{"id":14573,"date":"2024-05-23T08:37:17","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T06:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/23\/pushing-buttons-horror-game-crow-country-lets-you-switch-off-the-scary-stuff-and-thats-fine-with-me\/"},"modified":"2024-05-23T08:37:17","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T06:37:17","slug":"pushing-buttons-horror-game-crow-country-lets-you-switch-off-the-scary-stuff-and-thats-fine-with-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/23\/pushing-buttons-horror-game-crow-country-lets-you-switch-off-the-scary-stuff-and-thats-fine-with-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Pushing Buttons: Horror game Crow Country lets you switch off the scary stuff \u2013 and that\u2019s fine with me"},"content":{"rendered":"

Phobia toggles turn off scary elements like enemies, combat and spiders \u2013 but far from being too \u2018cosy\u2019, they help make gaming more accessible for even the most squeamish<\/p>\n

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As I mentioned the other week, I\u2019ve been playing through a PlayStation 1-style, low-poly horror game called Crow Country. Survival horror games aren\u2019t usually my thing. They\u2019re too intense, and full of unpleasant surprises \u2013 I even played The Last of Us with a text walkthrough to tell me when the fungal zombies were going to appear. For last year\u2019s critical darling Alan Wake 2<\/a>, I recruited my partner so I could hand over the controller whenever I felt like something was about to jump out at me.<\/p>\n

Like Alan Wake 2, a section of Crow Country<\/a> is set in an abandoned theme park \u2013 a well-worn horror setting (Max Payne did it too, as did Left 4 Dead), but one that still reliably freaks me out. Unlike Alan Wake 2, I didn\u2019t need my partner to shield my eyes.<\/p>\n

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\nPhobia toggles turn off scary elements like enemies, combat and spiders \u2013 but far from being too \u2018cosy\u2019, they help make gaming more accessible for even the most squeamish
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\nAs I mentioned the other week, I\u2019ve been playing through a PlayStation 1-style, low-poly horror game called Crow Country. Survival horror games aren\u2019t usually my thing. They\u2019re too intense, and full of unpleasant surprises \u2013 I even played The Last of Us with a text walkthrough to tell me when the fungal zombies were going to appear. For last year\u2019s critical darling Alan Wake 2, I recruited my partner so I could hand over the controller whenever I felt like something was about to jump out at me.
\nLike Alan Wake 2, a section of Crow Country is set in an abandoned theme park \u2013 a well-worn horror setting (Max Payne did it too, as did Left 4 Dead), but one that still reliably freaks me out. Unlike Alan Wake 2, I didn\u2019t need my partner to shield my eyes. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Phobia toggles turn off scary elements like enemies, combat and spiders \u2013 but far from being too \u2018cosy\u2019, they help make gaming more accessible for even the most squeamish \u2022 Don\u2019t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here As I mentioned the other week, I\u2019ve been playing through a PlayStation 1-style, low-poly …<\/p>\n

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