Tag: gothic

Gothic horror, fiction and architecture as well as the neo gothic in games.

Read the Gothic Horror post for a quick introduction.

Friedrich Romanticism and Games

Let's get introduced to one of the most video-game-defining artist out there... ...born in 1774. The german painter, Caspar David Friedrich is one of many iconic artists of the romanticism movement and responsible for defining many fundamental tropes in early and modern games. His paintings not only gave fodder for...

What Murdered – Soul Suspect could have been…

Early gothic horror concept art for Murdered – Soul Suspect. The game became much smaller than what these concepts have been exploring, so the mind wanders, what the game could have been. The artist is Yuki Matsuzawa. Scroll down for images: Source: http://eu.square-enix.com/en/blog/exploring-beautiful-concept-art-murdered-soul-suspect

Gothic Horror

Gothic Horror (often referred to as gothic fiction) is a western writing genre, originating in the late 18th century, which had a profound impact on popculture. Gothic horror explores themes of death, the supernatural, crime, horror and romance, usually set in locations with gothic/medieval architecture (or modern architecture in a...