The good news is that I found the project of my life (but I won’t reveal it fully right now- it’s sort of secret till the official release). The bad news is that I’m working hardly on it and I’ll continue working for long time (I hope to launch pre-alpha version in a year). Meanwhile, you are more than welcome to check and critique the progress:
Dead Space Fan Site:
DeadSpace.HorrorStyle.com
Bear in mind that Linger in Shadows is an interactive audiovisual art, but not a game (though Playstation Store exclusive). It’s a surrealistic digital dream with a fantastic musical score and secrets for you to discover. Though you can find the rendered video on internet for free, but for a symbolic fee (consider it as art support) you’re getting much more- easy trophies, timeline control, photographing, hidden items and even an easter egg.
Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune is not exactly a horror game, but its special atmosphere, mysteries, gorgeous tombs, dark ruins of forgotten temples and even living deads should earn recognition from the majority of horror genre fans. There are not many games that would feed your imagination and exploration desire with the quality of a good adventure book. But is the game scary? Regardless its overall lightweight and bright tone, there are plenty of moments that would please the dark side of your heart.
The Exorcism Of Emily Rose is a brilliant proof that a horror film can be very intelligent, blood-free and still deeply frightening. The fact that it’s based on true events in 1976 adds a lot uniqueness, but the real value here is the masterfully built intellectual and moral fight between pragmatism and mysticism. Flashbacks from Emily’s life strategically drives the viewer into the most unsettling horror that stands above any beliefs or disbeliefs. The Exorcism Of Emily Rose is highly recommended- especially to those who seek for deeper values in film art.
If you haven’t seen it yet, then run and buy, rent or steal it now! The plot idea of Be Kind Rewind is simply genius- all film videos were erased in the rental store, so guys decided to replace them… with their own made films! Just imagine how they re-made ‘Ghost Busters’, ‘Rush Hour 2′, ‘Robocop’ and many others (see the screenshots above). And they ended (yeah, ended- you know, copyrights and all that stuff) with their own film about a fictitious jazz star that lived in their building. There are many more remarkable moments & touches, but I won’t be spoiling that. And Be Kind Rewind is not like a pure comedy. I would rather put it into ‘Intellectual Films’ shelf. Conclusion: Be Kind Rewind is a must-see film for everyone who appreciates art of cinematography.
If you ever wondered what is a popomomo, then wonder no more :-) Material Concerns of these art guys- Heather & Lizz- will steal many ticks of your precious time.
MaterialConcern.com
Popomomo.com
First of all, what the hell is ‘Large Hadron Collider‘? That’s a 27km tube-laboratory for generating mini black holes, uncovering new dimensions, explaining the Big Bang and, well, you name it :) The experiment will start in two weeks, so don’t miss this rap song that popularly explains the experiment of Large Hadron Collider
‘God Particle’ on BBC
CNN about this video
First of all I have to confess that I’m such a huge fan of Ratchet & Clank Tools of Destruction that I even made two of my friends to play that game. But my eagerly awaited Ratchet & Clank Quest for Booty ruined all my expectations- yeap, I can’t recommended the game neither for fans nor for new-comers. How come? The game’s engine is the same, the assets are the same, the story is being continued… But the level designs are annoyingly unbalanced- and that includes missing checkpoints (or weapons) in the most difficult parts of the game. The only exception is Morrow Caverns chapter where Ratchet explores an abandoned (and very atmospheric) cavern with monsters and ghosts. I should say that it’s the best level I have played in Ratchet & Clank franchise! Another great thing is the return of Cap’n Slag- so we will meet him again next year in, hopefully, full game.
Don’t miss this demo video of Pendulum’s AlterEgo software- it’s really so cool!
More about ‘digital actors’ (with more videos) and more about AlterEgo
- It grows on you. Soul Calibur IV is not only a fighting game- there is fairly more than that. Exploration of characters and their fighting styles, creation of your own ultimate anti-heroes, finding out tactics against tougher enemies, enormous amount of moves and combos- all this together makes the game highly addictive.
- Creativity of styles. There are such wicked mates like Voldo or Tira that were not particularly advertised, but actually they make Soul Calibur IV such an outstanding fighting game. In fact, you won’t experience that in any other game.
- Strategy. There’s a very interesting feature- swapping your chosen characters during a fight (R1 button). So when you’re facing several different enemies in a row, such swapping lets you to adapt and win. A successful set of your ‘warriors’ will bring you a victory- you just have to find out that works the best for you.
- Treasures of Tower of Lost Souls. That’s quite an interesting challenge here. You not only have to fight increasingly tougher enemies to ascend in Tower of Lost Souls, but also to figure out what the riddles mean in order to get those treasures.
- Controls. I have mixed impressions on this. On one hand, the control scheme is quite sophisticated, so a novice can just jump into the game and enjoy randomly performed combos. On other hand, this sophistication makes more difficult to perform more complicated combos. I miss here clarity & sharpness of Devil May Cry 4…
Anyway, so far I’ve played for more than 30 hours and enjoyed every minute of it. Soul Calibur easily became one of my most favourite games on PS3.