

The game didn’t have a world, I was free to create my own, and if I wanted to mix Undead and Dwarves, I could. What really grabbed me though, was the idea that not only had the writer, Andrea Sfiligol, created a system that let me create my own forces, but I could mix them. It didn’t care what type of base you were using either. The old saying about “not judging a book by its cover” sprang to mind as I was so wrong…this was going to be a great game.Īs gamers, we all have collections of miniatures from games we’ve stopped playing and Songs didn’t care about who made the mini’s you were using. Then I read them a second time to make sure I had a better grasp of what I thought they were about. The artwork was nice, but it didn’t wow me and when I found out it was just a set of rules, my idea of this being a good game started to go downhill a little. Explore and investigate these haunted places to gather clues and items that will help you solve challenging puzzles while enduring the agonizing tension of the game's atmosphere.When I first looked at Songs of Blades and Heroes by Ganesha Games a few years ago, I didn’t think I was going to like it.

Each location in Song of Horror is inspired by the classics of the genre. If they die, you will have to pick the story up with another one, and continue the investigation so their deaths are not in vain.Ī mysterious antique shop, a forgotten abbey, an abandoned mental hospital. Their actions and decisions will shape the world: some of them will know more or less of certain aspects of the story some will be more effective against supernatural manifestations, but all of them can die if the Presence gets to them – and death is permanent. Every character is different, and brings their unique point of view to the investigation, allowing them to approach clues and items differently. Experience unbearable fear as this otherworldly being responds to your way of playing and hunts you down in unexpected ways, offering a unique experience to every player and gameplay where tension builds up naturally instead of coming from scripted sequences.Īs a player, you will live this story through the eyes of a varied set of characters related to the story in their own way. Song of Horror offers a truly dynamic terror experience: its antagonist, the supernatural entity known only as The Presence, is controlled by an advanced AI (Artificial Intelligence) that adapts to your actions and decisions. These disappearances spark a set of events that will soon reveal something dreadful: a nameless, dark entity known only as The Presence seems to be responsible. Worried, his editor sent an assistant to his house in order to look for him – but he never came back.

Husher has gone missing, along with his entire family.
