Very little can motivate me to visit the movie theater. A big part stems from the complete lack of control I have over the movie. I can’t turn the volume down; I can’t pause for bathroom breaks. I also have to be around complete strangers and can’t pet my cats from the comfort of my…
Tag: video games
Scariest Environment: The Great, Wide Open
You know the feeling. That feeling of entering a big, open space after traversing an obstacle-filled landscape and knowing that a battle against a formidable foe is about to take place. Yeah, that feeling. I can think of no greater moment of dread than that one, especially the first time you encounter such in any…
Scariest Environments: Open Water and Outer Space
The Duck’s most dreaded environments are not of the traditional variety. Sure, I love getting creeped out by a particularly decrepit abandoned asylum or jumping at the mysterious noises one might encounter in the deep, dark woods. But there is something very important that these locations have in common that prevents them from being especially…
Gylt: An Eerie Stealth Horror Game About Bullying
Originally a Google Stadia exclusive, Gylt follows the story of 11-year-old Sally as she searches for her missing cousin, Emily. Her journey takes her through a nightmarish version of her hometown of Bethelwood, specifically Bachman School and the surrounding area. I was surprised with how good this horror game was. Not only was it creepy…
Scariest enemy: The bigger they are, the faster I run!
When I look back at my past in gaming, I don’t know if I can pinpoint the origin of this particular fear. My first encounter with a thresher maw in Mass Effect comes readily to mind. If there was anything before that, it might have been one of many of the massive demons in Doom…
It Seems Walmart Might Stop Selling Physical Xbox Games
Now that Best Buy has announced plans to stop carrying physical video media, it’s looking like other major retailers are seeing the move as a green light to begin phasing out physical stock as well. While not yet confirmed or acknowledged by Walmart, there’s a claim circling now that the big box giant is now…
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…
Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series: Demo Review
Of the dwindling number of interesting retro games that I have still yet to play, the Klonoa games are one such series that sit relatively high on my to-do list. While I don’t know much about these games, these cute 2D platformers just look like something I’d have a lot of fun with, and so…
Worst Type of Scare: Something BIG Approaches
Not to spoil what’s likely to be in my next Spooktober post, but, I don’t like overly-large, beastly antagonists. It’s bad enough when you’re minding your own business and they pop up out of nowhere (looking at you Fallout’s mirelurk queens!). What I fund much worse, however, is when they ambiguously but distinctly announce their…
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…
VIRTUAL BASTION 