WALKING DOWN THE STREET, I GET PUNCHED. Much as such an act of unexpected violence would serve as an assault on the senses, every sensory interaction with Get Punched is an assault on the player: from the aggressive soundtrack to the predominantly black and pink visual theme; from the spurts of pixels that accompany scenery … [Read more…]
Considering that the Vita has suffered from an unfortunate case of “let out to die” syndrome at the hands of Sony, there is something special about finding a Vita title that is not good simply because it exists on the platform, but rather good by virtue of its presentation, game mechanics and use of what … [Read more…]
Clover Studio, though only having a three-year go of things due to commercial pressures within Capcom, managed to make games of such obscene quality that the world seems a little more just for the lack of sales that they received. Between Okami and God Hand, Clover managed to produce to games that not only exemplified … [Read more…]
The world is not short on media based on religious literature: Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ, William Wyler’s Ben-Hur and Monty Python’s Life of Brian are all based around the Bible and take their own individual liberties with its content. Where El Shaddai‘s use of Scripture departs with the tradition established by the world of … [Read more…]
“You think you can extort me, Mr. Glas? You think you can just come into my life and take my daughter away from me? You think you can seperate me from my flesh? Well, Mr. Glas, how does it feel to be separated from yours?” – An excerpt from a particularly high-octane section of Fear … [Read more…]