05-13-2020, 02:16 PM
Video Game Deep Cuts: The Donkey Kong Snowrunning Team
<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/video-game-deep-cuts-the-donkey-kong-snowrunning-team.jpg" width="800" height="354" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p><strong><i><small> The following blog post, unless otherwise noted, was written by a member of Gamasutras community.<br />The thoughts and opinions expressed are those of the writer and not Gamasutra or its parent company. </small></i></strong> </p>
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<p><a href="https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fea28de0f-fbc1-4bb8-9274-257efbb49c1e_800x354.jpeg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img alt data-attrs="{"src":"https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ea28de0f-fbc1-4bb8-9274-257efbb49c1e_800x354.jpeg","height":354,"width":800,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":145542,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null}" src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/video-game-deep-cuts-the-donkey-kong-snowrunning-team.jpg" width="600"></a></p>
<p><em>[Like slogging through the mud in a busted-up truck? Snowrunner’s your game!]</em></p>
<p>And here’s another installment of <a href="http://videogamedeepcuts.substack.com/">Video Game Deep Cuts on Substack</a>, in our 932nd week of self-isolation. That’s about right, huh? At least our digital video games & interesting articles/videos still seem to arriving promptly. Bon appetit!</p>
<p><em>– Simon, curator</em></p>
<h2>The Current: New Games To Consider</h2>
<p><a href="https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc738a7ae-c9e4-42e7-88a7-d2bedc625bde_800x331.jpeg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img alt data-attrs="{"src":"https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c738a7ae-c9e4-42e7-88a7-d2bedc625bde_800x331.jpeg","height":331,"width":800,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":126840,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null}" src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/video-game-deep-cuts-the-donkey-kong-snowrunning-team-1.jpg" width="600"></a></p>
<ul readability="7.0810810810811">
<li readability="3.0326797385621">
<p><strong>Levelhead</strong> (Xbox Game Pass, PC, Switch, iOS, Android) is a ‘leaving Early Access’ <a href="https://www.148apps.com/reviews/levelhead-review/">super-fun ‘platformer maker’ game</a> from the Crashlands devs. </p>
</li>
<li readability="0.67741935483871">
<p><strong>Wintermoor Tactics Club</strong> (PC, Switch) is a <a href="http://www.rpgfan.com/reviews/Wintermoor_Tactics_Club/">strategy RPG & visual novel combo</a> about high school D&D shenanigans. (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E2nZmiMqyk">Trailer</a>.)</p>
</li>
<li readability="0">
<p><strong>Old World</strong> (PC Early Access @ Epic Games Store) is Soren Johnson (Civ IV/Offworld Trading Company)’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAfjWuTZaqo">latest intriguing 4x strategy game</a>.</p>
</li>
<li readability="3.0361445783133">
<p><strong>Snowrunner</strong> (PC, PS4, Xbox) is the latest in the Spintires series, involving lots of <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-05-04-snowrunners-another-beautiful-game-about-getting-nowhere-slowly">slow, low-gear heavy vehicle maneuvering</a> in rough terrain. It’s weird/good! </p>
</li>
<li readability="1.1558441558442">
<p><strong>Someday You’ll Return</strong> (PC, pictured) is an <a href="https://gamingtrend.com/feature/reviews/fatherhood-at-its-finest-someday-youll-return-review/">atmospheric first-person psychological horror game </a>which has great visuals, but <a href="https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/someday-youll-return">mixed reviews</a> to date. </p>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>The Culture: Game Culture & Deep Dives</h2>
<p><a href="https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe6a356a3-d48a-4991-b0fe-eb5b5bc3d14e_800x341.jpeg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img alt data-attrs="{"src":"https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e6a356a3-d48a-4991-b0fe-eb5b5bc3d14e_800x341.jpeg","height":341,"width":800,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":45941,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null}" src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/video-game-deep-cuts-the-donkey-kong-snowrunning-team-2.jpg" width="600"></a></p>
<h2>The Past: Game History</h2>
<p><a href="https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F078ef232-6e41-4a7f-bf0b-0c427973da79_800x374.jpeg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img alt data-attrs="{"src":"https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/078ef232-6e41-4a7f-bf0b-0c427973da79_800x374.jpeg","height":374,"width":800,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":72325,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null}" src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/video-game-deep-cuts-the-donkey-kong-snowrunning-team-3.jpg" width="600"></a></p>
<h2>The Other Goodness</h2>
<p><a href="https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff3fd1e3c-fe02-4ac2-a888-76a66dec2d76_800x335.jpeg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img alt data-attrs="{"src":"https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f3fd1e3c-fe02-4ac2-a888-76a66dec2d76_800x335.jpeg","height":335,"width":800,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":106838,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null}" src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/video-game-deep-cuts-the-donkey-kong-snowrunning-team-4.jpg" width="600"></a></p>
<p>Hope you liked this particular set of links – and see you next week!<br /><a href="https://www.simoncarless.com/about/">Simon</a>.</p>
</div>
https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2020/05/...ning-team/
<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/video-game-deep-cuts-the-donkey-kong-snowrunning-team.jpg" width="800" height="354" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p><strong><i><small> The following blog post, unless otherwise noted, was written by a member of Gamasutras community.<br />The thoughts and opinions expressed are those of the writer and not Gamasutra or its parent company. </small></i></strong> </p>
<hr>
<p><a href="https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fea28de0f-fbc1-4bb8-9274-257efbb49c1e_800x354.jpeg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img alt data-attrs="{"src":"https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ea28de0f-fbc1-4bb8-9274-257efbb49c1e_800x354.jpeg","height":354,"width":800,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":145542,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null}" src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/video-game-deep-cuts-the-donkey-kong-snowrunning-team.jpg" width="600"></a></p>
<p><em>[Like slogging through the mud in a busted-up truck? Snowrunner’s your game!]</em></p>
<p>And here’s another installment of <a href="http://videogamedeepcuts.substack.com/">Video Game Deep Cuts on Substack</a>, in our 932nd week of self-isolation. That’s about right, huh? At least our digital video games & interesting articles/videos still seem to arriving promptly. Bon appetit!</p>
<p><em>– Simon, curator</em></p>
<h2>The Current: New Games To Consider</h2>
<p><a href="https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc738a7ae-c9e4-42e7-88a7-d2bedc625bde_800x331.jpeg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img alt data-attrs="{"src":"https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c738a7ae-c9e4-42e7-88a7-d2bedc625bde_800x331.jpeg","height":331,"width":800,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":126840,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null}" src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/video-game-deep-cuts-the-donkey-kong-snowrunning-team-1.jpg" width="600"></a></p>
<ul readability="7.0810810810811">
<li readability="3.0326797385621">
<p><strong>Levelhead</strong> (Xbox Game Pass, PC, Switch, iOS, Android) is a ‘leaving Early Access’ <a href="https://www.148apps.com/reviews/levelhead-review/">super-fun ‘platformer maker’ game</a> from the Crashlands devs. </p>
</li>
<li readability="0.67741935483871">
<p><strong>Wintermoor Tactics Club</strong> (PC, Switch) is a <a href="http://www.rpgfan.com/reviews/Wintermoor_Tactics_Club/">strategy RPG & visual novel combo</a> about high school D&D shenanigans. (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E2nZmiMqyk">Trailer</a>.)</p>
</li>
<li readability="0">
<p><strong>Old World</strong> (PC Early Access @ Epic Games Store) is Soren Johnson (Civ IV/Offworld Trading Company)’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAfjWuTZaqo">latest intriguing 4x strategy game</a>.</p>
</li>
<li readability="3.0361445783133">
<p><strong>Snowrunner</strong> (PC, PS4, Xbox) is the latest in the Spintires series, involving lots of <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-05-04-snowrunners-another-beautiful-game-about-getting-nowhere-slowly">slow, low-gear heavy vehicle maneuvering</a> in rough terrain. It’s weird/good! </p>
</li>
<li readability="1.1558441558442">
<p><strong>Someday You’ll Return</strong> (PC, pictured) is an <a href="https://gamingtrend.com/feature/reviews/fatherhood-at-its-finest-someday-youll-return-review/">atmospheric first-person psychological horror game </a>which has great visuals, but <a href="https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/someday-youll-return">mixed reviews</a> to date. </p>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>The Culture: Game Culture & Deep Dives</h2>
<p><a href="https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe6a356a3-d48a-4991-b0fe-eb5b5bc3d14e_800x341.jpeg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img alt data-attrs="{"src":"https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e6a356a3-d48a-4991-b0fe-eb5b5bc3d14e_800x341.jpeg","height":341,"width":800,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":45941,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null}" src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/video-game-deep-cuts-the-donkey-kong-snowrunning-team-2.jpg" width="600"></a></p>
<h2>The Past: Game History</h2>
<p><a href="https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F078ef232-6e41-4a7f-bf0b-0c427973da79_800x374.jpeg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img alt data-attrs="{"src":"https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/078ef232-6e41-4a7f-bf0b-0c427973da79_800x374.jpeg","height":374,"width":800,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":72325,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null}" src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/video-game-deep-cuts-the-donkey-kong-snowrunning-team-3.jpg" width="600"></a></p>
<h2>The Other Goodness</h2>
<p><a href="https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff3fd1e3c-fe02-4ac2-a888-76a66dec2d76_800x335.jpeg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img alt data-attrs="{"src":"https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f3fd1e3c-fe02-4ac2-a888-76a66dec2d76_800x335.jpeg","height":335,"width":800,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":106838,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null}" src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/video-game-deep-cuts-the-donkey-kong-snowrunning-team-4.jpg" width="600"></a></p>
<p>Hope you liked this particular set of links – and see you next week!<br /><a href="https://www.simoncarless.com/about/">Simon</a>.</p>
</div>
https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2020/05/...ning-team/