Hemebond on 28/4/2007 at 13:34

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I've just been playing (http://www.rndlabs.ca/bv2/) Babo Violent 2. Great fun. Top-down deathmatch and CTF fun.

doctorfrog on 1/6/2007 at 16:39

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I've scummed some 'new' free games off of a good SomethingAwful thread that deserve a mention:

(http://www.totallyscrewed.net/newsite/games.htm#scz) Survival Crisis Z - This is the kind of game that makes me mad that I hadn't discovered it when it originally came out. This is a 2.5D, isometric and sprite-based open-ended shooter/trader, featuring a looted, violent, zombie-wasted landscape. Think the city of Malton, real time, with warring gangs and plenty of zombie murder. About as open-ended as Grand Theft Auto, but sadly with no central plot (that I can determine yet). Best part: the developer knows how to exploit old tech style graphics for some sweet atmosphere. The sprite animations allow for dozens of on-screen enemies, and the 3d walls sway dreamily as you move around. And always the thud, thud, of a mildly panicked heartbeat. Also, I don't think I've ever loved a game menu as much as this one's. It's like something left over from the Dharma Project.

(http://www.neurohack.com/transcendence/index.html) Transcendence - I'd originally panned this game as being a stiff and needlessly complicated Asteroids/Maelstrom clone, until someone described it as 'Nethack in space.' That got my attention. While the gameplay is nowhere as deep as Nethack, the game does have you trading, shooting, even a kind of praying, on your way through progressively deeper space systems/dungeons, drawing closer to the center of the galaxy. A bit stiffly animated and static-feeling, but it has attractive screenshots, and is pretty fun. Have some OCRemix in the background while you play.

(http://worldofstuart.excellentcontent.com/grid/wars.htm) Grid Wars - Apparently a complete rip of Geometry Wars, only free, and with added gameplay. I don't so much go for frenetic action anymore, but it's pretty fun, and does what it does very well. (http://worldofstuart.excellentcontent.com/grid/wars.htm) This guy seems to really, really like it.

demagogue on 16/6/2007 at 06:31

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(http://www.00112358.net/) The Oculus

As mysterious as it sounds.
It took me a while to even figure out there were actual puzzles I was supposed to be solving!
One thing, though: gorgeous atmosphere.

Can you figure out the ultimate meaning of the oculus?? :sly:



Edit: I found a wiki page that helps if you get really lost (http://oculus.wikibruce.com/page/Home) here. After reading a bit: part of an alternate reality game, I gather... I found it off Stumble originally, so didn't know what it was. Not sure if I'm disappointed or it makes it more interesting. Depends on how well they pull it off, I guess. Interesting if you're in the mood for that kind of thing.

Later: ok, ARG for ABC Family's show (http://abcfamily.go.com/fallen/findingthekey/index.html) Fallen... Well, at least that explains why it's so polished. Still pretty cool. But I think I liked it more when I still thought it was indie. This does mean, though, that it won't make much sense unless you watch the show.

demagogue on 17/6/2007 at 03:21

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Sorry. It must have gotten deleted during my edit.
It's back now.

demagogue on 22/6/2007 at 04:25

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I found this blog entry:

(http://downloadfullversionpcgames.com/blog/2007/06/17/100-of-the-best-legal-full-version-games-you-can-download-online/) 100 of the best legal full version games you can download online

Some of them have already been posted here, but others haven't.