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Shattered Memories is "a weird-ass postmodern riff" on the PS1 original says Sam Barlow, talking the development 15 years later

Jan 9, 2025 | msn.com | James Winspear

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Horror Must Break the Taboo Of Politics in Video Games

Jan 3, 2024 | dreadcentral.com | James Winspear

Let’s get real here for a second, folks. Things are grim. In fact, things are completely dire, and they’re only going to get worse. This July was the hottest month in recorded human history. North Atlantic sea surface temperatures have literally been while Antarctica shrunk to record lows in July. Mega-fires in Canada have burned an area roughly while flooding from torrential rains has killed thousands in Libya.
After Eight Years, A Look Into Witchfire's Early Access

Dec 26, 2023 | dreadcentral.com | James Winspear

Given Witchfire’s religious overtones, it seems appropriate to start with a bit of a confession: I didn’t really know anything about the game when I booted it up. It was a title that had been in my peripheral vision for many years. Occasionally popping up in hopeful ‘upcoming shooters of 20XX’ videos. But details were exceedingly sparse on the ground beyond a few trailers. Honestly, I’d pretty much written it off as another sorry victim of development hell, never to see the light of day.
This Is How 'Resident Evil 4' Can Become Truly Epic

Dec 21, 2023 | dreadcentral.com | James Winspear

I’m assuming there will be another piece of Resident Evil 4 DLC. If there is, there’s one thing it needs to do to become truly epic. And it pertains to the Merchant. But let me just back up quickly. Why do I think that Capcom’s not quite done with Resident Evil 4? Well, there’s a financial reason, for one thing. Not only has the game already sold, but it’s done so quicker than any entry into the series since 2009’s Resident Evil 5.
Monster Mania: Operation Raccoon City is A Misguided Monster Mash

Dec 11, 2023 | dreadxp.com | Jay Krieger |James Winspear

Monster Mania: Operation Raccoon City is A Misguided Monster Mash Monster Mania is a weekly column celebrating the unique and varied monster designs in horror gaming. I don’t subscribe to the idea that spinoffs can damage a series’ legacy. And while it certainly helps when the legacy in question is one as storied as Resident Evil’s, I view spinoffs in the same vein as remakes of beloved films.
Remnant 2: The Awakened King DLC Review – Hit the Snooze Button

Nov 22, 2023 | dreadxp.com | James Winspear |Justin Wood

Remnant 2: The Awakened King DLC Review – Hit the Snooze Button Remnant 2 successfully delivered more of the same multiverse-hopping, Dark Souls-inspired third-person shooter action that its predecessor pioneered. Now, its first piece of major DLC sees players returning to the gothic world of Losomn, boasting new enemies, new weapons, and a new class type. While serviceable, I found that its somewhat lackluster offerings left me wishing for something more Soulslike than Souls-lite.
Vlad Circus: Descend into Madness Review – Tears of a Clown

Nov 16, 2023 | dreadxp.com | James Winspear |Justin Wood

Vlad Circus: Descend into Madness Review – Tears of a Clown I’m always a sucker for some good story-driven indie horror. Give me a few sympathetic characters, an interesting narrative, some engaging combat and exploration and a smattering of puzzles, and I’m all set. So when I caught wind of Vlad Circus: Descent into Madness, I thought I was getting exactly this. But does it hold up?
A Promising Rogue-Like

Nov 2, 2023 | dreadcentral.com | James Winspear

If there was a holy trinity for indie genre darlings, there’s a pretty good bet that it’d consist of boomer shooters, rogue-likes, and Soulsborne games. So perhaps it was only a matter of time until someone took the logical step and combined them into a single entity. Enter Voidborn, a game that does just this, delivering an experience chock full of guns, gothic gaols, and gittin’ gud.
You Will Die Here Tonight Review – Old School With A Twist

Nov 2, 2023 | dreadxp.com | James Winspear |Justin Wood

You Will Die Here Tonight Review – Old School With A Twist Stop me if you’ve heard this premise before. It’s 1996. You’re a member of an elite American law enforcement unit sent to investigate a creepy old gothic mansion. You’re looking for a target with connections to some sort of shady pharmaceutical corporation. Cut off from your squad shortly after you arrive, you discover that the whole house is swarming with the undead.
World of Horror Review – At the Manga of Madness

Oct 30, 2023 | dreadxp.com | James Winspear |Justin Wood

World of Horror Review – At the Manga of Madness Picture this. I’ve just brought a can of soda from my local store (which is run by a Shiba Inu, by the way), after escaping a band of masked cultists. Then a sweaty salesman with pupil-less eyes approaches me and forces me to sell a jar of my own blood. Still, I get three monies for it, so I guess it’s not all bad. But after all that I could really do with a hot bath – helps keep the ol’ insanity at bay, y’know?