Machinima: "Of Orcs and Men is a great game that fully understands itself. It’s not an indie darling nor a massive AAA, but is still very enjoyable and priced appropriately. It’d be easy to judge this game as a failed wannabe AAA, but there’s real thought and effort at work here. More than being a thoroughly enjoyable game unto itself, I hope that Of Orcs and Men proves that there’s a viable middle ground between indie and big-budget. Yes, the game is not without real problems, but I really enjoyed the gameplay and already want to hear more stories from this world. Orcs is not a game for everyone, but you should absolutely give it a look if you’re interested in ambitious design or interesting worlds."
By avoiderdragon:Even though they’re traditionally seen as bad guys, orcs have always been a popular fictional race in the fantasy genre. From Dungeons & Dragons with the Forgotten Realms settings among others, Warhammer 40K with the ones with the big guns and the Cockney accents, Warcraft that portrays them as noble savages, and so on, Orcs have always been a staple since the days of Tolkien. This game by Cyanide Studios and Spiders attempt to capture the very essence of the Orcs’ charm into one game aptly named Of Orcs and Men
Valve is celebrating the German videogame conference GamesCom 2013 with a celebration of Paris-developed games from the 19th to the 25th of August.
"The 'Game From Paris' will feature 17 successful titles developed by Parisian studios, that Steam users will be able to download at a discounted prices," according to the press release.
Ian from DJ Podcasts writes "For gamers who grew up in the early 90s and for fans of games during those first few years Kickstarter as a business model is really starting to pay off. As an average consumer even more so, because you don’t have to do anything and the 1000s of fans out there chipping in are paying, for your child hood memories to be remade."
