Blake
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The Callisto Protocol
What counts as a horror game is often contentious, with purists imposing rigid definitions to the genre that ultimately exclude meaningful experiences. Perhaps I’ll change my mind as this series progresses, but games like…
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An Interview with Resident Evil Novelization Author, S.D. Perry
In 1996, Capcom’s Shinji Mikami released his genre defining survival horror game Resident Evil to the world. It quickly became a best seller and its success laid the groundwork for sequels, remakes, spinoffs, live-action…
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FAITH: The Unholy Trinity
Clearly inspired by The Exorcist and other films of the era, FAITH: The Unholy Trilogy’s story follows the life of a priest suffering a crisis of faith after participating in a tragically botched exorcism.…
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Hotline Miami
In a 2015 interview with Dave Portner for Interview Magazine, John Carpenter, esteemed director of film classics like Halloween, The Thing, They Live, and In the Mouth of Madness, said “Horror is a reaction;…
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Halo: Combat Evolved
The 6th generation of consoles officially kicked off in 2000 with the release of the PlayStation 2, but it wasn’t until the following year that horror gamers would feel the generational leap in their…
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Tormented Souls
Tormented Souls is an admirable, if not derivative, throwback to survival horror classics like Resident Evil and Silent Hill. It may not be as seminal as Lone Survivor, but it has a firm understanding…
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Lone Survivor
Between its narrative, music, and general atmosphere, Lone Survivor wears its Silent Hill 2 inspiration on its sleeve. As you roam the game’s decaying streets and halls, you may come to consider, as I…
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Resident Evil (The REmake)
When I wrote about Code: Veronica I mentioned that it was my gateway into the series. While that is true, 2002’s remake of the original Resident Evil—we’ll call it REmake from here on out—pulled…
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Resident Evil – Code: Veronica
It’s been a minute since I’ve last worked on this project. It’s not that I haven’t been playing Resident Evil games; I just haven’t been writing about them. Since my last entry back in…
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Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
I’m just going to start with it: I owe Resident Evil 3: Nemesis an apology. It’s a pretty great game that I’ve mistakenly been bashing for years. This project has made me see that.…
Exposition Break Series
