We don't need any more Lovecraftian video games for a while

It's 2019, and H.P. Lovecraft has won. Cosmic horror, alien gods, and mind-breaking revelations of forbidden knowledge are no longer obscure tropes of weird fiction: they have come to dominate how horror is presented in video games.

But horror is much bigger than Lovecraft. And games would be better off if they focused on different sorts of horror for a while.

[ShinRon]

disagree, i need Bloodborne 2 asap

[ramiuk1]

bloodborne setting ,enviroment was one of the best in any game ive ever played.
it was amazing!!!!!
i really struggled with the game but finished it and everything about it was stunning,i loved that dark gritty theme.
i would love a BB2

[Eonjay]

I don't think it needs to go away but I don't want to see everyone harp on the same genre. In other words, its okay as longs as new content and genres are explored simultaneously.

[Silly gameAr]

You don't have to play them, and you don't speak for me. I want Bloodborne 2.

[SkatterBrain]

Promised New BioShock PS Vita Game

[Tross]

I'm pretty sure that's canceled...

[Segata]

Vita is not even being made anymore...

[porkChop]

Cancelled. If you read between the lines of what Ken Levine has said it's pretty clear what happened. Sony and 2K were both interested in the game, but neither side wanted to pay for it.

The game was going to be really different from the other games in the series. It was a Final Fantasy Tactics-style strategy game set during the fall of rapture.

[SkatterBrain]

ohh good it didnt get released i dont like those kind of games

[SkatterBrain]

its a joke i Know its VaporWare like Rockstars Agent

[King_Noctis]

Do we have a lot of good Lovecraft games lately? If not, then there is no reason to not have more.

[thepatientgamer]

Sorry, bruh, but I’m gonna have to disagree with you on that one

[TheColbertinator]

Anything else?

Less racing sims?

Less modern warfare FPS games?

Less Samurai era games?

[goodwin]

Less games.

[AK91]

I sincerely disagree

[Xaevi]

It's not about exactly Lovecraft, but about deep lore. That's what makes Bloodborne and all the Souls games so far so interesting. They've built world's with history, and mystery. World's that keep people talking, digging deeper into the lore, not many games pull this off.

[Scatpants]

I'd kind of like a good one to come along. We don't need any more below average ones though.

[Tross]

Perhaps you can solve this issue you're having by just playing less Lovecraftian games. That way there aren't any less for those who want them, but you don't have to experience them.

Yeah, your actual thesis is that you wish to see more horror games that explore other themes and concepts, but perhaps your headline could more accurately reflect that.

[antikbaka]

i'd rather not see another WH40k trash

[jznrpg]

Sure we do. Just higher budget games and of course BB2

[Nacho_Z]

Another stealthy detective sim is probably unnecessary at this point but something like Dead Space with fish monsters or Bloodborne 2 is always welcome.

[mogwaii]

We bloody do! Just need to be done properly like bloodborne.

[BinaryMind]

I bet the author of this has never played Saya no Uta.

[SyntheticForm]

I disagree and I'll take a dozen Lovecraft inspired games.

[MadLad]

Lies.

[P_Bomb]

Why prohibition something that’s niche by nature?

“Oh, and while we're at it: no more zombie games after Dying Light 2. We're set on those for a decade too.”

Okay dad. Go mow the lawn.