Scariest Genre: Psychological Horror

There are a surprising number of subgenres amongst horror games, but as I narrowed down my options, only one choice seemed obvious.  Fighting off terrifying creatures can certainly give you an adrenaline rush, while on the flipside, I’ve become so desensitized to jumpscares that they hardly even make me flinch anymore.  There is only one…

YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #213

Up this week: Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory (demo) – what happens with Kingdom Hearts meets a rhythm game? This demo has the answer! Subnautica – what lies in what in this underwater adventure game? Let’s find out! Limbo – in this eerie puzzle-platformer, we need to help a boy survive hazards galore so that…

Limbo: Does It Live Up to Its Successor?

In the past, I played an amazing indie horror game called Inside.  Before this game blessed us with its eerie presence, Playdead released another game you may have heard of by the name of Limbo.  Limbo seemed to be a big deal at the time, though after watching a brief playthrough of the first chunk…

YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #212

Up this week: Subnautica – what lies in what in this underwater adventure game? Let’s find out! Limbo – in this eerie puzzle-platformer, we need to help a boy survive hazards galore so that he can find his sister. Sounds like fun, no? Not Zangief – our occasional series that’s all about having fun with fighting…

The First Encounter

With this post, I hereby submit another group of carefully worded…er, words that may be spooky and/or silly. I don’t think I’m spoiling too much when I say that in the game LIMBO is a spider. I knew that going in, and my first encounter with it was royally unpleasant; hence, the following.