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Tag: horror games
Spooktober 2023 round-up and reactions
Another Spooktober has come and gone, and what a time we had! We came up with four themes – scariest horror subgenre, worst type of scare, scariest enemies, and scariest environments – and offered up our own articles for each. But that wasn’t all. We asked you, our loyal readers and supporters, to lend your…
Scariest Enemies: Humanoid Monstrosities
Video games are filled to the brim with weird and creepy monsters, but if I had to narrow it down, humanoid creatures are probably my least favorite foe. It could be the inherent creepiness of the uncanny valley, or it could just be that I don’t like facing off against something that either used to…
Most Frightening Type of Scare: Being Chased and “Weeping Angel” Style Foes
Let’s face it, I get scared easily. That’s why I don’t play that many horror games, and I only watch the tamest of scary movies. In fact, one of the only scares that doesn’t really affect me anymore are jumpscares because FNAF has pretty much desensitized me to it. (Except for jumpscares I’m really not…
Scariest Horror Subgenre: Lights, Camera…NO Action, Please!
Strictly speaking, I am the world’s worst authority when it comes to horror games. They tend to fall so far outside my comfort zone that, were it not for the internet, and magazines before it, I’d hardly know they exist. Well, all except for one game: Doom. That game…boy oh boy…that game was the first…
Surprise Sequels: Tormented Souls II
Whenever one of the major gaming events rolls around (E3, Gamescom, TGS, etc.) I’m always expecting to see sequels and spin-offs to major series like Fallout, Assassin’s Creed, or something like Halo. You know, large IPs that publishers are certain will make money. It’s always nice to see the handful of new IP that get…