A Halloween treat
Sweet Homeis the weird, ugly step-father of theResident Evilseries. Never to be sold outside of Japan, the game’s mix ofDragon Quest-influenced mechanics and brutal, feel bad aesthetics weren’t likely to find much of an audience on the NES in 1990, but the game did OK in its home country. Since then, it’s been written about countless times, usually with regard tothe film that was released alongside it, and/or its previously mentioned influence on theResident Evilseries. A lot of people know about the game, many have watched playthroughs of it on YouTube, but few have gotten around toreally playing the darn thing.
This commercial for the game may change that, though.Spotted in our Qpostsand uploaded by the good folks atChronotendo, this 60 second long short does a great job of sellingthe whole concept ofSweet Home, though like many “story trailers” for games, it doesn’t do a whole lot to let you know how it actually plays. If you’re more keen on the live action portions of the short,you may watch the whole movie here for free, but beware, it’s pretty darn slow. You mightbe better off watchingHausuinstead.
And I guess that’s about it for Halloween at Destructoid this year. If you did something spooky tonight, tell me about it. All I did was fill out a mortgage application while developing a cold sore. Pretty scary stuff, but not really in the way that makes for a good story. If you have a better one, I’m all ears.
