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The Game Café: The horror genre and what makes a good horror game?

The development of the horror genre hasn't been without its twists and turns. But today, what does a game like Resident Evil 7 have to do to impress gamers?

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5 Horror Games That Will Keep You Up at Night

Explore 5 horror games that promise unforgettable scares and sleepless nights. Perfect for thrill-seekers!

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cthulhucultist5d ago

Very safe list of horror games. I would argue that Amnesia Machine for Pig was not that great. Dark Descent was much a much better game.

Far better games have been released in this genre (Dead Space Remake, Alien Isolation, Alan Wake 2 etc).

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Resident Evil Zero and Code Veronica Remakes are reportedly in the works, not Resident Evil 1

Industry insider Dusk Golem reveals that there is no Resident Evil 1 Remake in the works. Instead, Capcom are reportedly in active development of Resident Evil Zero and Code Veronica.

-Foxtrot6d ago

RE Zero would be better to do first over RE1 because they can tie the story into RE1 more.

The original RE Remake was weird because Rebecca never mentioned anything about what happened in Zero and it felt so disjointed because Zero was developed during the Remake and they clearly didn't share any notes with one another.

Cacabunga5d ago

Wise decision. 2 of my favorites!

repsahj5d ago

RE Zero is one of my favorite game on gamecube!

Knightofelemia6d ago

Give me Dino Crisis dammit Capcom

TGG_overlord6d ago

And all it took was +24 years + a phone call from me lol.

GotGame8185d ago

LOL! A phone call from you? ROFL! They have been remaking RE games for YEARS! It was a matter of time!

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EA Japan Exec Criticises Japanese Ratings Board

An executive of Electronic Arts Japan has criticised the Japanese video game ratings board for allowing upcoming action game Stellar Blade to be released uncensored while EA's own Dead Space was banned in the country.

CrimsonWing6941d ago

He’s got a point. If a game is M-Rated, which is the equivalent of an R rating, I don’t get why you need to censor anything. The rating is the indicator of the content and the age appropriate. If it’s appropriate for adults… why treat them like children? 🤷‍♂️

Eonjay40d ago (Edited 40d ago )

This is about gore... not about anything sexual. And specifically I think it is about the realistic depiction of gore. Unfortunately I don't know the nuance of the CERO board or how it is relevant their specific culture (as a prohibition on gore may transcend age) so I hesitate to make a statement. Can anyone else provide insight to what kind of gore is considered unacceptable?

CrimsonWing6940d ago (Edited 40d ago )

Yea, I know this is about gore, but thanks for pointing that out.

My point still stands, if a game is essentially rated for a mature audience then why censor for them as if they’re too young to view it? Makes no sense.

To answer your question: Decapitation, dismemberment, like… anything gore. They have been censoring that since CERO was established. Look up RE4 chainsaw decapitation or any MK games that made it there.

Cacabunga40d ago

EA Japan? Wtf never heard of that

ZwVw40d ago

Yet, the Oneechanbara series (y'know, the game with half-naked samurai females slicing up zombies to bloody pieces) get released in Japan uncensored.

The CERO ratings board is an equilibrium.

Smellsforfree39d ago

This confuses me since I've seen so many gory Japanese movies and anime. For example, Battle Royale.

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gold_drake40d ago

definitely has a point.

but .. its japan. are we really surprised?

VersusDMC40d ago

I don't know if the EA executive is going off the one close up of an arm being cut off in the demo. Maybe it's uncensored because it's the arm of a cyborg or it doesn't happen that often (didn’t see EVE dismemberment when killed in the demo) .

In the states there's a certain amount of swear words allowed to a PG13 movie before it is deemed R. So maybe it's the same in Japan for gore?

Eonjay40d ago

Yes I think you may be on to something. The violence is gory but I wouldn't call it gruesome.

Retroman40d ago

Ea Japan please make Knack 3
in the future

Eonjay40d ago (Edited 40d ago )

Does EA Japan actually make games at all? Or are they just a regional publisher?

Retroman39d ago

I'm sorry Japan Studio made Knack