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Snake5555555555 posted...

74. Animal Village (short top-down horror game) (16 points)

I'm glad you liked the game! I love the dark, twisted take on the Animal Crossing-type setting. Lyre I think is a great, ominous horror game character who kind of just shows up everywhere you go, almost taunting you. The boss enemies are quite well done, I especially like the disembodied dancer legs. Did you "unlock" the final boss to get the full ending? The King of Infinite Space? (not the Old King, this would be the 4th boss)

I sort of tried to speedrun it for a little while last Halloween. Got my time down to just under 18 minutes.

Snake5555555555 posted...

68. The Ritual (2017 film) (17 points)

Glad you like the film, as well. I do think it's kind of an improved version of Blair Witch, actually putting in a lot of effort into creating and (eventually) displaying what's hunting them. Also, since it's not constricted by a POV style, it's able to throw in these cool, lingering overhead shots of the forest - very ominous and almost makes the forest feel like its own character. While I agree the build-up is better than the payoff, I quite like the shift into creepy-Nordic-cult-house at the end. It reminds me a bit of From Dusk Till Dawn where you have these characters already going through hell, who manage to stumble upon something bigger and even worse.

Meanwhile the blend of psychological horror and monster movie calls back to The Babadook, where the monster itself could represent guilt/regret, consuming the protagonist. You're right that it could be seen as a punishment by Rob's spirit, killing all Luke's other friends but forcing him to live and continue carrying that guilt with him. Also like The Babadook, once the protagonist has finally conquered their inner and outer demons, they let out a defiant, primal scream at the monster. I like that bit and think it's satisfying after all Luke's been through.

Also great are Luke's hallucinations of the liquor store in the forest. It's fantastically surreal to see it invade his surroundings during already tense moments, fully emphasizing how tormented he is by Rob's death.

I think it's got a good variety of elements that work well together, I really recommend it to anyone who likes lost-in-the-woods movies. Or monster movies. Or psychological horror lol.

Snake5555555555 posted...

will surely leave a mark

if you did that on purpose that's genius lol
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