tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60327839904917333422024-03-12T19:11:56.039-07:00The Hidden Object GuruThe Hidden Object Guruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752449435873900596noreply@blogger.comBlogger141125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032783990491733342.post-61904028033042397582020-06-17T20:20:00.002-07:002020-06-17T20:20:28.431-07:00I'm fine!Sorry if anyone was worried! I just neglected to push back the date on the 'disaster post' because I've been busy! New content coming soon!The Hidden Object Guruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752449435873900596noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032783990491733342.post-23386833881431515172018-02-17T23:58:00.002-08:002018-02-17T23:58:19.804-08:00VN Update!The Visual Novel has now been retitled "Clown in the Woods", and the art is starting to come in! Here's a peek at one of the poses of our villain:<br />
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Check back soon for more updates as additional characters come in!The Hidden Object Guruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752449435873900596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032783990491733342.post-65231496134588264682017-06-22T23:23:00.001-07:002017-06-22T23:23:21.229-07:00Take The Job - A New Game From HOGuru!That's right, I've just released my first game!<br />
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It's a Teaser for a Visual Novel I'm working on!<br />
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It's about a Killer Clown in the Woods! You can play it here: https://hoguru.itch.io/takethejob<br />
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Enjoy, and get excited about the upcoming game Don't Run Away!The Hidden Object Guruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752449435873900596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032783990491733342.post-88581426974883469482017-06-14T22:47:00.001-07:002017-06-14T22:47:37.555-07:00Who is the Clown?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Do you recognize this clown?<br />
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If not, would like to find out what's going on with him, stay tuned for an announcement vis-a-vis his story!<br />
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<br />The Hidden Object Guruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752449435873900596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032783990491733342.post-16259303206827910102017-04-04T00:24:00.000-07:002017-04-04T00:24:07.388-07:00Die Young PreviewI may have mentioned in the past my fondness for a certain game called 'Dying Light'. In addition to all of the zombie goodness, the best thing about it was the way it offered the first truly functional parkour system. So I was obviously excited to see that parkour mechanic and animation dropped into another game - the fact that the game itself is pretty high-quality is just a bonus.<br />
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You can check out my first hour with horror/parkour title Die Young below!<br />
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<br />The Hidden Object Guruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752449435873900596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032783990491733342.post-10083947308079279962017-03-29T01:26:00.000-07:002017-03-29T01:26:08.415-07:002DarkSo, 2Dark is incredibly unpleasant. I played it all the way through nonetheless! Here's the first section of my playthrough - warning: not for the faint of heart.<br />
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<br />The Hidden Object Guruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752449435873900596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032783990491733342.post-43435753996184967082017-03-28T00:57:00.001-07:002017-03-28T00:57:18.508-07:00Dark Arcana: The Carnival (XB1 Edition)Artifex Mundi is continuing to release its early games on consoles, which gives me a chance to finally catch up on them! This time, it's Dark Arcana, the story of a tormented knife-thrower with an evil scheme!<br />
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<br />The Hidden Object Guruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752449435873900596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032783990491733342.post-47776702792035467112017-03-23T01:06:00.000-07:002017-03-23T01:06:14.454-07:00Grim Legends: The Forsaken Bride (PS4 Release)The first Grim Legends game was pretty spectacular, so when I found out that it was being released on the PS4, I thought this was a perfect excuse to do a video version of my review - and here it is!<br />
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<br />The Hidden Object Guruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752449435873900596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032783990491733342.post-58646289875112207942017-03-23T00:59:00.000-07:002017-03-23T00:59:24.579-07:00Petrodollars ReviewWith this game, I've finally made it more than halfway through the Microids 12-in-1 pack! We're in the home stretch, people! For now, enjoy this review:<br />
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<br />The Hidden Object Guruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752449435873900596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032783990491733342.post-6803909821794977712017-03-23T00:05:00.001-07:002017-03-23T00:05:34.593-07:00HOGuru Previews Slime-SanThere's an upcoming Super Meat Boy-style game! It's called Slime-San, and it's pretty amazing - here's the first half-hour!<br />
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<br />The Hidden Object Guruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752449435873900596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032783990491733342.post-55390477276223491822017-03-22T01:01:00.000-07:002017-03-22T01:01:11.299-07:00Beserk: Band of the Hawk (Just the story!)This is another in my intermittent series of game cutscenes - enjoy the first section of this incredibly bleak story of mercenaries fighting demons!<br />
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The rest of the story is available on the playlist!<br />
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