Video by Matt S. (Project Zero is also known as Fatal Frame in America) Koei Tecmo has always produced games with the most beautiful characters, and yet it has been slow to give us camera modes that rival what the likes of Sony have offered. With Project Zero: Maiden of…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. (Project Zero is also known as Fatal Frame in America) Project Zero: Maiden of Black Water is one of the most artful and interesting horror games that has ever been produced. One of the big reasons for that is the way that it taps into yurei…
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Project Zero is the most Japanese of horror properties. Capcom’s Resident Evil series is developed by Japanese artists and is great fun but closely intertwined with western B-grade horror traditions. Konami’s Silent Hill is (for the most part) intelligent and artful, but it was heavily inspired by western psychological horror…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. Project Zero: Maiden of Black Water never got a fair run on the Wii U. It was an ultra-niche title released on a console that really didn’t do good numbers. It’s also one of the last Wii U exclusives to get a second run off the…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. This week in the week in review! 1) The upcoming Wholesome Games Direct: https://www.digitallydownloaded.net/2021/05/the-next-wholesome-games-direct-date.html 2) EA and Ubisoft plans: https://twitter.com/geoffkeighley/status/1392231459071528962 Sony PS5 Shortages into 2022: https://twitter.com/IGN/status/1391800460554784772 3) Sony has 25 games in development: https://www.gematsu.com/2021/05/sony-interactive-entertainment-has-over-25-ps5-games-in-development 4) Project Zero 2 celebrates 20th anniversary in the worst way: https://www.siliconera.com/fatal-frame-receives-a-face-lift-and-revival-as-a-pachislot-machine/…
Read MoreArticle by Matt S. I’m a big fan of reading. I recommend it to all people. As much as the world seems to be moving away from the written word and books in favour of “in-depth” tweets at a whopping 280 characters, video games, YouTube videos of tasering rats, and…
Read MoreRetro reflections by Matt S. Everyone has their favourite horror game (well, most people do. I know some don’t like horror at all, but even genre non-fans tend to find one or two that really capture the imagination). I’ve written in the past about Clock Tower 3, which is right…
Read MoreList by Matt S. It’s Halloween time! Depending on where you live in the world that can mean anything from Trick ‘n Treating to getting dressed up in crazy costumes and going to boozy parties. Or you could just stay at home and play horror games. That’s what we’re doing.…
Read MoreOne of the neat little features that Nintendo has implemented into both its Wii U and 3DS consoles is a playtime recording app, that tracks which games you’ve been playing, and for how long. Nintendo probably implemented this so parents can make sure their kids aren’t spending too much time…
Read MoreThis year – 2015 – has been one of the finest years for games ever. The new console really hit their strides, and we saw some superb games really start to leverage the power that they offered. At the same time, the independent developers really started to break out and…
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