A look back at Dementium: The Ward

NintendoLife has a nice, quick retrospective on the Nintendo DS game Dementium: The Ward. Now would be a good time to look back as well, because its sequel is in the process of being ported to Windows.

I've played a little bit of this title, and found it to be very atmospheric for a handheld game. I keep promising myself I'll go back and finish it one day.

Hunted, never safe

Rockstar rarely plays it safe. Even its ping pong game has an edge, with its sweating, snarling competitors. You expect one of your opponents to shout an expletive, or throw his racket at you at any moment.

Much has been said about the Rockstar magic over the years--books have been written uncovering its naughty bits and manufactured controversies. I think my favorite stunt that Rockstar pulled was when they finally released Bully--a game that came no where near the heights of depravity it was being accused of prior to its release.

Eurogamer has a history of writing good reviews that often end up populating the top of the lists on Metacritic. They also do some nice non-review work, reports and essays reminiscent of the work of Destructoid. This weekend Jon Denton gave us a look back at Rockstar's Manhunt. Jon has some interesting observations on the title, its place in history, and its value in today's gaming world. Click on over to read what he has to say.

Looking back in The Room

With E3 2011 coming any day now, there has been a lot of news about the future of Silent Hill on the interwebs:

• Silent Hill: Downpour to be released late Winter
• Silent Hill: Book of Memories announced for the NGP/PSVita/PSP2/whatever
• Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3 get HD remakes

However, I find Destructoid's retrospective on Silent Hill 4: The Room to be the most interesting thing I have come across in several days. Destructoid does a nice job of sharing the background of this Survival Horror game that got shoe-horned into the Silent Hill universe by a (likely well meaning, but misguided) Konami Executive. Read on.

Jill's not so Final retrospective

If you know Jill Sandwich, you know Final Girl. If you know Final Girl you know of Stacie. If you follow the Final Girl blog, you know you will see some crazy things. Stacie Ponder, the webmistress of both sites, has posted a retrospective on the Silent Hill series. Sure, there are lots of retrospectives on Silent Hill, but only one written by Stacie.

Stacie is one of those women, that when you learn about who she is and what she does you think, "Damn, she sounds so cool. I would love to be able to hang out with her." But then, as you read about all the things she blogs about and does, you realize that you just can't keep up with her awesomeness. Go check out her article, and then explore the rest of her sites. Keep in mind Final Girl covers some crazy stuff occasionally, but if you play Silent Hill, then you know what you will be getting into by becoming a Final Girl fan.