OnlySP - Lovecraftian Lies: Why Video Games Cannot be "Lovecraftian." Now you tell me. According to the archive, I've only used the term here 25 times.
VaranDragon wrote on May 8, 2017, 12:44:ItBurn wrote on May 8, 2017, 12:34:
I read it diagonally, but this article is BS. A game can absolutely be "lovecraftian". This guy probably can't see games for something other than Mario Bros. You can depict insanity and indescribable horror in a visual medium. There really haven't been good "lovecraftian" games yet though... I'd say that Amnesia and Soma are pretty close.
Yep, you sure did read it diagonally. *sigh*
The article does not state as a matter of fact that games can't be lovecraftian, just that most of those games that are marketed as "Lovecraftian" are anything but. For various reason which are stated in the article. Read the article.