Final Fantasy XIII Is Pretty, But Story Misses Mark
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Popular UK gaming magazine Edge recently reviewed the upoming horror title Fatal Frame IV, and they were very impressed, giving it an overall positive score of 8/10 ...
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With Tecmo proving more efficient ghost house architects than ever – nicely eschewing Resident Evil’s musty beiges for striking moonlight – eyes turn to co-producer Suda 51 for the tweaks that shape your time in the house. While his exact input is unknown, there are plenty of echoes of No More Heroes to fill in the gaps. Ghostly phone calls delivered through the crackly Remote speaker; the guillotine shutter of the Camera Obscura itself; a torch aimed, not by pointing, but tilting – all recycled from that earlier game.
We've trodden these creaky paths before, but with a Resident Evil 4-styled shift from fixed camera to over-the-shoulder character trailing, the ornate mansions and hospital corridors are near unrecognisable.
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