The very melancholic music that is implemented in the game keeps the player depressed and makes them feel they really are in a bad dream, wanting to just wake up and escape the frightening hospital. The biggest impressive feat of Dementium technically is the way the game combines graphics and sound to immerse the player in the world Renegade Kid has created. This flashlight essentially lights up whichever area you point it at, casting shadows away from the player if they point it at a static object – a very impressive feat for lighting on the Nintendo DS. Although there is no forms of lighting such as light bulbs and fluros, there is a flashlight given to the player at the start of the game. Something that is very notable is the lighting in this game. It is very evident however, that the quality of the graphics had to take a hike in order to guarantee the smoother frame rate, and although this may put some players off – it doesn’t quite detriment the gameplay as much as you think. Dementium’s graphics, although not groundbreaking, provide a suitable and sufficient method to immerse the player into the world Renegade Kid has created. The textures in the game are pretty well done, at least for a DS game, and the atmosphere is spot on. The game itself runs at a very fluid and smooth 60fps and boasts some interesting graphics. You’ve gotta hand it to Renegade Kid though, the game’s developers, they did a might fine job for their first game.ĭementium is an incredibly nice looking game. I won’t spoil it for you, but it’s pretty safe to say that you will be able to work it out after playing through the first couple of chapters. It’s built from all the staples and conventions you would expect to find in a horror game. Sounds generic doesn’t it? Well, to be quite honest, Dementium’s story is incredibly generic. Screams can be heard from almost every empty dark corridor and time is frozen everywhere but inside. Not any ordinary hospital either, this hospital is dangerous, derelict and covered in splatters. Does Dementium have the same effect on DS owners? Almost.ĭementium puts players in the role of an unnamed protagonist who awakens to find himself alone in what seems to be a hospital. Recently with the release of Silent Hill Origins on PSP, Climax Studios proved that a handheld title can be scary. With Alone in the Dark, Alan Wake, Dead Space and Silent Hill 5 all hopefully being released this year, we mustn’t forget the handheld systems either.
It seems though, that with 2008 that the horror genre seems to be making a massive comeback. The horror genre was a dying genre in the world of video gaming, especially last year, where there was little released comparitively to other years.
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