How Video Games Helped Me Confront Death

Night in the Woods helped me confront death. Death is a big topic, especially in video games, but after playing Night in the Woods, I knew I had to make a video essay about it. Video games have made death into a pretty universal fail state. From Elden Ring to Signalis to Death's Door, to Sifu death is a little slap on the wrist and barely means anything in the context of a game's narrative. So when games like Night in the Woods and Spiritfarer really tackle the topic of loss and grief, it's pretty impactful. Infinite Fall did a great job making Night in the Woods feel grounded and real. Unlike a lot of popular indie gaming tropes like roguelikes or soulslikes, death and emotional storytelling take the reigns. If you haven't played Night in the Woods, it's a really personal and expertly-told story. I hope you enjoy this video essay about… well… death, eldritch horror, and nihilistic optimism?

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⚔ Media Featured ⚔
A Ghost Story
Night in the Woods
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Shadow of the Colossus
Resident Evil 4 Remake
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Rise of the Tomb Raider
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Sekiro
Don’t Starve Together
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Anger Foot
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Have a Nice Death
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Spelunky
Sifu
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Sifu: Arenas
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Hades
Ori and the Blind Forest
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Absolver
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Elden Ring
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Darkest Dungeon
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Journey
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Final Fantasy VII Remake
Outer Wilds
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Olli Olli World
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Backbone
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Blacksad: Under the Skin
Chicken Police
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Resident Evil 2 Remake
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Season: A Letter to the Future
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Abzu
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Gris
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Lovecraft’s Untold Stories
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Stirring Abyss
Signalis
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🎶 Music Featured 🎶
Carrion OST: Fathomless
Elden Ring OST: Limgrave
Night in the Woods OST: Menu Theme
Night in the Woods OST: Bridge Theme
Night in the Woods OST: Cat God
Signalis OST: Die Toteninsel
Night in the Woods OST: Town Rain
Signalis OST: Ritual
Signalis OST: Double Back
Season A Letter to the Future OST

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