Whatever Happened to “The Suffering”
4Player-"Let’s be honest, the term Horror is used fairly loosely when speaking in reference to the gaming industry. IP (Intellectual Property) like Resident Evil and Dead Space still have their place but with so much emphasis now placed on creating a high-octane experience, the more important elements of true horror are rarely prominent or executed properly. This got me thinking a lot about a property that was born a few years prior to the explosion of the action-horror genre. Along with landmark titles like FEAR, The Suffering (developed by Surreal and published by Midway) was one of the few games that combined exhilarating combat scenarios with elements of psychological horror. The question now becomes: What was so special about The Suffering and where is it now?"
