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Psychological horror game mixes prison suplexes with glass-shattering enemies

Original: Suplex and shatter glass enemies after being in prison for committing a cardinal crime in the psychological horror … Jus

A psychological horror game is drawing attention for an unusual premise: the player character has been imprisoned for committing a cardinal crime and fights enemies by suplexing them and shattering them like glass. Commenters note the odd genre mashup, with one observer saying genre-blending pitches alone no longer excite them, but this combination of wrestling moves and horror is being flagged as notably strange.

Why now: The bizarre combination of wrestling-style combat and psychological horror is being shared as a strikingly odd game concept

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• Suplex and shatter glass enemies after being in prison for committing a cardinal crime in the psychological horror … Just hearing that a game has mashed two genres together does not generally excite me. It's a useful shorthand, maybe, but there's only so many roguelike… · gamewire@gamefan.net · 2

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