by ·Comments Off on Dive in to the lurid psychedelic world of Proteus to learn first-person controls

Proteus is a sharp departure from what most people think of when they start talking about video games. Set in a randomly generated psychedelic landscape, the aim of the game is to…

…and here we hit upon the thing that makes Proteus a bit of a talking point for some people. The game does not give you any clear goals or win conditions.

Proteus at sunset

Proteus uses something that many games forget about: Colour.

The beautiful, colourful and calming stress-free landscape of Proteus does make it perfect for one thing and that is learning how to control games played in a first person perspective.

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by ·Comments Off on Monday Morning Fuel: The Humble Indie Bundle 3

This week’s Monday Morning Fuel is a collection of amazing indie games.

The outstanding Humble Indie Bundle, where five indie games are offered for the incredible price of whatever-you-want-to-pay, has returned for its third instalment and now includes the following games:

  • VVVVV
  • Crayon Physics Deluxe
  • Cogs
  • And Yet It Moves
  • Hammerfight
  • Steel Storm
  • Atom Zombie Smasher
  • Free access to Minecraft until August 14th
If you pay more than the average amount (currently around the $5-6 mark) you also get:
  • Braid
  • Machinarium
  • Osmos
  • Revenge of the Titans
  • Cortex Command

This is an outstanding deal and you can decide how much of your donation goes to the developers and how much will go to the EFF or Child’s Play.  The games will run on Mac Windows and Linux systems but the deal is only available for the next day and a half.

Braid, VVVVV and Machinarium are my personal favourites on this list and would warrant a significant donation on their own but all of the titles here are truly inspiring pieces of work from highly talented developers.  The Humble Indie Bundle is good for you, good for hard working artists, good for digital rights advocacy, and good for sick children and can be found by following the link below.

The Humble Indie Bundle 3