The Dark Herald gives us a rundown on the well-known and cherished X-Com UFO Defense. The unknown is at the heart of what makes the Alien frightening. Perhaps the motives can be guessed at from actions taken but can they ever really be understood? The alien lends itself to mystery by its very nature, and mystery […]
Video Game Reviews
RE:Play – Phantasmagoria
The Dark Herald reviews the mid-90s video game Phantasmagoria. The history of horror is basically a history of what we aren’t all that frightened of anymore. Fictional horror began appropriately enough in France shortly after the Reign of Terror. Religion was officially outlawed. The Catholic Church had been forced out of the country, and if […]
Helldivers II – First Impressions
The Dark Herald takes a quick look at Helldivers II and notes its similarity to the Starship Troopers movie. I had intended to post a full review of Helldivers II this week, but that is not going to happen. I have to say that I am somewhat disappointed. I was under the impression that Helldivers II […]
RE:Play – F.E.A.R.
F.E.A.R. from Monolith Studios clearly had three major influences. Creepy Little Japanese Girl films, John Carpenter and John Woo. The funny part is that for once, Monolith hadn’t set out to create a horror game, they were focused on Hong Kong action films like Hard Boiled, where every single prop on the set exists solely […]
Video Game Cheap Thrills: Boltgun
In all honesty, this Boltgun was not made for me. I am not a Warhammer 40,000 fan. When I was first made aware of it back in the late 1980s, I thought it looked really interesting. Then I saw how much money it seemed to suck out of its fans. “Even in debt, I still serve.” I didn’t have […]
An 80’s Throwback With The 5 Best Commodore 64 Games
Back in the 80’s some kids had parents who believed video games were from the devil himself, and if you were caught playing arcade games you’d better be prepared for six of the best. With the advent of home computers everything changed and you convinced your parents to buy you a Commodore 64, because were […]
Cheap Video Game Thrills, Steam Recommendation: Zortch Maxinum: Against the Alien Brainsuckers
We at Fandompulse get it. Times are tight. A dollar doesn’t buy as much as it did five minutes ago. And when you do splurge on AAA video games like Red Fall, Gollum, or Starfield you end up with a buggy, unfinished, unplayable mess with 45GB day-one patch. You just want something simple, fun, and […]
