Blending fictional horrors with historical atrocities is nothing short of an arduous task. If not handled with the care it is deserving of, one that could...
Another month, another installment of Horror Bytes, the feature where Neil and I highlight eight free bite-sized indie titles that can be completed within an hour....
Narrative adventure games have always lived and died by their ability to empower players with choice. In Telltale Games’ case, this empowerment far outweighs the all...
The conversation of what constitutes “real horror” has always irked me. The notion that a horror experience is entirely reliant on its ability to scare one...
While we may have missed last week, Neil and I are back with a vengeance for this month’s Horror Bytes! For April’s edition of Horror Bytes,...
There’s simply wearing influences on one’s sleeve, and then there’s using those influences to craft a fully realized vision of horror. And ten years later, Jasper...
Remakes and remasters have been a contentious topic in the gaming world for the better part of two decades. Developers find themselves in the seemingly impossible...
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In the conversation of horror games, there’s a tendency to measure a title’s worth in scares. And while fear is an inherent strength of the genre,...
It’s Horror Bytes Episode 3, and for the third installment of our monthly segment in which Neil and I cover bite-sized horror experiences, we have another...
At its core, Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us Part II is an infected epic all about love. Notable in more ways than one, the original...
I think we have all played our fair share of zombie games by this point. And while I enjoy bolstering defenses in We Are Billions and...
Horror Bytes is back! It’s Horror Bytes Episode 2, and for the second installment of our monthly segment in which Neil and I cover bite-sized horror...
Innovation isn’t always everything. For as frequently as the industry champions evolving genre standards, a portion of fanbases still frequently yearn for something familiar. Call it...
Style over substance is often a worry of mine when it comes to oddball indie games. While a game’s main draw might be a unique aesthetic...
Despite one’s best efforts, the inescapable truth of games coverage is that it is impossible to cover it all. And for someone like myself who only...
The start of a new year can be a chaotic period. Recalling personal milestones from the previous year while scrambling to create lax resolutions for the...
To say it has been one hell of a year would be an understatement. Fortunately, the medium of horror was faithfully standing at the ready to...
The line between cinematic presentation and player interactivity has been a fine line within the horror games space. Giving the player enough agency while still contending...
Combat has been an integral part of video games since their inception. By giving the player the ability to take the fight to those that stand...
As is in life, first impressions are important. And as a result, launch titles carry more weight than most console releases. Not only ushering in a...
The empowerment of arming the player has always been somewhat of a conundrum for the horror genre. While necessary to the player’s survival, the inevitable firepower...
Countless games claim to emphasize player choice, but how many actually deliver on that promise? Often player choice amounts to little more than black and white...
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