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E3: The Third Birthday (Parasite Eve 3)
Almost 10 years ago Parasite Eve 2 graced our Playstation 1s. I’ve been waiting so long for the next game in the series and it’s finally happening. On the PSP, eh, but I’ll take it. With any luck the game will do well and prompt Square Enix to make one for the Playstation 3.
Simply titled ‘The Third Birthday’, Parasite Eve 3 throws our favorite protagonist Aya Brea right back into a monster filled mess in Manhattan. The Overdrive system is her only means of fighting back. However she is the only one who can use it. And that is only thanks to her third birth. Whatever that means. Screens past the break.
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In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war, but it was a cheerful illustrator from England who helped to define the terrifying war-torn imagery that inspired what we now know as Grimdark (a hybrid genre combining horror with sci-fi/fantasy).
Unfortunately for fans of Warhammer 40,000, Trench Crusade and countless other sources of Grimdark thrills, veteran artist John Blanche passed away this week after struggling with health issues for the past few years.
While the artist retired back in 2023, he leaves us with an enormous legacy of iconic artwork that continues to inspire gamers and storytellers around the world to this very day.
The news is especially gloomy as it was only last year that Daniel Lowman and Napoleon Dynamite himself Jon Heder released The Grim & the Dark: The Search for John Blanche, a documentary following Heder’s exploration of the Grimdark genre culminating in a heartwarming encounter with Blanche in his own home.
Below is one of my favorite pieces by Blanche, his highly influential depiction of Warhammer 40k’s God-Emperor of Mankind on his Golden Throne.
We send our deepest condolences to John Blanche’s family, friends, and fans.
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