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An Ode To The Only Twin Peaks Game In The World. Sort Of

In 1990, David Lynch went crazy, unleashed the mystery program Twin Peaks upon an unsuspecting world, and television was never the same again. The amount of influence the series has had on television thereafter is incalculable. Almost all modern programs following a dramatic serial format—from Breaking Bad to Game of Thrones—owes something to the lunatic pioneering techniques of David Lynch and Mark Frost when they teamed up to tell the death of a small town girl named Laura Palmer and chronicled the efforts to uncover her killer. Now, just in time for the in-program prediction that things would pick up again in 25 years, David Lynch has announced that Twin Peaks will make a return to airwaves by 2016, 25 years after the end of the series conclusion in 1991.

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Video Games Proud To Not Be For Everyone

Plenty of games have made a name for themselves as being proud of the fact they’re not to everyone’s taste over the years.

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thorstein139d ago

If you make something for everyone, you please no one.

mkis007139d ago

I mean I can do without nintendo games if given the choice. They are not nearly as mature rated as the average.

Yui_Suzumiya139d ago (Edited 139d ago )

Yeah but I use my Switch OLED primarily for anime booba style games (visual novels and JRPG's) and ultra violent FPS's. Far from kid friendly, lol

JohnBLZ138d ago

The problem with that line of though is that games have never been as much "for everyone" as in 2025.
The only thing that's not for everyone in gaming lately is the gatekeeping. Devs will try to appeal to as many people as they can, but if you dare have your own tastes and prefer something a bit more obscure, then you have "L takes" because at the moment, popular opinion equals right opinion.
So devs should simply own the fact they water down their games and go Hollywood to please everybody. Then indies will go back to being trendsetters that are different from AAAs, instead of being roguelike and gacha copycats.

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JohnBLZ138d ago

Okay, but "games I'm not meant to love" means I won't play them.
Games are for fun. They're their own art, it's a disservice to reduce them to interactive stories. You can focus on making your audience entertained on a positive way and still stand out.

jznrpg138d ago

No game is for everyone. Some games are more mainstream or casual friendly but there is always someone who won’t like it. Same with anything else

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5 Terrifying Games Inspired By Silent Hill

TNS: "This is a list of five terrifying games that have all been inspired by the Silent Hill franchise in one way or another."

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Deadly Premonition | Games To Play Before You Die

Deadly Premonition is a weird, weird cocktail that doesn't go down smooth for everyone, but it's still absolutely worth sampling.

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jznrpg853d ago (Edited 853d ago )

It’s sooooo janky but the story is so good and the agent is so quirky I loved it thouroughly, the story is that good that you can actually make it through all of its jankiness and issues .
It’s a diamond in the rough and rough is saying lighly.
This game deserves a remake out of any game I can think of .
If they fixed the combat ,driving and movement this would be one of my favorite games all time and it already is in a way.

After10Ben853d ago

The first time I turned on my flashlight was one of the funniest things I have ever seen in a game. His suit just sort of lights up. There's no physical flashlight in his hand--hilarious. It's also the only game I've played to truly capture the delightfull quirkiness of Twin Peaks. I'm with you on how much I like this game. Despite all of its flaws, it's a genuinely fun experience. "My coffee warned me about it," is probably my favorite line of all time in any video game.

I still haven't played the sequel, but I will some day.

shinoff2183853d ago

I enjoyed this back during ps3 days. I'd buy it again if they re released it fixed up a little. I had fun with it.