Decarnation Brings Disturbing, Disgusting Pixel Art Horror To Switch In May

Aww dang why did it have to have puzzles >.< this would have been right up my alley otherwise.

After seeing the main character - disgusting is right. Everything else is really compelling, definitely goes to the watchlist.

@Nanami_Ataraxia do you, perchance, detest puzzles?

@ComfyAko
I really do I just can't stand them just because I'm so stoopid and I get frustrated by them easily xD I think the part of my brain that is supposed to enjoy figuring stuff out and the satisfaction you get from it just never developed for me. They sour pretty much every game they are in for me.

uhhhhh!?!?!? wtf is going on here??

Looks interesting but I don't like puzzle games and it's kind of lame if the horror part is only in her mind and not in real life in the games.

This gives off body/cosmic horror vibes similar to Junji Ito's works. Might pick this one up

Not feeling this, struggling to see either inspiration tbh. The soundtrack is probably the most Satoshi Kon thing about this game.
@yannis looks more like Junjo Ito to me too, but this is coming from someone who hasn’t read any of his work.

@PessitheMystic if you ever do, i recommend you start with Uzumaki or Shiver if you want shorter stories. Either way his works are amazing!

I'm intrigued, will keep an eye on this one

@DrGonzo Harsh.

I was searching for the Lynch reference and saw the stage with the red curtain. I think every writer across all media sees the stage with the red curtain, sees psychological horror and jumps to Lynch. Not only writers though but game makers, other directors, etc.
I don't blame them really you type the word "Lynchian" now and you get instant response. In the same way Lovecraftian is
over-used every time someone puts in a tentacle. Mullholland Drive's Club Silencio and Twin Peaks' Red Room does tend to stick in one's mind. You can't help but rip it off really.

Game looked interesting to me. Clean pixel art. Let's see if it is more novel than game. I stick to novels when I want to read novels and games when I want games. We'll see.

I can't explain why I enjoy this but I do. Thank you for reporting about it, I will keep an eye on this game

@Nanami_Ataraxia

I will be buying this. Thank you.

@PessitheMystic The Enigma of Amigara Fault is a pretty good intro to his style, and it's a short story that you can finish in less than ten minutes.

This looks like a true indie game in the sense that it looks unpolished and unfinished. Not even remotely worth the disgusting/disturbing content.

I sometimes wonder how NL decides which indie games to give this kind of exposure to? Like, why this game instead of the literally thousands of others??

Interesting. Hate the character designs (reminds me of Braid), but the pixel art itself is fairly impressive. I'll keep an eye on this.

Wow, this looks amazing! Beautiful, disturbing, and intriguing!

I do have a soft spot for indie games that take place in a seemingly random setting and arbitrarily recent time period that have next to no bearing on the story or gameplay. "A terrifying 90s Paris," right up there with "a spine-tingling early-2000s Kingston, Massachusetts, just off the exotic and horrifying Route 3A..." This special combination of unnecessary background information gives off the same vibe as fan-made Sonic original characters that list completely random facts. Davey "Schindler" Prower; no relation to Tails; likes pepperoni pizza, but only if it has extra anchovies; born Anthony DeMeo in 1985 Hiroshima, JP; charged and convicted in Scottsdale, AZ back in '99 for the abduction and murder of a crooked cop; likes purple; eye color: idk they change colors; blood type: A.

Yes, at that price, it's a day one.

Looks pretty cool! Too bad I am a huge wimp with horror games. Even pixelated ones.

@DrGonzo I’ve mentioned it before, but I can’t stand it when people use the term ‘Lynchian’. Annoys me to my very core.

Couldn't they just make the heads ~20% smaller? The visuals look really impressive overall, but I know that one tiny detail will have me thinking of nothing but bobble heads and Farmville for the duration if I try to play it.

@PessitheMystic It's become the go-to word for anything dream-like with a touch of american gothic horror. in this case, French I guess. Which I guess would just be gothic then. Lol, the visigoths.

I do not think he would ever make anything so trite as to be suffering mentally and then seeing demons and eyes and tentacles and stuff. Its teenage fantasy. Not his deal.

@DrGonzo or maybe because the publisher referenced Kon and Lynch?
https://shiro-unlimited.com/games/decarnation/

But sure, jump down NLs throat..

You can tell they voted for Biden. 🤣

Yeah this has FA to do with Lynch, more Cronenberg. Not heard of Jujo Ito before, but his stuff seems to be an influence.
Bit of Akira in there? The end of the film where they are expanding.

@DrGonzo - Long live the new flesh!

RemindMe! 2 months

Making me think of Sanitarium on
PC from like 2002-ish.