“Taito would give us money. But the games were never published”.
Given that Halloween is upon us, now is the perfect time to examine Japan’s first survival horror, and how it evolved from the first-ever stealth game. Along the way, we’ll also take on the role of Doctor Frankenstein and revive the missing link between them, an unreleased title thought lost forever.
What’s interesting is just how much overlap the genres of stealth and survival horror have, with both cross-pollinating over the decades, in Japan and globally. Thief was as much about stealing treasure undetected as it was a survival horror in later levels, while the horror series Siren relied heavily on hiding from Shibito.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
“Taito would give us money. But the games were never published”.
Given that Halloween is upon us, now is the perfect time to examine Japan’s first survival horror, and how it evolved from the first-ever stealth game. Along the way, we’ll also take on the role of Doctor Frankenstein and revive the missing link between them, an unreleased title thought lost forever.
What’s interesting is just how much overlap the genres of stealth and survival horror have, with both cross-pollinating over the decades, in Japan and globally. Thief was as much about stealing treasure undetected as it was a survival horror in later levels, while the horror series Siren relied heavily on hiding from Shibito.
Read the full article on timeextension.com