"How much blood, sweat, and tears does it take to make a game? This is a question that can’t be answered; the only true answer being that it differs from team to team. But the follow-up question I ask has a definitive, simple answer. How much effort does it take to belittle or otherwise threaten the creators? Practically none. Yet for every two hard-fought steps forward this continually more complex and confusing industry takes, we take one step backwards and, more often than not, that step backward doesn’t fall on the shoulders of industry giants, it falls on us: the masses." - Tyler Humphrey from Twinfinite
New Normative takes a look at the status of horror video games. Specifically, how they treat mental illness and whether or not they're becoming less ableist.
Screw this article and that damn word. I've got a couple mental issues and it sucks, but I'm tired of all this microaggression BS. There are plenty of games with mental illness in them that do it well, just look at max payne for one example or psychonauts.
While Steam gets a lot of hype for discounted prices, you don’t actually have to spend any money to enjoy some of the best games the service has to offer. Over the years, Steam has accumulated a number of great games that are free-to-play, and I’m here to tell you which ones you should check out.
Some of these recommendations will be obvious, as some of Steam’s biggest games are free-to-play—so why wouldn’t I suggest them? But, I also want to make sure to tell you about the smaller free games you might otherwise not hear about, especially when it comes to games that try something new. With that in mind, here are our top free Steam games that everyone should try.
"Disclosure: I am friendly with the developers behind the game. "
we know what went down >_>
Marcus Estrada writes: "Video games have been around for dozens of years and yet we don’t have a long history of this form of media covering topics such as mental illness very often at all. In fact, it seems that most games finally testing the waters with such themes have come out in the past few years. These are titles such as The Cat Lady, Depression Quest, Neverending Nightmares, and a variety of others. Another trend which is readily apparent is that most big name teams are basically avoiding the topic altogether. Perhaps that’s for the best as introspective, painful stories might not mix well with high-octane FPS action and explosions. Or perhaps we’re just not open enough to that possibility."
Fantastic article. Highlights the biggest problem within our community.
An amazing article really filled with prime examples of people that want to force videogames into 1 category at the expense of everything else.