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Distraint is the Love Child of P.T. and David Lynch
Psychological horror games have undergone something of a renaissance over the last few years culminating in the massive praise for the iconic P.T. and it's subsequent Silent Hills history. With P.T.'s success, a horde of psychological…
Light, Camera, Action Button! Revenge of the Sith
It was probably the most anticipated film event of the century up to that point. Though its predecessors had not lived up to the standards of most, fans were seemingly quick to forgive and forget when Star Wars Episode III – Revenge of the…
In World of Horror It’s You vs a Randomly Assigned Apocalypse
It's not looking good. I thought I'd done everything right but I must have messed up the ritual somewhere. Now there's a lady with a slit mouth and a sharp pair of scissors about to cut me a smile from ear to ear. I only wanted to find out…
Sagebrush is a Dark and Bold Dive into Survivor’s Guilt
It can be hard to understand what drives people to join a cult. Hindsight, as they say, is a great gift. Those that joined Heaven's Gate or moved to Jonestown or followed David Koresh to a fiery death all probably thought they were…
Game Review: For a Big Budget Remake Resident Evil 3 Disappoints
Back in January 2016, the Resident Evil series was having a sort of renaissance with Resident Evil Revelations 2 bringing the series back to it's survival horror roots after the less than impressive Resident Evil 6. With this sudden…
Gaming in Quarantine: How to Have Fun and Still Get Stuff Done
You’ve probably heard terms like “social isolation” and “quarantine” a lot lately, thanks to the Coronavirus pandemic that has swept through the globe. All states now have formal closure mandates for their schools, and many states have made…
The Appeal of Red Dead Redemption 2 Lies in the Friction Between it’s Systems
The job was supposed to be an easy and small one, uncomplicated. Get the doctor to open the steel door to the back room of his shop. Hold up the three criminals counting their earnings in the back. Shoot out the window and race back to camp…
Game Review: Doom Eternal Demands You Rip and Tear, Again
Doom Eternal is a game where you plumb the depths of hell and tear out its foundations. Doom Eternal is also a game where you climb to the heights of heaven, snap God's neck and leave their throne cracked and empty. That might be a spoiler…
Lights, Camera, Action Button! The Da Vinci Code
Lights, Camera, Action Button! is a series exploring film-to-game adaptations in regard to their faithfulness, quality and value long after the original film may have passed into nostalgia. In this edition Jack Ford looks at The Da Vinci…
“Sky Kraken Ahead!” Dynamic Role-Playing in Sunless Skies
The Edge Chronicles was an important book series for me growing up. Writer Paul Stewart and legendary illustrator Chris Riddell crafted a kid-friendly universe full of horrifying monsters, exotic locations and (best of all) sky pirates! I…