Four Sided Fantasy was developed by Seattle-based indie developer Ludo Land, a studio that consists primarily of graduates from the DigiPen Institute of Technology. In the Digital Selects tent at IndieCade 2016, held this year at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, I was able to chat with Four Sided Fantasy’s lead designer and programmer Logan Fieth. With the game already out, our conversation instead focused on Ludo Land’s origins at DigiPen and why indie developers might decide to partner with small indie-focused publishers.
Author: John Vanderhoef
Valley Review
A Hop, Skip, And A Jump Away
HIGH The sheer sense of momentum when dashing.
LOW Falling into water repeatedly while jumping between rocks.
WTF The ability to kill and resurrect a deer ad infinitum. For amusement.
Hue Review
The Colors, Duke, The Colors!
HIGH Finally solving the last puzzle after taking a long break.
LOW The ending is sudden and unsatisfying.
WTF Most universities don’t have spike traps.
10 Second Ninja X Review
Speedrunning with Shurikens
HIGH A pixel-perfect run of a particularly difficult level.
LOW A distinct lack of wall-jumping and wall-running for a ninja game.
WTF Benji is the worst sidekick ever.
Downwell (PS4) Review
Falling Down Has Never Been Harder
HIGH Nailing a long combo and glorying in well-earned gems.
LOW Getting overwhelmed with enemies and dying incredibly quickly.
WTF Why are we going down this well anyway? The park bench was lovely.
For every player tired of climbing a dark tower or scaling an impossible peak, Downwell provides an easier alternative: jump down a hole and let gravity do the rest. Downwell combines retro aesthetics, procedural level design, and the contemporary fad of roguelike games to create a enjoyably tight (and punishing!) game that demands precision and skill.
The Magic Circle: Gold Edition Review
It’s Magically Ambitious!
High: Finishing the prologue and discovering it has much more to offer.
Low: Clunky controls for the “strategy” section.
WTF: Mushroom Wizards?
The Walking Dead: Michonne Episode 3 – What We Deserve Review
Wish it didn’t always come to this…
HIGH A musical montage that perfectly captures the mood of characters preparing for an inevitable battle.
LOW The conclusion of Michonne’s missing daughters fails to deliver and ends the episode on a down note.
WTF Fratricide.
The Walking Dead: Michonne Episode 2 – Give No Shelter Review
Family Matters
HIGH Playing as a woman of color and exploring issues of motherhood.
LOW The opening sequence presents forced, arbitrary choices.
WTF Who knew a vice grip could double as handcuffs?
The Walking Dead: Michonne – In Too Deep Review
Going Through the Motions, Machete in Hand
HIGH The episode ends on a tense cliffhanger.
LOW Missing a button in a QTE and doing a long sequence over again.
WTF Zombies in the water? Isn't there some kind of rule about that?
The Rivers of Alice: Extended Version Review
Style Over Substance
HIGH The wonderful music, particularly the ending song.
LOW An early bug that kept freezing my game.
WTF What is Sloth? I mean, seriously, what is he?
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