Alright, a few weeks ago I went to Horrorhound Weekend (video recap of that right here if you’re curious).  After running around a convention centered solely around all things terrifying, it got me thinking that I hadn’t really played a good survival horror game in a while.  After hitting a local game store with my friends, we ended up picking up Dead Island and the Silent Hill HD Collection which includes Silent Hill 2 and 3 with updated graphics. So how did each fare as I dived back into the world of horror? Read on. Dead Island Dead Island was released in September 2011 as a zombie-fest that takes place on a fictional island of Banoi at a resort hotel not too far from Papua New Guinea. It’s an action-RPG with a focus on melee combat rather than firearms, or at least it would seem that way considering that out of the four characters you can choose at the onset only one is devoted to firearms while the other three specialize in blade weapons, blunt weapons, and thrown.  Locked in a safe room with a handful of other survivors, it’s your job to work together and find out what’s going on and stay alive in the process. From a presentation standpoint Dead Island‘s environments are immersive and beautiful.  The island locale is refreshing considering most zombie games put you in dank, derelict locations- but it’s not all sunsets and margaritas either; There are plenty of dark and foreboding locations to explore around the island and I’ll admit, even being a veteran to the genre Dead Island left me with chills in spots. Combat can feel a bit disjointed when using melee weapons, but for the most part the action doesn’t miss a beat.  Throw in a...

I haven’t done many list-ish posts here on FaN so I figured I’d cut my teeth by talking about 5 of my superheroes who absolutely need a better video game.  Without further adieu, one of my personal favorites… 1. Daredevil Now, mind you, I realize he’s made appearances in games before, but I’d love to play an original story that explores the daily life of Matt Murdock.  Aside from stepping into the red leathers of the Man Without Fear and roughing up thugs throughout Hell’s Kitchen, it’d also be an interesting opportunity to explore Matt’s days as a defense attorney.  I mean, a lawyer game isn’t that far of a stretch (Phoenix Wright anyone?) and you could even weave the outcome of Matt’s court proceedings into where he prowls at night. Imagine that Matt Murdock is outmaneuvered in court by another attorney that’s in the Kingpin’s pocket and a murderer walks free.  You could use the information gathered during the cross-examination to hunt him down at night and depending on the choices you make have an  impact on your ability to dish out justice.  He may not be an A-lister in the Marvel universe, but he’s a personal favorite and his day job makes Matt a 24/7 justice machine. Of course, our next hero also has the ability to put a hurtin’ on evil in the daytime… 2. Blade Wesley Snipes was an amazing Blade, but you may not know that Blade the vampire hunter is actually a Marvel character who made his first appearance in comics back in 1973.  Now, Blade wasn’t the best vampire movie around, but as far as action goes it was a pretty good time and the concept of a vampire who can walk in the daylight but still...