ORIG'S PROFILE

Alright, I'm replaying Dark Fall, and it is TENSE. I dunno how a game using static screens can be so nerve-wracking. Sounds are coming from all over the place, ghosts talk to you, phones are ringing when they shouldn't be, lights are turning off my by themselves, weird floating orbs pass through hallways. It's crazy. Can't believe I played this in like 6th grade.

I forgot to mention the Penumbra games. They control like an FPS, but they're adventure games through and through. The first one, Overture, is the best. It's mysterious, weird crazy shit is happening, and you cannot fight the enemies, you can only evade them. The sequel, Black Plague, starts out promising, but once the story gets to answering the questions asked in the first game they well, um, suck, and the game suffers as a result. Certain parts are really good (giant worms!!! And, oh man, when you're outside in the blizzard... And I'm not even gunna mention the fucked up shit that happens when you finally meet the one remaining survivor), but the majority of it... ugh. I'd say play it, but don't finish it. The story just gets worse and worse as you progress. The last one I wouldn't even bother with. It doesn't even have a story, just a conglomeration of kinesthetic puzzles, which to be honest aren't even that good.

Also, I just got Shivers, Shivers 2, and The Dark Eye. The Dark Eye is supposedly freaky as all hell, and the Shivers series is supposed to be pretty good too. I have I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, and I hear that's good too, but I'm having trouble getting it to work on my computer.

Oh, man, how could I forget! Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem was fantastic. I'm sure you've heard of the sanity effects and such. It's just good Lovecraftian horror. Some of the levels aren't as fun as others, and I wasn't a big fan of magic (why I can't remember), but all in all it was really friggin' scary.

Lastly, there's the Call of Cthulhu games. The first two, Shadow of the Comet and Prisoner of Ice, aren't very scary. Shadow of the Comet is the spookier of the two, but it's pretty dated. At least you get to see a videogame portrait of Jack Nicholson. Prisoner of Ice, in hindsight, probably wasn't a very good game. The graphics were awful, 3D characters against 2D backgrounds, and the plot was too sci-fi cliche to take too seriously.

But Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth, there's a scary game. I love the whole thing, some people don't, but I can't think of a reason for anyone to hate the first few hours. You have no weapons and you're being attacked by an entire village. They're armed with guns and everything. It's straight out of a part of H.P. Lovecraft's Shadow Over Innsmouth, and despite the fact that you'll probably have to redo it ten-thousand and a half times, it'll be fun. You lose that anxiety-inducing fear once you get guns, but things are always messed up, and things always keep your hair on end. It's one of my favorite first person shooters. Although the ending was a bit of a letdown. :\

My only drug is Jesus.

Also I wish I could say cheers instead of thank you. :<

After reading a good book, after hanging out with friends, after having a good conversation, after watching a good movie, or after listening to a really inspiring song like ten-thousand times over. This is usually late at night.