2 posts tagged “indie”
Reverend Anthony is known at Destructoid for his scathing yet intelligent reviews of video games. A prodigy in his manner of criticism, I have yet to completely disagree with him on any of his opinions, with the exception of a certain jam we ran into about Nicole Wiebe's levels of attraction (I nay, he very yay, in a gross way).
That aside, Anthony is also an avid advocate of the Indie games industry, seeking out and playing some of the rarely seen gaming gems. This week in his feature Indie Nation, Anthony discusses the game Barkely, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden. An RPG parody, much like what we saw with Lasagna Cat but actually playable, the premise of this Tale of Game's studio project can be described as such:
The Great B-Ball Purge of 2041, a day so painful to some that it is referred to only as the "B-Ballnacht". Thousands upon thousands of the world's greatest ballers were massacred in a swath of violence and sports bigotry as the game was outlawed worldwide. The reason: the Chaos Dunk, a jam so powerful its mere existence threatens the balance of chaos and order. Among the few ballers and fans that survived the basketball genocide was Charles Barkley, the man capable of performing the "Verboten Jam"...
Not enough for you? Check out the full blown trailer below. I'm dying to play it myself... but sadly waiting for a PC to play it on. Dumb.
Are you the kind of person who likes to balance their intake of popular music by switching between hip hop, motown, alternative, and 80's hits on the radio? Oh are you? Well you are in for a surprise.
Girl Talk is the hottest popular culture overload to date. Its just so meta. Girls love it. Boys love it. College kids love it. Hipsters love it. And I think its about time voxers get a taste too. You may find it a bit overwhelming at first, your aural senses bombarded with switching beats and overlapping lyrics that visit your most expansive adventures in pop music. Sometimes you'll get lost, and wonder where you started from. But then, mixed beats like Ying Yang Twin's 'Whisper Song' pulse behind the sensitive melody of The Verve's 'Bittersweet Symphony' and you'll notice that everything is in its place again.
Harold, just blogged about it, including the album Night Ripper's first track. I'm going to go ahead and post the third track, 'Hold Up' for your listening pleasure. If you want to map out my favorite moments, key into the track at 0:42, 1:45, and 2:28 for some delicious mix-up moments.
