About Horrific Housing:
World of Horror is styled to look like a lost Japanese horror adventure from the ‘80s running on a haunted PC-88. Your enjoyment of World of Horror is likely to be directly proportional to how cool of an idea you think that is. I think it’s really cool, myself! Pick a protagonist and start investigating a string of occult mysteries in small-town Japan. Investigation takes the form of semi-randomized incidents and encounters, which force you to make a choice, or use a tool, or grapple with WoH’s wonky combat system (easily the weakest part of the game).This game isn’t scary because of the gore. It’s not scary because of the disturbing imagery. It’s not even scary because an Old God is awakening – a being so large and incomprehensible that it sees our planet only as food. This game is scary because it make the safe, unsafe. Over the course of five cases, your protagonist will unlock perks and spells, as well as suffer persistent physical and sanity damage. Then you’ll face the cult responsible for the overarching threat from beyond. Junji Ito is the main and primary inspiration, but real heads will pick up references to all sorts of J-horror. WoH has all kinds of promise, and the modular nature of the whole thing seems like it’s ideal for mods and DLC. Don’t hold your breath for 1.0, though. The development team reportedly consists of one guy with a day job, and he’s made a hell of a game, but at this rate it’s going to be a while before WoH leaves Early Access. Or maybe he’ll make the announcement tomorrow, the hell do I know.
