With E3 starting this week, developers and publishers have been giving us glimpses at their new games. One of them happens to be a cool looking new horror game based on one of Lovecraft’s most famous stories.
Call of Cthulhu is an upcoming Horror/RPG based on H.P. Lovecraft’s ”Call of Cthulhu”. Players take the role of an investigator who must uncover the truth behind a mysterious town called ”Dark Water”. This is not a sequel to the 2005 game ”Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth” but rather a reboot of the game series. The game is being developed by Cyanide Studios.
I’m sure we will be seeing more information on this game this week, since E3 starts this Sunday. I am so excited to see what horror games will be announced, there have been some heavy rumors about a new Resident Evil and a sequel to The Evil Within being revealed. Looks like horror might make a return to mainstream gaming once more.
I know video game content on here has been lacking and I am sorry. So I am back and try to make more content and review more games.
Went game hunting today and found some cool horror games to add to my collection. So here is my first video game pickup video for our Youtube channel. If you haven’t subscribed yet, please feel free to do so, I will start doing more gameplay videos and reviews on there.
It’s time to go back to Camp Crystal Lake in this official video game adaption of Friday the 13th! Today, developer Gun Media opened up their Kickstarter and looking to raise $700,00.
Friday the 13th: The game will feature gameplay where you can play as both Jason and the camp counselors. As Jason you get to stalk the camp counselors kill them in anyway the player wants. If you want to be scared however, then take control of the counselors and try to survive. The multiplayer mode will have 7 vs 1 gameplay where one player will play as Jason while the others play as the counselors. This is indeed the Friday the 13th game we’ve been waiting for.
If none of this has you sold on the project already, then what if we told you that Kane Hodder will return as Jason? Kane will return to do the motion capture for Jason. That means the movement in all the kills you perform as Jason will be authentic to the movies. If that’s not enough then how about Tom Savini being the executive producer and cinematography? Once I saw him on board I was instantly sold, I am a huge fan of Tom Savini and happy to see he’s working on this game.
If you’re big Friday the 13th fan then keep an eye out for this. Hell maybe even back the game up yourself? Head over to their Kickstarter and show the project some love.
Since this game is still in early access and not yet finished, I will wait til it is a finished product then do a full review.
Layers of Fear is a first person horror game that came out in early access on Steam. You play as a insane artist who walks through his own mind to discover what happened in his life.
After playing what is available in the game, all I can say is that this game has some GREAT potential. Layers of Fear has to be one of the most unique horror games I have played in a long time and I will go into detail on why I loved it.
Gameplay: The game is set in a first person perspective . There are no enemies and no combat, you simply walk through the area and move on, kind of like a haunted house attraction. I will say the gameplay is heavily inspired by P.T. So if you’re familiar with P.T. then this won’t feel all too different.
Graphics: The game’s visual are just flat out amazing. There is just so much detail in the environment, so much that it got me to looking and admiring the surroundings before moving on. The game runs on the Unity engine, which surprised me because I thought this game ran on the Unreal engine. This game is by far the best looking horror game I have seen on Unity and should be a great example on how to use Unity to make a game.
Atmosphere: This game has so much tension and that is how it should be. Every hallway I walked, every corner I turned I was very cautious and ready for what was coming. The game can even make you paranoid, which is good since this game is meant to be psychological horror. I just always felt like something was watching me.
Performance: Since this game is in early access, there are some performance issues. The game has a very choppy framerate. One area you will be at 40fps then the next area it will drop at 12fps. Even with the framerate drops, it is still very much playable so If you meet the system requirements then you shouldn’t have a problem. Just make sure to be patient until they optimize the game a bit more.
So there is my first impression of Layers of Fear. I highly recommend the game to any survival horror fan and I can’t wait to see what the developers do next.
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