We might not celebrate Halloween very seriously here in Australia, but it seemed a good excuse to delve into the horror realm on our latest Byteside Games. It may well be one of the most important genres in gaming, yet true fans of the genre argue it’s hard to find good examples in recent years. If you’re new to the genre, where should you go to find a good game? Would anyone really want to play a genuinely scary game? And how can the industry make better horror games in future?
Guest panelists: Nic Healey, Official Xbox Magazine; Ben Leffler, Game Designer, Exmortis and 3rd Sense / Fizzy.com; Randolph Ramsay, Gamespot Australia; Daniel Wilks, Hyper.
October 29th, 2009 at 05:57
It was funny that you guys spoke of having low audio and then blasting sounds and ambience, because you guys keep the dialogue at such a low volume but when you do those animated graphics the sound goes up 50 decibels and I jump while watching the movie at 1:00 at night through my sennehiser headphones.
November 1st, 2009 at 14:53
Miike, guys, Miike. With all the love in my heart to Daniel and Nic, Miyaki is the guy who makes cute animated movies like 'Laputa: Castle in the Sky'.
November 1st, 2009 at 23:59
Actually thats Hayao Miyazaki not Miyaki
November 4th, 2009 at 13:21
Why didn't anyone realise that Fatal Frame = Project Zero?