Dragon Tavern, by Trident Games, takes a straightforward approach to the casual dungeon crawl. The game, like any RPG, is all about killing monsters to level your character. However, the approach is geared toward the total casual gamer and I found the simple, direct combat somewhat refreshing.
Today’s flash spotlight is Mytheria, a flash Sci-Fi card based game. Mytheria plays similar to CCG such as Magic: The Gathering, although fortunately it’s nowhere near as complex. As per most card games you collect cards, build decks and try to trash your opponent.
Still can’t find a reason to get excited about Dice’s first person shooter/parkour simulator, Mirror’s Edge? We may have found just the thing to convince you, once and for all, of this game’s awesomeness. Read more… »
It has been a bit of a rough week for Casualty Gamer, first we lost our coverage of DLC games and now our forums have vanished! But don’t despair it’s for the greater good.
Golden Axe is a game I’ve played on and off since childhood but never managed to complete. I’ve come oh-so-close on many occasions, but never quite finished the job. This is possibly the main reason I continue to play the game, as some of the gameplay elements leave a lot to be desired…
Casualty Gamers brother site Gamer Limit has now officially launched, it’s going to have a pretty slow start until it builds up a regular flow of article but nonetheless expect great things!
Casualty Gamer is under going a few changes this week as we prepare for our brother (…or sister) site to go live.
Kongregate and Scion are hosting a new developer contest. Tutorials on basic AS2 and AS3 programming have been provided, as well as a toolkit containing various image and sound assets. For more information, click here.
Entries will be accepted until November 28th. For each week of November I will post my top 5 picks. These are not in any specific order. It is just a list of 5 that I think are worth paying some attention to throughout their development for the duration of the contest; especially for readers who have yet to cast any votes. For a list of all entries, click here.
Captain N’s got nothing on Super Obama.
Here’s a nifty little flash Mario clone with one notable difference that separates it from the pack. Instead of a typical cutesy little platformer character, you’ll be stomping baddies and collecting golden American flags as newly elected US president Barack Obama. Read more… »
