Weekly News Roundup: 15 April 2012

Well, 100 years ago the Titanic sank.  It is also (technically) Tax Day!  This last week, I found these stories interesting.  Not much else to say!

Review: AMY

Amy

PSN (reviewed), XBLA, PC

Publisher: Lexis Numerique

Developer: Vector Cell

Release Date: 17 January 2012 (11 January 2012 on XBLA)

The key to any good survival horror game is the terror and fear that they produce. Characters in situations that are far beyond their control and horrific monsters are the order of the day. But the truly special horror games don't put us in control of highly trained police officers, mercenaries or other folks that can handle this sort situation. No, the special ones put us in the shoes of average folks forced to do the extraordinary to survive. Silent Hill did this (more than a few times), Siren does this and so does Alan Wake. Amy tries, but is is encumbered with so many faults that it isn't worthy of being mentioned with the best of the best.

Stars Lana and Amy

The Start of Spring Gaming

It's Tuesday, which means it's release day for games!  Since we are finally heading out of the post-Holiday doldrums, we should start seeing more and more titles coming out.  The next couple of weeks see some heavy hitters in Final Fantasy XIII-2, Neverdead and Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.  But, this week is a tad quiet.

Rush of Solid DLGs Coming Soon!

It's strange.  This time of year, I'm usually excited for all the big, retail, AAA titles that slipped past the Holiday Rush for one reason or another.  That's not the case this year.  Not at all.

The biggest game I'm waiting for this Spring is Mass Effect 3.  That's about it.  Don't get me wrong, I'm still excited about Syndicate, but I just don't think that it will be the AAA title realm.  So, until Q3 when the reboot of Tomb Raider is due, and, presumably, The Last Guardian I don't have much to get excited about on the retail front.