Viridian Games

This one is dirt simple. I’m expecting a successful response in under five minutes. But I love this game and I love this screenshot, so I’m gonna do it anyway.

Name and developer, please!

You know what? I’m not going to let the internet spoil our fun. That would just be stupid. So once again, Name That Game!

This one had a lot in common with Crusader: No Remorse, except it had an even darker storyline.

Name and developer, please! If you win, I promise not to implant a bomb in your head and send you out on suicide missions.

Edit: The game was Meat Puppet, by Kronos Digital Entertainment.

I swear, I’ll get back to the normal content of this blog soon…probably after we get to Stardock.

But in the meantime – Name! That! Game!

This game was a Bard’s Tale-style first-person RPG. It was produced on the PC originally instead of being a port, and was a much better game for it.

But it had a unique combat component. Instead of combat being basically a rolling output of text like in Bard’s Tale-style games, once combat was initiated the game turned into Ultima IV!

Name and developer, please! If you win, I’ll tell you the Galactic Secret!

What? Could it be? A new Name That Game!? Yes!

This one shouldn’t be hard at all. This game was all the rage back when I was at Origin. It started off as a free game and…kind of died when it became a pay game, probably because it was darn fun, but didn’t have enough depth to justify X dollars a month.

Name and developer, please! If you win, I promise that next time I’ve got you in my sights, I won’t shoot you down no matter how much juicy cargo you’re carrying.

I keep saying this, but only because it’s true: this was a weird one.

I’ve seen many genre mashups in my day. The RTS/RPG. The RPG/FPS. The FPS/RTS.

But this was a mashup between a Descent clone…and an adventure game. Only one man could think this was a good idea…

Name and developer, please!

Here’s another one that should be dead easy, but I’m using it because it was such a great game and the progenitor of an even greater series.

Name and developer, please! If you get it right I’ll shoot that guy off your six for you. You know, the one you can’t seem to shake?

Strategy/Simulation games tend to take one of two paths when dealing with little people. They either abstract them out completely, like in the SimCity games, or the model them in incredible detail, like the game I’m featuring today!

Name and developer, please! Actually, this game had two different names…bonus points if you can provide both of them. If you win, I’ll trade you three sheep for a brick. Come on, you’re not going to find a better deal than that!

After last week’s depressionfest I figured it was a good idea to feature a light, airy, uplifting game.

During a previous job search I applied at the company that made this game – they were just finishing it up.  I was really taken with it; I thought it was colorful and clever.  Unfortunately they didn’t hire me and the game came out and died at retail.  It probably would have done great as a flash-based online casual game, and I wish someone would make one similar (or tell me that one similar exists).

Name and developer, please!  If you win, I’ll show you this really cool Rube Goldberg contraption I made that presses a key on a keyboard every time you drop a seventeen-pound bowling ball down the right hole.

This game is notable because it’s based on a short story by a famous author, who was heavily involved in this game’s development – going so far as to voice the game’s main villain.

It’s also notable because the game can’t really be won – there are multiple endings and they are all bad. But one is much less bad than the others.

Name and developer, please!

Frankly, I can’t say anything about the development of this game without giving huge clues as to what it is, so I’ll just present the screenshot.

Name and developer, please! If you win, I’ll FTOL your TAC and SCAN your STS for you.