Posted by Derek Yu
Sun, 13 Aug 2006 01:23:00 GMT
Despite having the most ridiculous name since Destiny Sword Buster Golden Dragon Myth XXL (no, that’s not a real game), Dragon X Omega 2 is a really, really competent hack of Final Fantasy. We don’t cover hacks too often on TIGSource (actually ever), but DXO2 is a total conversion that’s worth checking out. As far as I can tell, every part of the game is completely new, from the graphics to the music. It’s such that you’ll forget that you’re playing an FF hack every now and then.
The gameplay is the usual NES RPG faire, with plot points pushing you linearly to the game’s conclusion. Unlike FF, you control a single character in this game, which is kind of unfortunate. It does add to the overall feeling of desolation, though.
Find a Final Fantasy ROM, a NES emulator, and an IPS patcher to play!
(Source: Romhacking.net)
Posted in RPG, Mods / Hacks | 1 comment
Posted by Derek Yu
Thu, 08 Jun 2006 23:44:00 GMT
Tremulous is a free, open-source RTS/FPS hybrid that once again pits teams of humans versus teams of aliens in mortal combat over the last piece of apple pie. The RTS aspect of the game comes from players being able to build helpful structures during the game (like respawn points). It looks pretty cheap, but could be fun for fans of this sort of thing.
Also, the creators are quick to point out that they were working on their game long before Natural Selection, so there!
(Source: Kotaku)
Posted in FPS, Mods / Hacks, Windows, Freeware | 3 comments
Posted by Derek Yu
Wed, 31 May 2006 18:46:00 GMT
It seems like every time I look, there’s something new going on in Linden Labs’ virtual world Second Life. I like this story about how a stay-at-home mom (who formerly worked in the games industry, I might add) has created a flourishing ecosystem in the game in her spare time. It’s just the kind of geeky and fun thing that makes gaming great.
All this sounds like an invaluable experiment in artificial life or testing theories on evolutionary development, so I ask if she’s interested in finding out anything from Svarga.
“Yeah,” she answers, “Is it fun? I’m totally uninterested in all the hypothetical bollox that gets spouted by academics.”
She sounds like a cool mom.
Posted in MMOG, Mods / Hacks | 2 comments
