HIGH The leanness and meanness of the overall experience.
LOW Some slightly awkward combat/stealth encounters in the back half.
WTF Some of the meanest rats I’ve ever encountered.
Tag: Horror Games
Forgive Me Father Review
Fear The Early Access
HIGH Stunning comic book art style that goes perfectly with classic FPS mechanics.
LOW Wasted narrative potential.
WTF The arena segments devolve into random, chaotic battles.
Mundaun Review
Not Everything Is Black And White
HIGH Finally defeating an enemy with one rifle shot.
LOW Getting randomly killed by enemies in mysterious ways.
WTF Wait… are those textures really hand-drawn? Wow!
Uncanny Valley Review
Recurring Nightmare
HIGH Top-notch creepy sound design.
LOW Resorting to online guides for obtuse item-puzzle clues.
WTF That police station dream.
Killing Floor 2 review
It’s Gonna Get Bloody
HIGH Sweet, glorious zombie destroying violence.
LOW There’s more than a minute of downtime between each enemy wave.
WTF “Sometimes… I wish I was a cat.”
The 5 Outlastiest Moments in the Outlast 2 Demo
I was playing the demo for Outlast 2 on the XB1, and I found myself amazed/frightened/disgusted by a few key moments in it. Then it occurred to me that I’d never attempted to make a video list – so why not try to share those moments with anyone who didn’t play the game? So, without any further ado, here’s the video!
Darkest Dungeon Review
Cleaning Out Lovecraft’s Basement
HIGH Deep, satisfying combat. Stellar artwork.
LOW Grind becomes a major factor.
WTF He went too far in the flagellation room? Oh god.
Syndrome Review
In Space, No One Can See You Giving The Middle Finger to Syndrome
HIGH Finally cutting loose and blasting a zombie to death with all my ammo.
LOW Any one of the five game-breaking bugs I encountered.
WTF Stranger: “Let’s fly this plague ship to a human planet!” My character: “Sounds like a great plan!”
Hot Take, Old Game: Outlast
You know that heavy, serious movie in your Netflix queue that you always mean to watch, but never turn on? You’re just never in the right mood to take on whatever subject matter it features, so instead you binge four episodes of Star Trek back-to-back that end up being twice as long as the serious movie?
Outlast is the videogame version of that serious movie for me.
Layers Of Fear: Inheritance DLC Review
Not a Pretty Picture
HIGH Fixing the cat toy
LOW Uncomfortable verbal abuse vibes throughout
WTF The development studio is called Bloober Team. Bloober Team? Bloober!
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