Tag: video games

The Horror that Surrounds: Into the Dark of The Depths

Fear of the unknown is a powerful motivator to, well…stand still. Very, very still. That’s the first thing I did upon entering The Depths in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. As Link, I just stood there, surveying the empty sea of seemingly nothing that lay beyond the lit circle of “safety” where…

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The Horror That Surrounds: The Dunes

With so many horror games revolving around abandoned buildings, spooky woods, and loads of dead things, it’s really refreshing when a horror game comes along that forgoes all of that.  Okay, okay, today’s subject is not technically a horror game, and yet I still find it to be a good deal more terrifying than most…

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The Horror that Surrounds: The Tragedy of Oakvale

In the first Fable game, the village of Oakvale is the home of the game’s hero. It’s a small but lively town with all the amenities any family might need. One fateful date, the village was ransacked by bandits, and only a few residents survived, including a young boy who would go on to shape…

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The Horror That Surrounds: The Abyss

Hollow Knight is a challenging Metroidvania about a bug who travels to the dead kingdom of Hallownest, which has been ravaged by a terrible infection, leaving very few inhabitants alive and sane.  This game is no stranger to dark things, and sometimes it veers off into outright horror.  This is especially apparent in two locations…

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Spooktober: The Horror that Surrounds

Fellow readers, writers, and players, one and all, we’ve made it. We’ve finally made it to the best month of the year. It’s that month when we finally know that summer is behind us, and a chill starts to set in. That month when the orange sun peers through autumn leaves as a restless fog…

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Ranking the Bosses from Donkey Kong Country 2

When you really think about it, the original Donkey Kong Country was fairly basic, especially when the bosses were concerned.  I mean, there are two battles against a giant beaver that basically just jumps back and forth across the stage and two more skirmishes against an oversized vulture that somehow spits nuts at you.  (Considering…

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