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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. "im not even going to read this article" by deadlock911 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Mod this guy down please...i used all my mod points already >_

  2. Re:Horror games are terrifying,.. for me. by A+Friendly+Troll · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What I do know is that I totally and utterly am scared easily, be it movies / games etc, it's fantastic - because I can enjoy some games more but it's terrible because I can be frightened so much.
    So tell me, mr. AbRASiON, how do you really feel about Windows Vista...?