GamersInfo writes: "Coilscreenshot From the genre-bending, convention-bucking world of independent video games, Coil emerges to challenge the popular notion of what games can do, and what they can be about. Coil, a Flash-based game played entirely with the mouse, is clearly interested in breaking the traditional rules of game-making to present a new experience. Unfortunately, it rushes so eagerly into uncharted territory that it tends to get lost."
From the wildly creative mind of game developer Edmund McMillen comes the Basement Collection, a bundle of games, soundtracks, Q & As, and much more, from Ed’s past. The games included are Aether, Time Fcuk, Coil, Meat Boy, Spewer, Grey Matter, Triachnid, and two secret games. From the moment I got to install this, by that time the day after I had already sunken in 12 hours.
Huh. This one kind of sneaked under the radar, didn't it? Seeing as it's only three bucks right now on steam, and I've loved pretty much everything from McMillen and co., I'd say I'm gonna have to pick this up right quick.
Ya I bought it just because I sunk so many hours into super meat boy and binding of isaac so I wanted to support the developer. Cant go wrong when its only $2.79 (for now) and has this much content.
Super Meat Boy and The Binding of Issac creator Ed McMillen is releasing the Basement Collection - an anthology containing eight of his prior works - on Steam in late August. It will be priced at $4.
While each game can be played for free on McMillen's Newgrounds page, the Basement Collection will be ad-free, playable in full screen and come with a host of goodies.
Coil is an example of a game that is quite interesting for as many legitimate reasons as it is for just being almost pointlessly incomprehensible.
This is the 2009 IGF nominee for Innovation by designer Edmund McMillen, the guy that did Super Meat Boy. It's a short Flash game made up of six mini-games that are all held together by an ongoing prose story which carries on between every segment.
