A rather long Hiatus, and The Evil Within

Hello! I don't know if anyone if following this blog anymore, but I'm back. I took the longest hiatus and I am truly sorry. I got seriously side tracked with life, and school. I'm pleased to announce that I'm finished with all of my serious schooling until grad school. I'm a state certified teacher and I'm working on some endorsements that will take me to Japan for a year. But I do intend to be back and in the game on the gaming end of my life.

I am considering restarting Cursed Mountain. The story has been nagging at me for a few days now and I think it might be time to re-tackle that game. I've also been considering starting some other none game related projects that should they get off the ground would cause me to once again abandon this blog, maybe forever. I don't know. I'm not sure how many people pop in. No one ever leaves comments. :p

Anyway, with the launch of new consoles and such, I picked up an Xbox One despite my prior reservations about the system. It had Dead Rising 3, and frankly, that game won out. PlayStation did not offer up a better game. With that came the usual game browsing, looking for the next installment in Silent Hill. Fatal Frame, Resident Evil, you know, the staples of the survival horror genera. And it lead me to "The Evil Within". O.M.G. I cannot tell you how freaking excited I am to play that game.

I refuse to read too much on the game, because people tend to not tell you about spoilers, (Looking at you GoT fandom) but I did read Kotaku's article about people freaking out watching/playing the game. (Do click the hyperlink and enjoy, it is glorious!) And that only got me more excited. Like seriously! Who does not want to play a game that gets they type of reaction from people? I cannot wait. If it doesn't freak me out, I will be deeply disappointed.

It also has a stellar line up of directors and producers. like Shinji Mikami! *Fan girl* I mean, he is like the godfather of the genera. And I'm so excited to see him step away from Resident Evil and work on a new project. It is my personal opinion that Resident Evil has deviated too much from the genera. It is more of an action game with horror elements than it is a true survival horror. Though I hear 6 does a good job bringing us back to the good old days of gaming. I haven't had time to play it. I'm sure it is something I will work on this summer between projects.

I've also recently been directed to the game Dread Out. Now, I do love me some steam games.
Terraria stole vaulable life hours from me, much like Minecraft. But these games tend to not hold my attenion like the more mainstream triple A games. However, I've followed Chris's Survival Horror Quest for as long as I can remember. And it really was the inspiration for starting my own blog. If Chris says it is worth my time then I will believe it and give it a go.

Well that is all for now. I'll come back with more when I've played some games! :D

Peace!

Cursed Mountain-- First Thoughts

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!

Wii Games worth a Look

So the Wii gets a lot of crap. "The graphics suck" "The game are for little kids." WAAAAAAH! Seriously! The Wii has great potential! And luckily for us, a few people have noticed this! While there have been greatly disappointing titles like Escape from Bug Island there are titles like Fatal Frame 4 which looks stunning!

So in my random searching, I've come across several titles. About a year ago I learned of Sadness by Nibrus. Unfortunatly the information on this title seems to be sketchy and sparse. Which is unfortunate since this game made me squeal like the fan girl I am. :p However there has been some recent footage on the internet that shows that this title may be more than vapor ware. Unfortuntaly I didn't find this information, but I read about it on Chris's Survival Horror Quest. (A favorite page of mine ^_^)

I just watched a clip for a game called Cursed Mountain. Oh my god! That game looks beautiful! All I can say is HURRY UP! I want this game so bad. It has a little bit of a Fatal Frame feel! Granted it isn't as pretty as the PS3's Siren Blood Curse, or Resident Evil on the 360, but it still looks freaking amazing! And the graphics look pretty darn awesome too!

This evening I learned of another title! The Calling. Seriously that game, from the screen cap I got to look at looks pretty awesome too! I can't wait! I will definatly be forking over the money for these titles!

Wii Ware also released a title called LIT. While I haven't purchased this game, I hope it is better than Escape from Bug Island! Oh my god that game was horrible! So when I get a chance, if the game isn't too expensive then I will grab this title as well! :)

So boo to the folks that knock the Wii. There are several great titles coming out. And hopefully we will get to see the title Winter! There is a on line petition to get the game to the states and get it sold. I urge people to go and sign it! I don't know if these work or not, but will it really kill you to stop by for 30 seconds and sign the darn thing? Me thinks no!
http://www.petitiononline.com/wiinter/petition.html

While this blog is new, I'm not one to just post without giving links to back up what I have found. So here is a page that I found most everything that I mentioned on! I hope you take a look and take a minute to just look at where the Wii is trying to go! It is trying to harness its potential!

http://nintendo.joystiq.com/tag/horror/

Over and Out
~Liz