Tagged: Survival Horror
Resident Evil fans have been longing for a true taste of Shinji Mikami’s classic survival horror magic since 2005, when the excellent Resident Evil 4 shook up the gaming world with its innovative fusion of horror and action. RE4 featured… Read More »
I tend to avoid survival horror games. It’s not based on inherent design flaws or an overall lack of interest in the genre. Quite simply, I jump in my chair at anything remotely scary. Playing games like Amnesia: The Dark… Read More »
Horror games — not survival horror games, just horror games in general — are supposed to terrify us. They’re supposed to put us in situations we’d rather not be in. They’re supposed to make us afraid of homes, hallways, closed… Read More »
In his final role as a game director, Shinji Mikami is aiming to return to his survival horror roots with The Evil Within. The creator of Resident Evil hasn’t directed a title in the genre since Resident Evil 4, and while… Read More »
Hello there zombies, it really hasn’t been long, has it? You’re always clawing and gnawing and moaning and swarming, and just when I think I’m safe from your mindless lurching and throaty moans you go and turn up as DLC several months later. Good… Read More »
There’s a trend with the Die Hard films. Anyone who has followed the series can tell you that the isolated, guerrilla tactics utilized by John McClane in the first film were expanded with each new installment. He went from office building… Read More »
Resident Evil 6 has just released and is one of the more action-intense games in the series, with less focus on horror and more on combat. With a streamlined inventory system and cover incorporated into combat, the game has given… Read More »
Similar to Dead Space (and so tenderly described by our own Dan Crabtree), Resident Evil has gone down the abrasive road of action in the wake of its pivot-and-aim horror mechanics. Still, the Resident Evil 6 demo has proven the… Read More »
DayZ, the wildly popular ARMA 2 mod, will now become its own game according to a recent Tumblr post. Creator Dean “Rocket” Hall revealed that Bohemia Interactive, makers of the ARMA franchise, will help with development duties. Hall will still… Read More »
Capcom’s stab at the open-world RPG, Dragon’s Dogma, has sold over 1 million units, according to the company’s recent three-month financial report. Dragon’s Dogma is “performing well, particularly in Japan,” details the financial report, which lists data from April to… Read More »
