Tag: horror
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Ocarina of Time is Actually A Horror Game
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is a fairy tale, more so even than most other Zelda games. Recognizing this is key to understanding (if not necessarily liking) the visual approach Nintendo has taken for the remake of the 1998 classic, as I wrote when discussing its masterful take on Hyrule Field. I think…
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a horror classic defanged by modern convention
The past is a demon in Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly Remake. With every step protagonist Mio Amakura takes through the abandoned Japanese village she and her sister find themselves trapped in, history is always stalking just closely behind. It’s there to feed on her shame over her inability to protect her big sister. It’s…