No Business Naming Things

I’m totally late to the party on this one but I got a chance to play Fatal Frame 3 for PS2 last night.  I really enjoy survival horror games.  They rarely actually scare me, but they do get my heart racing which I really enjoy.  Up until now the pinnacle of that sensation was brought to me by Resident Evil 4 which was, IMO, the best game ever made.  However… Fatal Frame 3 is by far the scariest game I’ve ever touched.  I only played through the first day but by the end my nerves were a wreck and I honestly didn’t want to be alone in the dark.

I was loaned Fatal Frame 1 which I’m going to try and power through just as fast as I can.  I cant remember being so stoked about a game before.

I was excited by the prospect of Cloverfield from the moment I saw the teaser at Transformers.  I have this thing for the apocalypse you see - I am convinced it’s just around the corner and if it should happen via a large monster all the better.

So, my review in an nutshell is that it’s awesome.  I can’t remember the last time left a theatre more excited than I was when I left Cloverfield.  Except for some minor plot quibbles I thought it was excellent.  The monster was excellent, I was on the edge of my seat the entire time, and the characters (if not likeable) were largely believable.

I can’t wait for the DVD.

We just survived what is the most harrowing cab ride of my life. There were moments I honestly thought we wouldn’t make it home alive - the man had no idea where he was going; he was going the wrong way down one way streets; he got us going the wrong direction on the Queensway; he was swerving all over the road while trying to dork with his electronics; he was nattering on incessantly about how long a day he had and how tired he was; when we finally arrived he disputed the fare and didn’t know how to use the credit card machine. We should have been home almost an hour ago. I guess we should be thankful we’re home at all.