October game scare-athon *projectile vomit*

My friend Abi and I were having coffee the other day when she announced plans to watch scary movies all through the month of October, culminating on Halloween night when she watches The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad. Presumably. The fact stands that, starting yesterday, she will watch horror films for an entire month leading up to Halloween.

She’s not the only one. Movie enthusiasts all over the internet are doubtlessly gearing up for Friday The 13th and Nightmare On Elm Street marathons even as we speak, if they haven’t done so already, and goodness knows how many film blogs are planning George Romero retrospectives. Being a gamer more than a film enthusiast, I haven’t much in the way of a horror fiend, but I am a gamer, and that’s why I’m taking my own Halloween horror pre-game.

Starting yesterday, I’ve taken an impetus to play one horror game a week from a different console generation until October 31. I’m starting with Super Castlevania IV on the Super Nintendo and making my way towards the Xbox 360 and PS3, likely resulting in a playthrough of Dead Space because I lack creativity. Also, Siren would be too expensive for a gimmicky blog-a-thon challenge, but that’s beside the point.

My hope is to play one game for each week and write about it, regardless of finishing status. Of course, if I finish a game early, I may end up starting another; Super Castlevania shouldn’t be too long, knock on wood, and my choice for the PlayStation 2/Xbox/Gamecube shouldn’t take terribly long to finish. I’m leaving on vacation tomorrow until next Tuesday, but I ought to have enough to write about until I return to Bozeman. I’ll kick off coverage tomorrow by recapping a new (new) survival horror game I played recently, so don’t worry about having to wait a whole week before we start discussion games that go bump in the night.

Truth be told, I’m excited; not only is this my first themed blog week, but also my first attempt at watching/playing/whatever a specific set of movies/games/whatever to coincide with a holiday or event. New and fun times for everyone! I anticipate growing more as a gamer, or at least a writer who oughtn’t try stuff like this ever again. Looking forward to the whole blundering process!