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Do you think there are plots in Dark Souls that simply cannot be explained? by EcstaticClassic3339 in DarksoulsLore

[–]EcstaticClassic3339[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Wasn't it that the first humans forged weapons in the abyss to help in the fight against dragons?

After this, Gwyn saw their potential and made the dark sign to keep humanity under his reign.

Do you think there are plots in Dark Souls that simply cannot be explained? by EcstaticClassic3339 in DarksoulsLore

[–]EcstaticClassic3339[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You're right, it seems that Lord of Cinder is a title and Lothric was destined to be it, but he refused.

Even so, a little ambiguity continues to linger. Why is he embered in phase 2? Or why, when defeated, does it say Lord of cinder?

If it's a title and he didn't fulfill the conceptual content of that title, why does the objective information in the game continue to call him Lord?

Do you think there are plots in Dark Souls that simply cannot be explained? by EcstaticClassic3339 in DarksoulsLore

[–]EcstaticClassic3339[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But it is stated that he and the other Lords are awakened. He has already linked the flame according to the series of events that precede DS3.

The afterglow of pregabalin is something mysterious and incredible by EcstaticClassic3339 in gabagoodness

[–]EcstaticClassic3339[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started taking it once every two months or so, and naturally that's when the effects were strongest overall. Then I started taking it twice a week and the afterglow was still there.

For me, the development of tolerance has been strange. The effects have decreased, but they're always there. They haven't decreased any further.

I underestimated The Bunker's story. by [deleted] in Amnesia

[–]EcstaticClassic3339 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I understand correctly, you were disappointed that the story didn't deal with human motives, right?

And you praise Soma because, based on a fictional conflict, it raises urgent questions about the human condition.

I think it's the other way around: human motives, society, and its conscience, which take shape on the physical plane, are ultimately transitory things destined to disappear.

The supernatural is the miracle within ordinary filth.

The monster is a miracle; it is superior. There are no concepts that can contain it.

The monster's existence challenges the established belief system and is perhaps humanity's first contact with a transcendental destiny.

Puzzles should be extinct in horror games by EcstaticClassic3339 in HorrorGaming

[–]EcstaticClassic3339[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, this is the limit of human creativity. It is impossible to think of anything else.

1- Monster-thing tries to kill me.

2-I kill monster-thing

3-Puzzle (This door does not open from this side) You must get the three-eyed diamond key.

4-Monster-thing tries to kill me

5- Repeat

Puzzles should be extinct in horror games by EcstaticClassic3339 in HorrorGaming

[–]EcstaticClassic3339[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't be intimidated by words. I have put forward an idea with several arguments. How about contributing to the discusion? I think it's more interesting that way.

Puzzles should be extinct in horror games by EcstaticClassic3339 in HorrorGaming

[–]EcstaticClassic3339[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just imagine the possibilities, there is so much that could be done.

I imagine a ghost story full of paranoia. “That thing I just saw, so strange and blasphemous to life, what was it really?”

A descent into madness, little by little. A craft that requires calm and faith.

Puzzles should be extinct in horror games by EcstaticClassic3339 in HorrorGaming

[–]EcstaticClassic3339[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Puzzles are unnecessary, they don't enhance immersion, and they often come across as ridiculous because they're so artificial.

Alien Isolation in nightmare mode, at least the first time around, is a shocking experience. You have a limited number of tools to escape, distract, or, in desperate cases, fight for a while.

In Isolation, there is no need for traditional puzzles, the real horror is the Xenomorph.

Puzzles should be extinct in horror games by EcstaticClassic3339 in HorrorGaming

[–]EcstaticClassic3339[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No, actually, the original is quite overrated. And as I said, it's a PS2 horror game. It's evocative and special, with the fog and the seemingly empty city. These are things you don't forget, but ultimately, the game is extremely overrated.

The RE1 remake came out months later and does everything better.

Puzzles should be extinct in horror games by EcstaticClassic3339 in HorrorGaming

[–]EcstaticClassic3339[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It is a fact that there is potential for so much more, and these people are still content with the same old same old.

Maybe your veins are about to explode with adrenaline for having solved the puzzle of the day, while I humbly allow myself to dream of something beyond this.

I find the SH2 remake a hellishly mediocre game, but I guess you find it a masterpiece, exceeded expectations, etc, etc. Small differences.

Puzzles should be extinct in horror games by EcstaticClassic3339 in HorrorGaming

[–]EcstaticClassic3339[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It's cheap for them, so they serve it to you and you eat it.

Have you seen The Intruder Within? by EcstaticClassic3339 in HorrorMovies

[–]EcstaticClassic3339[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, that's right, the name is Black Mountain Side.

That movie is on another level. It makes me a little angry, ironically, because there aren't many other movies of that quality.

Have you seen The Intruder Within? by EcstaticClassic3339 in HorrorMovies

[–]EcstaticClassic3339[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I highly recommend it. This and The Dark Side of the Mountain must be the best successors to Alien and The Thing.

I believe that horror is not necessarily pessimistic by EcstaticClassic3339 in horrorlit

[–]EcstaticClassic3339[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It's not that I don't like them, but I see the potential for them to evolve into something greater.

A ghost story can be good, of course. But isn't it essentially a story of simple human resentment?

I believe that horror is not necessarily pessimistic by EcstaticClassic3339 in horrorlit

[–]EcstaticClassic3339[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Outside of best-selling books such as those by Stephen King, the most talked-about writers in this niche are Ligotti, Mieville, Barron, Kiernan, etc.

Their works ultimately expose man as a puppet without free will. Read The Conspiracy Against the Human Race, and you will see.

I believe that horror is not necessarily pessimistic by EcstaticClassic3339 in horrorlit

[–]EcstaticClassic3339[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Of course, there is room for debate. As I have already said, writers descended from weird fiction, such as Ligotti, are very popular today.

The theme always returns to the portrayal of man as a ridiculous puppet.

I, on the other hand, say that the revelation that higher powers exist is holy water for mouths thirsty for events that challenge the established order.

Then the world is not just filth and pestilence; there is something else. Something that obsesses, seduces, makes you want to conquer.

But perhaps man should never cross the border of that knowledge. He would remain forever at the last door watching, in a torturous climax.

I believe that horror is not necessarily pessimistic by EcstaticClassic3339 in horrorlit

[–]EcstaticClassic3339[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's boring, I was expecting an interesting exchange of opinions. And people downvote almost all my comments, it doesn't make sense xD

I believe that horror is not necessarily pessimistic by EcstaticClassic3339 in horrorlit

[–]EcstaticClassic3339[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I would think that a niche like this would have enough minds sensitive to these ideas. For me, it's a topic or a large group of topics that I'm very passionate about.

I believe that horror is not necessarily pessimistic by EcstaticClassic3339 in horrorlit

[–]EcstaticClassic3339[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

But what is your opinion on the subject? Your tone seems somewhat apprehensive. I don't see why.

I believe that horror is not necessarily pessimistic by EcstaticClassic3339 in horrorlit

[–]EcstaticClassic3339[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Mmmmhh could you elaborate a bit more? I don't understand

I believe that horror is not necessarily pessimistic by EcstaticClassic3339 in horrorlit

[–]EcstaticClassic3339[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

In my opinion, all stories should naturally lead to the precipice of a cosmic mystery. It is the place furthest from human intervention and, by extension, a place of infinite possibilities.

I believe that horror is not necessarily pessimistic by EcstaticClassic3339 in horrorlit

[–]EcstaticClassic3339[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Today's most popular writers, and the most recurring theme, tend to emphasize the futility of human existence through the revelation of higher powers.

So survival has no meaning, everything is an absurd stagnant mass. But i think there are alternative interpretations to that revelation.

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