Some of the most unusual online games on the Internet have an ingenious plot. While Pandemic II and Karoshi Suicide Salaryman are top games that fit the bill, there are plenty of other games that not only have a bizarre concept, but are also quite unique gameplay-wise.
Reviews of and links to four free games from back before Braid, when most indie games were free; the games are Cave Story, Karoshi, Death Worm, and Iji. Full disclosure: I wrote this post.
A list of (some of) the most awesome, yet bizarre video game characters.
it pissed me off that they never attempted to explain why he might be there or who he usually sells stuff too
but i was always relieved when i saw the guy
"The reason that he’s awesome (aside from being the inspiration for this article) is that he’s actually pretty powerful"
No it's not. It takes forever to kill an enemy. The laser bear on the other hand is very powerful.
D'oh
I haven't played Age of Empires in (no pun intended) ages. I just thought I remembered them being powerful. Could just be my mind embellishing him (or thinking about the bear). I was considering putting the Canadian Bear on the list instead of the hippo, but felt two bears would be redundant. Thanks for the catch.
I think the list should have a character from Killer7(seriously...any character, they ALL have some kind of baggage), or anyone from Earthworm Jim. Still a good list though.
I appreciate the compliment. I didn't even think of either of those games. If I do another one, I'll be sure to include a character from both of those games. I haven't played them, but I have seen videos and screen shots of both.
I have to say, you are both correct.
"I think the list should have a character in Killer7"
Yeah, No More Heroes too. Suda51's pretty good at making games for things like these.
God Hand, though, was a veritable masterpiece of nonsensical, wonderful enemies. The man dressed up like a gorilla in a wrestling mask, the Power Rangers dwarves, the mute robot that communicates through a crow, the mohawked stock enemies that frequently quote Mike Tyson, the guy with an afro and disco jumpsuit -- 'what pit of 70s nostalgia did they drag this guy out of?' XD...
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Hey, props on the article. It's always refreshing to see a list of subjects besides "The X most overrated/best/worst Y Games of year Z".
Gor ro agree with Evildoom nerd-Killer7 os full of Harman flavoured madness. I also agree with the Merchant from Resi being in there at the top "I'll buy it for a high price!" the guy's genius.
Even in games like Ratchet and Clank there's some great ones my favourite(similar to the Merchant really)is master of disguise and contraband Slim Cognito(Insomniac even shoehorned the guy in on TOD with a prison voiceover namecheck - he's so cool that even when he isn't in the game they drag him up!).
Good little read-it made me think about some awesome games I haven't played in ages.
Meh list ? For starters there is no excuse for no planetscape torment here ...
Like Morte , a playable flying skull ... with silly dialogue . Killer 7 is definitely up there too , as well as God hand.
Kyle Orland writes:
"0:00 A friend sent me the link for this one over the weekend (hi again, Mike). He thought it would be right up my alley. Based on the name alone, I think he might be right.
0:01 Pan over a low-quality, hand-drawn picture of Karoshi Corp. Inside, our blue-suited salaryman jumps over some spikes and gets to the door. A big, red "X" appears on the screen. Starting over, Karoshi jumps into the spikes. A green check mark this time. And the title. What a great, compact introduction to the concept!
0:02 "Use the arrow keys to walk and jump. Press space bar to fire your gun (you first need to find it). Press R to restart a level. Your goal in each level is to die." Simple enough. I like the ToeJam & Earl-style funk music in the background
0:03 The first level is simply to get used to the controls, it seems: Just jump right into the spikes. In the second level I have to push a safe to get up a ledge. In the third level, another safe has to sit on a switch to remove a wall of boxes. I love the big red explosion of blood when I hit the spikes."
Great way to spend that lunch hour!
pandemic is a fun game. i called my virus "the government". LOL
Sweet list.
Wow. Those are pretty wacky!
Really nice list. I think Pandemic is my favourite.