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Saturday, April 4, 2009

Siren: Blood Curse

Genre: Adventure, Horror
Developer: SCE Japan Studio
Number of players: 1
Multiplayer:
Demo:

For better review, listen to the music:


Do you feel sometimes, that someone is watching you? And you don't know who? How about looking through his eyes and finding out? The game offers this feature and it definetly gives you creeps. The game is built from, ofcourse, japan origin and their horror movies. (The Ring,The Grudge,...) If you don't watch this kind of movies, you better just read the next post.



STORY:
Story is really hard to understand. Main story is that a group of people goes to Japan to film a documentary. When they unexpectedly arrive to ceremony, where people chop heads off, their world falls apart. Everyone thought, they fainted, while they wake up in different part of forest. They try to come together again, but there's something wrong. People, that live there, aren't people, but monsters, that are IMPOSSIBLE to kill. They are all immortal. They only take a nap for a few min, if you send them a bullet or two. The story is really horrific, because there's a dark side, which is totally unexpected in the game.
Game is divided in episodes. It looks like you are watching a series or a movie. It's recommended, that you play each episode everyday for better experience. Episode do have that "Previous on Siren", So don't worry, if you forgot, what happened. It does have a small trailer at the end of episode to see sneak peeks of what will happen. Same made, as well known TV serieses. (CSI, Lost, Prison Break,...)



GAMEPLAY:
You see danger,you look throught enemy's eyes and you see him watching you and running towards you. Gameplay makes the game even scarier, because controls are placed confusing, so it builds suspension, when someone is chasing you. It happens often that you miss a button. You can play 8 different characters. From little girl to silly guy with a gun. But you don't choose your favorite here, you play as every character. Ofcourse everyone has it's own ability. I believe you know, what ability has a man with a gun. Abilities goes from natural to supernatural, which makes game even more interesting.



GRAPHICS:
Graphics are bloody and foggy. Oh, ofcourse. You're in a foggy village. Walls and floors are blurry and...hostile. Water is good, especially it's animation. Textures aren't very good. i don't know exactly why, but it's just makes them ugly. Blood perfectly shows on a person. Wherever you shoot, a blood strain shows. Models are perfectly modeled without any problems. Animations are a bit wierd, but they build a suspension.




OVERALL:
Even if graphics and animations aren't that good, it will definetly make you interested. You will fell, that you're really in and you will watch every step you will made.

Story: 5/4
Gameplay: 5/3
Graphics: 5/3

Overall: 5/3

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