Woha never heard of that, I’ll look into it
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Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Since you’re ok with horror, I highly recommend both Detention and Devotion by Red Candle Games. Both of them start out as horror, then gut punch you as you realize what’s going on. Devotion is an amazing example of domestic horror (the horror that can happen inside the home), and Detention is the horror that people do when they don’t realize the consequences of their actions. Devotion has stuck with me, and to this day the last line makes me want to cry.
seliaste@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 months ago
Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.world 3 months ago
You can only get Devotion on Red Candle’s website, thanks to Chinese censorship bullshit. It got pulled off Steam, then when GOG said they would sell it, they freaked out because they were worried about CP2077 sales and claimed “gamers” complaining made them change their mind (but wouldn’t respond to anyone asking for specifics).
seliaste@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 months ago
Why would it be affected by Chinese censorship? Is it critical of the ccp? Or just because it’s a taiwanese game?
Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.world 3 months ago
There was a random art asset that compared Xi Jinping to Winnie the Pooh that didn’t get taken out in time.
Their partner in China got their business license pulled, and they took the game off Steam when it started getting review bombed. It was a big mess over the stupidest thing.
Theharpyeagle@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Thank you for reminding me of this. I loved Detention, they did a great job of transitioning to an intriguing story once the horror elements got less scary (as they naturally do as you get used to a horror game.)
Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.world 3 months ago
If you haven’t played Devotion, I really can’t recommend it enough. It’s a completely different style from Detention, but they did that same really good job of transitioning to the story.