EPISODE · Jul 10, 2014 · 1H 15M
12: Towerfall Ascension
from The Short Game · host The Short Game
Towerfall Ascension This week we discuss Matt Thorson(@MattThorson) of Matt Makes Games multiplayer masterpiece, Towerfall Ascension. Towerfall is an arena multiplayer platform fighting game for two to four players. It draws on inspirations like SNES platformers, the Smash Bros series, and the fighting game genre to weave a simple, elegant, and ridiculously fun and hilarious party-fighting-game. You have absolutely got to play it. Available on Steam for Mac, Windows, and Linux – $15 Available on the PS4, currently free as a part of the PlayStation Plus subscription (normally $15) If you’d like to see what the game looks like in action (and you do) have a look at this great multiplayer gameplay footage from GameSpot. Links for this episode: Papers, Please – A Dystopian Document Thriller Sunset – a first-person video game thriller – Kickstarter Galatea – Interactive fiction by Emily Short Savoir-Faire – Interactive fiction by Emily Short Frotz – Play interactive fiction on your iPhone or iPad Blood & Laurels – new interactive fiction in the Versu engine by Emily Short As you can probably tell, we huge admirers of Emily Short. Civilization Revolution 2 – Out Now for iOS As it turns out this game doesn’t have multiplayer yet. So much for our plans. OUYA – $99 Android microconsole Towerfall Polygon Game of the Year 2013 Teslagrad – a great game with slightly off jump physics Braid – another great game with slightly less than Towerfall level physics Castle Crashers Puyo Puyo Puyo Pop Fever Doctor Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine Eurogamer on Towerfall Competitive Towerfall at EVO 2014 Nidhogg – another fantastic indie fighting game Starwhal – Just The Tip – a third indie multiplayer fighting game
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Towerfall Ascension This week we discuss Matt Thorson(@MattThorson) of Matt Makes Games multiplayer masterpiece, Towerfall Ascension. Towerfall is an arena multiplayer platform fighting game for two to four players. It draws on inspirations like SNES platformers, the Smash Bros series, and the fighting game genre to weave a simple, elegant, and ridiculously fun and hilarious party-fighting-game. You have absolutely got to play it. Available on Steam for Mac, Windows, and Linux – $15 Available on the PS4, currently free as a part of the PlayStation Plus subscription (normally $15) If you’d like to see what the game looks like in action (and you do) have a look at this great multiplayer gameplay footage from GameSpot. Links for this episode: Papers, Please – A Dystopian Document Thriller Sunset – a first-person video game thriller – Kickstarter Galatea – Interactive fiction by Emily Short Savoir-Faire – Interactive fiction by Emily Short Frotz – Play interactive fiction on your iPhone or iPad Blood & Laurels – new interactive fiction in the Versu engine by Emily Short As you can probably tell, we huge admirers of Emily Short. Civilization Revolution 2 – Out Now for iOS As it turns out this game doesn’t have multiplayer yet. So much for our plans. OUYA – $99 Android microconsole Towerfall Polygon Game of the Year 2013 Teslagrad – a great game with slightly off jump physics Braid – another great game with slightly less than Towerfall level physics Castle Crashers Puyo Puyo Puyo Pop Fever Doctor Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine Eurogamer on Towerfall Competitive Towerfall at EVO 2014 Nidhogg – another fantastic indie fighting game Starwhal – Just The Tip – a third indie multiplayer fighting game
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