So, my old TV died, and my thus my Wii was out of commission when Cursed Mountain was released. However I did go pick it up on release date despite not having access to it for a couple of days. Today I was able to pop it in for about an hour, or two and get started! So far, I'm pretty impressed. :)
As with any game there are pros and cons. This game is no exception. However there are more pros for this game than cons.
One of the con's that really stands out for me is that the graphics are much lower than I thought they would be. Nintendo could have had better graphics if they didn't push games on to the market with such limited time, these graphics could have been better. They aren't bad mind you, they are just a bit under what I was expecting.
Another thing that is a con is that there aren't really movie scenes. I love movie scenes. Instead they have still pictures with dialog in the background. Which is okay, just a bit disappointing cause when they do give you movie scenes they are poor quality.
What I like about this game is the fights with the ghosts. While they can be a bit confusing in the beginning, after you figure it out, its pretty cool! You use both the wiimote and the nunchaku to fight them, and so you shake both or swing them in directions according to the arrows on the screen.
Another thing I like is that this game is very similar to the original Silent Hill, Fatal Frame and Resident Evil. You have limited everything, and NO GUNS! You have to use an ice pick or staff to defeat the ghosts. (Who are very Fatal Frame-ish) Personally I think this is a step in the right direction. Its taking us back to our roots and breathing life into a dying genera. A genera that is slowly becoming more action based. This one keeps its foot in the psychological arena and stays there.
Well this is all I have for now. I know there was more I liked about this game, but I have other things demanding my attention. So hopefully I can get more up soon!
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Dino Crisis
I found a copy of Dino Crisis. YAY! :) I'm looking forward to putting in some play time. Unfortunately school starts tomorrow, so who knows how much time I will actually get to put in. The nice thing is most of my classes are via the internet, so I can log in anytime I want to. And do the work. So I plan on getting in a good 5 hours for that game.
I'm doing a bit of research, and everyone knows that survival horror got its start with Resident Evil and Silent Hill. What most people don't know is that this genera goes back to Atari. Atari 2600 game Haunted House featured monsters, mostly bats and ghosts, solving puzzles, and mangaing your invantory that you see in todays games. So, technically, this was the FIRST game in the genera. Then we have Sweet Home which is a Nintendo game release in 1989. This is the game that would later inspire the "opening door" loading screen seen in Resident Evil. It also featured a mansion that also would inspire RE.
Borrowed from wiki here is a synopsis of the game: Sweet Home follows a team of five people who venture into the deserted mansion of the deceased Mamiya Ichirou to photograph her frescoes. Upon entering the house, the door locks behind them and the group discover that the mansion is haunted by Mamiya's ghost, among other creatures. Now they must find a way out of the mansion before they are all killed.
I don't know if I can find these two games, I would love to get a hold of them, but these are pretty old and finding emulations, let alone ORIGINAL copies of these games may be nearly impossible!
On a more exciting note I got Nananshi no game!
I'm doing a bit of research, and everyone knows that survival horror got its start with Resident Evil and Silent Hill. What most people don't know is that this genera goes back to Atari. Atari 2600 game Haunted House featured monsters, mostly bats and ghosts, solving puzzles, and mangaing your invantory that you see in todays games. So, technically, this was the FIRST game in the genera. Then we have Sweet Home which is a Nintendo game release in 1989. This is the game that would later inspire the "opening door" loading screen seen in Resident Evil. It also featured a mansion that also would inspire RE.
Borrowed from wiki here is a synopsis of the game: Sweet Home follows a team of five people who venture into the deserted mansion of the deceased Mamiya Ichirou to photograph her frescoes. Upon entering the house, the door locks behind them and the group discover that the mansion is haunted by Mamiya's ghost, among other creatures. Now they must find a way out of the mansion before they are all killed.
I don't know if I can find these two games, I would love to get a hold of them, but these are pretty old and finding emulations, let alone ORIGINAL copies of these games may be nearly impossible!
On a more exciting note I got Nananshi no game!
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Couple Games US will never see
So I stumbled across a couple of titles that I think might fit the criteria of this blog. One is Mite wa Ikenai, but I can't find much info. The cover is similar in style to Kuon, so I think that if I could get a hold of a copy it would be along these lines.
And also Twilight Syndrome 2. Watch the trailer and tell me what you think. Watch the end. That is the creepiest part!
And also Twilight Syndrome 2. Watch the trailer and tell me what you think. Watch the end. That is the creepiest part!
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Long Update
I know, I updated yesterday, but I had another one of my long internet binges. And here is what I found.
The very first blog I posted here listed a couple of games that were rumored to be coming out. This was back in 2006 when this blog was originally a myspace group. A couple of the titles I mentioned were:
Xbox 360: Possession, Harker, Deprived, Alan Wake, I Am Alive.
So far, the only one that isn't vaporware is Alan Wake. Though my hopes of actually seeing this game are dwindling. Sadly. The other games while sounding neat, have no substance to them. They are mentioned on IGN, but haven't been updated in about 3 years. So, I'm assuming that they won't ever happen. Which is sad cause one of them, Possession I think, was suppose to be a Zombie game.
Found a couple new games that look neat, apparently we get a new Wolfenstein game. I will consider this carefully for this group. It looks scary! And the current rumor is that we may be seeing DOOM 4! How cool would that be?
I also did some snooping under Wii titles and found some new stuff:
We are getting Cursed Mountain sometime at the end of the month, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, the Untitled Silicon Knights game, a untitled Suda51 game, Calling, Ju-On. And the games that America won't get Winter, and Fatal Frame. A moment of silence.
...
Okay, on to PS3: A game called Witches, which I'm not sure fits into the scope of this blog. But I will keep my eyes peeled. And Heavy Rain: The Oragami Killer. I watched a preview for this game. I figure if Condemed Criminal Origins made it in most groups this will likely follow. Plus the preview was wicked cool! >:D
And then on to the DS:
We are getting Dementum 2, Moon, and I heard about a game called Nanashi no Game. I can't find a copy of this game translated into English. But my DS is old enough that it isn't region specific, so when I place my order through Amazon.jp I will likely toss this game in as well. If you get a chance check it out. It is very much in the style of The Ring. What is suprising about Nanashi no Game is that it is a Square Enix game. Basically this cursed game comes to people, (the game in the game is an RPG, ^_~ very nice touch Square) that once you play it kills you in 7ish days. So I will try and wrestle this game down.
Otherwise this is it for now. Hopefully I will have more news in the coming weeks!
<3
Liz
References: IGN.com
The very first blog I posted here listed a couple of games that were rumored to be coming out. This was back in 2006 when this blog was originally a myspace group. A couple of the titles I mentioned were:
Xbox 360: Possession, Harker, Deprived, Alan Wake, I Am Alive.
So far, the only one that isn't vaporware is Alan Wake. Though my hopes of actually seeing this game are dwindling. Sadly. The other games while sounding neat, have no substance to them. They are mentioned on IGN, but haven't been updated in about 3 years. So, I'm assuming that they won't ever happen. Which is sad cause one of them, Possession I think, was suppose to be a Zombie game.
Found a couple new games that look neat, apparently we get a new Wolfenstein game. I will consider this carefully for this group. It looks scary! And the current rumor is that we may be seeing DOOM 4! How cool would that be?
I also did some snooping under Wii titles and found some new stuff:
We are getting Cursed Mountain sometime at the end of the month, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, the Untitled Silicon Knights game, a untitled Suda51 game, Calling, Ju-On. And the games that America won't get Winter, and Fatal Frame. A moment of silence.
...
Okay, on to PS3: A game called Witches, which I'm not sure fits into the scope of this blog. But I will keep my eyes peeled. And Heavy Rain: The Oragami Killer. I watched a preview for this game. I figure if Condemed Criminal Origins made it in most groups this will likely follow. Plus the preview was wicked cool! >:D
And then on to the DS:
We are getting Dementum 2, Moon, and I heard about a game called Nanashi no Game. I can't find a copy of this game translated into English. But my DS is old enough that it isn't region specific, so when I place my order through Amazon.jp I will likely toss this game in as well. If you get a chance check it out. It is very much in the style of The Ring. What is suprising about Nanashi no Game is that it is a Square Enix game. Basically this cursed game comes to people, (the game in the game is an RPG, ^_~ very nice touch Square) that once you play it kills you in 7ish days. So I will try and wrestle this game down.
Otherwise this is it for now. Hopefully I will have more news in the coming weeks!
<3
Liz
References: IGN.com
Monday, August 17, 2009
Siren: Blood Curse
So, I would like to post my initial thoughts about Siren: Blood Curse. Firstly, $49.99 for all 12 chapters seems kinda' steep. However, once you see all that this game is doing (in the background) you understand why it is so expensive. It has taken up about 12GB on my 80 Gig hard drive. So the game is pretty huge. My one complaint is that it took forever to download and install. You have to install each chapter by itself. So I spent a good 40 minutes just letting that download. Otherwise I am blown away, and saddened that we never got Forbidden Siren 2.
I did learn something interesting while doing research on the Siren series. Apparently, the gentleman who worked on Silent Hill, Keiichiro Toyama. So you know that anything coming from a member of "Team Silent" will be great! :) Naoko SatÅ and Isao Takahashi, who were also member's of "Team Silent", also had critical roles in Siren's creation. So if that doesn't light a flame under some panties nothing will.
The game is pretty cool. You have this nifty ability to see into your enemies line of sight, called Sight Jacking. And that can be scary as hell. If you get to close to an alert Shibito (literal translation is Corpse) then it makes you auto Sight Jack and that can really make you freak out! Needless to say I've died a couple times because I got scared and ended up running in a circle.
The voice acting in Blood Curse is so much better than the first one. I never did get all the way through the first Siren, but I remember laughing a couple times at the terrible dialog. :p Dialog can be a real kicker for me.
I was even lucky enough to find a copy of Forbidden Siren the movie. Killer film. I spend a lot of my time watching foreign films, so I was really excited to stumble across this. Apprently it was released in 2006 along side the 2nd game! I am hoping we will see more Siren games in the future!
<3 Liz
P.s. I have created a library of the games I am working on and have completed toward this quest. If you have any suggestions please feel free to jot them down!
References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siren_(video_game)
http://www.eatmybrains.com/showfeature.php?id=5
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden_Siren_2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siren:_Blood_Curse
I did learn something interesting while doing research on the Siren series. Apparently, the gentleman who worked on Silent Hill, Keiichiro Toyama. So you know that anything coming from a member of "Team Silent" will be great! :) Naoko SatÅ and Isao Takahashi, who were also member's of "Team Silent", also had critical roles in Siren's creation. So if that doesn't light a flame under some panties nothing will.
The game is pretty cool. You have this nifty ability to see into your enemies line of sight, called Sight Jacking. And that can be scary as hell. If you get to close to an alert Shibito (literal translation is Corpse) then it makes you auto Sight Jack and that can really make you freak out! Needless to say I've died a couple times because I got scared and ended up running in a circle.
The voice acting in Blood Curse is so much better than the first one. I never did get all the way through the first Siren, but I remember laughing a couple times at the terrible dialog. :p Dialog can be a real kicker for me.
I was even lucky enough to find a copy of Forbidden Siren the movie. Killer film. I spend a lot of my time watching foreign films, so I was really excited to stumble across this. Apprently it was released in 2006 along side the 2nd game! I am hoping we will see more Siren games in the future!
<3 Liz
P.s. I have created a library of the games I am working on and have completed toward this quest. If you have any suggestions please feel free to jot them down!
References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siren_(video_game)
http://www.eatmybrains.com/showfeature.php?id=5
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden_Siren_2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siren:_Blood_Curse
Sunday, August 16, 2009
PS3
So I bought a PS3 and I'm downloading Siren: Blood Curse as we speak! :) Woot! I'm really excited because I've been waiting a while to play this game! ^_^ I'm sad that there aren't more exclusive PS3 games, but what are you gunna' do? So hang tight while I play this game! Also I found copies of Cold Fear and The Suffering! So Hopefully I can get around to those!
Game on!
Liz
Game on!
Liz
Sunday, August 2, 2009
F.E.A.R.
So, FEAR maybe a little outside the scope of this blog. However, I have deemed it relivant for one reason. It is genuinally scary. Kind of like a modern day doom! And don't tell me that the creepy long haired girl didn't freak you out! LOL
I played the demo about a year, maybe a year and a half ago. I didn't finish. I was too scared. However, I was super bored and in my boredum I picked up FEAR. So far I enjoy it a lot more. I hock this up to gaining skill after playing Left 4 Dead for hours and actually learning how to play FPS games. So I'm pretty pleased. I would like to get a hold of the expansion and the 2nd game!
Meanwhile, Alan Wake seems to have once again fallen off the grid... :( I'm begining to think people are toying with our emotions! Showing us good games just to take them away. But who knows. We may yet see Alan Wake. Also, while its not a Survival Horror game it is worthy of mention: Dead Rising 2. Zombies. Thats all I'm going to say. And we have a release date of October for Silent Hill: Shattered Memories! Woot!
I think this is it for now. More soon! <3 Liz
I played the demo about a year, maybe a year and a half ago. I didn't finish. I was too scared. However, I was super bored and in my boredum I picked up FEAR. So far I enjoy it a lot more. I hock this up to gaining skill after playing Left 4 Dead for hours and actually learning how to play FPS games. So I'm pretty pleased. I would like to get a hold of the expansion and the 2nd game!
Meanwhile, Alan Wake seems to have once again fallen off the grid... :( I'm begining to think people are toying with our emotions! Showing us good games just to take them away. But who knows. We may yet see Alan Wake. Also, while its not a Survival Horror game it is worthy of mention: Dead Rising 2. Zombies. Thats all I'm going to say. And we have a release date of October for Silent Hill: Shattered Memories! Woot!
I think this is it for now. More soon! <3 Liz
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