Bed, Bath & Beyond - The Game?
The mysterious and possibly certifiable 'Big G' has re-appeared, with his concept for what he considers the most evil 'survival horror' game concept of all time - a video game version of being forced to shop at U.S. retail emporium Bed, Bath & Beyond.
His intro explains it well: "Hell is a popular setting for video games. From the Doom series to Devil May Cry, everyone's least favorite afterlife destination has had its share of digital representations. Let's face it – so far, the video game representations of the unimaginable horror have been lacking in authenticity. Never have I been exposed to something frightening and painful that I have had to turn the game off in order to prevent soiling myself. The typical portrayal of hell is similar to Dante's Inferno. Although it is a classic work of literature, no literary scholar is going to argue that Dante really went on a journey to hell."
It's further mused: "Relying on the Inferno's fictional imagery is a crutch that prevents game makers from creating a vision so horrifying that gamers may suffer from heart attacks. That is why I present to you my personal vision of the unspeakable evil that is hell: Bed, Bath and Beyond." What's your own vision of hell that isn't, uhh, actually inferno-like? Robot hell not counted.









Comments
I don't think I could handle that game.
I can imagine games like that. Its not so different from a Kafka book or Brazil. Just take reality and twist it around a bit.
I didn't play it, but didn't Postal 2 have stuff like that?
Posted by: Corey Holcomb-Hockin | September 17, 2006 5:01 PM
I've played IKEA a couple of times. It's really hard to beat without the walkthrough, though.
Posted by: Shih Tzu | September 18, 2006 1:02 AM