Critical Twits meet RPG Designer Grant Howitt at the UK Games Expo 2018
We stopped by the UK Indie RPG League table at the UK Games Expo to hear all about Grant Howitt’s eclectic collection of RPGs including the new urban fantasy-punk RPG, Spire!
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Let’s Play A Case of Distrust – Full Demo (Critical Twits Play)
Today Aaron and Brian try out the demo for A Case of Distrust, a noir adventure/visual novel. Will the Twits crack the case, recover the stolen heirloom, rescue the dame/sir, or problem solve whatever this ends up being? More importantly,…
The Ritual Movie Review and Novel Comparison – Twitflix (Critical Twits Podcast #97)
Warning: Spoilers from 28:08, continue at your own peril. This week Aaron and Brian discuss The Ritual, a horror movie based on the novel by Adam Nevill, and see it how it shapes compared to the stunning source material. …
The Halloween Themed One – Morph Girl, Gloom, The Deed (Critical Twits Podcast #89)
A spooky indie video game Halloween special this week. Aaron and Brian discuss their experiences with; The Deed, a Cluedo (or Clue) -esque adventure about fratricide; Gloom, an artistic Lovecraftian/Cthulhu-based action adventure; and Morph Girl, an FMV game with a…
Let’s Play The Deed – A Jolly Old Fratricidal Sister Murdering Simulator
A complete play-through of The Deed, an RPG-maker RPG of dark pasts, stoic repression, sister murder, and rampant privilege. Aaron and Brian are proud to voice act their way through Pilgrim Adventures’ and GrabTheGames Studios’ miniature masterpiece for your macabre…
Gloom First Impressions – A Lovecraftian Roguelike Side-Scrolling Thing. From Beyond!
Brian plays indie roguelike Gloom, a shadowy Lovecraftian take on the genre with a hint of the Souls-like. Brian’s short story The Hanging Tree is no longer free, but you can grab it cheap here:
LocalHost Full Playthrough – Is deleting an AI technically murder?
Localhost is an indie game about artificial intelligences, the singularity, and the sheer pant-soiling terror of starting a new job and slowly realising that it involves you technically committing murder, something we can all identify with. Also, it’s good. Buy…
Let’s Play Kitty Horrorshow’s Anatomy – Haunted by Houses
Anatomy is a short, sharp, clever, twisted short horror game from one-woman studio Kitty Horrorshow. Join the unflappable Joe and the scared-of-his-own-shadow Brian as they explore the most messed up house in gaming.
Let’s Play Stories Untold 1/4: The House Abandon – Stranger Things The Text Adventure
Stories Untold is an innovative indie horror anthology game from No Code, published by Devolver Digital. It’s kind of a text adventure but not, with clever puzzles, tense atmosphere, and an 80s retro feel. Join us as we enter The…
Steam Greenlight – Stak Bots Breakout Review & Exclusive Interview With Dogeared Games
Stak Bots is a card game based on battling robots – and the PC version is available now on Steam Greenlight. We review the video game version and talk to Tom, the designer at Dogeared Games responsible for the game,…