The Indie Game Magazine April 2015 | Issue 48 | Page 10

INTERVIEW

by Vinny
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ngs take a turn for the sca
rror weapon,
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lengthy hiatus,
Kono’s original
ucing brand new ways
urn to the genre, after a
no about his exciting ret
tions of the time, introd
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genre conven
r mechanics, rather tha
expect from the game; or
find out what players can
by emphasizing the horro
to
scare gamers
re to be.
of traditional gameplay.
scared they should prepa
overlaying them on top
med
newly for
and Kono and crew at the
Flash forward to today,
horror experience titled
veloping a modern
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