ilomilo DLC coming out March 9th

Weee!!!! Southend will finally release brand new downloadable content for ilomilo (the cutest, bestest, and awwww-inducing arcade game ever) on March 9th...that's three days from now!

According to the developer blog over at ilomilo.com, the DLC titled "Autumn Tale" will include:

• 2 new chapters that continue the story of ilo and milo
• 19 new levels of puzzles
• 6 new bonus levels
• 3 new achievements

Yay!! I can't wait!! If you still haven't gotten on the wagon and played this adorable puzzle game yet, well then, I guess you don't like puppies!

Current Obsession: ilomilo on XBLA

Image courtesy of SouthEnd Interactive and Microsoft Game Studios

THE BASICS

• Released on XBLA: January 5, 2011
• 800 MS points (about $10 USD)
• ESRB: E (for everyone)
• Puzzle platform
• Single and multi-player capable - however, there can be only one active character playing at a time
• Collect stuff, get prizes
• EASTER EGGS (10 to be exact)

Do you like cute things? How about real cutesy music, do you like that too?? Do you also happen to like solving puzzles? If you answered 'yes' to any of those questions, then you will absolutely LOVE ilomilo!

ilomilo was developed by Sweden's SouthEnd Interactive, the same company that brought you Deathrow and XIII. The story is simple: two friends, ilo and milo, meet at this bizarro park every day to drink tea, hang out, and enjoy each other's company. At the end of the day, both ilo and milo go home to their respective homes and meet again the next day. However, this proves to be a challenge because every day the park somehow changes and it gets progressively harder for ilo and milo to meet up. The objective is to unite ilo and milo who start off at separate ends of each level of this strange park.



"This isn't where we agreed to meet for tea, is it?" Big ups to
blog.ilomilo.com for the image!



Review: A World of Keflings

Image courtesy of recgamers.com

A World of Keflings
Developed by NinjaBee
Released December 22, 2010 for XBLA
Cost: 800 MS Points ~$10
Downloaded December 22nd
Completed December 25th (Merry Christmas to me!!)

In a nutshell

PROS:
- Multi-player
- Story-driven
- More floorplans
- Three kingdoms to explore
- High replay value

CONS:
- Not enough kingdoms
- Length vs. cost (still on the fence about this)

Best indie game 2010: LIMBO



Best Indie Game 2010! Image courtesy of Playdead Studios and
Microsoft Game Studios


Is it any surprise that LIMBO keeps getting the recognition it deserves on all sorts of "Best of..." lists? Here are a few accolades this awesome x 3 $10 game has received in the past year or so:

• Best Indie Game 2010 - Spike Video Game Awards 
• 6th Best Video Game of 2010 - TIME magazine 
• 3rd Best Xbox Live Arcade Title - September 2010, IGN 
• 10th Best Indie Game 2010 - Gamasutra.com 
• Winner of the "Technical Excellence" and "Excellence in Visual Art" at the Independent Games Festival at the 2010 Game Developers Conference 
• Winner of GameSpot's Best Downloadable Game - 2010, E3 Conference

Some of you may complain about the lack of a narrative and its relatively short length compared to the price (you can finish this game in a day, I think), but I find this game to be absolutely charming and quietly gory. Playdead Studios presented a visually simple masterpiece that has become a sleeper hit in the gaming community. It's an unexpected winner for 2010 and I can't help but keep singing the praises of this game.

Playdead Studios - congratulations! I'm looking forward to your next game!

Current Obsession: Me as Ramona Flowers in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game

Damn the holidays! Damn it all! Shopping for Christmas presents and cosmetics (for me) has kept me from doing what I love most - writing (and gaming). So here I am once again, on my hands and knees asking every one of you in Denmark, Canadia, Japan, and Alaska if you could ever forgive me for this unintentional hiatus.

Also, do you like me? Circle yes or no.

Ahem. I digress. Before the holidays took ahold of my life, tsudoku and I started playing the awesome side-scroller Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game (now available on XBLA for a cheap, cheap price). Let me tell you, it ain't easy, but it sure as hell is FUN! My thumb calluses have returned and I wear these badges of honor with pride, which tells you that I've been playing non-stop AND that I was born during the age of button mashing.



That should be me second from the left. Image courtesy of SpawnKill.com