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FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: MAIDEN OF BLACK WATER
Many devoted PC-boyars have probably heard something about the Japanese horror series Fatal Frame (known in their homeland as Project Zero), which was once almost on an equal footing with Silent Hill. But they couldn’t try it in person. Only now, on the occasion of Halloween and the 20th anniversary of the series, at least some game from this franchise has reached the PC for the first time, namely the fifth Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water. The original was released in 2015 exclusively on Wii U, so the current re-release visited all other key platforms for the first time. Continue reading
SHERLOCK HOLMES: CHAPTER ONE
Brilliant, eccentric and extraordinarily charismatic, Sherlock Holmes is rightfully considered one of the greatest literary heroes of all times and peoples – it is not without reason that every new fictional detective sooner or later begins to be compared with the legendary occupant of 221 Baker Street.
But here’s the paradox: although the character has been with us for more than a hundred years, and even schoolchildren know his adventures by heart, the detective’s early life is still shrouded in a veil of secrecy. What events shaped the image of Holmes? Continue reading
WHY CARD SYSTEMS ENLAVE THE INDUSTRY
Simple and clear
Card games are over 600 years old, collectible games are almost 30 years old. Everyone has ever played cards or at least seen how it is done. Therefore, they understand in advance how all card games work in general. Already from the trailer of some action, it is easy to understand card mechanics: everywhere there are analogues of “provocation”, “poison” or “mana”. Continue reading
