So I'm a huge gamer and always have been. I've played through many games over my life and genres. I've played through Action, RPG, RTS, FPS, TPS, horror, comedy, all kinds etc.
I've played through my fair share of horror games. From Doom and F.E.A.R. and System Shock to Resident Evil and Dead Space. However I've noticed something now. Like movies, video games are starting to become more and more depraved. Not your usual horror involving monsters or zombies or slashers but more and more full on depraved. I wrote about the disgusting Outlast 2 that came out last year. The game had mutilated children and infant corpses everywhere. There were notes in the game in full detail describing the rape, torture, and murder of children. At one point you walk across a pit of charred babies.
https://voat.co/v/pizzagate/1844354
https://www.google.com/search?q=outlast+2+children&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwikl-62xt3TAhWF0iYKHbtUCHgQ_AUIBygC&biw=1920&bih=974#imgrc=FhYptK18Kd26AM:
https://www.pcgamer.com/i-walked-across-a-charred-baby-pit-in-outlast-2-and-didnt-like-it-much/
https://www.gamecrate.com/sites/default/files/field/image/2016_04_23_06_05_58_Farm_Horror_Outlast_II_Official_Gameplay_YouTube_0.jpg
Children who were tortured and stuffed into tombs to die.
https://www.google.com/search?q=outlast+2+children&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwikl-62xt3TAhWF0iYKHbtUCHgQ_AUIBygC&biw=1920&bih=974#imgrc=LXSOfFEqTUy-bM:
Cut audio of the game had the audio of a little girl named Jessica being brutally raped.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqKgs2aF7sk
This year the disgusting game "Agony" comes out where you play as a soul in hell trying to get out. It also features child and baby murder and torture.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oPnKm4xpFM
Now two days ago a game called "Lust for Darkness" is announced by a studio called "Lunar Cult Studios". It's a Eyes Wide Open style game of a depraved cult who perform occult and ritual abuse. They send you to a hellish world using an occult ritual where every perverse sin and desire available is encouraged.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtxwQdlVuDs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps_lWaNaqo8
This is the Steam page and description.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/523650/Lust_for_Darkness/
"A psychological horror of seeking satisfaction on the border of two intertwining worlds. An intriguing plot with erotic and occult themes guides the player's character through the Yelvertons' Victorian mansion and a perverse land inspired with Lovecraft's works and paintings of Zdzisław Beksiński."
"Jonathan Moon receives a letter from his wife who has gone missing a year before. Following information from the message he heads for a secluded mansion where an eldritch, occult ceremony takes place.
Gates to another world - the profane, perverse land of Lusst’ghaa are opened."
"Move in both a Victorian mansion and Lusst’ghaa - an alien dimension filled with otherworldly creatures. Lusst’ghaa used to be similar to our earth until the local beings decided to undergo total degeneration at their own wish. Through experiments they transformed their bodies so that they could never cease to experience carnal delights. Hundreds of years have passed since that metamorphosis and Lusst’ghaa is now a land overgrown with alien vegetation and full of monstrosities squirming in a never ending ecstasy."
So this video game is about pure depravity and occult sexual torture. I have a feeling pedophilia and snuff are going to be a big part of this game. Cannibalism/drinking of blood is featured in the trailer. Child murder and rape and starting to become horror themes in games and movies and it's being pushed. Like I said, monsters, killers, zombies, aliens, demons any of that is your standard horror fare in gaming. Now it's starting to become more and more occult, with depraved and horrific themes starting to become more prevalent. As a long time gamer I can see where the industry is heading and it's NOT ok. They are pushing this on the video game industry now.
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21yearsofdigging ago
I have lots to add to this idea that gaming companies are working with intelligence agencies and that they are dangerous beyond belief. It kills me that so many people are aware now about films and tv but completely ignore what the gaming industry is up to. I was the second lead voice in Deus Ex Human Revolution and yes, lots to add to what I found out. (my character was named David Sarif)
ponyfriend ago
The voice actor who did David Sarif died and that is why in the sequel (which sucked IMO) the role was re-cast.
Okay wait I'm looking it up and now I'm seeing that they re-cast the person but the original actor didn't die. I could have sworn that was the reason given...
So if you're Stephen Shellen my apologies, for some reason in the run-up to the sequel I'm pretty sure people were saying you were dead or sick. Interesting now that I'm searching it says you had a falling out with the studio and basically became totally focused on conspiracy stuff.
If it really is you, DXHR is one of the few decent games of that decade and your voice acting was really great. I didn't even play the sequel, for a few reasons, one of which was because I was a bit disappointed at both the storyline and that they recasted you.
The first Deus Ex was a really fun game and I hope you played it at some point to get an idea of where the franchise started.
21yearsofdigging ago
Thanks. The truth is weirder than you can imagine. If you want check out my new film that I wrote and directed. It kinda touches on some stuff. www.stephenshellenberger.com Here's a review https://medium.com/@thomas.mcfarlan/the-spark-art-film-debuts-online-stephen-shellens-tour-de-force-on-post-9-11-surveillance-4a13709ae11d
adaya ago
I will check it out :)