Well...as of 10/10/2025 (the 5-year anniversary of when I originally published the site),, the new version of the website has been published. It's far from complete, mind you...I still have plenty of converting to do from the old site, but I felt like I had enough content to finally release what I've got and simply add to it as I go. I would have probably had a little more there at launch, but last minute, I decided to add hover animations and tweak a few other things, so I had to go back and update each page that I had created, which prevented me from continuing on with new content being added.
If anyone takes a gander and wants to provide feedback, please feel free. I'm open to all feedback, positive and negative, so long as it's constructive. Telling me it's awful without giving details for me to improve doesn't really help. Likewise, while it's nice to hear kind words, without specifics of what you like, I may not know to do more of it. Please keep in mind, though, the site is still a work in progress and plenty of links are not functioning right now. That should be resolved as more content gets published. As I type this, I'm working on adding a PS3 section. I'll be following that up with the PC section, full of horror-themed games that I've played this year.
Now, with that outta the way, it's Halloween season, like I hinted at in the last paragraph...and while converting the website has taken more time than I would like, I've still managed to plug away at some PC horror games. My goal, if I can manage, is to get the PC reviews section up by Halloween, along with all of the new horror games that I've played this year. I'll do a quick rundown of the notable ones below.
Right now, the game that I've enjoyed the most so far is Ratshaker. I got it in a combo deal when I purchased Bad Cheese. Bad Cheese was what I was hoping would be the star of the Halloween games this year...and unfortunately, I was left very disappointed by it. Ratshaker, however, was the opposite. I had no expectations for it, and I found myself really enjoying it by the time I saw the credits roll. Essentially, in Ratshaker, you're holding a rat...and you pretty much do everything in this game by shaking the rat. What I like, because it reminds me of my art from high school that got me into art college, is that it's a realisitic-looking game, but the rat that you're shaking is a 2D cartoon. Shaking a real rat would make me feel bad for the rat...shaking a cartoon rat is mildly comical, which is a nice offset to some of the creepy surroundings. There's still time for another game to steal the spotlight away from Ratshaker (I haven't started playing random stuff from itch.io yet, which is where Egg Fried Rice, last year's favorite, came from) but right now, the horror-themed walking simulator where you shake a rat is my favorite. Speaking of eggs, Ells Tales: Egg is probably right up there in terms of odd horror games that I found enjoyment in. If you want a simplistic game with gameplay slightly deeper than it appears, then Egg is a good, cheap choice.
With the new website published now, I plan to focus some attention to my 2025 New Year's Resolutions list - I was actually making very good progress on it before I put all of my focus on updating the website. I was making such good progress that I had created a non-published list of "catch-up" resolutions that I never completed from previous years...with the plan of checking a lot of them off this year as well. But anyway, with much of the site that still needing to be worked on, completing the main list is very unlikely, but it doesn't mean that I can't get a few more games on it played. From the 2025 resolution list, I just started playing Burnhouse Lane, made by Harvester Games...I love the art style and storytelling of their games, so I think I'll like this one. We'll see how it goes, though. If it's just a fraction as good as The Cat Lady was, then I'll be a fan.
Anyway, that's all I've got for this blog...Like usual, thanks for reading this, thanks for the support, and thanks for being you. Your support is like an accordion in a polka band - without it, the polka music of life just doesn't seem complete. And on that note, I'm gonna do the chicken dance and get the flock outta here. Take care, folks.