Xbox - The Official Magazine - UK (2019-08)

ABOVEIt’s

sortof like

the climaxof

InfinityWar

mixedwithThe

Leftovers, but

withmonsters.

nosurprisethatGhostwireTokyoisfullto

burstingwithhorrifyingspiritsanddemons.

Asthesebizarrecreaturesroamthestreets

ofthecity,wholecrowdsofcitizensare

literallyvanishingintothinair,andit’syour

jobtogettothebottomofwhat’sgoingon.

Whileundeniablyspooky,thegameisn’t

a traditionalsurvivalhorror.Thoughyour

enemiesarechilling,it lookslikeyou’llbe

takingthefighttothemwitha magicalbow

andsupernaturalpowersratherthanhiding

andscrabblingforsupplies.“Don’tfearthe

unknown...attackit,”growlsourhooded

protagonist.Wordstoliveby.Q

orrorlegendShinji

Mikami– thedirector

oftheoriginalResident

EvilandResidentEvil 4

• is readytopassthe
  torch.Whilethisspooky
  actionadventureis hisstudio’slatest,it’s
  headedupnotbyhim,butbyhislong-time
  apprenticeIkumiNakamura.
  If you’veplayedTheEvilWithin, you’ll
  alreadybechillinglyfamiliarwithher
  twistedimagination– asleadconcept
  artistfortheseries,shecreateditsmost
  iconicanddisturbingmonsters.Soit’s

FromthecreatorsofLayersOfFear

comesanofficialadaptationofthe

legendaryhorrorfilm,andit lookslike

it’sreadytomessyouuplikeit’s1999.

Thatmeansa spookyforest,weird

noisesin thenightandplentyofshaky

handheldcameraaction– thougha few

relativelystraightforwardmonstershots

in thefootagesuggestit’llberather

lesssubtlethanitsinspiration.It looks

seriouslyscary,butatleastyougeta dog

companiontohelpcalmyournerves.

MysteriouswarriorThePenitentOne

awakesatopa pileofcorpsesandbattles

a torturedgiant.Hefillshistall,conical

helmetwithitsblood,andthensticksit

backonhishead,soakinghimselfin gore.

Yeah...statementsofintentdon’tget

muchstrongerthanthismetroidvania’s

openingfiveminutes.Theviolenceand

distinctpixelartvisualsfeedintothe

game’stwistedthemes.Thisis a surreal

worldofmartyrdom,guiltandflagellation.

Lovelyplaceforanadventure,eh?

AptlynameddeveloperPhobiapitches

thisasa ‘reversehorrorgame’– in other

words,you’rethemonster.Asa sortof

blobcreatureyoumuststalk,dismember,

andconsumeyourwaythrougha sprawling

laboratorycomplexbroughttolifein grimy

2Dpixelart.Asyougrowandshrinkin size,

you’llneedtoadapttodifferentsituations

• sometimesemployingcreepingstealth
  toavoidgunsandflamethrowers,other
  timescuttinglooseandgoingona good
  old-fashionedrampage.

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