Irony Is Its Own Reward
HIGH Getting the Three (not-so) Little Pigs Their Just Desserts
LOW The lack of closure on a particular plot point.
WTF That unicorn’s aim sucks.
Wytchwood Review
Tag: Horror
Fatal Frame: Maiden Of Black Water Review
Fearful Focus
HIGH The atmosphere and sense of suspense is top-notch.
LOW Clunky and slow controls.
WTF Those Shrine Maidens scare the crap out of me.
Spookware Review
Exploring The Wide Dead World
HIGH Hearing how baby Skeletons are born.
LOW The rhythm-based minigames.
WTF “Since you’re wearing a deerstalker cap, would you mind solving this murder?”
The Dark Pictures: House Of Ashes Review
Older Than Time, Madder Than Hell
HIGH A friendship for the ages.
LOW Trying to wrangle the camera when exploring a house.
WTF The whole last hour of the game.
Tormented Souls Review
These Secrets Weren’t Buried Deep Enough
HIGH Finding out how Caroline lost her eye.
LOW A puzzle completely unplayable to people with hearing issues.
WTF There are ranged enemies in a fixed-camera game. Madness.
Preview: House of Ashes
House of Ashes is Supermassive Games’ newest title in the Dark Pictures Anthology, a series of interactive horror movies. Where previous titles featured ghost ships and haunted towns, House of Ashes heads in a more visceral and action-packed direction, with the player taking control of a special forces team at the tail end of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Chernobylite Review
Green Is The New Black
HIGH One of the best sci-fi games I’ve played in the last few years.
LOW Overly simplified combat and survival mechanics.
WTF You have a PhD in nuclear sciences, but can’t throw a rock?
Outbreak: Endless Nightmares Review
Always Deeper Down The Rabbit Hole
HIGH Absolutely dominating with a level 5 Magnum.
LOW Traps that one-shot the player with no warning.
WTF Are there seriously just three monster types?
The Dark Pictures: House Of Ashes Preview
House of Ashes, the next game in Supermassive’s Dark Pictures franchise, just hosted a hands-off gameplay reveal and it seems as if the developers are focused as much on making up for missteps in previous entries as they are at telling a compelling story this time around. Given the content of the preview, I’d say they have a pretty good chance of accomplishing everything they’ve set out to do.
Chronicle Of Innsmouth: Mountains Of Madness Review
Prisoners Of Ice
HIGH The classic ‘putting a broom in your pocket’ animation makes an appearance.
LOW Hint system, please.
WTF This interlude in the ancient Middle East is an odd diversion!
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