Reviewed by Rob Fahey, he writes:
"Americanised remakes of Japanese horror. Depending on your perspective, that phrase may or may not induce absolute revulsion - but even those who insist on the originals would have to acknowledge that Americanised remakes tend to work best when the Japanese creative team is deeply involved (The Grudge), and worst when the films are so heavily Americanised that their origins are entirely erased (the execrable Pulse).
So when I tell you that Siren: Blood Curse is, in essence, an Americanised remake of the original Siren, bear with me for a moment more - because it needs to be emphasised that this is a remake by the original creative team, working out of Japan. They have chosen for their own reasons to replace several key characters with Americans and record much of the dialogue in English - a decision that's initially jarring for fans of the first game, but whose impact on the quality of what's on offer is actually negligible."
The WellPlayed team has come together to share which video games they’d like to see turned into a TV show.
If you're going to relive a nightmare, you might as well do it right.
One thing that's been prevalent now more than ever is video game remakes. Dormant series like Prince of Persia, Splinter Cell, and System Shock aren't first getting brand-new sequels but remakes of the classic entries. Horror titles are no exception, with the recent Resident Evil, Dead Space, and Silent Hill remakes.
Putting aside whether these remakes are necessary, most of them are excellent. They can expand and enrich the world with added details, improve gameplay mechanics, or put more focus on the story. Standard remakes will count, but story remakes or reimaginings will also be included.
If Castlevania is there as an Horror Game then Demon's Souls should be there as well.
Also, you might want to add Shadow of the Colossus there too. Where you play as a mass murdering genocidal maniac on a warpath.
Forget jump scares; if you’re looking for a scary game to play this Halloween, you need to sit down with one of these great psychological horror games. Let the feeling of unease creep beneath your skin as you absorb yourself in the unnerving worlds of these incredible games.
These are our best psychological horror games of all time.
Excellent news, I'm looking forward to this even more.
I mean are u kidding me. So this is a 9 and MGS4 is an 8? Dont get me wrong I think this is going to be a pretty cool game but compared to MGS4 which im still playing the hell out of it, I dont care how high these guys score any game, they are still the worse reviewers on the net.
Probably some of the most realistic i ever seen, but the rest doesnt look anywhere close. Im hoping for a closer look at E3..
Wow nice score. Especially coming from Eurogamer who seem to be a little harder on PS3 exclusives. May check this one out although I'm not really a huge fan of horror games.
Yeah, there is something about being eaten alive that makes me want to play a game :) Looks good, can't wait for it myself, and I think 5 Euro is like.. 8 dollars or so, so it won't be too bad.