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Rise of the Tomb Raider and the Bible
Last year, I did a short video series about playing through the first few hours of Rise of the Tomb Raider. These segments focus on the improvements in gameplay compared to the previous title, and how often they are overshadowed by … Continue reading
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Beholder – Indie Game of the Year?
Beholder puts you in the role of a man attempting to take care of his family while fulfilling his duties as a landlord in a totalitarian dystopia. You start out just spying on “suspicious” tenants for the government, and reporting … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, Beholder, Choice, decisions, Evolve PR, indie, management, morality, Nelson, Papers Please, simulation, video games and the Bible
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My Next Game Is Available Free For IF Comp 2016!
Above, you’ll find the cover (created by the incredible Julian Adkins) for my new interactive-fiction video game: SCREW YOU, BEAR DAD!. SCREW YOU, BEAR DAD! is a surreal comedy adventure about bears, puns, enthusiastic narrators, and elderly women in attack helicopters. It’s available for … Continue reading
Christian Games Done Right Interview: John Wallie (Gebub’s Adventure)
I spoke with Christian designer John Wallie of chill 2D exploration game Gebub’s Adventure about using occasionally disregarded tools (Microsoft Paint, GameMaker, etc.) to make something incredible. — Support Gebub’s Adventure (Steam) Support Gebub’s Adventure (itch.io) Support Gebub’s Adventure (Game Jolt) … Continue reading
All Hail The Spider God Postmortem/Lessons
Hello! Nelson of Video Games and the Bible, here. I made a free, eerie interactive fiction adventure titled All Hail The Spider God. If you’re an aspiring Christian game developer, or simply wondering why I’d make something outside of the … Continue reading
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New Video: Captain Forever Remix
Captain Forever Remix* is a 90’s-tinged roguelike spaceship builder, where you attempt to stop your brother King Kevin from taking over the Milky Way. It’s rad, man. And in all seriousness, the game’s combination of Saturday morning cartoon sensibilities and … Continue reading
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Beyond Rated-M: Finding Comedy in Liyla and The Shadows of War
Liyla and The Shadows of War* is a roughly ten minute-long mobile platformer about a father attempting to keep his family alive in the midst of a warzone. To be honest, it’s a short story that could have worked in … Continue reading
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Star Wars: X-Wing & Star Wars: Tie Fighter Streams
Thanks to GOG (whose Bundleopolis sale I covered in our stream of LucasArts FPS Outlaws), I played revolutionary flight simulators Star Wars: X-Wing* and Star Wars: Tie Fighter* for the first time. If you’re interested in the design, history, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Beyond Rated-M, christian, christian gaming, christianity, family-friendly, first experience, flight simulator, game design, gaming, GOG, history, KJV, legacy, Let's Play, Nelson, review, Star Wars, Star Wars: Tie Fighter, Star Wars: X-Wing, stream, video games and the Bible
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Beyond Rated-M: 4 Reasons Hitman GO and Hitman: Blood Money Are the Same Game
I dived into Hitman: Blood Money and puzzley spin-off Hitman GO to show how they’re remarkably similar experiences–appearances notwithstanding. Buy Hitman GO: Definitive Edition (PC–Steam) Buy HITMAN 2016 (PC–Steam) — I’m happy to say this video marks the beginning of my transition … Continue reading
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Video Games and the Bible 