Armless Octopus - Latest Comments

Re: Xbox Indie Review: Radiangames Ballistic

Ate Bit Gamer — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 10:50:54 -0000

PowerUp's baby! Carrot dangling is a must via TSS.

Re: Craft-shooter Guncraft potentially XBLA-bound

Red Flame Fox — Sat, 14 Jun 2014 08:13:06 -0000

I'd like to see a PS3 version too

Re: They Bleed Pixels beats up XBLIG later this summer

Ate Bit Gamer — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 11:42:34 -0000

Too bad it made the leap towards Steam :/

Re: 90s arcade inspired shmup, NEO: XYX hits Dreamcast and Neo Geo

Carlos Oliveros — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 04:56:05 -0000

Nice little review. Writing one myself for Games Tribune mag at the moment. I recently got the game too and I love it, even though I absolutely suck at shmups. But unlike Redux: Dark Matters, Neo XYX delivered as promised. Nothing more, nothing less. I would have loved a couple more game modes, but the screen options are a nice bonus. By the way, do you know if they're available in the Neo Geo version as well??

Re: Redux: Dark Matters finally hits the nostalgic button on our Dreamcast

Carlos Oliveros — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 07:41:32 -0000

You know, I'm also a writer for spanish multiplatform mag Games Tribune, and I wrote a 6-page review for this game too. Our mag is out tomorrow. I've done my best to be fair and unbiased but also to warn people about this. They're not only letting people down, they're losing their trust on their future projects and also damaging indie projects by other small dev teams that may be looking for fundings in the same way.

Re: GDC 2014: Vlambeer talks live streaming game development

Matthew Doucette — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 18:10:14 -0000

Very nice.

Re: Redux: Dark Matters finally hits the nostalgic button on our Dreamcast

DaveVoyles — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 19:36:20 -0000

I agree. I would liked to have seen some DC screens as well. Short of me taking a picture of the screen with my camera, there was nothing I could do as well, as I don't own a capture card.

That's why I wanted to be clear in the review that what I was seeing was a bit different from the image above.

Re: Redux: Dark Matters finally hits the nostalgic button on our Dreamcast

Carlos Oliveros — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 05:02:09 -0000

It's not only that the DC was design for CRTs: also Redux features exactly half the resolution the original Dux had. Yes, Dux 1.0 and 1.5 feature neat, crisp 480p while this 3rd revision of the game went a setp backwards in the graphics department. Not a single real, honest screenshot from the DC version has been shown by the creators. All pics and videos are captured from the (HD) PC version. None of this was even hinted at during the Kickstarter campaign or the whole year of delays and misinformation that followed.

Re: Armless Octopus Video Review: State of Decay

DaveVoyles — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 12:55:27 -0000

I LOVED this game when it first came out. I spent at least 20 hours playing it, and have no idea about where the time went.

My only frustration came from the fact that I felt I was constnatly doing something wrong. I would have failed missions, but I suppose that had to do with picking and choosing what worked best for me.

Hopefully a number of the bugs have been fixed, too.

Re: Rain World

EdgarAlan — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 12:02:14 -0000

You're right, if it plays smoothly then this will definitely be worth keeping an eye on.

Re: A new challenger enters the indie-game publishing space

DaveVoyles — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 14:50:20 -0000

Hey, the more publishers in the indie space, the merrier, as far as I'm concerned!

Re: A new challenger enters the indie-game publishing space

Be-Rad — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 16:54:35 -0000

Sweet, we need more awesome indie publishers like Devolver Digital. You called them Digital Devolver, btw. Fork's gonna be pissed (not really)

Re: Charlie Murder Review: Bloody Murder

DaveVoyles — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 14:41:55 -0000

I'll point Mike towards this comment now.

Re: 17-BIT showcases new Unity Powered shooter, Galak-Z at PAX Prime 2013

DaveVoyles — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 14:41:24 -0000

Good to know -- I should have mentioned that we were playing on PS4 gamepads, but I wasn't sure if it was actually being powered by a PS4 or PC.

Re: 17-BIT showcases new Unity Powered shooter, Galak-Z at PAX Prime 2013

TCG Sterling — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 16:23:19 -0000

it will be on PS4 too

Re: 17-BIT showcases new Unity Powered shooter, Galak-Z at PAX Prime 2013

epobirs — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 13:09:17 -0000

Any indication of platforms, besides PC?

Re: Shadowrun Returns, but not at full speed

DaveVoyles — Sun, 25 Aug 2013 20:24:00 -0000

Wow, it's been a while since I've looked at that! You're right -- time for a change.

Yeah, the game was certainly enjoyable in many parts, but the lack of a solid save system is really a deal breaker

Re: PC Vs. Console: Which has better value?

eagles4585 — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 20:24:38 -0000

Ever heard of Game Debate? So simple to find out if your PC runs a game. Sign up, enter PC specs, and BAM! Every game you look up shows if it runs or not

Re: Charlie Murder Review: Bloody Murder

Matthew Doucette — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 14:01:40 -0000

If you quit out of the game instead of shutting it off after you saw "Area Cleared", would it have saved the game? This same 'bug' happened in our Decimation X3 indie game, where a player would shut down the system as soon as they got their score, not realizing the game is still in progress until you click out, and only then is the score saved. There were a few work arounds, but we left it as it was.

Re: Shadowrun Returns, but not at full speed

Machaira — Sun, 11 Aug 2013 09:57:25 -0000

I had high hopes for this game. I was looking forward to it, but I hope they patch it to at least add a decent save system.

BTW - you might want to change your "About Dave Voyles" section :)

Re: Candy Box Review: The Sweetest Thing

LD Smith — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:14:38 -0000

Nice ASCII artwork. Really takes me back to the days of playing L.O.R.D. and Trade Wars 2002 on BBSes.

Re: Candy Box Review: The Sweetest Thing

Gil Almogi — Fri, 24 May 2013 23:29:57 -0000

I think of it as another form of difficulty, but instead of trying to kill you, it tests your patience for 60 seconds. And after discovering the merchant, you're compelled to wait a little longer to see what that nets you, and then the magic happens. Because of it's text-based design, I'd compare it to Zork, which really depends on your imagination to figure out how to make progress.

It's obviously not for everybody, and it leads to RPG conventions that people who don't enjoy the genre won't appreciate. However, I don't think there's anything wrong with a game like this that will be passed along by word of mouth and that friends will give you hints about.

Re: Candy Box Review: The Sweetest Thing

Machaira — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:51:16 -0000

I'd have to say that a game that gives you options to do something with no other hints and then penalizes you for using them is badly designed. While it might get good after a couple of hours of doing nothing or very little, how many people would never get to that point because they're doing what the game offers them to do with no clue that they're doing the wrong thing?

Re: Candy Box Review: The Sweetest Thing

Kateness — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:53:33 -0000

=-D Those nasty goblins never stood a chance!
If only I could use my Castle Crashers Lollipop Sword...

Re: The Swapper brings creepy claymation to Steam on May 30

Gil Almogi — Wed, 22 May 2013 21:20:01 -0000

I got to play a little of it at PAX East before it crashed. The creator, Ollie, was having a lot of technical issues with it. I hope it's successful.