Hello Avocadoans! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, tell us about your favorite game moments when gravity ceases to work as expected. While you’re here, don’t forget to read all … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 Hates Gravity
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, a fortnightly column where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found in the archive here. This week we’ll be parsing the history of Zork. … Continue reading Franchise Festival #108 – Zork
Happy Thursday, folks. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, tell us about your favorite video game bosses. We must have done this prompt before but I can’t remember it, so … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Bossy
Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield, a lushly-scored narrative runner, was published by Headup Games on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch in May 2021. Neil Jones, the eponymous Aerial_Knight, joined me via email to discuss the game for The Avocado. Please tell us … Continue reading Indie Developer Interview: Aerial_Knight
Happy Thursday, fellow Avocados! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is your favorite time or resource management game? Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Managing Time
My Franchise Festival co-host Hamilton and I recently had the opportunity to interview Nadia and David Oxford about their new book, Mega Man X: Maverick Hunter’s Field Guide. It’s the definitive encyclopedia of the Mega Man X franchise’s extensive character … Continue reading Interview: Nadia and David Oxford – Mega Man X: The Maverick Hunter’s Field Guide
Let’s discuss Resident Evil 3: Nemesis! What are your favorite moments, monsters, and more? In this month’s Franchise Episode podcast episode – embedded below and available on your preferred podcast app – the crew and special guest SuperNamu discuss Resident … Continue reading Resident Evil 3: Nemesis – Discussion and Podcast
Happy Thursday, folks! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, tell us about your favorite cut content/areas/characters. While you’re here, be sure to also check out LittleMac’s 30-Minute Retro Reviews: Super … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 Has Been Cut
Happy Thursday, friends! What games are ye playing and what do ye think of them? As for a bonus prompt, a classic that I don’t think we did yet in 2021: roughly halfway through, what are your favorite games of … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 Is Halfway to 2022
Studio Inkyfox’s Omno, an atmospheric 3D puzzle-platformer, was published by Future Friends on PC, PlayStation 4/5, and Xbox consoles last week. One-man developer team Jonas Manke joined me via email to discuss the game for The Avocado. Please tell us … Continue reading Indie Developer Interview: Studio Inkyfox
Happy Thursday, folks! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, tell us about your favorite in-game art. While you’re here, don’t miss the rest of The Avocado’s great game content from … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Talented
Let’s discuss Resident Evil 2! What are your favorite moments, monsters, and more? In this month’s Franchise Episode podcast episode – embedded below and available on your preferred podcast app – the hosts discuss the development, gameplay, and story of … Continue reading Game Discussion and Podcast: Resident Evil 2 (1998)
Happy Thursday, folks! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, tell us your Top 5 Platformer Games. Finally, please be sure to check out Lovely Bones’ latest Game News Roundup while … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Platforming
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, a fortnightly column where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found in the archive here. This week we’ll be carefully inspecting Shenmue. Cover art … Continue reading Franchise Festival #105: Shenmue
Happy Thursday, folks. What games are you playing and what do you think of ’em? As a bonus prompt, tell us about your favorite telephone (or other remote communication) conversations in games. Be sure to join us tomorrow for Franchise … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is On the Line
Happy Thursday! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, tell us about a time when you thought a game would be one thing, but it was actually something else. This could … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 Isn’t What We Expected
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, a fortnightly column where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found in the archive here. This week we’ll be grinding our way along Tony … Continue reading Franchise Festival #104: Tony Hawk
Happy Thursday, Avocados. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, tell us about what indies you’re looking forward to in the near future. Here are some other great gaming articles from … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is In The Indie Spirit
inkle’s Overboard!, a thrilling “whodunnit where you’re the one whodunnit,” received rave reviews upon its recent launch on the Nintendo Switch, PC, and iOS. Narrative Director Jon Ingold joined me via email to discuss the game for The Avocado. Please … Continue reading Indie Developer Interview: inkle
Happy Thursday, folks! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a relatively simple bonus prompt, tell us about one of your favorite video game plots. While you’re here, I recommend checking out the other … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Telling a Story
Christian, Hamilton, and Spencer explore the development, gameplay, monsters, and story of Capcom’s Resident Evil (1996). The Franchise Festival crew also surveys a selection of earlier genre titles and later console ports, confirming the historical significance of Shinji Mikami’s survival … Continue reading Franchise Festival Podcast S2E1: Resident Evil
