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  • Unraveling the Indie - Loonyland 2: Winter Woods

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    John Bardinelli
    John Bardinelli
    05.04.2007

    Every other week on Unraveling the Indie we sit down with an independent developer to unearth the dark secrets of indie game creation: Don't let its colorful, cartoon-like appearance and cheeky humor fool you: Loonyland 2: Winter Woods is a whole lot of game. This massive action RPG from indie developer Hamumu Software features over 50 unique quests, 100 hidden achievements, and dozens of skills and talents you can use to customize your character. It's a deep and rewarding RPG that will satisfy most hardcore fans without alienating casual players.We sat down with Mike Hommel from Hamumu Software to get some inside information on Loonyland 2, Egyptian laborers, and the history of Hamumu. As an extra special bonus, he wrote us a haiku!

  • Unraveling the Indie - Acidbomb 2

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    John Bardinelli
    John Bardinelli
    04.20.2007

    Every other week on Unraveling the Indie we'll sit down with an independent developer to unearth the dark secrets of indie game creation: Terrorists have scattered bombs across the country. It's your job to disarm them. Acidbomb 2: Rearmed is everything a sequel should be: bigger, badder, and infinitely more polished. Combining elements from Minesweeper and Picross, Acidbomb is a challenging puzzle game with the added tension of watching a bomb's timer tick down to zero. Using latitude and longitude-like information, you must determine which areas of the grid are pistons (bad) and which are safe. Mark them with the corresponding symbols, then watch the countdown and hope you got it right. If not ... kaboom. We recently sat down with Dave Galindo of Vertigo Games to get some inside-information about Acidbomb 2. Read on for the full interrogation.