Review by Lindsay M. Video games are art; this is a well-established fact at this point in time, in large thanks to my fellow game writers. Video games (usually) aim to contain visually pleasing elements combined with writing, music, character creation, art design, and even programming. Imagine how much more…
Read MoreThe Coma acts as a cautionary tale, albeit that of a farfetched one. Overworking school students will lead to a nightmarish hellscape where teachers attack students who fall behind. Yes, it’s a bit of a stretch, but underneath it all it speaks to the harsh conditions and pressures that Korean…
Read MoreFinally, people who skipped out on buying the last couple of generations of Nintendo consoles can rejoice! Resident Evil has finally made its way to PlayStation 4 (among other consoles) after spending just over 14 years as a Nintendo exclusive. Related reading: You can check out Jed’s review of the…
Read MoreI am just going to put everything on the line right out of the gate: Layers of Fear is not easy to play. Actually, let me correct that: it isn’t easy to play if you’re a giant wimp, much like myself. I’ve played my fair share of games in preview,…
Read MoreApproximately one hour into the game, after Hamilton’s demented mother started acting creepier than usual, I fearing for my sanity, quit the game and returned to my desktop to stare at the soothing space field that I have set as my wallpaper. However, I got distracted by an out of…
Read MoreI have an fascination with water. Give me a camera and I can spend a whole day photographing the ocean, a river or a waterfall, for example. It’s not just that water is so essential to life that it appeals to me; it’s the aesthetics of water that I find…
Read MoreI don’t think I’ve come across a title that has proven as successful in exposing deficiencies in how games are typically reviewed in this industry as I have just seen with Corpse Party: Blood Drive. Flicking through some of the other reviews on the game and you’ll see endless complaints…
Read MoreWhen two indie studios come together, magic can happen. This is what I am hopeful for in the upcoming Syndrome, and first-person survival horror game that plans to take the genre back to its roots. Creepy, right? The player awakes on a deserted spaceship to discover the rest of the…
Read MoreSOMA succeeds in creating a tense atmosphere, as you would expect from the development team behind the original Amnesia. The suspense does not always hold up as well as I would have liked, but by and large the team at Frictional Games has proven yet again that they know how…
Read MoreZombi was ZombiU; a Wii U launch exclusive that really worked hard to show off the console’s capabilities, but only to a middling reception. With ambitions to be a true survival horror game set in London, England, you will play as a survivor of a zombie apocalypse who (with the…
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