Death gets around. He’s not shy about making a cameo, cracking a joke, or just doing his duty. The concept of Death as a character has him surrounded by heavy doses of mystique and power. His job is simple but designing a video game around him is no small task as evidenced by the fact that its taken until 2012 for Death to get the leading role in a game. Throughout August, Horrible Night will be featuring articles on Death [...]
So I got to thinking about Toy Story the other day. You know, the Pixar movie with Tom Hanks and Tim Allen where all the toys are actually alive when their owner’s not there? I was thinking about it while laying in bed in the middle of the day with the lights off, the fan on and the curtains closed because I had a monster of a migraine and lights made my head all the more hurty. The concept’s pretty [...]
Remember when you actually cared about trying to stay alive in a video game? You were given a certain amount of lives to complete your task. While there were ways to gain an extra life, there was somewhat of a challenge involved with doing so. Today’s games lack the same challenges of the old days. Even though there are a few exceptions (Dark Souls), dying in a game just doesn’t have the same meaning it did 10+ years ago. Throughout [...]
In modern society, if you grow tired of a relationship with a friend, relative, or even someone you disagree with, it is simply unacceptable to kill them. At least that’s what I’m told. After spending hours working on the relationships with my Sims in The Sims franchise I have come to realize there is a place where it seems almost normal and unassuming to murder a Sim simply because you’re ready to move on. It’s the ultimate break up. The methods [...]
Justin, Ethan, Cole, and Josh have had their share of failures in video games, but which one’s rank as their most memorable video game deaths? From the dark and brutal to the touching and tearful, the cast explores all definitions of game over. The Horrible Show – Join the editorial staff of HorribleNight.com as they discuss a variety of entertainment-focused video game topics. This show was recorded live on Twitch.tv/HorribleNight. Live podcasts are featured monthly. View the archived video. Throughout [...]
Matt “The Matt Hittle” Hittle and I had been at war with the combined forces of the GLA and China for well over 2 hours in Command and Conquer: Generals when we finally tasted the sweetness of our enemies’ inevitable defeat. We were forced to hunker down early as the opposition bombarded us with suicide bombers and a steady stream of tanks but a risky expansion and Hittle’s finesse with the ion cannon eventually crippled our challengers. As we began to move [...]
