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31 Days Of Anime Horror Part 26: ‘Kabaneri Of The Iron Fortress’

It’s October and that means it’s time to get into the spirit of the season, and obviously nothing gets you into the Halloween mood better than horror. Unfortunately when it comes to most live-action horror films, there’s only so much that can be done and shown, but thankfully of all things, Anime can cross the line with story, gore, and intriguing storytelling. So for every day this month, I’ll be featuring a unique Anime that fits the horror genre that you can most likely find on any streaming service. If you cross Attack on Titan with Train to Busan and top it off with Steampunk, what do you get? You get Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress! Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress (2016) is a Steampunk dark fantasy that takes place in an alternative Japan that’s been besieged by strange zombie-like creatures called Kabane who were once people who became infected and a steel-like cage forms around their hearts. The story

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Capt McNeely
Oct 26, 2020
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Blu-ray Review: Abigail (2019)

Abigail (Tinatin Dalakishvili) has grown up in a city surrounded by a thick border constructed to keep a mysterious illness at bay… an illness so severe that if you show any signs of having it the government just hauls your ass away (as they did with Abigail’s own father). The problem with this is, the disease doesn’t exist. In fact, Abigail’s city has been overtaken by dark magic users who have attempted to erase all knowledge of magic in a city once full of it, and dig this; the people hauled away are those suspected of being able to possess magic ability. This of course sets Abigail off on a journey to find her father while learning to control her own burgeoning magical abilities while becoming a hero to the downtrodden… all in a days work for our scrappy heroine! The first thing you will doubtless notice about Abigail is that this film is absolutely a visual wonder. Every detail

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DanXIII
Mar 14, 2020
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Game Review: ‘Frostpunk: Console Edition’

You’ve heard of Steampunk, Cyberpunk, and you may have heard of Dieselpunk but the question is, are you ready for Frostpunk? The makers of This War of Mine, 11 Bit Studios, gave me the opportunity to play the console edition of their city-building game, Frostpunk. As mentioned, Frostpunk is a city-building game where players take on the role of the “Captain”, the leader of a band of survivors from London in an alternative universe where the world is plunged into a never-ending winter apocalypse. As the leader, you have to establish a city around a giant generator that’s also the only source of heat that will keep your people alive. You have to direct your people where to go and scavenge materials from the frozen wasteland to be used to either build industry, or power the generator. Along the way, you will be asked to make some choices that can affect the morale of your people. If you lose the

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Capt McNeely
Oct 10, 2019
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Game Review: ‘They Are Billions’

The awesome folks over at Blitworks and Numantian Games gave me the opportunity to don my goggles and top hat in order to fight off the ever-hungry hoard of the undead in their upcoming Steampunk survival game, They are Billions. This real-time strategy city building game with a tower defense twist takes place on a planet that’s being colonized until a zombie outbreak occurred turning most of the planet’s inhabitants into an infected hoard and it’s not up to you to rebuild civilization. This game is truly a twist on some of your more traditional tower defense style games as the enemies don’t exactly follow a route, they can come from any direction! Because of this I actually lost the game a couple of times. Usually, I save the bad things about a game for the end of the review but I’ll actually get it out of the way this time as there is only one real negative thing I

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Capt McNeely
Jul 3, 2019
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‘They Are Billions’ Coming To PS4 And Xbox One

The idea of a Steampunk world is quite appealing. Flying machines, Victorian fashion is back in style, Tesla inspired inventions around every corner, peaceful, beautiful…Blitworks decided it was a good idea to add zombies to the mix in the new game They Are Billions where you have to construct a safe haven for the last remaining human survivors. This real-time strategy city building game with a tower defense twist takes place on a planet that’s being colonized until a zombie outbreak occurred turning most of the planet’s inhabitants into an infected hoard. Players must build their city; collect resources, set up fortifications, and command troops while surviving a set amount of days. The major accomplishment of this game is the fact that over 20,000 enemy units can be on the screen at once, offering you a chance to literally defeating a billion zombies! They Are Billions is out now on Steam but will be coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Jun 12, 2019
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Game Review: ‘Vaporum’ Delivers What It Promises

Fatboy Games and Merge Games were kind enough to give me the opportunity to try their new dungeon crawler game, Vaporum. This first-person game takes the elements of old school dungeon crawling games but revamped them with a Steampunk twist. You play as a man who woke up in front of a tall metal structure in the middle of the ocean. With no memories of who he is he feels that the building is familiar. Going inside you quickly realize there’s something about this place that’s wrong. The movement of the game harks back to how old dungeon crawlers worked, to moves a square at a time as if you’re on a game board. It took some getting used to but I found no problem with it but if you’re someone that might not like it, don’t worry, there’s an option to make the movements smoother. Combat is pretty standard when it comes to RPG’s, you use your weapon and

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Apr 2, 2019
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See The World Differently In Upcoming Game ‘Another Sight’

Italian game developer Lunar Great Wall Studios will be taking gamers on a unique journey through London’s underground in their upcoming game, “Another Sight”. The game takes place in a steampunk-like world where the year is 1899. The story follows a teenage girl named Kit who while exploring an underground construction site lost her sight after the tunnel collapsed. In the darkness, she meets a mysterious talking cat named Hodge and the two begin to explore the mysterious world under London’s streets. Both Kit and Hodge have unique attributes that will help them solve puzzles, and exploring the fantasy world that seems to exist. Within this world, the two soon discover that they’re not alone as there’s a mysterious society made up of history’s great cultural icons like Claude Monet, Nikola Tesla and others whose encounters will change the landscape surrounding Kit and Hodge. “Another Sight” will be coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in 2018.

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Aug 10, 2018
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‘Frostpunk’ Makes Players Survive Whatever The Cost

The team over at 11 bit studios, the makers of the critically acclaimed survival game This War of Mine, will be releasing another thought-provoking “actions have consequences” style game, Frostpunk where players take on the role of a ruler known as the “Captain” who is leading survivors to build a self-sustaining city while making some hard decisions. The story takes place in an alternate Steampunk reality of 1886. It’s summer but global temperatures have dropped well below freezing turning the world into a frozen wasteland. The player takes on the role of a leader of a group of survivors who he’s led to a gigantic furnace where they can stay warm and build a city around it. Players will have to deal with the plight of their people ranging from hunger, disease, monotony, and the human condition. Players will not only have to gather resources to build but also have to make decisions (or “events” as they’re called) that could

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Capt McNeely
Apr 18, 2018

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31 Days Of Anime Horror Part 26: ‘Kabaneri Of The Iron Fortress’

It’s October and that means it’s time to get into the spirit of the season, and obviously nothing gets you into the Halloween mood better than horror. Unfortunately when it comes to most live-action horror films, there’s only so much that can be done and shown, but thankfully of all things, Anime can cross the line with story, gore, and intriguing storytelling. So for every day this month, I’ll be featuring a unique Anime that fits the horror genre that you can most likely find on any streaming service. If you cross Attack on Titan with Train to Busan and top it off with Steampunk, what do you get? You get Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress! Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress (2016) is a Steampunk dark fantasy that takes place in an alternative Japan that’s been besieged by strange zombie-like creatures called Kabane who were once people who became infected and a steel-like cage forms around their hearts. The story

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Oct 26, 2020
Horror Fuel

Blu-ray Review: Abigail (2019)

Abigail (Tinatin Dalakishvili) has grown up in a city surrounded by a thick border constructed to keep a mysterious illness at bay… an illness so severe that if you show any signs of having it the government just hauls your ass away (as they did with Abigail’s own father). The problem with this is, the disease doesn’t exist. In fact, Abigail’s city has been overtaken by dark magic users who have attempted to erase all knowledge of magic in a city once full of it, and dig this; the people hauled away are those suspected of being able to possess magic ability. This of course sets Abigail off on a journey to find her father while learning to control her own burgeoning magical abilities while becoming a hero to the downtrodden… all in a days work for our scrappy heroine! The first thing you will doubtless notice about Abigail is that this film is absolutely a visual wonder. Every detail

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Mar 14, 2020
Horror Fuel

Game Review: ‘Frostpunk: Console Edition’

You’ve heard of Steampunk, Cyberpunk, and you may have heard of Dieselpunk but the question is, are you ready for Frostpunk? The makers of This War of Mine, 11 Bit Studios, gave me the opportunity to play the console edition of their city-building game, Frostpunk. As mentioned, Frostpunk is a city-building game where players take on the role of the “Captain”, the leader of a band of survivors from London in an alternative universe where the world is plunged into a never-ending winter apocalypse. As the leader, you have to establish a city around a giant generator that’s also the only source of heat that will keep your people alive. You have to direct your people where to go and scavenge materials from the frozen wasteland to be used to either build industry, or power the generator. Along the way, you will be asked to make some choices that can affect the morale of your people. If you lose the

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Oct 10, 2019
Horror Fuel

Game Review: ‘They Are Billions’

The awesome folks over at Blitworks and Numantian Games gave me the opportunity to don my goggles and top hat in order to fight off the ever-hungry hoard of the undead in their upcoming Steampunk survival game, They are Billions. This real-time strategy city building game with a tower defense twist takes place on a planet that’s being colonized until a zombie outbreak occurred turning most of the planet’s inhabitants into an infected hoard and it’s not up to you to rebuild civilization. This game is truly a twist on some of your more traditional tower defense style games as the enemies don’t exactly follow a route, they can come from any direction! Because of this I actually lost the game a couple of times. Usually, I save the bad things about a game for the end of the review but I’ll actually get it out of the way this time as there is only one real negative thing I

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Jul 3, 2019
Horror Fuel

‘They Are Billions’ Coming To PS4 And Xbox One

The idea of a Steampunk world is quite appealing. Flying machines, Victorian fashion is back in style, Tesla inspired inventions around every corner, peaceful, beautiful…Blitworks decided it was a good idea to add zombies to the mix in the new game They Are Billions where you have to construct a safe haven for the last remaining human survivors. This real-time strategy city building game with a tower defense twist takes place on a planet that’s being colonized until a zombie outbreak occurred turning most of the planet’s inhabitants into an infected hoard. Players must build their city; collect resources, set up fortifications, and command troops while surviving a set amount of days. The major accomplishment of this game is the fact that over 20,000 enemy units can be on the screen at once, offering you a chance to literally defeating a billion zombies! They Are Billions is out now on Steam but will be coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Jun 12, 2019
Horror Fuel

Game Review: ‘Vaporum’ Delivers What It Promises

Fatboy Games and Merge Games were kind enough to give me the opportunity to try their new dungeon crawler game, Vaporum. This first-person game takes the elements of old school dungeon crawling games but revamped them with a Steampunk twist. You play as a man who woke up in front of a tall metal structure in the middle of the ocean. With no memories of who he is he feels that the building is familiar. Going inside you quickly realize there’s something about this place that’s wrong. The movement of the game harks back to how old dungeon crawlers worked, to moves a square at a time as if you’re on a game board. It took some getting used to but I found no problem with it but if you’re someone that might not like it, don’t worry, there’s an option to make the movements smoother. Combat is pretty standard when it comes to RPG’s, you use your weapon and

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Apr 2, 2019
Horror Fuel

See The World Differently In Upcoming Game ‘Another Sight’

Italian game developer Lunar Great Wall Studios will be taking gamers on a unique journey through London’s underground in their upcoming game, “Another Sight”. The game takes place in a steampunk-like world where the year is 1899. The story follows a teenage girl named Kit who while exploring an underground construction site lost her sight after the tunnel collapsed. In the darkness, she meets a mysterious talking cat named Hodge and the two begin to explore the mysterious world under London’s streets. Both Kit and Hodge have unique attributes that will help them solve puzzles, and exploring the fantasy world that seems to exist. Within this world, the two soon discover that they’re not alone as there’s a mysterious society made up of history’s great cultural icons like Claude Monet, Nikola Tesla and others whose encounters will change the landscape surrounding Kit and Hodge. “Another Sight” will be coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in 2018.

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Aug 10, 2018
Horror Fuel

‘Frostpunk’ Makes Players Survive Whatever The Cost

The team over at 11 bit studios, the makers of the critically acclaimed survival game This War of Mine, will be releasing another thought-provoking “actions have consequences” style game, Frostpunk where players take on the role of a ruler known as the “Captain” who is leading survivors to build a self-sustaining city while making some hard decisions. The story takes place in an alternate Steampunk reality of 1886. It’s summer but global temperatures have dropped well below freezing turning the world into a frozen wasteland. The player takes on the role of a leader of a group of survivors who he’s led to a gigantic furnace where they can stay warm and build a city around it. Players will have to deal with the plight of their people ranging from hunger, disease, monotony, and the human condition. Players will not only have to gather resources to build but also have to make decisions (or “events” as they’re called) that could

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Apr 18, 2018