Rule of Rose Info

Insert Credit has some interesting new information on Rule of Rose. Here’s an excerpt: You take the role of a young girl in england in the 1930s, who is lured to a specific house by a boy who only she can see. He gives her a book of disturbing fairly tales, which by degrees come […]

Shadow of the Colossus

This is totally off-topic for a horror blog, but I’m going to post it anyway. Resident Evil 4 was clearly game of the year for me until last month when I started playing Shadow of the Colossus. Colossus isn’t a horror game; if anything, it’s probably closest to a platformer. Created by the team behind […]

How Did I Import Game?

Forums member 16bitman knows a lot about importing games, and he’s graciously written up a complete guide. He’s included a how-to section for finding and playing import games, reviews of his favorite horror and non-horror obscure titles, links to useful import-related sites, and even a few save files for some of his favorite titles. Check […]

16bitman’s Guide to Obscure Games: Downloads

Table of Contents Introduction Page 1: Importing 101 Page 2: Import Horror Games Page 3: Other Import Games Downloads 16bitman has graciously included some save files for his favorite import games. These files can be loaded onto your Playstation memory card with a DexDrive or similar device. Twilight Syndrome Saikai This file will give you […]

16bitman’s Guide to Obscure Games

Table of Contents Introduction Page 1: Importing 101 Page 2: Import Horror Games Page 3: Other Import Games Downloads Unfortunately for us gamers in North America, a lot of obscure games from Europe and Japan never make it to our shores. Sometimes these little-known titles are rare gems that should not be missed. Unfortunately, figuring […]

16bitman’s Guide to Obscure Games: Other Genres

Table of Contents Introduction Page 1: Importing 101 Page 2: Import Horror Games Page 3: Other Import Games Downloads Legend Playstation PAL SLES-00730 This game was once planned for North American release under the title Knights of Carnage. It was made the same people that did Burning Road for PSX and later Soul Fighter for […]

16bitman’s Guide to Obscure Games: Horror

Table of Contents Introduction Page 1: Importing 101 Page 2: Import Horror Games Page 3: Other Import Games Downloads Deep Fear Sega Saturn Japan and Europe (NTSC or PAL) When will people learn that strange microbes and underwater research stations don’t mix? Deep Fear is a well-executed Resident Evil clone for the Sega Saturn. While […]

16bitman’s Guide to Obscure Games: Playing Import Games 101

Table of Contents Introduction Page 1: Importing 101 Page 2: Import Horror Games Page 3: Other Import Games Downloads Many moons ago I got a Playstation, and before long I came upon Metal Gear Solid. This game amazed me. I didn’t just finish it; I collected my stealth camo and went back for my bandanna, […]

Cthulhu Called, Fatal Frame Tormented

Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is finally out, and the reviewers seem to like what they see. Fatal Frame 3 is also out, but is so far fairing a little worse (though there are still very few reviews–I’ll update the world score here when there are at least 10). Both look like […]

Rule of Rose

Thanks to forum member Grace Saunders for the heads up about Sony’s upcoming adventure title Rule of Rose. The official trailer (horrible Windows Media format, beware) certainly makes it look like horror, but since there is absolutely no other information available about this game, it’s hard to say for certain. Keep an eye on this […]