An All New Studio

I really like being the first one to make a fuss about something in my local area,  and it's even better when it's something cool a friend has done.

My good buddy Jon Kenworthy finally did what we had all be telling him to do a few years back and got himself a job in game design.  That's old news, but proper introductions.  So after getting a job working for Google and living in the greater Seattle area, he and some friends went ahead and started their own video game studio, Games Folder.

Now to my point, they made a game and published it on the Google play app store.  Now, it's not the end-all-be-all, but I have to support a developer from our own backyard, and I want to see them succeed.  If your interested in helping them out, here is the link to the game:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.GamesFolderLLC.Chinchiroll

Well, that's what I've got for now, check back again soon.

Happy Wasteland Explorations!

So, Bethesda software has been getting a lot of crap lately for the disaster that is Fallout 76.  So I thought I could toss them a bone and highlight a great game they released a few years back that hasn't gotten the attention I think it deserves.  That game is Fallout Shelter.

Fallout Shelter is a free-to-play, resource gathering sim with some exploration and story elements thrown in for flavor.  Simple, silly, and all around easy to get into, this game probably isn't for diehard fanatics of the fancier console fare, but if you like Fallout and need something to play on your mobile device, this game is actually quite good.

And despite there being micro-transactions in it, you never really feel like it's a forced element of the game.  You can happily chug along, growing the residency of your vault without ever feeling like you need to buy something just to progress.  Which is nice.

Seeing as how it's a free mobile game, it's nice that Bethesda gives you three different save files, one of which can be cloud saved.  Other technical features I've appreciated;  easy to use menu structure, and good tutorial.  To many mobile games just toss you in and let you flounder.  It's frustrating.  This title doesn't do that.  Shelter makes sure you're on a decent footing before letting you loose in the world.

Other than that, I can't say anything really negative about Fallout: Shelter.  It's a solid free-to-play title with lots of character, and easy to comprehend gameplay.  It's nice and refreshing to play a Bethesda title that just works.