Today I want to talk about a game some of you may know. A game from the PlayStation 1 era simply known as D.
Now that may sound like a dumb title for a game but all laughter ceases once one takes a look at the box art:
Talk about ominous. The single letter title is large and in red. And it's encircling the bottom half a of a tear-stricken face.
You know, I think this might be a horror game.
Seriously: I never played this game but even seeing this box art in the store I could tell this game's intent from a mile away.
However what makes this game interesting to me is that this is an age of digital distribution and gaming stories are losing ground to online services - and at the same time, the horror genre is enjoying widespread success. D may have looked down right shocking in it's day staring from the shelves next to it's brightly colored contemporaries but now it looks quaint next to genuine shockers like Amnesia and Five Nights at Freddy's.
Maybe that's why the horror genre has taken off with online distribution: Seeing a box art like the one above wouldn't have worked in the stores as it may scare off potential customers. But online distribution, conversely, presents the notion that anything can be found - even that which lurks within the deepest darkest corners....
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