Released within a week of one another, I am so very interested to see how Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin compares with Bloodborne over the long term. Which game will end up dominating the consumer mindset on the new generation of hardware? Which game is considered to…
Read MoreResident Evil brings an episodic format to the direct sequel of the new Revelations series that it introduced back in 2012. Rather than give players the whole game in one go, Capcom decided to release this one in weekly instalments. It’s a very interesting idea that really supports the already…
Read MoreBloodborne’s finest moments is in its first hour or so. That’s not to say the rest of the game declines in standard, but the statement is rather an acknowledgement that the first tentative steps into this visionary experience is one of horrible, wonderful awe. No game setting has been so…
Read MoreWhile I wouldn’t go as far as to say it surpasses his other horror titles (most notably those from the Resident Evil and Dino Crisis series), The Evil Within marked a return to form for veteran developer Shinji Mikami, one that I eagerly waited for over the years. Related reading:…
Read MoreHorror has for the longest time been the place where newcomers have gone to learn their craft and launch their careers. We’ve seen any number of films over the years that have “discovered” talent as far ranging as Kevin Bacon (Friday the 13th) to Jennifer Aniston (Leprechaun). Modern films from…
Read MoreYou’re in a dark room. So dark you can’t see the rest of your body. And up ahead, you hear the sounds of what may or may not be saw blades. Welcome to Rac 7’s minimalistic horror game, Dark Echo. If you’ve ever wanted to be trapped inside a labyrinth…
Read MoreThe indies are producing some truly awesome stuff for consoles at the moment. White Night is coming to us from OSome Studio, and it looks incredible. It’s apparently a homage to classic horror titles such as Alone in the Dark. As you’ll see in the trailer below it seems to…
Read MoreReview by Shaan J. In the grand scheme of things, I haven’t really been (seriously) playing video games for that long (I only started taking video games seriously around 10 years or so ago), and I’ve spent even less time writing about them. Still, I’ve always had this weird, hard…
Read MoreImpressions by Clark A. There was plenty of hearsay that Tokyo Ghoul’s second season would diverge from author Sui Ishida’s original story and, given the varying quality of anime-exclusive stories in recent years, fans were justified in their paranoia. Sure enough, the first few episodes of √A have made it…
Read MoreReview by Jedediah H. Resident Evil, the original PlayStation 1 classic, is responsible for moulding me into the bravest of precociously chiselled boys. A frail representation of awkward 1996 childhood, I had no clue as to what I was screaming myself into when I, with my best friend and his…
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