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SGBCC Day twelve – Eets

Posted on February 25, 2013 by impeus

This is day twelve of my Lent 2013 Steam Game Back Catalogue Challenge. Eets is billed as Lemmings-esque gameplay, but I just couldn’t get into it. Maybe I just haven’t given it enough time. Maybe I was expecting something else. … Continue reading →

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SGBCC Day ten – Dungeons of Dredmor

Posted on February 22, 2013 by impeus

This is day ten of my Lent 2013 Steam Game Back Catalogue Challenge. Dungeons of Dredmor is the kind of game that I will never be any good at. In fact, I will probably never even be mediocre at it … Continue reading →

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SGBCC Day Nine – Dear Esther

Posted on February 21, 2013 by impeus

This is day nine of my Lent 2013 Steam Game Back Catalogue Challenge. I knew that I’d like Dear Esther but I was worried about pacing. About getting lost. About hours of wandering, having missed the right turning, not spotted … Continue reading →

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SGBCC Day eight – Chantelise

Posted on February 20, 2013 by impeus

This is day eight of my Lent 2013 Steam Game Back Catalogue Challenge. Today’s game was Chantelise – A Tale of Two Sisters, an ARPG. I was really looking forward to this because I don’t really play many games like … Continue reading →

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SGBCC Day seven – Cargo! – The quest for gravity

Posted on February 19, 2013 by impeus

This is day seven of my Lent 2013 Steam Game Back Catalogue Challenge. Today’s game was Cargo! The Quest for Gravity which I remember being quite excited about – perhaps because the weirdy little people and the island setting made … Continue reading →

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SGBCC Day 4 – The Blackwell Legacy

Posted on February 17, 2013 by impeus

This is day four of my Lent 2013 Steam Game Back Catalogue Challenge. Sadly, I can’t play The Blackwell Legacy. Not today. It doesn’t work with my monitor setup as when I try to do anything on the right hand … Continue reading →

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SGBCC Day 3 – Aquaria

Posted on February 16, 2013 by impeus

This is day three of my Lent 2013 Steam Game Back Catalogue Challenge. Aquaria is the first game so far that I have voluntarily and enthusiastically played beyond the hour I promised as part of this challenge. This is particularly … Continue reading →

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SGBCC Day Two: Anna

Posted on February 15, 2013 by impeus

This is day two of my Lent 2013 Steam Game Back Catalogue Challenge. I probably won’t be giving Anna a full hour, as it is already after midnight as I boot it up. I have been unable to play it … Continue reading →

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SGBCC – Day One: A.R.E.S. – Extinction Agenda

Posted on February 14, 2013 by impeus

This is day one of my Lent 2013 Steam Game Back Catalogue Challenge. A.R.E.S. – Extinction Agenda is a side-scrolling shooter – you play Ares, a robot immune to a weird gas that has troubled at least two expeditions to … Continue reading →

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Lent 2013 – The Steam Game Back Catalogue Challenge

Posted on February 13, 2013 by impeus

Last year, for Lent, rather than give up something negative (chocolate, alcohol, swearing, cake), I decided to do something positive each day instead. I read, and shared, a poem every day. This year I wanted to do something similar, so … Continue reading →

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