Feel free to browse our LinkTree for a complete list of services here. Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly, is a Japanese survival horror video game developed and published by Tecmo in 2003 for the PlayStation 2.It is the second installment in the Fatal Frame series, and features an independent story with little relation to the first title. It describes the taboos surrounding the Hellish Abyss, and why speaking, hearing and looking into the abyss is forbidden. The Taboo Tome is one of five old books found in the Kurosawa House.
Safe Room is a weekly horror video game discussion podcast, premiering on all major platforms every Monday. The Taboo Tome (Village Tome: Taboos in Deep Crimson Butterfly) is an old book collected in Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly and Fatal Frame II: Deep Crimson Butterfly. Sure, the game’s acidic Windows 95 screensaver graphics are arresting, but is there more to it than the specticality of it all?įortunately, I’m able to answer that with a resounding, “HELL YES!” Cruelty Squad shocks and continually surprises with its depth, being a wild and weird hellscape of an immersive sim that would make JC Denton smile (or lose his mind).Īnd helping Neil and I unpack this one-of-a-kind experience is Rue Morgue Magazine’s video game editor and friend of the show Evan Millar ( )! And as we all know, there’s nothing more deflating than leaping into a game that barely makes a splash after a few hours.Īnd to be honest, I was initially skeptical about picking up Cruelty Squad from Consumer Softproducts. While a game’s main draw might be a unique aesthetic or art style, I’m always cautious of whether the same amount of attention has been applied to the game’s mechanics themselves. Style over substance is often a worry of mine when it comes to oddball indie games.