We're taking Rezzed online over the next few days, presenting sessions and bringing you highlights of what's new and interesting in the world of independent games. You can find more details on exactly what's going on over here, and we'll be bringing you more write-ups over the coming days.
You push over one tree, then maybe you push over another. If you ever do a bit of writing, you might know this feeling. Writing looms very large when you haven't done it. I find that the direct approach rarely works. Instead, I sidle up, almost dreamily. Oh, I'll just start a new document - not doing anything, just a document. I'll write a preliminary note or two. Maybe just a pass at an opening sentence...
A Monster's Expedition is the kind of puzzle game that makes me nervous in principle. It's made by clever people. It's about rolling logs around - a bit like Stephen's Sausage Roll - and that suggests a daunting kind of spatial challenge. So I sidle up. I load it. Oh, the music's lovely and gentle. Oh, green and gold - sun in gently rippling grass. Oh, I can work back mistakes one at a time. I'll just see how movement feels. Maybe I'll try this first island...