Superman never made any money, saving the world from Solomon Grundy

And sometimes I despair the world will never see another man like him.

I'm the kind of human wreckage that you love.

Lately, I've felt that I need to rename my blog again. Fail-State seems like an appropriate title.

Six Little Horror Games That Would Like to Play With You This Halloween

'S funny, I always say that horror isn't really a genre that I especially care for. But here I am writing article after article about horror games lately. I'm also in the middle of another one as we speak.

Six Little Horror Games That Would Like to Play With You This Halloween

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter: The Weird and the Familiar

Quite a nice game. Slightly reminiscent of The 7th Guest, but far less kitschy.

Chronological puzzles place the emphasis on the idea of the reconstruction of narrative. Thus, the game weds its mechanics with its more intense focus on storytelling.

I put this more plainly here:

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter: The Weird and the Familiar

Moving Pixels Podcast: Ghouls, Ghosts, and Gaming

This is a podcast that we did on horror games. For the life of me, I can't recall the conversation. I am really pleased with the splash image, though.

Maybe the conversation is good, too.

Moving Pixels Podcast: Ghouls, Ghosts, and Gaming

I'm fresh out of batteries.

But still making noise.

Curse, bless me now.

Neverending Nightmares: More Tedious Than Terrifying

Neverending Nightmares looks like an Edward Gorey storybook, which is amazing. I just wish that there was an amazing game to go along with that look.

Neverending Nightmares: More Tedious Than Terrifying

Ever So Gorey (Edward, That Is)

O I would do strange things to you,
if you'd do them to me;
I have on hand, you understand,
just scads of Q.R.V.

Moving Pixels Podcast: Hardboiled Hijinks

Gunpoint: simple, solid, good.

Moving Pixels Podcast: Hardboiled Hijinks

Who Shot the Food?: Gauntlet Returns

I find a way to return to the 80s once again.

What a shock.

Who Shot the Food?: Gauntlet Returns

Blur.

Blurrier.

Blurrying-est.

Starve a cold. Feed a cancer.

Luckily, Milton Bradley has it all figured out

I especially like the revenge part.

I had a dream that I was going bald.

I am never actually going to go bald.

Still, this was unsettling.

A few thoughts on saving the princess

1. Learn to take a punch.

2. There's no crying in princess saving.

3. Slim down. There are too many reasons to enumerate all of the ways that this will be so beneficial to you and to your goals.

4. There's no whining in princess saving.

5. Don't die.

Ever.