Tag: Amnesia: The Dark Descent

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The Moving Pixels Podcast Finally Gets ‘Amnesia’

This Halloween we look at a now horror classic in Frictional Games’ Amnesia: The Dark Descent. One of the reasons I love being on the Moving Pixels Podcast is that it forces me to sit down and finish games by a deadline. I began playing Amnesia 3 years ago. I made it about halfway through before I had to put it down because it was late and I just never picked it up again. So, we decided on Amnesia as hour Halloween title and I had to sit down and finish it. | more

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‘Amnesia’: The Psychological Toll of Horror

This week on horror month at PopMatters I wrote about Amnesia: The Dark Descent. Normally I like to finish a game before I begin writing about it, because often I do an examination of the whole. But with Amnesia I knew the behavior the game instills in its player going in. What I didn’t know is how complete that behavior outside the game can mirror the behavior inside the game. To properly play a horror game, you have to play it in the dark and alone. Amnesia rewards safety with staying in the dark. | more