[October 31st and November] Horror games for Halloween

[Skull Commander]

I had Cold Fear and although I never finished it, I was enjoying it. I'm sure I sold it in the end, but I thought it was overlooked at the time.

[charlesr]

I wasn't so keen on the fact* that the main character is voiced by the same guy that did Sega Bass Fishing. "It's locked. I'll need to find a key code. Select a casting lure. It's a big one (oh hang on )"

[jamesy]

Is ebay the only option for this now realistically? What version you playing charles? I'd rather get the xbox one if it's superior than ps2.

[charlesr]

No dude, there's loads of them on amazon and play (external sellers) for pennies! Go with one of those. My PS2 is packed away at the mo, so I went for the Xbox version. No idea if there's any difference.

[jamesy]

Just ordered off play for under 3quid. Probably take ages to arrive so could be waiting a while. Went with the xbox version as apparently it has much nicer load times and according to some reviews supports 720p. pal version no doubt won't tho.

[charlesr]

Been playing some more cold fear. There were 2 points where I've jumped and sworn. The first was a really quiet tense section and my baby monitor burst into life when my daughter started coughing for Britain. Scared. The other was genuinely scary with some fast mutant coming right at me screaming. Most of it has been by the numbers though.

The setting (on the boat) is sensational, but each mutant is pretty similar (although that's what the story demands) so I was getting a little bored. The constant backtrack is doing my head in. Everything on a boat looks so similar and I was finding it hard to remmeber where I was supposed to be going, At one point I was considering giving up, but suddenly discovered I'd already picked up the thing I needed and was still searching for. Doh!

I've been checking out the bonus content. The 3D renders and storyboard artwork are beautiful - I look forward to 20 years time where they can recreate the same level of detail in real-time and scare the poo right out of my bottom. Well maybe not, but you get the idea.

One thing that definitely gets my vote is the music. Creepy. Banging. Atmosphere. Very cool. Makes up for the lacklustre gameplay on many an occasion.

[charlesr]

Oh and everything seems very French. Which is good. If you like your French devs.

[JazzFunk]

I got Cold Fear not that long back on PS2 from Blockbuster for about £1.99. Been itching to give it some play, though my initial experiences were that it was a tad confusing (though intiguing), and pretty nice-looking. It reminded me a bit of Carrier on Dreamcast, though I got the feeling it would probably be a way better game.

I think the XB version is supposed to have real-time shadows, better lighting, and better load times (though i'm not sure about its BC status). The PS2 version still looks pretty good, mind, and probably isn't that much far behind, truth be told.

[teddymeow]

Maybe I should try this. It seems to be pretty scary!!

Harroween!

[charlesr]

Anyone else play anything scary?

[jamesy]

Gonna be starting cold fear this week. Have to finish bionic commando first. Also playing through Resident Evil 5 on co-op again on Professional. It can be frightening at time. And I'm not talking about the controls to all you haters out there. :P

[charlesr]

VG+ have dropped Fear 2 (ps3 and 360) to $20.

[charlesr]

No one playing any horror this month? Judging by my friends list, no one is playing anything this month apart from Forza or Modern Warfare.....

[Skull Commander]

I played and finished Dead Space, and it was most enjoyable. This month it looks like pure Call of Duty multiplayer for me

[black_wizardd]

I'd recommend the first two games in the Penumbra series (Overture & Black Plague) for anyone who hasn't played them.

Scared the stuffing out of me.