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Silent Hill: Townfall (PS5) – You know, I’ve got a lot of very complex thoughts about this game. Probably too many to fit in this little blurb space, so here’s the cliff notes: very good game overall, great story, great characters, great atmosphere, but is lacking a certain je ne sais quoi in regards to its Silent Hill-ness. I kind of despised the stealth gameplay (but liked the puzzles) and never want to play it again, but still had an overall very good time (the puzzles were real good). I told you it was complex.
Pokémon Fire Red (Switch) – Well this isn’t a very spooky game, is it? No. But you know what was? Trying to beat the Elite Four with my nuzlocke team. I managed to tough it out eventually, but definitely lost the nuzlocke when Lorelei wiped almost my entire party on my first attempt.
Weeping Falls Massacre (PC) – An indie horror where you travel to an abandoned orphanarium to discover the cause of a massacre that happened there years earlier. Not quite a walking simulator, because there is a stalker enemy during the second half of the game, but he really isn’t much of a threat due to extremely basic AI. I had a good enough time running around and solving basic puzzles, only took about an hour and a half, and the price was right at free.
Metal Garden (PC) – Not really a horror game in the typical sense, but there’s maybe like a light cosmic horror element? I don’t know, I didn’t really understand the plot. Anyway, it’s an FPS with a lot of exploration, some puzzles, and a whole heckuva lot of grey. Not the most visually interesting, but the gameplay was solid and I wouldn’t hesitate to say that I enjoyed it.
198X (PC) – Remarkably un-spooky. I don’t remember it at all, but apparently I played this back in Jan of 2020. And I had a more favourable opinion of it back then. Like, cool idea and all, but I kind of can’t stand the main character. Teen drama just gets more and more unappealing to me as I age.
Carnival Massacre (PC) – A retro-styled survival horror (I seem to be playing a lot of these this year) wherein you travel to a spooky carnival to search for your lost sister. It’s very short and more than a little janky, but had some fun moments and would probably be a really good speedrun game. More than a few times while playing, I thought it felt a lot like a lower-budget Alisa.
Silent Hill (PSX) – While not necessarily an annual one, it’s tradition.
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Pokémon Pokopia (Switch2) – Developing Withered Wastelands quite nicely
Fitness Boxing 3 (Switch2) – Only managed to reach Gold I again this month…