When most people think portable games, especially on Nintendo's portable platforms, they usually are thought of as light hearted and are usually rated by the ESRB as "E" for everyone or "T" for teens. The developer Renegade Kid decided instead to go for a grittier game then we are use to on the Nintendo DS. Dementium has zombie like enemies, cheap scares and dark corridors that are all so common in many other survival horror titles. With the limited capabilities of the DS it seems unlikely that a game could reach the levels of a console survival horror game. Will Dementium: The Ward keep you awake at night, or will it quickly put you to sleep?
Portable Survival Horror isn’t a very normal occurrence in gaming nowadays; in fact I think I can count the number of games on one hand. It makes sense though, as being scared on a tiny screen isn’t very compelling. There’s no surround sound or huge screen to get lost in. Albeit you have the benefit […]
Renegade Kid head taking requests for possible improvements for the Dementium 3DS remaster.
Every week, Austin plays a game from long ago. Sometimes they're classics. Sometimes they are duds. Either way, whatever he's inspired to write about based on that game becomes Retro Weekend. This week, he played Dementium: The Ward and has his mind completely blown by what the game accomplishes on the Nintendo DS.
