Hubol Gordon makes some weird games. If you browse this page, you’ll find some really interesting, but usually small, things that Hubol has made over the years. 2, however, is a huge game that took him two years to make. It’s wonderful, and largely expands upon what Hubol seems to enjoy from making games: how much creativity can exist in a medium without boundaries (more…)
It’s finally here! The end of the year is upon us, and so is award season. At the end of each year, I, as do many others, enjoy taking a look back at the previous months and giving the top-performers their due. Each year at HippoChippies, ten games are awarded in traditional “Game of the Year” fashion, but this year we have some surprises! Along with our top ten, we’re also dolling out awards in some new categories for the site, but ones you’ll hopefully enjoy reading as much as I have putting them together. The top ten will still be rolling out, but will be peppered in with the rest of the year’s recognition. We’re starting off today with 2014’s Best Use of Music.
“Best Use of Music” is a different award than “Best Song.” For the purposes of this award, I’m defining “Use of Music” as a song being used well for a specific purpose, rather than just being a well-made or catchy track. These songs are still good, but there’s a separate “Best Song” award for a reason. These tracks were used in a time and place to establish a mood or evoke a feeling in the player, and were dropped at just the right time to do so. Let’s get started.
So I still like platformers, huh? Once again a great platformer is taking the month’s spotlight, and I’m pretty excited about that. This month was pretty surprising for several different reasons. Another great platformer from a developer I didn’t know before the month began. A great first-person shooter that bucks the trend of boring combat fests with non stop action and no characters. A Kentucky Route Zero game that didn’t immediately draw me in, but I’m still gonna have to get back to that at some point. Mario Kart, which wasn’t really a surprise that it was so good, but more of just a comfort that it’s just as good as it ever was. These Summer months are usually pretty slow for new games, but good stuff has been coming at a pretty consistent pace. Let’s hope it stays that way. (more…)
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