Images courtesy of Thunder Lotus Games Every game studio has to start somewhere. Sometimes that jumping off point can be a little more strenuous than others. With the right things in place, however, a game can make enough of an impact that a studio generates the revenue needed to push forward and make something else. Ideally, they would be making something better. This can be seen with Digital Sun in Moonlighter as they use their cashflow to springboard a sequel that looks bigger, better, and bolder than the original. I suppose we'll see. The concept here was also used by Thunder Lotus Games in their development of Jotun . The game is a short jaunt, literally five hours, into a few different realms of Norse mythology's Yggdrasil while playing as Thora. Thora is a shield maiden who had a tumultuous demise that unfortunately robbed her of the glory needed to reach Valhalla. Through a series of trials set by the gods, Thora must prove her worth in the af...
Image courtesy of Digital Sun Retro never really goes out of style, does it? This is evident in the clothes people wear, the music they listen to, the movies they throw on, and the notion has even pervaded the games we play. Moonlighter is a great example of a retro-style game developed in the last several years that fills that retro niche so many people look for. Others that have come out to great success in recent years would be Children of Morta or Sea of Stars . All three of these games tackle different elements of the same void, but with their similarities it could easily be said that the latter two were the games that turned my head towards trying Moonlighter. Moonlighter is a little adventure roguelike where the protagonist, Will, heads to the dungeons near his hometown ever night. It's in these caverns that Will moonlights as an adventurer, gathering loot and exploring the secrets of these dangerous chambers so that he can come back to t...