The decline of the Silent Hill series into dormancy was something that was really hard to watch back on the tail end of the Xbox 360/PS3 era. At the time of its last game, Silent Hill: Downpour, it felt as if Konami had completely forgotten what the games were actu- ally about. Even if the…
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Silent Hill 2 Art Director Drops Major Piece of Lore
One of the great things about Silent Hill 2 is that just about the entire experience is open to interpretation. You can read almost anything you want into it and can interpret the symbology in almost anyway, allowing everyone to make the story their own in a way. Still, there are interpretations that are more…
Latest Silent Hill 2 Patch Worsens Game-Breaking Bug on PS5
There’s very little to complain about when it comes to Bloober Team and Konami’s Silent Hill 2 remake. The atmosphere is just as creepy, disquieting and often uneasy as it was in the original. The haunted town’s famous fog still creates a solid sense of claustrophobia and the changes actually make sense for the most…
I’m Torn On Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel
With all the posts I’ve made here over the years, I’m pretty sure I’ve made my distaste for free-to-play / live service games pretty clear. I think that a lot of the problems in the video game industry stem from the proliferation of these business models, and I’ve been feeling rather concerned about their growing…
Listmas 2022: The Duck’s Remake Wish List
It should be no surprise that I’ve accumulated quite a selection of games over the years, many of which I received as Christmas presents. Of course, new games are usually my top priority, but if only I could revisit some of my most cherished, existing games in a remastered format. Whether or not my wish…
Reobserving Observation
Last month, Konami finally revealed a number of new Silent Hill projects after almost 8 years of silence. Among these was “Silent Hill: Townfall,” which could either be a prequel like Silent Hill: Origins or some kind of side-story spin-off. Usually, I’d be quick to write-off this kind of project coming from Konami, but it’s…
Screenshots for a Possible New Silent Hill Game Surface
It seems that there may be a new Silent Hill game in the works at last, and apparently some screenshots/concept art for it has leaked onto Reddit. Almost no hard information has leaked to accompany these images, so it’s a little difficult to just take the sources word for it. Still, it would be nice…
Castlevania is Back…on Smartphones
Konami has decided to take a break from making pachinko and slot machines to bring Castlevania fans a new entry in the series: Castlevania -Grimoire of Souls-. It’ll only be available on iOS devices via Apple Arcade at first, though hopefully Android-based fans will have a chance to try it out eventually too. As for…
Castlevania Classics Coming to the PlayStation 4
On October 26th, PlayStation 4 owners who may have been craving a classic Castlevania experience will be treated to not one but two famous Castlevania games from the SNES and PS1 eras in Castlevania Requiem: Symphony of the Night & Rondo of Blood. The two games, which follow closely in terms of their story lines,…
Overlooked: Shamwood
You may remember a post I wrote about a rather monotonous game called “Quest 64”. It is truly one of the most boring games in existence (even worse than “Chain of Memories”), but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have its secrets. Like all secrets, this one took me a while to find out about. Nevertheless,…
VIRTUAL BASTION 