A critique of current horror games

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Warning – contains spoilers in regards to Dead Space, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, Silent Hill: Homecoming, the Penumbra series, and brief (non spoiler) mentions of Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

EDIT: While I shouldn’t have to explain that a two your old post might not be as accurate as it is now then when it was written, I have even reviewed more recent horror games – Calling, for example. However, my main point still stands – true horror, rather than a shooter or anything else with a horror skin, is sadly lacking atm.

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Been away for a while…

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So, the website has been away for a while. We were having a lot of problems with our content hosting company. It had recently changed hands in terms of ownership, and while there didn’t seem to be any malicious cutting of quality – it doesn’t seem as well turned out in terms of support. So we’ve gone to a new host. Oh well.

To make up for this long absence I’ve at least been busy making website content. I’ve completed three new pictures. The first is a portrait sketch of Sherlock Holmes from the new BBC series ‘Sherlock’ here > Link. I really enjoyed the series while it was on TV so I had to pre-order it. The pilot episode was very strange and very wrong but still Sherlock. Cumberbatch was very…neat. Read More

Final Birthday Update

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Had a very good evening.

Peter and Nicki came over first bearing gifts of Malibu and cake. We watched the beginning of Ponyo, which is a very cute film, and did some catching up. Then Bob and Bren arrived from their Blood Bowl league night. More talking, ordering take out and playing a little rock band.

Take out then arrived, and we played Talisman (board game), drank things, ate take out and generally had a good time. Had a Doctor Who birthday cake! Very nice, turned our tongues blue. And I won at Talisman in the end. And everyone went home. ^^

Feel slightly sick today from drinking and cake, but not too bad. And next door have moved out…so an army of builders has arrived to gut the house….they’re very noisy ¬¬

Presents for me!

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As already stated I turned 21 today.

^^ Finally. So, Presents from Peter: Lush canvas bag, two boxes of Thorntons, The Salmon of Doubt and The Rise of the Iron Moon books, Ponyo on Blu-ray, some nice things from the Body Shop, and a How to Draw Erotic Manga book.

I also got 25 pound in cheque from my uncle, 21 pound in check from my grandparents and 200 from my parents. Awesome there too. ^^

And cards, and a badge, and Balloons, and Alcofrol.