Indie games: A bit of reviews and some odd opinion

     It's hard to avoid indie games these days. Many have gone from obscure to really popular. Others are gems in the rough that you either know or you don't. I've decided since I've been exposed to a bunch of indie games to share a small listing here as well as a quick review of some of these awesome games.

• Little Inferno: A game for you pyromaniacs out there. Although the game states that you should not play with fire, and I agree. The premise of this indie is to well burn your toys to stay warm. Although there is no real losing.... It's you burn a toy and get money for it, then spend the money to buy more toys from a catalog which burning toys gives you more money than the toy was worth. The trick here is combo's. Certain combinations of toys gives you extra shipping stamps and a challenge to figure out what is really going on. The ending of the game is some what forced, but after watching you can go back to burning stuff.
• The binding of Isaac: I have to admit I played this one on good authority from a friend. Think The legend of Zelda with the more sadistic undertones. It's put out by the wonderful people over at newgrounds. Now those of you familiar with Newgrounds should know many of their odd and very odd creators. This is a game that I'll be honest is worth a play just to ask the What the fuck question over and over.
• Beat Hazard Ultra: This one is a little more for you music buffs. Imagine this.... you are playing something like galaga or even asteroids, now add that enemies and effects are spawned and selected by your music. That's right you pick the track and the music dictates the stage. It's quite the feat and visually amazing. The downfall is it is very high in flashes and strobes so you may want to think about that before letting your kids play, but overall depending on the song it's really quite a fun game.
• Terraria: Like minecraft, Terraria is one of those seek the world and build stuff. There is no real story, but it's addictive. There is a lot to find and do once you figure out the basics. Bosses are not out right they either sneak up on you or work on a series of events. Either way it's quite the adventure.