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Psychoanalyzing Resident Evil and Silent Hill

Posted by Zonk on from the that's-some-seriously-screwed-up-stuff-there dept.

The Game Career Guide site has up a piece doing a psychological examination of horror games. The uber-successful series Resident Evil and Silent Hill go under the microscope, giving readers a look at the psychological archetypes the games elicit, while also discussing the titles from a gameplay standpoint. It is the author's contention that the RE series is the 'standard' for the genre, while Silent Hill games shake up the gamer's viewpoint with 'avant-garde' elements. An interesting, and thoroughly academic look, at the modern face of gaming horror.

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  1. It's psychology... by Junta · · Score: 5, Funny

    In psychology, everything is either about sex, or your mother, but usually both at the same time...

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  2. The meaning meter is reading dangerously low! by Jeian · · Score: 2, Funny

    I got about two paragraphs into the article, then decided it was computer-generated essay designed to see how many people would actually think it meant something.

  3. Lacanian analysis. by Lethyos · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... [H]is end finds its meaning in the last judgment, where the Word absolves his being or condemns it—unless he reaches the subjective realization of being-toward-death.

    Now I will get chills every time I have received a Word document as an email attachment or any time a potential employer requests my resume in Word format. Wow, this Lacan guy is spot-on.

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  4. Re:Article by UbuntuDupe · · Score: 2, Funny

    I mean how difficult is it to get that Resident evil 4 has ZERO Zombies?

    Thanks for the spoiler, jerkoff.

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  5. Re:Horror games are terrifying,.. for me. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    For some reason, unknown to me I have nothing short of a fantastic suspension of disbelief.
    OMG quick, get an eBay account, I have so much worthless shit to sell you with amazing back stories.