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Dementium to scare pants off this Halloween

Mike — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 06:36:52 +0000

Yes, Dementium: The Ward is shipping for the Nintendo DS on October 31. If you haven’t been paying attention, Dementium is this seemingly very gory, very fluid, and very nice survival horror/FPS where you must escape a decrepit hospital while solving puzzles and shooting zombies.

Escaping decrepit hospitals has always been one of my life goals.

To many, the impending release date may be good news. After all, it’s always nice to hear when a game is shipping, and said date is reasonably close. But when release dates coincide, things start to get a little nasty.

Days ago, I posted news of Hellgate: London hitting store shelves on October 31. I happen to like Hellgate: London and Bill Roper, so a personal copy on launch day is very likely.

This means that my expense this Halloween won’t be limited to candy, a few sacrificial bats, and a nice new costume.

Yes, I know that this year’s Holiday Rush™ is going to be crazier than usual, but due to budget restraints than anything else, I’ve always considered myself not part of the bigger herd that jumps at the next overhyped game.

Two games in one day. It’s not even Christmas yet.

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Dementium to scare pants off this Halloween

See Dementium: The Ward in action

Mike — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:17:55 +0000

If all you’ve seen of Dementium: The Ward is pictures, then you haven’t seen it. I’ve embedded its new trailer below, so do take the time to watch. It’s not your average ad trailer, mind you. The video gives us a peek at the seemingly-deliberate pace of this FPS/survival horror game.

I don’t know about you, but seeing this trailer convinces me that I should buy this game.

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See Dementium: The Ward in action

New horror FPS coming to the DS

Mike — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 12:44:47 +0000

Finally, another FPS is coming to the DS. The little handheld that could is set to come out with Dementium: The Ward. According to the press release, Dementium combines FPS action, adventure, and survival horror.

They had me at FPS action. W00t! No really, no sarcasm there. Surprised?

A lot of things are going for the new game. For one, Dementium isn’t going to be on rails. The last time I played anything of the sort, I’ve had nightmares for a month. Ever heard of Touch the Dead? If you haven’t, good for you. Keep it that way.

I just hope that Dementium won’t bomb like GoldenEye: Rogue Agent, the only other FPS for the DS aside from Metroid.

Dementium is being developed by Renegade Kid and will be published by Gamecock. Both companies are newcomers to the industry.

The story behind Dementium starts with a guy who wakes up in a strange hospital full of monstrous surgical experiments that walk the dark halls. Of course, a survival horror game won’t be complete without odd puzzles, disturbing characters, and liters of blood covering the walls and floor.

Watch out for updates on Dementium: The Ward as they come. Enjoy the screenshots.

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New horror FPS coming to the DS