The Last Of Us, developed by Naughty Dog studio while being published by Sony Computer Entertainment, was a diamond in the rough when it was released in 2013 for the first time, and it has been meticulously cut and shaped into a multi-faceted gem over time. This includes a remaster of the original, a remake, …
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The Amnesia series has been around for 13 solid years and shows no sign of quitting any time soon. Starting with Dark Descent, Amnesia has been an oft-overlooked staple of the survival horror genre. The first Amnesia introduced many players to horror mechanics never experienced before, like a sanity meter that depletes the longer you …
“I Gotta Zombie Army, You Can’t Harm Me Who Do You, Voodoo…” When Dead Island was released in 2011, my buddies and I would finish school, load up our Xbox 360s, slay zombies, and have fun exploring Banoi. It was nothing groundbreaking, and while I wouldn’t say it was a cult classic, it made a …
Space. The final frontier. The big empty. It’s both intriguing, and genuinely terrifying. This is why derelict space stations have been one of the primary locations for modern horror games, because, in space, no one can hear you scream. You know, except the monsters. Titles like Dead Space, Alien: Isolation, and The Callisto Protocol have …
I’ve had Smalland on my Steam wishlist for a few years now, regularly checking for a release date. So, when they announced a concrete date in February, I was stoked and immediately marked my calendar. I’m an avid survival game fan with thousands of hours in the genre. My top survival games are ARK: Survival …
Smalland Review – the Secret World of Being Bullied by Ants Read More »
Over the past couple of years, Capcom and their most profitable franchise, Resident Evil, have been on a hell of a run. Since the release of RE 7, the franchise can seemingly do no wrong. Not only have their brand new installments into the franchise been wonderful, saving the IP from certain death, but their …
A Survival Horror Staple How do you create a sequel to a top-tier game that ticks all the boxes and capture the same magic as its predecessor? Take Bungie, for example. Bungie had big shoes to fill when creating the sequel for Microsoft’s flagship Xbox game, Halo. Halo 2 kept the same kickass combat evolved …
Sons of the Forest Review: Bigger, Better, and Scarier Read More »
The Original Gangster In 2009 I got out of the hospital after a short stay and was told by my doctors that my recovery would be “timely.” I was instructed to pick up some sedentary hobbies to keep me occupied while my body healed. At that point in my life, I was reading like a …
Dead Space Remake Review: A Great Just Got Greater Read More »
If you know anything about my gaming tastes, then you probably know that my love for Dead Space runs deep. I’ve done deep dives into the design of this title, raved about the incredible zero HUD design for over a decade now, and braved every dark and dingy corridor, fighting all manner of necromorphs as …
The Callisto Protocol Review – Spiritual Successor Minus The Success Read More »
In today’s hyper-saturated market, very few survival games try and push the envelope or do something different. Instead, you can see how developers have almost focus-grouped their next game and published something for the sheer want of capital, not for the love of the industry or the genre they are trying to milk for their …
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