Realm of the Absurd Monday, April 21, 2008 : 12:00 AM By: Chris

It's pretty easy to make the pitch for Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe sound awful. The actual game may very well fall in line with that ill possibility. Alternately, it may be game of the year. Regardless, I'm willing to bet it will sell well. It just seems like one of those games that people will buy based on the premise and brand recognition. If the fighting game vs. comic book trend continues, what's next? Soul Calibur vs. Archie Comics? *fingers crossed*

I must say I'm pretty excited about some of the older survival horror games getting new life in the coming months. Both Silent Hill:Homecoming (not SH 5, do they think numbers alienate new players?) and Alone in the Dark are looking good in my estimation. The survival horror genre is certainly one of my favorites and while I've played most of the hallmark survival horror games, until recently I'd never set foot into Silent Hill. Strangely enough, I do own them all. I've just never gotten around to them for one reason or another. My goal is to get caught up to speed before the next Silent Hill game arrives at summer's end. I've completed Silent Hill:Origins, which, although chronologically first in the series, is not meant to be played without knowledge of the other games. I found this out as I was mired in confusion during the game's ending. Currently, I'm playing the original Silent Hill on my dusted-off PS1. As always, I'm enjoying the nostalgia of bad voice acting, muddled textures, and non-articulated hands.