OHR News: January 2010

In this section, you'll find the latest game releases, contest announcements, and information regarding the OHR engine. If you have any news to submit, send it to paulclementharrington@gmail.com!

Latest releases:

Blasted Earth by Blasted Earth

Fall Be Kind by Blue Train and The Mad Cacti 

• KING OF GOURMET: FEAST FOR YOUR LIFE by Hachi-Roku and Gizmog

• Maze of the Red Mage by Mogri

Okedoke (Update) by FnrrfYgmSchnish

Santa Bang Bang! by rebobinar

• Tightfloss Maiden (Update) by Pepsi Ranger

Turkey Killer by Spoonweaver

A Very Funkotronic X-mas by Spoon Weaver 

Wage Slave by Gizmog

Wilthawiya by Gizmog

Polls

What were your favorite articles of HamsterSpeak #33? Let us know! Select as many as you'd like.
48 Hours Review Blitz (Paul Harrington)
48 Hours Review Blitz (Meatballsub)
Ask Surlaw #4: On Trial
Review: Gohrillas
OHR Icons: The Slime King
Preview: Proximity Project
Shiny but Rusty #2
Hero Sprite Pack
Top 30, Winter 2009
Mr. Triangle's Flash Maze
  
Some Words from the Community
 
  • Every month, we'll spotlight some comments from the readers regarding the previous month's issues. Here's what our readers have to say about last month's issue.

  • "I love that Nathan Karr is portrayed as a turkey in Ask Surlaw. Just throwing it out there.

    Good articles all around. Six reviews is a pretty good turn out. We need to get some ART up in this mutha. Like REAL art and not just pseudo-philisophical discussions about what constitutes art. I think Monsterology spoiled me..." -Mr. 8-Bit


  • "I really liked this issue, it's one of the few ones I've clicked every link on it, mainly because everything looked interesting! I would like more tutorials, however. They're what I really like. Previews too!-Blue Train

  • "I've said this elsewhere, but the review of Do You Want to be a Hero? (and the discussion that ensued) was really helpful. And the Bob rap is still really great." -Mogri

  • "I just finished, and I think the issue is just a really solid issue. I enjoyed this Ask Surlaw a lot more, I think maybe because it was in a writing format instead of typed dialogue? Nah, probably because I love George Harrison.

    I'm surprised no one has started talking about JSH's feature yet. While I don't know if I disagree with his assessment for the community as a whole, I do find myself to be a basic counter-example. I never, or only very rarely, think about the community when I work on my games, and I never pay attention to the various contests. In fact, I ignore those posts more than any others (unless you count the Slime Arena and/or CP's journals).

    A pretty review-heavy issue, and I thought the reviews were pretty well done.
    " -MSW

    "I was nervous about SHiIDA's review, but I'm glad how it turned out. Gives me some pointers on what to focus on and refine for the full release.
    "Environment" is popping up a lot from people who played this game, I'll keep that as a priority. I'm glad someone noticed the battle mechanics, I plan to put a lot of work into that and, hopefully, make battles fun. (Wandering Hamster's enemy-gimmick-ideas page was an inspiration.)

    Oddly, the black overlay is absent from all of 8-Bit's screenshots. Wonder how that happened." -Baconlabs