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Instead of featuring one game this in article, THREE games will be given special mention in this nerdy post! To kick off the spooky month, these games will not only make players run for the hills…to their nearest game shop, but give a bone-chilling experience like no other. Be warned there are spoilers again so for those faint of heart, TURN BACK NOW.

…..Still here? Great, moving on!

The legendary creator Shinji Mikami who directed and produced the hit horror survival series Resident Evil births a new terrifying adventure of unprecedented proportions where it will mess with gamers' minds (literally) - high-pitched screams go out to The Evil Within 2. What does one think when they hear Resident Evil? The most common answers would be zombies and eldritch abominations, guns, and an evil organization bent on world domination of the human race using a science experiment/project that goes completely awry. Sounds about right? Well, this game and its prequel follow the same premise only without fighting across hordes throughout a doomed city, the player is running through the nightmarish world….OF SOMEONE ELSE’S MIND! Whoa, that’s a serious mindblow there (APPLAUSE)! Taking place right after the first game where the protagonist ace detective Sebastian Castellanos is forced into the horrified cesspool of a mind of a dangerously intelligent and vindictive scientist named Ruvik; bent on killing everyone in his dream world to spite the possibly just as evil ruthless organization MOBIUS. The device used to link Sebastian's mind and everyone else that went with him to Ruvik's mind is called STEM. This is a machine designed to create a world within the world of a person's mind that can be explored by others. It was a project meant to explore the memories and experiences of the main mind and all linked to it – clearly that theme park never sailed towards the sunset. After defeating Ruvik (or- err…his mind? That ending was left ambiguous), Sebastian returns to drinking and bad habits to deal with the traumas he has faced in the STEM world, which leads to him losing his job at the department (ouch). 3 years later, a STEM machine resurfaces under a new name UNION with the core at this new Inception world being Lily Castellanos. Same last name? That’s right, the core to the next breed of nightmares is Sebastian's daughter. One could only imagine how creative a world made by a cutthroat organization that kidnapped a little girl who was most likely terrified out of her wits would look. In this new world, it is collapsing and with Lily slowly dying inside her own mind setting the foundation for Sebastian's next wonderful adventure to save her. Developed by Tango Gameworks and released by Bethesda, the Evil Within 2 will test the boundaries of how much one’s stomach and heart can take as well as define the meaning of true survival horror.

Next on the list is released exclusively for the PlayStation VR (and Steam) – a murder mystery full of mystery and more questions than answers that test not only one’s investigative skills but their bravery: The Invisible Hours. The premise of the game finds seven people invited to a party by a wealthy and powerful figure Nikola Tesla (anyone open a history book lately?…How about a Wikipedia page?) a world famous electrical engineer and inventor of the early 1900s. The developers Tequila Works delve deeper into US History by giving Tesla a complex and eerie personality by making him blackmail his own guests, all who apparently hold secrets one would find disinclined to disclose to the public (Oh, one of these guests also happen to be Thomas Edison, that very same one that everyone SHOULD know from the history books). Safe to say, there’s no love for the “gracious” host (even used fingers to further accentuate the emphasis of the quoted adjective). Due to this, the party takes a surprising twist when the host is found murdered in his own house! Queue in the dramatic music and lightning strike sound effects (the setting takes place during an actual storm too. With no immediate evidence of who would commit such a crime and their motives behind it, everyone turns up to be a suspect (Yes, INCLUDING THE PLAYER)! From there the player has complete access throughout the beautifully detailed mansion to find the clues that not only prove innocence and guilt (probably a mixture of both in the process), but to uncover the mystery behind the sudden and gruesome death of Tesla. The story doesn’t just follow the actions of the player either. As time progresses and clues are found, even whilst passing through the halls of such a grand mansion (where apparently the only resident after the incident is a blind assistant – ahem ahem, suspicious…..), events amongst the other suspects will trigger as well so the player can not only learn more about the characters shut in together in the house but experience the drama in first-person perspective in what the developers call “immersive theatre”. Who is the killer? Why kill Tesla (other than for the blackmail, obviously)? Why did Tesla invite these people? What do they have in common (Bet money says they don’t)? Who’s next? DUN DUN DUUUUUUN!

Last but not least and the GamerGeek’s personal favorite, major shout out to all Lord of the Rings fans, it is here and out for release – Middle-Earth: Shadow of War. This highly anticipated game developed by Monolith Productions and produced by Warner Bros. is a direct sequel to the positively acclaimed game Shadow of Mordor. It follows the story of the ranger Talion of Gondor risen and possessed from the depths of death’s pit by his spectral companion elven lord Celebrimbor – both undead, vengeful men who simply walk into the orc-infested black plains of Mordor to show the Dark Lord Sauron a thing or two about the hellish art of raising armies into battle. This epic adventure is a must have for all J.R.R. Tolkien fans and those familiar with the Batman: Arkham series as it meshes together the mysticism of the medieval - fantasy genre and the one-of-a-kind stealth combat system that requires more than just smashing the same buttons over and over for the same attack combo as well as a unique recruiting system which allows the players to basically mind-control enemies to bend to their every whim. Not nearly as scary as the previously mentioned games, the amount of difficulty set in the game as well as the sheer fact that orcs will practically chase you down until the ends of the earth for so much as looking at them funny does get the heart pumping like no other.

These hit games are released now so boot up that console or computer, dim down the lights and pray the monsters don’t instakill on the first try; because all of these games are worth the adrenaline rush. More info and gameplay videos will be provided below. As always, thanks for reading and remember to stay…KindaGeeky!

Sources:

The Evil Within 2:

· E3 Trailer - https://youtu.be/amHj6-GnEy0

· Gameplay Trailer - https://youtu.be/XCmscJkha34

· Official Website - https://theevilwithin2.bethesda.net/en

· Early Walkthrough by TheRadBrad - https://youtu.be/EXWoT6AORM0

The Invisible Hours:

· Release Trailer - https://youtu.be/vMWt3jgFMpc

· PSVR Gameplay - https://youtu.be/vMWt3jgFMpc

· Gameplay Trailer - https://youtu.be/5qANEEqmy-c

The Shadow of War:

· Live-Action Trailer - https://youtu.be/RuD5pVwIBzo