If you have a PC and are into point-and-click horror games, you might enjoy Scratches, which just came out. GameRankings doesn’t have much to say about the game yet (77% but only 5 reviewers checking in), but the screenshots look pretty neat.
1up.com has a pretty interesting (and fairly lengthy) interview with Christophe Gans and Akira Yamaoka about the upcoming Silent Hill movie. There aren’t any real spoilers, they mostly discuss how the game has made the transition to film. Gans is apparently a pretty hardcore gamer. The movie comes out in the US on April 21st.
I was reading the latest issue of Famitsu (which, by the way, has a pretty awesome preview of Siren 2) when I ran across a crazy game called The Zombie VS Ambulance (THEVS). This is SIMPLE2000 game, which means its a budget title by D3 publishing (retail in Japan is about $18, which is ultra […]
Thanks to Kotaku.com for this cool interview with Makoto Shibata, the brains behind the Fatal Frame series. Apparently there is a longer version of this interview, but I haven’t been able to find it yet. Pretty interesting stuff.
Thanks to Kotaku for posting a note about Konami’s announcement of a Silent Hill game for PSP. Only, it turns out it’s not really a game so much as a bunch of media related to the series. Sounds like basically a fan site on UMD. What a let down. Silent Hill Experience (working title) Release […]
I finished Kuon this weekend, and I’ve posted a review. Despite some good graphics, creepy atmosphere, and neat character design, I thought Kuon was pretty weak. The game play is extremely simple and there’s only about four hours of unique content (which you are required to traverse several times). I was hoping to like this […]
The MagicBox has more screens from Siren 2. This game is going to rock. Also, Rule of Rose now has an official site (in Japanese) with some pretty neat gameplay movies. This game has been out in Japan for about a week now, but it’s not yet been announced for release in Europe or America.
I’m back in the U.S. this evening, struggling to stay awake long enough to negate horrific jet lag. To that end, I spent much of the afternoon trying out the rather obscure (mostly Japan-only) games I picked up last week. Here are some quick impressions: Michigan is a strange game told from a first person […]
Today I found a copy of Clock Tower: The First Fear, the Wonderswan version, at the local toy shop in the mall. It was priced 300 yen, marked down from 4900 yen (a total of about $2.50, down from $40). When I took it to the counter, the woman behind the register looked at me […]
I’ve been in Japan for about a week now, and so far this trip has been extremely useful for The Quest. I’ve managed to pick up a bunch of Japan-only titles without destroying my wallet, which is good. I’m not sure that I’ve managed to buy any games that are actually good, but my goal […]