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The Real Reason Why Early Survival Horror Had Poor Combat

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2008-09-29 14:16:00 by SVGL in Sexy Videogameland
...horror genre . I discussed a lot of different factors in the feature, but among my assertions was my idea that the reason that combat was poor in early third-person games where environmental interaction played a primary role was due to technological limitations. Firstly, I phrased it a bit poorly -- it was and continues to be a design...
 
 
 
 
 
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'Penumbra: Black Plague' Bringing Horror to the PC Just in Time for Valentine's Day

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2008-02-13 03:22:37 by Stephany in Gaming Today
...horror-adventure title Penumbra: Black Plague from Paradox Interactive and Frictional Games is currently shipping to stores in North America, so when you wake up tomorrow morning it should be on shelves. If it isnt, your local retailer is either setting the bar for its employees too low, or the UPS/FED-EX guy has some explaining to do This is...
 
 
 
 
 
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Massively: The Daily Grind: Could a survival horror MMO work?

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2008-07-09 08:32:28 by Editor in VirginWorlds MMO News
...Horror , Opinion , The Daily Grind Survival horror games like Silent Hill or Fatal Frame are fairly niche single player genres and that certainly has something to do with how they operate: scaring the bonkers out of people. While the big scares are certainly a high point within these games, it's the ever present sense of dread that makes the...
 
 
 
 
 
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The Daily Grind: Could a survival horror MMO work?

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2008-07-09 08:00:00 by Kyle Horner in Massively
...Horror , Opinion , The Daily Grind Survival horror games like Silent Hill or Fatal Frame are fairly niche single player genres and that certainly has something to do with how they operate: scaring the bonkers out of people. While the big scares are certainly a high point within these games, it's the ever present sense of dread that makes the...
 
 
 
 
 
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Halo Horror

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2008-07-15 18:42:00 by bs angel in Hawty McBloggy Invites You to Play
...Horror, I was more than a little skeptical. A horror short made completely from Halo 3 assets? Sure, weve seen a plethora of Halo-themed comedies, a fair share of dramas, and even a decent amount of educational videos. While a few people have taken a stab at the horror genre, unfortunately I havent seen one that didnt fall straight on its...
 
 
 
 
 
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Horror and comedy coming to a 360 near you

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2008-07-24 18:00:51 by Matthew Razak in That VideoGame Blog
...horror/comedy movie ever made. It wont ever be topped, and that is a scientific fact proved by scientists with science. However, the race for second place has always been a close call ( Slither , Behind the Mask, Bubba Ho-Tep , Re-Animator , the list is endless) and this fall well be getting plenty of new entrants into the genre or maybe just...
 
 
 
 
 
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Clive Barker Admits Jericho Flaws, Promises Film, Wants Different Horror Games

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2008-08-21 19:28:46 by Stephen Totilo in MTV Multiplayer
...horror icon Clive Barker about some upcoming film projects. I asked her to throw a few video game questions in for Multiplayer about the specific reactions to his game last year, Clive Barkers Jericho She came back with some news about a Jericho movie and some frank answers from Barker about his games quality as well as the ambition of some...
 
 
 
 
 
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O Survival Horror, Where Art Thou?

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2008-09-29 13:53:00 by SVGL in Sexy Videogameland
...horror games into more action-oriented titles, wondering one thing: Does survival horror as we know and love it still exist Some of the commenters on the article suggested we need new definitions for "survival horror," and could potentially separate "action survival horror" from "psychological horror," or something. What do you guys think ...
 
 
 
 
 
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Branching Dialogue: Survive all horror

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2008-10-27 17:45:00 by Ludwig Kietzmann in Joystiq
...horror have undoubtedly felt relieved to find their genre considerably more alive than many of the frightful creatures that inhabit it. Counting myself among them -- the fans, not the creatures -- I've eagerly been spending my evenings roaming the sinister streets of Silent Hill: Homecoming , as well as the cramped corridors of Dead Space ....
 
 
 
 
 
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Requiem: Bloodymare - Bringing Blood and Horror to the MMO, Finally

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