Siren: New Translation Is Pretty, Horrifying

A demo for Siren: New Translation—somewhat of a retelling, not so much a remake of the PlayStation 2 Siren—recently hit the Japanese PlayStation Store, but this is my first real chance to get a look at media from the game. It's reportedly packed with English language dialogue and text, with some Japanese thrown in for good measure, so we hope the North American localization isn't far behind its overseas Summer release. Slaying possessed Japanese villagers with various farming implements certainly seems more appealing than whatever is going on in this ugly mess. More »