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four months to have any horror or a dark mission in a dark horror mission game when we've had: a dragon attack, horny plant mission, energy potion mission, fairy ice skating and story telling, and fluffy dandelion pollinators is ridiculous

they didn't use the word horror in that plurk, anons just decided it was a horror game

oh technically i suppose they did, but "folk horror" as a thematic statement and "horror game" are real different in vibe. i expected potential themes that came from darker folklore, not horror game tropes. if someone is looking for a horror game this isn't the game for them, i just would say bait and switch is a little extreme a description when they were also pretty clear about it being a slow roll in the plot department

i definitely apped in expecting folk horror a la the wickerman, midsommar, etc and there's none of that either

you're grasping at straws here

it's not the pacing. the game should've been advertised as SoL light fantasy with very occasional (if ever) dips into missions and darker themes / folk horror.

i think bait and switch doesn't fit here in that there was probably no malicious intent to deceive, just the natural progression of building a game and finding out what you can regularly deliver creatively, versus what you'd like to. but the game they have now is absolutely not what was billed at the start, lbr lol.

i will gladly accept that it isn't what was advertised but the term "bait and switch" is too much

fwiw tho I'm enjoying it

"Folk horror is a subgenre of horror film and horror fiction that uses elements of folklore to invoke fear and foreboding. Typical elements include a rural setting, isolation, and themes of superstition, folk religion, paganism, sacrifice and the dark aspects of nature. Although related to supernatural horror film, folk horror usually focuses on the beliefs and actions of people rather than the supernatural, and often deals with naïve outsiders coming up against these."

I think there's a variance in what different anons are considering folk horror

from their emp ad: "PIXIE LED: a panfandom semi-private mission-based dark fantasy and folk horror roleplaying game"

https://enablemeplz.dreamwidth.org/55623.html?thread=14182215#cmt14182215

"Pixie Led is a panfandom semi-private mission-based dark fantasy and folk horror roleplaying game with an emphasis on the more unsettling side of mythology and legend."

they're explicitly advertising it as a folk horror game

If you go down one comment you will see the anon corrected themselves

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