Abstrakt: OK, where to start with NeverDead? I saw it at E3 and thought it could be really great. The idea is cool and unique and I really liked it and hoped it would turn out awesome. Unfortunately, it didn’t turn out awesome, but it’s not quite mediocre either...
Abstrakt: When creating a videogame protagonist with a particular super power, there's an extra responsibility to create a challenging, rewarding sense of balance. If your hero has enhanced strength and speed, how do you keep enemy opponents threatening withou...
Abstrakt: People often claim they’re pulling their hair out with stress but has anyone ever attempted to dislodge their entire head? A little thing called mortality prevents us from doing so, but if you eradicate that minor annoyance, imagine the disfigurement p...
Abstrakt: "Has anyone seen a left arm?" Spend enough time with NeverDead hero Bryce Boltzmann and that is a question that will become all too familiar....
Abstrakt: NeverDead Review1 2 You can tell a lot about a game by the stuff it asks you to pick up. Take Uncharted, for example, which squirrels away unique archaeological treasures off the beaten track, a conceit entirely in keeping with the series' fiction. Sup...
Abstrakt: If Mortal Kombat has taught us anything, it's that there is a positive correlation between a game's potential for enjoyment and its potential for dismembered bodies. Sure, I can probably think of at least a half dozen parental groups who would disagree...
Abstrakt: NeverDead is a game, and it can be completed. In my opinion, those are the two truths that cushion the space between a D- and an F. Remove those two facts, and you're left with an amateur effort that redefines the boundary between bad game and flat-out...
Abstrakt: Immortality has its drawbacks. Yes, you do get to live a life free from the health concerns that haunt mortal beings, but the rolling snowball of past regret can incapacitate you in your day-to-day living. Outstanding gifts rarely exist without some dr...
