Hello, gentle readers, and welcome to the Classic Reload, the monthly feature where we spend a lot of time running into walls. Each month, we take a look at a game from the App Store's past to see how it holds up today. It's a chance to revisit old favorites, reflect on their place in the overall library, or just to take a deeper dive than our reviews typically allow for. As the leader of the underworld, I'll try to choose a nice variety of titles for this feature, but if there's something you really want to see, don't hesitate to make a suggestion in the comments below. You might not see your suggested game soon, since I plan my schedules fairly far in advance, but I will consider it for a future highlight.
As usual for October, I'm trying to keep things in the spirit of Halloween. Last week in the RPG Reload, we looked at Overlive [$2.99], a zombie-themed survival RPG. It's a good game, and it certainly does a good job of encapsulating the more empowered side of horror fiction. It's not especially scary, however. Since I believe it's important to get a good dose of fear during this season, this week's pick goes right for one of the scariest places around: your imagination. Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, this month's Classic Reload is none other than Papa Sangre [$4.99], the 2010 audio-only action game from London-based Somethin' Else.
While Somethin' Else has released a number of games, they're primarily known for creating content for radio and telev...