March 21, 2012 Comments 4 notes indie gaming adventure PC

The Journey Down hits that nostalgic adventure fix.

If you’re older than 25 odds are you remember the glorious adventure game renaissance of the 90s. Full Throttle, Day of the Tentacle, The Dig, Myst, Braindead 13, well the list goes on and on. Those games sadly don’t get the financial backing they used to (Telltale Games aside), but indie dev SkyGoblin Games remembers that adventures games are still fun and have an audience. Their new episodic adventure game The Journey Down is a pretty cool throwback to when a game was just about telling an interesting story with some wacky characters. You can check out the first episode free right now. 

November 03, 2011 Comments 34 notes To the Moon indie pc gaming
Freebird Games (http://www.freebirdgames.com) has officially released their inspiring piece of storytelling with To the Moon. The soothing soundtrack featuring music by Laura Shigihara and Kan Gao is available for pre-order at http://freebirdgames.bandcamp.com/album/to-the-moon-ost, and will be released later today. Join Dr. Rosalene and Dr. Watts as they enter a patient named Johnny’s mind on his death bed to grant his final request. Watch and change the past as Johnny’s life unfolds before you and takes you on a magical journey inside one’s head that asks the greatest question of all: “What if…?” If you had the chance to relive your life, would you change things? Would you try to achieve some grand goal? Could you find love? Fame? Fortune? Or would you realize that sometimes the past is meant to stay the same. Join Dr. Rosalene and Watts on their journey and travel To The Moon. With music by Laura Shigihara (Zombies on Your Lawn - Plants vs. Zombies) and Kan Gao, the soundtrack, story, and setting create a completely unique storytelling experience unlike anything you are used to. See what Kan has to say about it and find out more about this and other Freebird Games products at http://www.freebirdgames.com

Freebird Games (http://www.freebirdgames.com) has officially released their inspiring piece of storytelling with To the Moon. The soothing soundtrack featuring music by Laura Shigihara and Kan Gao is available for pre-order at http://freebirdgames.bandcamp.com/album/to-the-moon-ost, and will be released later today.

Join Dr. Rosalene and Dr. Watts as they enter a patient named Johnny’s mind on his death bed to grant his final request. Watch and change the past as Johnny’s life unfolds before you and takes you on a magical journey inside one’s head that asks the greatest question of all: “What if…?” If you had the chance to relive your life, would you change things? Would you try to achieve some grand goal? Could you find love? Fame? Fortune? Or would you realize that sometimes the past is meant to stay the same. Join Dr. Rosalene and Watts on their journey and travel To The Moon. With music by Laura Shigihara (Zombies on Your Lawn - Plants vs. Zombies) and Kan Gao, the soundtrack, story, and setting create a completely unique storytelling experience unlike anything you are used to. See what Kan has to say about it and find out more about this and other Freebird Games products at http://www.freebirdgames.com

Feature: Interview - Kan Gao of To the Moon

October 26, 2011 Comments 148 notes Indie To the Moon feature pc gaming features

Several months ago we stumbled upon a little trailer for a new indie game that really came out of left-field and shocked us (and several other outlets) with a beautiful soundtrack and an interesting premise that really hit the heart. We had to know more, and thus we managed to bug Director and Designer Kan Gao just enough to give us some new details on Freebird Games latest title: To the Moon. 

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September 13, 2011 Comments 23 notes indie Celestial Mechanica PC puzzle adventure

Laura Shigihara and Roger Hicks Celestial Beings TGS trailer. 

Celestial Mechanica is a new cool looking indie title that aims to deliver a mixture of action, puzzle, exploration and adventure while sporting awesome “pixely-goodness”. It can be downloaded here. Thanks Laura for the heads up, and for once again making me fall in love with your music. 

August 09, 2011 Comments 12 notes To the Moon indie PC pc gaming

Freebird Games is working away on this gem of an indie role-playing title, due out for PC this fall. To the Moon looks like a touching story wrapped in a lovingly old school presentation.