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I felt kind of offended when they insulted people that use Letterboxd.

The other problem that I had was that the concept of the Scream movies is overused and because of that the last two movies are predictable trash. The title "New York. New Rules" doesn't fit because there are no new rules it's still the same, there are 2/3 Ghostface killer most of the time, one of them is always a "friend" from the protagonist and the other one is a character from the outside which we barely see until the very end. This works for the first few movies of the franchise but it got stale fast and the result was that my friend and I guessed the identity, motive and even the relationship that the killer has to the protagonist half way trough the movie which is a bummer. Some character decisions in the final showdown are also really questionable, to say the least. But Scream 6 is not all bad, I think it's way better than Scream 5. The opening scene was cool and that there is a character who is watching Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan in a Scream movie which takes place in New York. I liked how they worked with the lightning in the scene with Ghostface in the subway, the cinematography of this scene was great. Sadly besides that Scream 6 doesn't really takes advantage of the new setting and the kills are also nothing special. I don't know why everyone is saying the kills are particularly gory. Not a single one stood out to me and there are many movies that are a lot bloodier.

So what's left? Another entry in the franchise that doesn't uses the New York setting and has no own ideas. But at least Jenna Ortega was great but sadly the ending not so much, again...I think it's about time that they sent Ghostface into space.

Scorn is an atmospheric survival horror puzzle game heavily inspired by the artist HR Giger. Though it's marketed as a horror game, it isn't really scary but even more disgusting, it really celebrates the gore and does not hold back.

I'm such a huge fan of the work from HR Giger and his work, the Xenomorph especially. Everyone who knows me, knows that Alien is my favorite horror movie and Alien Isolation my favorite horror game. So obviously I was really excited when this game was announced all the way back in 2014 and I've been following the development ever since. Scorn had a lot of pumps in the road including a failed Kickstarter campaign. I didn't watch much gameplay because I didn't want to spoil the myself the mystery which surrounds the world of Scorn. My expectations were quite high after that demo but also knew that Scorn won't be your typical horror shooter.

So the question is did Scorn fulfill my expectation?

Yes and no, Scorn is a massive work of art with impressive images and a really great atmosphere but it's not really a great game and yet one of the most interesting gaming experiences of this year. Scorn has no dialogues and no text, the story is experienced entirely via environmental storytelling and much like the world of Little Nightmares it's more show than tell and leaves the story up to the players for interpretation. Gameplay wise it is rather shallow. You have the typical weapons like a grenade launcher, shotgun and a pistole. But the fights and shooter elements are the biggest weakness of Scorn. They are slow, sluggish, really frustrating.

And boring. But you can avoid most of the enemies. The boss fight is the climax of the boring shooter parts of the game and the worst boss fight I experienced in a long time.

Same Boss fight twice. When you look past the boring shooter elements you notice that Scorn is absolutely beautiful and the art design is stunning. Technically, Scorn makes a really good impression. I had no performance problems, I had to replay a chapter only once because I fell into the abyss and my character was stuck there. The puzzle are okay, some are a little bit too easy and some are really frustrating. The stunning world and art design and the great atmosphere are the strength of Scorn, the animation are also really good and I enjoyed the way they told the story and that it was more show than tell. I can understand if some people find this game boring but it doesn't deserve the hate. If you are a fan of HR Giger and like atmospheric horror puzzle games with an interesting way to tell the story, then you should maybe try this game.

Why did it take so long to make a great Predator movie like this?

Trachtenberg understands what made the first film such a classic and created a very necessary back to basics take on a franchise that had lost its way and it's for sure the best Predator sequel/prequel since the original. There are many gruesome deaths that will satisfy all fans and the effects are also really good. I like the setting a lot and it's very unique. I love that it's show don't tell, for example naru notice how something works like the helmet or this pit she falls in and later in the movie she uses these things for her advantage. You also see that the Predator not only hunts humans but other creatures as well like we saw in the second Predator movie with the trophy wall. It's probably a coincidence but I find it funny that the Alien movies always had a Cat and Prey now has a dog. Maybe it should reflect the two different fan bases and that we can like both Cat and Dog or in that Case, Alien and Predator movies. One of the best movies this year and also one of the best Predator movies.