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9 months ago
Monstrum 2 turning roguelikelike survival horror multiplayer
After trapping us inside a derelict cargo ship for the roguelikelike first-person survival horror of Monstrum, developers Junkfish will next cordially invite us and our pals to a rotting seafort platform where more a monster will try to hunt us down. Or, if you play the monster side of this equation, congratulations, willing idiots are delivering themselves for dinner in Monstrum 2. Bon appetit! The…
5 years ago
An escape-o-survive-a-horror game where not only does the world change shape every time you play, you're not even sure which 'orrible monster you're facing either is an interesting idea. That's Monstrum [official site], made by Team Junkfish, which Marsh wasn't wholly enamoured with when he played the version on Steam Early Access. Wasn't his cup of tea, y'ken? But you, maybe you like scuttling around…
Feature: Dead in the Water
Each week Marsh Davies skittishly edges into the gloomy bowels of Early Access and comes back with any stories he can find and/or simply hides in a locker and tries not to cry too loudly. This week he dons his brownest trousers and hopes never to face his fears in Monstrum, a firstperson horror game set on a boat that procedurally reconfigures its layout every…
Cargo ships get a raw deal in the world of video games. Think about it: Cryostasis, horrible frozen ship haunted by aggressive spectres. Cold Fear: something something ghost ship zombies. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: stabbed in the eye by a psychopath, everything explodes. Metal Gear Solid 2: first you're Snake, then you're Raiden. I could go on. Monstrum doesn't look like it's going to reverse the trend of negative representations of…
6 years ago
Let's get real folks: I'm what is colloquially known as a "scaredy cat." It's not so much that the more terrifying of this hobby's fine works prevent me from sleeping as they do prevent me from playing. I got about an hour into an Amnesia Let's Play before deciding there were other ways to spend my time. A friend had to sit with me for…
