[Featurama] When ObsCure II got the idea of “subtle” oh so wrong

This week, Twinfinite has been on a slight horror binge, while Silent Hill: Downpour has been getting some decisive reviews.  Whatever the opinion, it’s a nostalgic return to survival horror’s zeitgeist, complete with its emphasis on metaphorical nightmares. Ever since fans picked apart the subtext of Silent Hill 2, peers within the genre wanted to the same complexities.  Some worked, like the echoes of Hiroshima in Forbidden Siren and the darkness of fairytales in Rule of Rose, but there were [...]