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You have to admit dreams suck sometimes, especially those dreams where you’re dreaming within a dream. Nothing makes you feel more messed up than one of those, but what if it was a nightmare? This, is the question presented by Jesse Makkonen, Gamera, and Feardemic Games’ Afterdream. Thanks to Feardemic for sending me a copy to see if this is a dream or a nightmare. Let’s see! Afterdream is a 2D side-scrolling psychological horror where players take on the role of Jennifer, a young woman who just lost her father and has a lucid dream that makes her question if she’s dreaming or is awake. Controls in Afterdream are minimal, but I wish there were options to turn off controller vibrations, as having the controller vibrate for every little thing and draining battery life is quite annoying. The lack of spoken dialogue is made up for with a soundtrack that sets the mood. There are times. When spooky things happen,
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GamingHalloweenNewsReviews
It’s officially Halloween season, and Spirit Halloween is celebrating with their brand new Spirit Halloween Monopoly board game which is available now. This no regular, boring game of Monopoly, no. It’s based on the store that is as iconic to the holiday as ghosts and ghouls. In the box, featuring the company’s logo, you will find player pieces, that I’m guessing are made of pewter. They are in the form of a spider, a cat, a coffin, a pumpkin, and the Spirit Halloween spirit. Like the standard game, you will find cash ($10 to $500). There are also buildings, and “Trick” cards that let you buy things like costumes, but beware, there are Trick cards that put the trick in trick ‘r treat. These cars can make you do things like go back spaces. There are also Treat cards that feature cool surprises. The board and pieces really give you the sense that you are in the store. The board
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GamingParanormalProductReviewsSci-Fi
The adventure into Tabletop RPGs continues for me, and I’m starting to get into the concept of world-building. By world-building, I’m talking from a terrain-building point of view. The most important part of creating your world is Basing, this is when you make the base for your character or base for props more lively with decorations. The most common method is adding grass or texture to your base, but sometimes, you need to add a little more oomph to tell the story. This is where Epic Basing comes in! First, I would like to thank all the awesome folks at Epic Basing for making this adventure possible! Epic Basing makes 3D-printed bits that you can use to add some flare to your miniature’s base OR to the terrane you’re creating. In the main picture returns the Werewolf miniature from 1985 Games but this time, he has a little friend on his base, a skull that came from the Skull Collector
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Whether it’s vampires, werewolves or goblins, they’re all going to make your Halloween a special one. This trio of terrors feature in top slot games that could well win you a big prize. Oh, and Beetlejuice is on the invite list too! Let’s take a look at three spooky slots to play at some top slot websites this Halloween. Together with BritishGambler, we prepared a list of the top games. Transylvania Night of Blood Here’s a slot game with plenty of bite. With a spine-chilling soundtrack, this excellent slot game is perfect for Halloween. In the background of this slot from Red Tiger we can see the market square of an old town. The weather is rather misty and that always adds to the mystery and horror of the situation. Symbols include some garlic (not for flavoring), a dagger, fun and a charming cup of blood. Scared yet? You might be meeting the female vampire which is the wild in
Continue reading →
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Halloween isn’t just a time to watch scary movies and hope for a treat rather than a trick. You can also be playing some scary slots and hopefully winning some big cash prizes. Time to take a look at three slot games that are based on classic movies you may well be watching this Halloween according to aGamble, a website about online casinos in the US. Nightmare on Elm Street We’ll start with a slot about a character who really should cut his nails. Just think 2024 marks 40 years since the first movie, now that really is scary. A slot version of the movies that starred Robert Englund was as inevitable as another sequel coming out in the future or a documentary. This isn’t a slot for young children to play. There’s even a warning about the violent nature of the game. There are several factors that come into play when turning a horror movie into a slot game.
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Fans of the Resident Evil 4 remake can look forward to more action today with the release of the DLC titled Separate Ways which features the mysterious Ada Wong and her activities during the events of the game’s main story. I want to thank CAPCOM for helping out with making this review possible! In Separate Ways, players take on the role of Ada Wong as she’s on a secret mission in the Spanish countryside home to the Los Iluminados cult. For returning players, the controls are the same as in the main story except for a couple of new unique mechanics. Just like I said in my review of the main story, when it comes to sound, headphones are a must! The sound design is great, the soundtrack gets your heart pumping, and Lily Gao’s performance fits with the character of Ada. Gao’s performance of Ada took her from being a flirty mystery eye-candy to what Ada truly is: a
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GamingNewsParanormalProductTrailers
Focus Entertainment and DON’T NOD released a new gameplay overview trailer for their upcoming narrative-driven RPG, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden. The trailer shows what sorts of intriguing things await players in the supernatural wilderness of North America, where life, death, love, and sacrifice are the backbone of this journey. Players take on the role of Banishers, Antea Duarte, and Red Mac Raith, experienced spirit hunters sent to New Eden to lift a mysterious curse and solve haunting cases. But after an ill-advised attack, Antea is killed and becomes one of the ghosts she loathes. Torn between their vows to protect the living from malicious spirits and the nightmare of Antea’s condition, you must decide: will you honor your oath, or sacrifice the living in a desperate bid to bring your beloved back? Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden is haunting players on November 7th, on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.
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AdaptationGamingProductReviews
I’m still just getting into dungeon crawlers and tabletop RPGs, so when the opportunity arises for me to dip my feet into the blood-soaked earth of these worlds, I’ll take it. This brings us to Gloomhaven, a tactical RPG dungeon crawler based on the 2017 multi-award-winning board game of the same name. I want to thank Twin Sails and Saber Interactive for the reviewing opportunity. In Gloomhaven, players take control of and guide mercenaries through the world. You also have encounters before the scenario (quests) you’re going to. The choices you make will affect your mercenaries in the upcoming battle. In every dungeon, the combat is turn-based, and players use cards with two options on each. These cards usually have options for movement, attack, and abilities like healing, buffing teammates, etc. There are tutorials, but if you’re new to this gameplay, you should set time aside to learn. I enjoy the art of the world of Gloomhaven, including the character
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GamingHistoryParanormalProductReviews
War is Hell, and so is the human mind, but when both collide, how can one tell one nightmare from another? This is what awaits players in Ad Infinitum. I’ve been keeping an eye on this game since I became the Gamer Guy here at Horror Fuel, and now that it’s finally here, you can bet I’m all over it! I want to give Hekate Studio and NACON a big thank you for sending over a copy! In Ad Infinitum, a young, troubled German soldier is living a nightmare that’s taking him back and forth between the trenches of WWI, and his family’s Berlin mansion. Along with reliving the horror of what he saw in combat and the war within his household, he is also facing otherworldly terrors. Now, on to the game itself! Ad Infinitum‘s controls remind me a lot of the Amnesia games with how you interact with the game’s environment, so it’s easy to learn and remember
Continue reading →
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Puppet Combo is back with their latest Nintendo Switch offering Night at the Gates of Hell; a title that once again brings the player PS1 era survival horror (graphical style and all) mixed with strong fright flick influences; in this case providing a pastiche of Lucio Fulci’s seminal Eibon trilogy (comprised of 1980’s City of the Living Dead, and 1981’s The Beyond and The House by the Cemetery which were connected by the theme of opening gates to hell in a very Lovecraftian (and a dash of Clark Ashton Smith) manner). Peppered with elements that truly provide plenty of tension (limited ammo, enemies that can only be dispatched by means of head shots) the adventure progresses nicely from gory, to scary, to downright (and suitably) fever-dream laden surrealism (thanks in part to the inclusion of an evil cult hellbent on opening more passageways to Lucifer’s Domain)… add in that palpable sense of sleaze so prevalent (and wonderfully so) in many
Continue reading →
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You have to admit dreams suck sometimes, especially those dreams where you’re dreaming within a dream. Nothing makes you feel more messed up than one of those, but what if it was a nightmare? This, is the question presented by Jesse Makkonen, Gamera, and Feardemic Games’ Afterdream. Thanks to Feardemic for sending me a copy to see if this is a dream or a nightmare. Let’s see! Afterdream is a 2D side-scrolling psychological horror where players take on the role of Jennifer, a young woman who just lost her father and has a lucid dream that makes her question if she’s dreaming or is awake. Controls in Afterdream are minimal, but I wish there were options to turn off controller vibrations, as having the controller vibrate for every little thing and draining battery life is quite annoying. The lack of spoken dialogue is made up for with a soundtrack that sets the mood. There are times. When spooky things happen,
Continue reading →
GamingHalloweenNewsReviews
It’s officially Halloween season, and Spirit Halloween is celebrating with their brand new Spirit Halloween Monopoly board game which is available now. This no regular, boring game of Monopoly, no. It’s based on the store that is as iconic to the holiday as ghosts and ghouls. In the box, featuring the company’s logo, you will find player pieces, that I’m guessing are made of pewter. They are in the form of a spider, a cat, a coffin, a pumpkin, and the Spirit Halloween spirit. Like the standard game, you will find cash ($10 to $500). There are also buildings, and “Trick” cards that let you buy things like costumes, but beware, there are Trick cards that put the trick in trick ‘r treat. These cars can make you do things like go back spaces. There are also Treat cards that feature cool surprises. The board and pieces really give you the sense that you are in the store. The board
Continue reading →
GamingParanormalProductReviewsSci-Fi
The adventure into Tabletop RPGs continues for me, and I’m starting to get into the concept of world-building. By world-building, I’m talking from a terrain-building point of view. The most important part of creating your world is Basing, this is when you make the base for your character or base for props more lively with decorations. The most common method is adding grass or texture to your base, but sometimes, you need to add a little more oomph to tell the story. This is where Epic Basing comes in! First, I would like to thank all the awesome folks at Epic Basing for making this adventure possible! Epic Basing makes 3D-printed bits that you can use to add some flare to your miniature’s base OR to the terrane you’re creating. In the main picture returns the Werewolf miniature from 1985 Games but this time, he has a little friend on his base, a skull that came from the Skull Collector
Continue reading →
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Whether it’s vampires, werewolves or goblins, they’re all going to make your Halloween a special one. This trio of terrors feature in top slot games that could well win you a big prize. Oh, and Beetlejuice is on the invite list too! Let’s take a look at three spooky slots to play at some top slot websites this Halloween. Together with BritishGambler, we prepared a list of the top games. Transylvania Night of Blood Here’s a slot game with plenty of bite. With a spine-chilling soundtrack, this excellent slot game is perfect for Halloween. In the background of this slot from Red Tiger we can see the market square of an old town. The weather is rather misty and that always adds to the mystery and horror of the situation. Symbols include some garlic (not for flavoring), a dagger, fun and a charming cup of blood. Scared yet? You might be meeting the female vampire which is the wild in
Continue reading →
Gaming
Halloween isn’t just a time to watch scary movies and hope for a treat rather than a trick. You can also be playing some scary slots and hopefully winning some big cash prizes. Time to take a look at three slot games that are based on classic movies you may well be watching this Halloween according to aGamble, a website about online casinos in the US. Nightmare on Elm Street We’ll start with a slot about a character who really should cut his nails. Just think 2024 marks 40 years since the first movie, now that really is scary. A slot version of the movies that starred Robert Englund was as inevitable as another sequel coming out in the future or a documentary. This isn’t a slot for young children to play. There’s even a warning about the violent nature of the game. There are several factors that come into play when turning a horror movie into a slot game.
Continue reading →
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Fans of the Resident Evil 4 remake can look forward to more action today with the release of the DLC titled Separate Ways which features the mysterious Ada Wong and her activities during the events of the game’s main story. I want to thank CAPCOM for helping out with making this review possible! In Separate Ways, players take on the role of Ada Wong as she’s on a secret mission in the Spanish countryside home to the Los Iluminados cult. For returning players, the controls are the same as in the main story except for a couple of new unique mechanics. Just like I said in my review of the main story, when it comes to sound, headphones are a must! The sound design is great, the soundtrack gets your heart pumping, and Lily Gao’s performance fits with the character of Ada. Gao’s performance of Ada took her from being a flirty mystery eye-candy to what Ada truly is: a
Continue reading →
GamingNewsParanormalProductTrailers
Focus Entertainment and DON’T NOD released a new gameplay overview trailer for their upcoming narrative-driven RPG, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden. The trailer shows what sorts of intriguing things await players in the supernatural wilderness of North America, where life, death, love, and sacrifice are the backbone of this journey. Players take on the role of Banishers, Antea Duarte, and Red Mac Raith, experienced spirit hunters sent to New Eden to lift a mysterious curse and solve haunting cases. But after an ill-advised attack, Antea is killed and becomes one of the ghosts she loathes. Torn between their vows to protect the living from malicious spirits and the nightmare of Antea’s condition, you must decide: will you honor your oath, or sacrifice the living in a desperate bid to bring your beloved back? Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden is haunting players on November 7th, on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.
Continue reading →
AdaptationGamingProductReviews
I’m still just getting into dungeon crawlers and tabletop RPGs, so when the opportunity arises for me to dip my feet into the blood-soaked earth of these worlds, I’ll take it. This brings us to Gloomhaven, a tactical RPG dungeon crawler based on the 2017 multi-award-winning board game of the same name. I want to thank Twin Sails and Saber Interactive for the reviewing opportunity. In Gloomhaven, players take control of and guide mercenaries through the world. You also have encounters before the scenario (quests) you’re going to. The choices you make will affect your mercenaries in the upcoming battle. In every dungeon, the combat is turn-based, and players use cards with two options on each. These cards usually have options for movement, attack, and abilities like healing, buffing teammates, etc. There are tutorials, but if you’re new to this gameplay, you should set time aside to learn. I enjoy the art of the world of Gloomhaven, including the character
Continue reading →
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War is Hell, and so is the human mind, but when both collide, how can one tell one nightmare from another? This is what awaits players in Ad Infinitum. I’ve been keeping an eye on this game since I became the Gamer Guy here at Horror Fuel, and now that it’s finally here, you can bet I’m all over it! I want to give Hekate Studio and NACON a big thank you for sending over a copy! In Ad Infinitum, a young, troubled German soldier is living a nightmare that’s taking him back and forth between the trenches of WWI, and his family’s Berlin mansion. Along with reliving the horror of what he saw in combat and the war within his household, he is also facing otherworldly terrors. Now, on to the game itself! Ad Infinitum‘s controls remind me a lot of the Amnesia games with how you interact with the game’s environment, so it’s easy to learn and remember
Continue reading →
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Puppet Combo is back with their latest Nintendo Switch offering Night at the Gates of Hell; a title that once again brings the player PS1 era survival horror (graphical style and all) mixed with strong fright flick influences; in this case providing a pastiche of Lucio Fulci’s seminal Eibon trilogy (comprised of 1980’s City of the Living Dead, and 1981’s The Beyond and The House by the Cemetery which were connected by the theme of opening gates to hell in a very Lovecraftian (and a dash of Clark Ashton Smith) manner). Peppered with elements that truly provide plenty of tension (limited ammo, enemies that can only be dispatched by means of head shots) the adventure progresses nicely from gory, to scary, to downright (and suitably) fever-dream laden surrealism (thanks in part to the inclusion of an evil cult hellbent on opening more passageways to Lucifer’s Domain)… add in that palpable sense of sleaze so prevalent (and wonderfully so) in many
Continue reading →
