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March 25, 2015
Review: The Evil Within
I'm not going to warn you about possible spoilers in this review. That would imply the game actually tells you things as you play through it. But that's kind of the point. This game is one big mind-screw.
This game was made by Shinji Mikami, the mastermind behind the entire Resident Evil franchise and an attempt to get back to the roots of good survival horror. Despite that, it comes across as fairly generic.
You are Detective Sebastian Castellanos. A walking cliche` for the scruffy, hard-drink...
This game was made by Shinji Mikami, the mastermind behind the entire Resident Evil franchise and an attempt to get back to the roots of good survival horror. Despite that, it comes across as fairly generic.
You are Detective Sebastian Castellanos. A walking cliche` for the scruffy, hard-drink...
March 17, 2015
We've all been there
So, to be honest, I was pretty clueless what to do for this week's post. Then I found this.
There's no ghosts, demons, bigfoot, psychopaths, or aliens. And yet, this is absolutely Horror. This is the kind of horror that hits home like a sledgehammer to the chest. It's a short, simple story, that you honestly wouldn't even think of it being horror for most of it. Just an ordinary person, going about their day. Full props to the user Skarjo for coming up with this.
I don't honestly want to...
There's no ghosts, demons, bigfoot, psychopaths, or aliens. And yet, this is absolutely Horror. This is the kind of horror that hits home like a sledgehammer to the chest. It's a short, simple story, that you honestly wouldn't even think of it being horror for most of it. Just an ordinary person, going about their day. Full props to the user Skarjo for coming up with this.
I don't honestly want to...
March 11, 2015
Review: Outlast
Every fan of horror has said, at some point, "Hey, these people are stupid! They deserve to die! I would never do anything like that. I would survive with no problem." This game proves those people wrong.
Lots of games claim to be Survival Horror. Outlast is just about the only one that truly is. The reason that is? Simply because throughout the entire game, your only choices are to run and hide. At no point in the game do you even have the option of fighting back. You make it through the game...
Lots of games claim to be Survival Horror. Outlast is just about the only one that truly is. The reason that is? Simply because throughout the entire game, your only choices are to run and hide. At no point in the game do you even have the option of fighting back. You make it through the game...
March 9, 2015
Building a Book: Cover Issues
Well, after its initial rejection, I'm planning to proceed with self-publishing Hannah. I expect to finish up on the most recent revision this week, and then it's scheduled to go off to a professional editor at the end of May. I'm hoping to have everything in place for a July release if all goes well.
Self-publishing means you have a lot more on your plate than just writing the story though. You have to set-up and provide for editing, as well as marketing and, of course, cover art.
Well, that w...
Self-publishing means you have a lot more on your plate than just writing the story though. You have to set-up and provide for editing, as well as marketing and, of course, cover art.
Well, that w...
March 3, 2015
Good Book, Bad Book
So, I've gotten back to my reading this year. So far, I've come across two books that are at different ends of the spectrum of what makes a book good and what makes a book bad. Disclaimer, these are just my opinions. And fair warning, there are probably going to be spoilers ahead. So without further ado, let's get to it.
Now, there are some hard and fast rules for writing what is widely considered to be "Good" fiction. Characters you care about, a satisfying ending, a logical progression of ev...
Now, there are some hard and fast rules for writing what is widely considered to be "Good" fiction. Characters you care about, a satisfying ending, a logical progression of ev...
February 26, 2015
Review: The Last of Us
So, I've finally joined the ranks of the gamers on the next generation of games. Of all the games I could start with, I picked The Last of Us to get through first.
In the near future, a pandemic hits and spreads across the world. In one of the most original takes on the zombie genre to come along in years, this is caused by a fungal infection, appropriating the brain of its host in order to spread and propagate itself. Many of you might know there is a real-world version of this, although it c...
In the near future, a pandemic hits and spreads across the world. In one of the most original takes on the zombie genre to come along in years, this is caused by a fungal infection, appropriating the brain of its host in order to spread and propagate itself. Many of you might know there is a real-world version of this, although it c...
February 21, 2015
Class 1: The Delivery (Part 6)
Click here to start from Part 1.
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Wendy shook off the dizziness as well as she could, pushing off the wall and heading towards the sound of the door. The blow to the head only added to the darkness of the hanger as she struggled to follow the rest of the unit, feeling her way along the wall.
She heard the door shut as Captain Talassy followed the other two members through, aiming her way through the darkness, feeling for any crates or...
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Wendy shook off the dizziness as well as she could, pushing off the wall and heading towards the sound of the door. The blow to the head only added to the darkness of the hanger as she struggled to follow the rest of the unit, feeling her way along the wall.
She heard the door shut as Captain Talassy followed the other two members through, aiming her way through the darkness, feeling for any crates or...
February 10, 2015
Class 1: The Delivery (Part 5)
Hope you're all enjoying this serial so far. If you're looking for previous parts, you can click here to go back to Part 1, or you can click on the Class 1 label over on the right side of the page.
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The darkness made it hard to follow, but the group chased after the sounds of the footfalls on the asphalt. Wendy kept her gun down in both hands. She kept the safety on, praying it wouldn't fall on her to pull the trigger if Barclay...
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The darkness made it hard to follow, but the group chased after the sounds of the footfalls on the asphalt. Wendy kept her gun down in both hands. She kept the safety on, praying it wouldn't fall on her to pull the trigger if Barclay...
February 1, 2015
Class 1: The Delivery (Part 4)
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They were led by one of the Greys, waving its arms and directing them toward the runway and the ramp up into the ship. The man in black stood off to one side, watching Wendy's reaction as they slowly walked out in single file, most of them with their heads down as they followed directions.
The first was an older man, in a ragged brown coat. His hair was thin, bald in places and he had a long, unkempt beard....
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They were led by one of the Greys, waving its arms and directing them toward the runway and the ramp up into the ship. The man in black stood off to one side, watching Wendy's reaction as they slowly walked out in single file, most of them with their heads down as they followed directions.
The first was an older man, in a ragged brown coat. His hair was thin, bald in places and he had a long, unkempt beard....
January 25, 2015
Class 1: The Delivery (Part 3)
Click here for Part 1. Click here for Part 2.
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The lights swept over them, and then away, continuing to illuminate the runway, but with much lower intensity now. Wendy slowly lowered her hand as she looked over at the aircraft. The bizarre thing commanded her attention so strongly that she wasn't even aware she had taken a step toward it until she heard Talassy bark at her.
"Back in line! At attention!"
It was still difficult to...
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The lights swept over them, and then away, continuing to illuminate the runway, but with much lower intensity now. Wendy slowly lowered her hand as she looked over at the aircraft. The bizarre thing commanded her attention so strongly that she wasn't even aware she had taken a step toward it until she heard Talassy bark at her.
"Back in line! At attention!"
It was still difficult to...
