I have this old Acer netbook that’s paid its dues. Now it lives by the sofa, out in the living room. I use it to see if that actress has done nudity order food, check my email during TV Time, that sort of thing. In hearty spirit of our (my) recent Game of Thrones world, the Netbook By The Sofa can be seen as my Barristan Selmy, my old knight that’s done its duty and should …
I’m not entirely sure I believe this, but Atlus has announced – rather tersely – that its just-released-in-Japan erotic horror title Catherine will not be wading across any oceans. Specifically, they say this: Catherine is a Japan-only game and there are no plans for a NA release at this time. Sorry about that!
So we knew that From Software, creators of the glorious Demon’s Souls, were working on a “sequel.” Now we know its name: Dark Souls, to be published in the west by Namco-Bandai. That’s a bit of a surprise, since Atlus did so well with the original it seems they’d want sequel localization rights, but there you go. All we know right now is that it’ll be a PS3 exclusive in Japan but probably a PS3/360 …
This will probably come as a surprise but I kind of like Demon’s Souls. “Kind of like” in the sense of a genuine epic man-love involving dirty sex and lots of touching. I wish Demon’s Souls could bear my children. I wish Demon’s Souls could love me as I love it, but it doesn’t. But this month it might! To celebrate the game’s one-year birthday and the fact that it just made it into the …
Sexually-charged or erotic horror lurks with its brethren among the thousand offspring of the horror genre, that monster umbrella that gives us everything from slasher’s teenage morality to torture porn’s revolting screams and arterial sprays. All in all horror is the most diversely subgenrefied (and among the most studied) categories of fiction. And among the least commonly used subgenres within it is erotic horror, because it’s hard hard hard to do. So we’ll have to …
Atlus-published From Software’s Demon’s Souls arrives at retail in North America a la mañana, and the raves continue to pour in. I’ve seen nothing below an eight and plenty of 9.5s (and higher), all incongruously paired with statements like “the hardest game I’ve ever played,” “I’ve never felt frustration on this level,” and “brings new meaning to the word ‘grind.'”
Has anyone heard of Trine or tried out the demo? Developed by Frozenbyte, Trine is billed as a physics-based, action/puzzle platformer with three different swap-able player characters – Wizard, Thief, Knight – who each have specific abilities to help you solve puzzles and defeat the undead that populate the game world. The wizard can create objects out of thin air, the thief is agile and can latch onto solid objects and the knight is a …
Reasons to buy that PS3 just keep piling up, as word from the ticker reveals that Demon’s Souls, a dungeon-crawler action RPG from Atlus, will be making its way across the Pacific to arrive on U.S. shores in the fullness of time. Apparently Eurogamer gave it a 9/10 and called it “absolutely compelling.” Even if they hadn’t, it’s from Atlus, and we have a feeling about Atlus here. What is it, Toger? How do we …
Bad news for Atlus – 1UP and others indicate that the official website has been hacked and infected with a nasty trojan. Users who’ve visited the site in the last 24-48 hours are encouraged to give their systems a good Brillo-padding to ensure that they weren’t infected in a driveby. We heart Atlus here, and we feel a sense of solidarity with those who’ve been hacked. Keep fighting the good fight, Atlus! But this doesn’t …
If you’ve spent any time hanging out with the FFC regulars, you’ll have noticed that several of us are deeply attracted to weird (Chulip), obscure (The Fifth Disciple) and niche (Chibi-Robi) games; for us, the stranger the better. So, it should come as no surprise to hear that I’m all atwitter for Lux-Pain, Killaware’s debut game for the Nintendo DS. Historical Kisaragi City is plagued by “Silent”, a worm born of hate and sadness. The …