Corpse Party: Videogame VS Anime

OK, this time, I'll take the opportunity to talk a bit about something that surprised me in a good way at first, confused me afterwards, but kind of disturbed me as well...all at the same time...yeah, those kind of contrasts do exist.

I had the chance of watching some game commentary regarding the PSP game CORPSE PARTY. And I was really intrigued by the whole concept; I've been a fan of horror games for a while now, and I've been looking for new/old games to try out. And this one seemed kind of cute...yeah, cute...I was misled by cuteness... but oh, well...

The game tells the story about a group of children and their teacher which, after reciting a spell to remain as friends forever, fall into another dimension/space/time, where there was an elementary school right where their high school is built. In there, a long time ago, a series of kidnapping and murders occured, and now this space is haunted with vengeful ghosts who want to kill everybody.

The game itself, gameplay-wise, is not really dynamic; it has lots of dialogues, and not much running around fighting stuff. But that's the whole point; it's more of a visual novel, which is rigged by the story itself.
It looks like an 8-bit game, where you can interact with stuff, avoid ghosts and look for objects to progress. The game has great japanese-style anime/manga art, and that's what caught my attention.
The interesting thing, as I said before, is the story.

As the game progresses, gruesome deaths begin to occur; and the weight of the story starts to hit you...it's really heavy and, without the anime-style art, it wouldn't have the same impact. But still, it's a pretty disturbing game, and I don't want to spoil anything else.

Which leads me to the anime...

To sum it up, the OVA follows the stories of the group, but giving it continuity, and yeah...the gore is pretty evident in it. If you can't stand too much blood and violence, guts flying around, and just plain murdering madness, I suggest discression while watching it. I had a hard time in some particular moments of the 2-hours OVA, divided in 4 episodes. You can look it up as CORPSE PARTY: TORTURED SOULS.

But the general horror concept is great. If you are a fan of this genre, go check it out.

LINKIN PARK + DARON MALAKIAN?!?!!?

Well, I believe that my first post, with actual content, might be of something that I believed could never happen, but hey...things happen.

Yesterday, Linkin Park release a song from their new album The Hunting Party. And, in my very own opinion...it is AWESOME.

The name of the song is REBELLION. The group joined forces with System of a Down's one and only Daron Malakian. And yeah, it was cool to see how they would mash-up their own styles.

The rhythm of this new song is a lot more fast-paced than the most recent songs Linkin Park did. You can notice the influence from the SOAD's guitarrist from really far away. And it's refreshing to hear this style on the guys from the Californian band.

I've always been a fan of both bands. Since I was little, both Linkin Park and System of a Down were part of my life, my uncle and a cousin of mine were always listening to their music. So yeah, I picked up on the vibe of it. xD

Here's the video, if you want to check it out. Make sure to visit the band's Youtube channel and give them your support.

WELCOME!

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How's it going?
Kai here, welcoming you to my little blog.
In here, I'll do my best, trying to explain some things about my passions; between music, baking, technology, traveling, animation and so on. Things that matter to good ol' me, and may matter to you.

Even though, I created this page like ages ago...I think I needed to actually start posting something on it. xD

So yeah, I hope you find something in here that you like.

Have a great day!