GiN Lounge

Shall We Play Some Spooky Games?

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The month of October, with Halloween right at the very end, has become a bit of a new season for gaming, one where lots of spooky games come out all at the same time. Just a few years ago, it was kind of a novelty when a new horror game would come out right around Halloween. But today, many follow this trend to the delight of horror gamers everywhere.

Two classic titles that sit at opposite ends of the spectrum include Silent Hill and Resident Evil, which differ mostly in their use of guns and action sequences, with RE being heavy with it while SH is more about exploration. — Two classic titles that sit at opposite ends of the spectrum include Silent Hill and Resident Evil, which differ mostly in their use of guns and action sequences, with RE being heavy with them while SH is more about exploration.

Just this year we have games like Alien Isolation, Pineview Drive and The Vanishing of Ethan Carter among many others, and that does not even take into account all the regular games that happen to add Halloween content this time of year, most notably MMOs with their ability to include events and limited time content just for fun.

In the lounge this week we decided to celebrate some of the classic spooky games that really gave us a fright over the past few years as well as some of the modern titles that impressed. We also talk a bit about the role of guns in horror games: do they give the player too much power, or can they be used to actually enhance the terror? Come on into the lounge this week where costumes are optional, but a love all things horror is required.

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John Breeden II

As a journalist John has covered everything from rural town meetings to the U.S. Congress and even done time as a crime reporter and photographer.|His first venture into writing about the game industry came in the form of a computer column called "On the Chip Side," which grew to have over 1 million circulation and was published in newspapers in several states. From there he did several "ask the computer guy" columns in magazines such as Up Front! in New Mexico and Who Cares? in Washington D.C. When the Internet started to become popular, he began writing guided Web tours for the newly launched Washington Post online section as well as reviews for the weekend section of the paper, something he still does from time to time. His experience in trade publications came as a writer and reviewer for Government Computer News. As the editor of GiN, he demands strict editorial standards from all the writers and reviewers. Breeden feels the industry needs a weekly, reliable trade publication covering the games industry and works tirelessly to accomplish that goal.