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I’ve recently been watching Rule of Rose (remake) on youtube. It’s a masterfully twisted game and beautifully done. Something about watching gameplays has always soothed me. I would always fall asleep to Silent Hill 2 gameplays during the pandemic. You just have to turn down the boss fights when you’re finally trying to sleep; it can get a little abrasive. Stay away from gameplays with commentary please. You don’t need a random white guy's opinion on the creature design right now- just too goddamn annoying
Jan 30, 2024
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It’s funny cause I’m too scared to actually play most of the games, I watch other people play them on Youtube. I’m just obsessed with the storytelling you can do with this medium. Especially sick if the game is made by just one obsessed person. My favorite of all time is Sally Face. But I’ve also watched a ton of Silent Hill and Fear and Hunger playthroughs.
Oct 23, 2023
ive never been much of a gamer, but I recently tried playing that’s not my neighbor and it was actually really fun (perhaps because of its rather simple game setup) so I’m kind of invested into playing more but primarily ones with more serious storylines
this vid here caught my eye today (highly recommend, very well organized and made me think a lot about my own experiences!!)
i first encountered silent hill 2 when I was 12 and I didn’t really process the story or its themes in that first gameplay but revisiting the game as an adult has kind of blown my mind a bit by just how heavy the emotional weight of the game is (and how I had no business playing it at the age of 12…)
I haven’t played mouthwashing but I am really interested in playing it after watching this video
interested in other recommendations as well!
Mar 6, 2025
From a “hobbyist” perspective, the natural conclusion of OSSC upscaling fetishism and a PS2 with a hard drive is getting to play this gorgeously freaky little game on original hardware without buying a price gouged £200+ disc copy.
From a personal perspective, I think I’ve tripped and stumbled into prototyping a video game? Music isn’t speaking to me the way that it used to and I guess I’m looking for a more gag driven way to get my point across. Survival horror is such malleable language. So I’m deluding myself into considering this research. Playing it in tandem with Silent Hill 4 to get a nice spread of dream-logic nightmare realms that clash with domestic horror. I do so wish P.T. was still accessible. If anybody has any other suggestions or favourites in this category I’d love to hear them!
Deliciously creepy stuff.
Jan 26, 2025
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This was my life in middle school. I would spend hours on the computer after school building sets, creating characters and writing scripts. It doesn’t hold up as well because I don’t want to torment my computer with all the custom content downloads… and now I’m jaded from making movies with real people (lol) I made a zombie series called Propagation on Sims. I made an epic short about teenage pregnancy to a Sigur Ros song. I made one about a teacher student affair to the song Nude by Radiohead. I was full of so much confusion and emotions… making movies on Sims 2 was my release. Check out Lodelday on youtube. She was my inspiration. Her movies informed my taste in a way. Long live Sims 2. Forever love. Here is Frances Nowak; a character I made for a failed short about a widowed woman finding her life again to the Umbrellas of Cherbourg theme song. The dramaaaa.
Jan 30, 2024
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This beautifully harrowing album from experimental ambient trio from Gothenburg has easily made it onto one of my favorite albums list of the past couple years. First time I listened to the track “Stanna Hos Mig” I felt like I was listening back at a fuzzy and distorted memory. The delay on the strings and the vocals are ghostly and sublime; creating a sort of distance from the listener. This album shapeshifts and folds into whatever domineering headspace you’re in at the time. I would love to sample their work sometime. This is the kind of music I wish I was making.
Jan 30, 2024
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The perfect amount of weed. By the time the edible hits you’ve forgotten you’ve taken and it comes like a delicate brush of wind on a spring day; always a pleasant surprise. Be wary of the subtle ego death if you’ve had an off day. Take with caution.
Jan 30, 2024