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thatindiecator · 11 days
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Sweet Baby Inc. and "Gamergate 2"
So, today I wanted to talk about the situation surrounding Sweet Baby Inc. and what is essentially being dubbed “Gamergate 2”. Please also go read this article from Aftermath to learn more about the conspiracies and the wild claims made against SBI. It’s a great read! It goes into stuff that I won’t talk about, so if you feel like reading more about the situation, before, during or after my post…
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thatindiecator · 18 days
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Indietail - Goblin Stone
#GoblinStone is an incredibly beautiful and complex roguelike adventure game with strategy elements that I just can't put down. Here's my full review!
“Goblins, we’ve been hunted to the brink of extinction by cruel adventurers. Those pesky menfolk love to see poor monsters suffer, and they extinguish their life for the sake of just a few experience points… but nobody ever thinks about the poor critters and their families left behind, or do they? As such, it’s upon us to unite the tribes, to free goblins held captive, to repopulate, and to…
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thatindiecator · 22 days
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Humble Choice - (February and) March 2024
New Month, new Choice - also my thoughts on last month's Choice and why I'm pausing this month's.
It’s a new month and I still haven’t written my post for February, apologies, I was busy with all sorts of stuff from exams to submission deadlines for assignments to other stuff. Either way, February was pretty good and I ended up grabbing it. As for March, I’m pausing this month. Today, I’ll skip the usual ranking because it’s tedious and I wanna get back into writing by skipping the tedious…
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thatindiecator · 1 month
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Should I play Helldivers 2?
I genuinely don't know what #Helldivers2 is about because the developers just don't care to explain at all. Is this a good game? No idea, the good reviews are filled with memes and no information. Help.
So, for a while now, I’ve played a lot of Earth Defense Force 4.1 and Deep Rock Galactic – and I really enjoy those games they’re fun and unique and interesting, and the humour is good, but from time to time you wanna play something else, right? And well, here is a new release that has gotten a lot of traction to the point that the servers are struggling and people keep themselves logged in…
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thatindiecator · 1 month
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10 great indie games to check out!
Getting back into writing blog posts feels really good - and this time I finally talk about my highlights from the recent #SteamNextFest! Here are some games to definitely check out, some of which already came out, too!
So, the Steam Next Fest this February was pretty stellar. I got to play a bunch of demos and I really had a blast with a plethora of them… but then I didn’t have time to actually write about it… or rather, I wrote about it but wasn’t too happy yet, so I worked some more on it, and then spent a lot of time studying for university exams, and now, we’re here! Today I wanna talk about said plethora…
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thatindiecator · 1 month
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Indietail - Scorn
#Scorn is a real gem that had me both engrossed with it but also grossed out because of it. Definitely not for everyone but I loved it and here's why!
I feel a sense of mystique and curiosity whenever I step into a new video game for the first time without any prior knowledge and I adore the way some titles let me get immersed in the world and lore. Titles like Outer Wilds, for instance, are best enjoyed when you know nothing about before it because any spoiler to the story can ruin the sense of discovery you get when you finally figure out a…
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thatindiecator · 2 months
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Humble Choice - January 2024
Today I'm sharing my thoughts on this month's choice - and it's really good!
Remember when I said I would try to get the Humble Choice posts out earlier? Well, it’s January 31st and exam season is here, so I only just got some time to write this post… Next month is a new month. New Month, new me. I’ll do better. RankingMarvel’s Midnight SunsHell PieAragami 2Two Point CampusThe Red LanternTwin MirrorRoguebook and OTXOSummary – and check out these other reviews by other…
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thatindiecator · 2 months
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The Palworld Controversy
#Palworld's release was not just incredibly successful but sadly also one that sparked many a controversy. As such, I wanted to take my time to not just explain what accusations are being made but also to debunk them and to share my thoughts! Enjoy!
So, Palworld was released the other day and there is a lot of controversy surrounding it already which I will talk about today. As a quick disclaimer: I have purchased the game. I have played a bit over 21 hours at the time of writing this. I do enjoy the game a lot. At the time of writing this, most of these claims can be debunked due to a lack of evidence in support of them. As time goes on,…
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thatindiecator · 2 months
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Returning to Twitch, eh?
I’m incredibly happy to announce that my internet connection at home should work… starting on Wednesday! Huzzah! I got to terminate my old contract, work things out with my new contract, and I’m still incredibly sleep-deprived. Life is going well – if only exam season wasn’t coming closer. But I digress. This isn’t a post where I talk about that stuff… rather, I wanted to announce that I’ll…
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thatindiecator · 3 months
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Frogwares is now The Sinking City's sole publisher - The Nacon-Frogwares Dispute is resolved.
2024 starts off pretty well with Ukraine-based developer Frogwares winning their court-case against BBI/Nacon. They are now the sole publisher of The Sinking City!
Back in 2021, I wrote about the dispute between the Ukraine-based indie dev studio, Frogwares, and BBI/Nacon. I first talked about the situation in general… and then Frogwares reached out to me to make some corrections, so I did so in another post. Either way, for anyone who isn’t in the know, here’s a quick recap: Frogwares who are known for their work on the Sherlock Holmes games started work…
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thatindiecator · 3 months
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Nightmare Forge Games changes Infestation 88's name - on Transparency in Game Dev
When characters and franchises enter the public domain, there’s a whole slew of movies, games, and other media being created to capitalize on that – or to just present endearing characters in a new light.  Today’s post is about a more recent game adaptation of a now-in-the-public domain, unfortunate branding, a swift response and name change, and well, the fact that transparency is…
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thatindiecator · 3 months
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Happy New Year - and an introduction
Happy New Year! 2024 just began, so let's start off with some fluff, shall we? Let me say a few years to start '24 off and let me re-introduce myself.
So, 2024 has just kicked off and deciding on what the first post of the year will be is difficult.  You want to kick it off with a banger, right?  Figuring out what a banger of a post is exactly, however, and coming up with something good in terms of quality and all of that complicated stuff is too much of a drag for me right now. Hence, let’s go with fluff.  In this post, I will give you all…
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thatindiecator · 3 months
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Hindsight is 20/23 - On this past year, and my goals and resolutions for 2024
Today I'm sharing my thoughts on my 2023 goals and the goals I have for 2024!
So, this year passed by rather quickly. Jeez, it’s nearly 2024. Currently, at the time of writing, it’s 3:22 PM and I’m waiting for my parents to finish getting ready. We’re spending New Year’s at my uncle’s place, so I’m really excited to spend some good quality time with everyone. 2023 is over. A lot has happened and I’m honestly quite unsure where to begin… but also, people tend to not read…
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thatindiecator · 3 months
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A Stray Sheep on "Friends" and unsolicited venting
Today I talk a little bit about unsolicited rants and venting that just shows no regard to others.
So, first of all, I dislike the term “trauma dumping”. In my opinion, it has a very negative connotation and it kind of feels like it puts the blame on the victim of trauma for having the trauma rather than the act of “dumping” it onto others in a – at times – harmful way. Much rather, I’d like to call it “unsolicited venting” and I may perhaps add “with complete disregard to the headspace,…
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thatindiecator · 3 months
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My Gaming Resolutions for 2024 - and Steam Replay 2023
This year's #SteamReplay is here and I wanted to highlight some of my stats and compare them to last year's. On top of that, I also wanted to talk about my Gaming Resolutions for this upcoming year!
Steam Replay is a feature that Steam dished out a fair while ago where you can check out your gaming habits and essentially, look back at how you’ve gamed each year. To check it out yourself, you visit Steam’s store page and hover over the “New and Noteworthy” section where you should be able to see your Replay for 2023. Either way, today, I wanted to share some of my highlights of this year,…
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thatindiecator · 3 months
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Endless Dungeon may just be my personal Game of the Year! (Review)
#EndlessDungeon is the spiritual successor to one of my all-time favourite games... and it could also perhaps be my #GameOfTheYear2023! Check out my #review right here!
On my 16th birthday, I went to a restaurant after school to apply for a job as a waiter. Working in an incredibly stressful environment for less than minimum wage made my first few game purchases incredibly bittersweet and memorable to me… and among those was one of my favourite roguelike games of all time: Dungeon of the Endless. Nevertheless, we already wrote about that game quite a while ago,…
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thatindiecator · 3 months
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New Plans for Content Creation once my Internet works again.
I already wrote about the “Why did it take so long?” part of this situation, and wanted to give a little rundown/tldr over here as well in a shorter form before continuing with my plans for the future. TLDR of the internet situation and why I was offline for so longBlogging4-Year-Stream-Anniversary + Return StreamFuture Stream PlansFeedback’s always appreciated! TLDR of the internet situation…
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