as Time, Wired, and IGN. As of 2011, Limbo is the Playstation Network’s  best-selling independent game developed by a third party; has received critical acclaim from players and critics; and has sold more than a million copies across all platforms.

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Dead Island Review on GotGame right now:

http://gotgame.com/2011/10/13/gaming-with-killatia-dead-island/

This time we're going old school on today's Gaming With Killatia with Tetris Attack, a fun puzzle game that did not come from the mother land of Russia

Here are the descriptions for the anime picked:

C3- "The story begins when a high school student named Haruaki Yachi receives a mysterious, super-heavy black cube from his father overseas. That night, harauki wakes up to a suspicious noise in the kitchen, and he discovers a "fully naked female thief of rice crackers." The girl,Fear, is the first of several surprises that Haruaki receives." http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=12992

Coppelion- "The story is set in 2036, after radioactive contamination from a nuclear accident has put Tokyo under a blockade. Three high school girls have been sent to this dead city. Thanks to genetic engineering, the three girls have been impervious to radioactivity since birth. They form a special forces unit, codenamed "Coppelion," In the 3rd of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force."
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11859

Guilty Crown- "After the outbreak of the unidentified virus "Lost Christmas" in 2029, Japan has been under the control of a multi-nation organization called GHQ. Ohma Shu is a 17 year old boy who has a psychic power in his right hand. He can use the power "Ability of King" to extract tools or weapons from his friends. He has been avoiding making trouble for others but his life changes when he meets a girl Yuzuriha Inori, a member of a resistance guerrilla group called "Undertaker", whose members pilot mecha weapons to fight against the government." http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=13001

Today on Gaming with Killatia we take a look at the newest Atlus game Catherine, a additive puzzle game with a well thought out love story.

Check out my review of Star Fox 64 3DS on gotgame right now!

The way you think of Lucasarts can really date you as a gamer.  Most people nowadays know them as a shovelware studio that exists solely to push the next Star Wars game.  There was a time, however, a long time ago, that they made some of the most amazing, artistic and influential games the industry had yet seen.  Their adventure titles like Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion were prevalent throughout the late 80s and early 90s, but gradually petered off throughout the decade, until their last one was published in 2000.  Sadly, the studio hasn't really looked back since.  However, you're not here to read about the history of Lucasarts, are you?  Good, I'm not here to write about it either.

Lucidity is a charmer.  As soon as I saw it, its developing studio, and its price point of $5 (As of the time of this review, there is a sale on Steam, you can buy Lucidity for $3.34).  I was not disappointed.

As soon as I started it up my eyes were happy.  The animation appears somewhere between papercraft cell-shaded 3D and claymation.  It's hard to describe, so I'll show you an image instead.

Dan, Eric and Bob from GigaBoots.com play ilomilo for the Xbox Live Arcade. This puzzling Jam-filled demo is only available to play if you have a password from the "hidden" website for the game so screw doing all that work and check out this Quick Play!

Surprisingly, this year there were only 10 games and only about half of them were good.  This was also the year of the second worst King's Quest game ever, the absolute worst being Mask of Eternity.  It was a tough call for the #3 spot also.  #2 and #1 were pretty easy to pick, though.  Let's do it!

There are 21 games.  This is a huge year for adventure games and if you already know about most of these, you'll see why this was a ridiculous hard choice to make for top 3.

1996 was an interesting year given the PS1 started cranking out RPGs.  Not all of them were good, but dammit they tried!  As a result, this is when the SNES really kicked it into full gear to try to compete.  Overall, it was a very good year for console RPGs, but that's not to say there weren't any good PC RPGs.  There were only 15 games, so this should be quick.

In this blog I play through and beat Mendel Palace for the NES. This is a game that came out in North American in 1989 and was made by Game Freak the developers of Pokemon. Interested? C'mon and check it out.

I review Tetris the Board Game with my friend Caitlin.