Horror is a genre that, despite the fear it can induce, remains popular across mediums. From the scary stories of childhood, to the many films that get pumped out of Hollywood year on year, horror is nothing if not durable. It took until 1980, however, for the question of why it’s popular to be addressed […]
Vertical Slice: Dark Souls’ DLC Brings One of the Best Boss Fights of All Time
In game design, a “vertical slice” is a representative chunk of a game, showcasing important facets of its design within a limited space. At Loser City, Vertical Slice is a place for us to talk about the small but essential pieces of a work of art that might get lost in broader analysis. This is […]
Bloodborne Logs #2: Over My Dead Body
We’ve sent our Games Editor Jake Muncy into the dark, unwelcoming world of From Software’s newest title, Bloodborne. Today, he narrates his journey deeper into the plague-infested city of Yharnam. As Jake journeys on, spoilers will be inevitable, so keep that in mind. You can read the first installment of his Bloodborne Logs here. Old Yharnam is […]
Bloodborne Logs: Being Hunted With Religious Fervor
As my bronzed blade sinks into his shoulder ligaments, soaking us both in blood, the rabid villager swears at me. “Vile beast!” Then he slumps over, dead, and some ethereal power in his blood—blood echoes, I’m told—is added to my own. Meanwhile, his physical blood, along with the blood of several men like him, is […]