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Return to your Memories in ‘Asemblance 2’ Trailer
While I never got around to actually playing Nilo Studios’ psychological thriller game Asemblance, it certainly divided those people who played it. You either loved or hated it for the puzzle-solving aspects. Well, the game looked to have made a big enough of an impression that Nilo Studios are back again with the sequel, Asemblance 2: Oversight, which just had its release trailer unveiled.
Set for a release later this Spring, the Asemblance 2 picks up where the previous game left off. For those who walked in late, the Asemblance had players trapped in a machine that was built to simulate memories, but you end up facing some all-too-real trauma from the past. The sequel has the players returning to the machine, which now has something new to show you.
Asemblance 2 will be released on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC via Steam. Those who haven’t checked out the original can pick it up on Steam, or on the PlayStation Store or the Xbox Games Store.
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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