Author Archives: Nick Keirle

The Games of 2012: Super Hexagon

Terry Cavanagh’s ‘VVVVVV’ was Haruspex Games Official Game of the Year 2010. It was brief, it was smart, and every aspect of it was unbelievably tight. It was very nearly perfect. Super Hexagon is perfect. It’s a single idea refined over and … Continue reading

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Things of the Year: Part Two

Mechanic of the Year: Letter Editing – First Draft of the Revolution (Emily Short, design and coding by Liza Daly) First Draft of the Revolution is a game about editing. It hands you a series of letters written by various … Continue reading

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The Games of 2012: Slave of God

Stephen Lavelle – the man behind Increpare – is a fascinating and undoubtedly gifted developer. He’s also extremely difficult to pin down. The hundred or so games on his site are wildy disparate things. Some, like Missing and The Terrible Whiteness of … Continue reading

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