Anthology Of The Killer threads a really delicate needle, managing to by some means be extremely humorous whereas nonetheless making you concern to your life.
BB runs a zine on spooky-goings-on in her city. Fortunately, there isn’t any scarcity of fabric the place she lives. Irrespective of how mundane a spot would possibly sound, wherever BB goes, you’ll discover some unsettling factor price writing about afterwards. And truthfully, there isn’t something mundane about any of the locations she’ll go to throughout the varied episodes of this anthology. Each location is stuffed with surreal visuals, eye-grabbing sights, and distinctive creatures. Exploring this world is rearding sufficient by itself.
The visuals are rewarding, however in addition they create a base feeling of discomfort as you discover the world. Issues don’t sit fairly proper. Horrifying creatures flit about or outright seize onto you. On the identical time, outright hilarious interactions occur. The dialogue is sharp and humorous, but additionally vivid and discomforting. This sport slips by scary interactions that by some means make me giggle about my very own possible demise. Horror and humor typically go hand-in-hand, however this connection is usually lopsided. This sport does one thing unbelievable by at all times protecting this stuff in stability, creating this unusual sensation that I’m laughing to maintain myself sane whereas attempting to not die simply so I can write one thing to make hire.
Anthology of the Killer is outstanding as a sport to make me giggle whereas concurrently giving me that sense of dread I get pleasure from whereas taking part in a horror sport. I’ve simply by no means had these emotions coexist in the identical second earlier than. This mingled sensation, in addition to the unbelievable talent with the writing and visuals it took to convey me to this unusual place, make this sport into one thing you actually need to expertise at the very least as soon as.
Anthology Of The Killer is accessible now on itch.io, GameJolt, and Steam.
About The Writer
Joel Couture
Joel has been protecting indie video games for varied websites together with IndieGames.com, Siliconera, Gamasutra, Warp Door, CG Journal, and extra over the previous seven years, and has written book-length research on Undertale and P.T.. Joel is continually looking out for digital experiences that push the boundaries of what video games will be, and seeks to delve into the inventive course of, meanings, and emotion labor that goes into the work of artists worldwide.
