Image courtesy of Jessica Mastorakos & Michael Pritsos Wailing of newborns could be heard from down the hallway as the two officials strode quietly to the nursery. Each man carried a wax candle with a cupped hand to shield the flame. Upon entering the nursery, they broke apart and went to the infants. The room was still dim with four torches providing light from each corner. The younger official smiled as he looked down on the inquisitive faces of each boy and girl. “Jacob,” the older man called from the other side of the room. “Careful not to spill the wax.” “I know,” Jacob replied curtly. He rolled his eyes and felt a slight tension in the room as his superior trespassed into his mind. “ I know how to do my job,” Jacob thought flippantly. “I merely wished to remind you of the children’s fragility. Watch the flame,” Esau answered without looking at his young companion. Jacob guarded his thoughts and turned to the small girl before him. He held the candle above her cradle. The flam...
Image Courtesy of Gunfire Games A few months ago I reviewed a game called Wayfinder . It was one of the first reviews that I've done, and I wanted to showcase it early on for a couple of reasons. For one, I had just finished it so as always I wanted to stay pertinent to what I am playing at the time. For two, it was made by Airship Syndicate, a company that I have grown fond of after playing Battle Chasers and Ruined King . There's a storied past here, but I'm not going to go into full detail for the sake of your time. Suffice to say that there was once a game studio called Vigil Games (the originators of the Darksiders series) that was established by a couple individuals named Joe Madureira (comic artist/developer Joe Mad) and David Adams. Vigil eventually went bankrupt and everyone had to go their separate ways, with some of company joining Airship Syndicate with Joe Mad and the others going with David Adams to start Gunfire Games. Fast-forward into Gunfire's re...