J-rock and quiet ghost towns

  So, as with yesterday, I'm listening to another band's album on repeat as I type this post. Today though, it's Abingdon Boys School's self titled. They are a J-Rock band with some techno influences that has done several anime themes. They've got a very cool sound, they reside somewhere between metal and rock, and as with most Japanese bands, the guitar work is very cool.

Also, of late, I have been immersing myself in the town of Silent Hill. The first Silent Hill to be exact... and man, SH1 is probably the scariest game I've ever played. It takes atmospheric horror to a level most people don't thing to use... and that is what scares me. On top of that, the story is gripping, which is more than I can say for most games nowadays. Game developers think that if they have amazing graphics they don't need to do anything else. And unfortunately, people believe that. Maybe, every so often, a company will decide to make a gameplay innovation, but usually that doesn't hold up either. It takes companies that realize that you don't need amazing graphics or gameplay, if you have a good story that's enough. Silent Hill has horrible graphics, even for its time. The gameplay is like a less refined version of Resident Evil 1. But man, is that story AWESOME.

Now, if you will excuse me, I must go get another pair of pants out in preparation for playing some more Silent Hill.