Ahhh PlayStation-1-era horror! Truly a golden age for 3D frights. We got our first visit to Silent Hill, several great Resident Evils… in fact, let’s go and play some Resident Evil Director’s Cut on PS Plus right now. *Plays it for ten minutes* Oh good God. What’s with these horrendous controls? Why can’t we skip the constant door-opening cutscenes? Why do the characters all look like Lego minifigs after botched plastic surgery? OG Resident Evil is a classic, undoubtedly, but to modern thumbs it’s about as easy to pick-up-and-play as a saxophone full of spiders. We’ve seen a wave of PS1-inspired horror recently, but maybe some nightmares belong in the past.
Enter Crow Country, a love letter to classic horror games that’s been designed without the rose-tinted glasses. It’s about as smart and