Odion’s Opinion: The Buildup in Horror Games is Lost
In the latest episode Odion discusses what is wrong with the horror game genre and how he feels it could be fixed with a little more creativity and focus.
In the latest episode Odion discusses what is wrong with the horror game genre and how he feels it could be fixed with a little more creativity and focus.
resumeplay writes: "I’ve got friends that say they are "over the zombie fad". The truth is, zombies have always been an integral part of this society’s horror game and movie industry. I wasn’t impressed with Dead Rising, or the crazy amount of zombie games leading up to it. I liked Resident Evil 4 & 5, but those weren’t exactly zombies, were they? In 2008, Valve finally unleashed a zombie game I was proud to own, although I did have small problems with repetitiveness and shortness in length. These two things were completely fixed in the sequel. Here is my review for quite possibly the best zombie game ever made."
Diablo 3 Lead World Designer Leonard Boyarsky reveals a new ‘lorebook’ feature, and talks at length on D3 as a Lovecraftian gothic horror game with an emphasis on action and story in this newly released interview.
DualShockers Writes:
"If you have not seen part one of this list (games 10 – 5), please check it out here.
Now we knuckle down to the final four. Again I must restate, this list hopefully differs from the lists you’ll see on every other site, so don’t get agitated if you’re favourite horror game hasn’t featured – because chances are it’s not been played, or it wasn’t scary enough…"
At the tail end of the Tokyo Game Show IGN had a chance to score a brief sitdown with Suda 51, creator of No More Heroes and multiple other secret projects he’s currently sworn not to talk about. Snagging him right before his personal demo with Microsoft’s Natal, they shot a few questions his way, chatting about the upcoming No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle on Wii, his thoughts on Project Natal, and his mystery action/horror game with EA.
Nick @ PS3Center writes:
Just a year ago, Electronic Arts announced a partnership with Japanese software developers Grasshopper Manufacture and Q Entertainment for an untitled horror game. While we still haven’t heard anything about the game, 2 job listings seemingly confirm that the title is still in development.
Famitsu has the first scans for and information for yet another Wii horror title.
Less than three months after its initial release, Tale of Tales are adding a new chapter to their introverted psychological horror trip.
"The Path – Prologue" is a standalone application that is free to download for everyone. As such, it functions as a trial version of the game, even though it contains content that is not part of the full release.
More info on the website.
An E3 trailer for the upcoming horror game, Dementium 2, on the DS.
The italian site Evereye has just received confirmation from SCEA that Epic Games is indeed working on a horror title, exclusive to PS3. The game will be showcased during Sony’s E3 press conference. Details are scarce as of right now, but apparently Epic has succeeded in building a graphic and phisic engine wich is superior to Gears of War 2.