It’s that time of year again! We’re counting down the days to Christmas with our own little “advent calendar” – one new game to play over the holiday season each and every day.
As the year winds down, things get really busy. We’ve got Christmas parties to attend, the end of year rush on work, and all the rest of it. But it’s also a time where we take holidays, find a moment to relax, and enjoy the company of others. This is the best chance to catch up on some key games that you might have missed from the year… or just play that multiplayer game that you’ve been waiting to get a crew together for.
Day 18: Spirit Hunter: Death Mark 2
It has been a good year for horror overall. Everyone knows how well Silent Hill 2 remake turned out, but there was also Slitterhead (which unfortunately we didn’t review at DDNet but it’s an exceptional game well worth playing), and then there is Spirit Hunter: Death Mark 2. In comparison to the big-budget horror games it’s too easy to overlook something like this, but if you want an exceptionally-written, narrative-driven horror game that really drives home the chills, this is the one to go with.
Of course, there’s always the question about whether a horror game is right for Christmas, but then again there’s the existence of films like Krampus, so I’m going to go with “whatever works”. If carefully making your way through a haunted school dealing with spiritual urban legends says “Happy Holidays” to you, then roll with it!
