#i remember showing my mum cutscenes of jacob

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ANOTHER short list of games that i recommend giving a try because we need something to do during COVID [a lot of words and images, be careful]

I am One Bored Bitch who likes to play video games if I’m not writing fanfiction/poetry, caring for my animals or making memes. 

As much as I enjoy Outlast, this list is different compared to my other one simply because the games here don’t behave like Outlast at all. 

Access to PlaystationNow has me exploring new horizons and now I need to share my excitement. :D There will be lots of images and some spoilers, so be warned. I will try my damnedest not to reveal too much.

1. Vampyr

This game feeds my intense love of Victorian [?] London. It has an awesome storyline, the best aesthetic, and a hot protagonist. [His sister is lowkey cute, too. All of my homosexual/lesbian/bisexual homies, rise up]

You play as Jonathan Reid,

a vampire-turned surgeon who spends the game searching for the guy who turned him. He served in World War l until he got turned, so you know he’s a badass. 

The game was created by DONTNOD, and if you don’t know who they are, they created Life is Strange. This game behaves a bit like LIS - you have choices to make, and those choices have consequences - so it causes you to be careful and save the game before you make a decision.

What makes this game even more chaotic is that it takes place during the Influenza Epidemic [How fun! HOW IRONIC!] and the World War. The environment is also interactive; you can help the citizens around you, or feed off of them and kill them. [There are a couple of assholes, so the ‘kill’ option is so handy.]

It’s on XBOX, Steam, and PS4 [it’s free on PS4 if you use PSNow.]

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2. [You saw this coming] Until Dawn

Ohhhh DEATHHHHHHHHH-

I’ll shut up now. But the intro is fucking amazing, you can’t tell me otherwise.

Until Dawn is a chaotic shitstorm that takes place in the Canadian mountains. That’s all the info you need.

...No, I’m kidding. But this will be long with a lot of images. There is a lot of explaining that needs to be done.

Until Dawn consists of 8 protagonists who you have to keep alive. I mean, you don’t have to, but that’s how you get the best ending.

There is Sam, one of my favourite characters,

Josh, my second favourite,

The Twins, Hannah [Left] and Beth [Right], sisters of Josh, 

Mike who I thought was an asshole at first but that changes,

Jess, the girlfriend of Mike,

Emily, the ex of Mike and a queen, but let’s be real, she can be a total bitch,

Matt, the boyfriend of Emily and the soft boy we all love and appreciate in this house,

Chris, my third favourite character,

and Ashley, who I despise [players of Until Dawn most likely know why],

So Mike, Emily, Ashley, Jess, and Matt were in on a prank that involved Hannah and Mike, because Hannah loved Mike but he was in a relationship with Emily at the time, and it went wrong due to Hannah running out into a blizzard. 

Josh and Chris are in drunken stupors and Sam is busy scolding her friends for being dickheads, so Beth runs into the cold Canadian climate to find her sister.

They both die under weird circumstances, and the game takes place a year later. 

I warn you, and I mean this; this game is INCREDIBLY gorey and will make your jaw drop due to the amount of plot twists and jumpscares. And we thought Outlast’s jumpscares were bad? Puhleeze.

The best part of this game is that YOU BEFRIEND A WOLF!!!!

I LOVE HIM SO MUCH. HIS NAME IS WOLFIE AND HE IS A GOOD BOY!!!!

Unfortunately, this masterpiece is PS4 exclusive. Horrendous, I know. :(

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3. Assassins Creed Syndicate

Another game based in Old London. Oops! Not really. This is not an Oops whatsoever.

This is the first game I played on my PlayStation 4, and it’s something I play quite a lot. 

You play as two protagonists. They are twins.

Evie, the brains of the two who plans before taking action,

and Jacob, the lovable asshole who uses his fists in every situation possible,

They are master assassins trying to take back London from a hipster asshole with a very stylish mustache,

I’ve noticed that Ubisoft really hates hipsters. It’s funny.

This game will make you question your sexuality because you will love both Evie AND Jacob. It’s hard not to.

Not only that, but there is a character who is trans and a TOTAL BABE,

I love him, you love him, my dog loves him, God loves him, Aliens love him-

[His name is Ned, please treat him with respect he is a very beneficial ally :(]

It’s on PS4, XBOX, and Windows. Yum.

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4. Life is Strange: The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit

It’s not very long, but it’s a treasure that you need to experience!

You play as a BLESSED LITTLE BOY NAMED CHRIS, WHO I WANT TO SPOIL AND HUG,

His imagination is very vivid, so you can expect to play as a superhero and find stuff to help make him a costume.

His dad is a fucking asshole, a piece of shit, a- 

[Please read on as I call his dad every insult under the sun]

It’s free on Steam. Get it here. There is a definite spoiler below because I think it’s important.

Before you play, please be warned that Chris uses his imagination to cope with losing his mother and abuse from his father. You will experience this in the game, and that’s why I felt the need to warn you. It may bring back PTSD flashbacks or disturb you in general.

As someone who was abused by their father, I 100% sympathize with Chris and used my imagination to cope with my situation too. I kinda blame my upbringing for having a vivid imagination :/ 

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Before you play any of these, I recommend looking at short playthroughs, or reviews before you spend your money! You’re gonna wanna spend your money on something you’re gonna play, right?

Enjoy. x