Index

A

Abrams, M. H., 1

accessibility

Dark Souls II and, 1.1-1.2

versus difficulty, 1 , 2.1-2.2

versus fidelity, 1.1-1.2

aesthetics

art status and, 1

Dark Souls and, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

DOOM and, 1 , 2

Kojima on, 1.1-1.2

Miyazaki on, 1.1-1.2

Resident Evil and, 1.1-1.2

Souls series and, 1.1-1.2

3D and, 1

Afghanistan, 1

agency of players, 1.1-1.2

Fallout 3 and, 1

See also choice

Alavi, Mohammad, 1.1-1.2

Alien: Isolation, 1

alignments

in Fallout series, 1

in Shin Megami Tensei series, 1.1-1.2

Alone in the Dark, 1 , 2.1-2.2

Alsop, Stuart II, 1

amateur-made games, 1.1-1.2

ambiguity

Dark Souls II and, 1.1-1.2

Dark Souls III and, 1

Demon's Souls and, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

Final Fantasy series and, 1 , 2

American exceptionalism

Death Stranding and, 1.1-1.2 , 2

Fallout series and, 1.1-1.2

America's Army, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3

Among Us, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

Anatomy, 1

antagonists See enemies

Anthony, Dave, 1 , 2

Apocalypse Now, 1

apocalyptic games, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2

Apogee Software, 1 , 2

Ardai, Charles, 1.1-1.2

Armored Core, 1

Army

and game development, 1

and Metal Gear series, 1

and military shooter games, 1.1-1.2 , 2

Rangers, 1

Army of Darkness, 1

art

Brown on, 1.1-1.2

canonization and, 1

Citizen Kane as, 1.1-1.2

games as, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4

Metal Gear series and, 1

military shooters and, 1.1-1.2

as protest, 1 , 2

relation to reality, 1

Ashcroft, John, 1

Atari 2600, 1

audience

amateur-made games and, 1.1-1.2

and evolution of games, 1

and Final Fantasy series, 1 , 2.1-2.2

and Fortnite, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3

and future of games, 1.1-1.2

and horror genre, 1 , 2

and reviews, 1

role of, 1

and series evolution, 1.1-1.2

and slasher movies, 1.1-1.2

auteurism, 1.1-1.2

fan relations to, 1

feedback loop and, 1

issues with, 1.1-1.2

authenticity in gaming, 1.1-1.2

authorial intention

and difficulty, 1.1-1.2

and fans, 1

and Fortnite, 1.1-1.2

B

Baldesion Arsenal, 1

Barrett, Kate, 1.1-1.2

Battlefield, 1

1942, 1.1-1.2

battle system

in Final Fantasy series, 1

in Fortnite, 1

in Shin Megami Tensei series, 1

in Souls series, 1

Battletoads, 1

Behn, Aphra, 1

Benson, Scott, 1

Bethesda Game Studios, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

Biederman, Felix, 1

Bionic Commando, 1

Black Isle Studios, 1 , 2

Black Lives Matter, 1

T

The Blackout Club, 1

B

Blevins, Tyler "Ninja", 1 , 2

Blizzard, 1.1-1.2

Blood, 1

Bloodborne, 1.1-1.2

Bluepoint Studios, 1

boomer shooters, 1 , 2

bosses See enemies

Broussard, Olivia, 1

Brown, Michael, 1

Brown, Nicholas, 1 , 2.1-2.2

Brown, Peter, 1

Buchanan, Pat, 1

Buckley, Tim, 1

building mechanic

in Fallout series, 1

in Fortnite, 1.1-1.2

Butler, Judith, 1.1-1.2

C

Caesar's Legion, 1.1-1.2

Call of Duty series, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4.1-4.2

Black Ops, 1

Black Ops 2, 1

Black Ops 4, 1

Modern Warfare 2, 1.1-1.2

Warzone, 1.1-1.2

Cameron, James, 1.1-1.2

Campbell, Joseph, 1

canonization

and art, 1

auteur and, 1

and Final Fantasy series, 1

and Metal Gear series, 1 , 2.1-2.2

and Souls series, 1.1-1.2

Capcom, 1 , 2 , 3

capitalism

Brown on, 1.1-1.2

Final Fantasy series and, 1

Fortnite and, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3

and horror games, 1

Carmack, John, 1

Carneal, Michael, 1

censorship, Plato on, 1.1-1.2

Cervantes, Miguel, 1

change over time, 1.1-1.2

amateur-made games and, 1.1-1.2

audience and, 1.1-1.2

Fallout series and, 1

Final Fantasy series and, 1.1-1.2

Fortnite and, 1 , 2

See also evolution of games

chat, and protest, 1.1-1.2

Chick, Jack, 1

choice

in Fallout series, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

in Final Fantasy series, 1 , 2.1-2.2

and labor, 1

versus narrative, 1.1-1.2

in Shin Megami Tensei series, 1 , 2

in Souls series, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

Cid, 1

Citizen Kane, 1.1-1.2

Clancy, Tom, 1

Clarissa (Richardson), 1 , 2

Cline, Ernest, 1

Clover, Carol, 1

Colossal Cave Adventure, 1 , 2 , 3

Columbine massacre, 1

Common Sense Media, 1.1-1.2

community

Eureka and, 1.1-1.2

Final Fantasy series and, 1 , 2.1-2.2

Fortnite and, 1

gaming and, 1.1-1.2

Computer and Video Games, 1

Computer Games Magazine, 1

Computer Gaming World, 1

computer role-playing game (CRPG), 1 , 2

connectivity, Death Stranding and, 1.1-1.2 , 2

Conrad, Joseph, 1

consoles, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

Coppola, Francis Ford, 1

Corrupted Blood incident, 1

Counter-Strike series, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

Global Offensive, 1

COVID-19, 1

Cragg, Oliver, 1

Crestfallen Warrior, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3

critique, 1

Barrett and, 1.1-1.2

of Call of Duty, 1 , 2

"No Russian" mission and, 1

Crowther, Will, 1 , 2

CRPG See computer role-playing game

Ctrl + Alt + Del, 1

Cullen, Dave, 1

culture, games and, 1

D

Daikatana, 1

Dark Souls series, 1.1-1.2

II, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3

III, 1 , 2.1-2.2

Prepare to Die, 1 , 2

dead-in-Iraq art project, 1 , 2

Death Stranding, 1.1-1.2

Deep Blue, 1

Deep Rock Galactic, 1.1-1.2

Defoe, Daniel, 1 , 2

DeLappe, Joseph, 1 , 2

Demon's Souls, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2

depression, Demon's Souls and, 1

developers, and difficulty sliders, 1

Devil Daggers, 1

difficulty

DOOM and, 1

effects of, 1

Lacina on, 1

Souls series and, 1.1-1.2

difficulty selection/slider, 1.1-1.2

DOOM and, 1

Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei, 1.1-1.2

Dino Crisis, 1

disbelief, suspension of, 1

Doki Doki Literature Club, 1

Don Quixote (Cervantes), 1

DOOM, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4 , 5.1-5.2 , 6

2016, 1.1-1.2 , 2

Eternal, 1

Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1

Dragon Quest, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

Duke Nukem series

3D, 1 , 2.1-2.2

Forever, 1

Dungeons and Dragons, 1 , 2

Dunham, Jeremy, 1

Dusk, 1 , 2

Dying Light, 1

Dynasty Warriors series, 1

E

Earth Defense Force series, 1

Ebert, Roger, 1.1-1.2 , 2

economics

and alienation, 1.1-1.2

Fortnite and, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3

imagining alternatives in, 1.1-1.2

Metal Gear Solid 4 and, 1

Elden Ring, 1

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, 1 , 2

Electronic Arts, 1

Electronic Gaming Monthly, 1

elevator, in Dark Souls II, 1.1-1.2

enemies

in Bloodborne, 1.1-1.2

in Dark Souls II, 1

in Final Fantasy series, 1

in Resident Evil, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2

Enix See Square/Square Enix

environmental issues, Metal Gear series and, 1

Epic Games, 1 , 2 , 3

Eureka, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

Euro Truck Simulator, 1

EverQuest, 1.1-1.2

evolution of games, 1.1-1.2 , 2

auteurism and, 1.1-1.2

Dark Souls II and, 1.1-1.2

Fallout and Shin Megami Tensei series and, 1

Final Fantasy series and, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2

multiplayer gaming and, 1

Resident Evil 4 and, 1.1-1.2

Souls series and, 1

exchange, logic of, 1.1-1.2

in Fallout series, 1

expansion pack (xpac), 1.1-1.2

exploration

Dark Souls and, 1

EverQuest and, 1

Fallout series and, 1.1-1.2 , 2

Final Fantasy series and, 1.1-1.2

F

Fahey, Mike, 1

failure, Miyazaki on, 1.1-1.2

Fallout series, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2

2, 1.1-1.2

3, 1 , 2.1-2.2

4, 1 , 2

76, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2

New Vegas, 1.1-1.2 , 2

Tactics, 1

Famitsu, 1

fantasy games, 1 , 2

Fatal Frame, 1

Father Gascoigne, 1.1-1.2

FaZe Clan, 1

fear

of crowding, 1.1-1.2 , 2

horror games and, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2

of loneliness, 1

and moral panic, 1

of story shortage, 1.1-1.2

feedback loop, 1.1-1.2 , 2

amateur-made games and, 1.1-1.2

auteur and, 1

as constraint, 1 , 2.1-2.2

and Final Fantasy, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6

and Fortnite, 1.1-1.2

and horror games, 1.1-1.2

and innovation, 1

and Metal Gear series, 1 , 2.1-2.2

nature of, 1.1-1.2

and Souls series, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3

feelings

Demon's Souls and, 1

difficulty and, 1.1-1.2

early horror games and, 1

Fallout series and, 1

Final Fantasy series and, 1 , 2

Metal Gear series and, 1.1-1.2

and origins of novel, 1

Resident Evil and, 1

sequels and, 1.1-1.2

white phosphorus scene and, 1.1-1.2

Fextralife, 1

fidelity

versus access, 1.1-1.2

versus difficulty, 1

Fielding, Henry, 1 , 2

Final Fantasy series, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2

II, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

III, 1

IV, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

V, 1 , 2.1-2.2

VI, 1 , 2.1-2.2

VII, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

VII Remake, 1

VIII, 1.1-1.2

IX, 1.1-1.2

X, 1

XI, 1

XII, 1

XIII, 1.1-1.2

XIV, 1.1-1.2

XV, 1.1-1.2

Shadowbringers, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3.1-3.2

Stormblood, 1

Fincher, David, 1.1-1.2

first-person shooters (FPS), 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2

Fallout 3 and, 1.1-1.2

Shin Megami Tensei and, 1

Fluegelman, Andrew, 1

Fortnite, 1 , 2.1-2.2

4

428 Shibuya Scramble, 1

F

Freud, Sigmund, 1

FromSoftware, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7

Fukuyama, Francis, 1

future, 1.1-1.2

Call of Duty and, 1

imagination of, 1 , 2.1-2.2

G

gacha games, 1

Galactus, devourer of worlds, 1

Gamecube, 1

Gamelore, 1

gameplay

Dark Souls III and, 1

Death Stranding and, 1

Demon's Souls, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

Final Fantasy series and, 1

Metal Gear, 1

gamers, term, 1

games-as-service, 1

GameSpot, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

gender issues

Death Stranding and, 1 , 2 , 3

Kojima and, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2

Metal Gear series and, 1.1-1.2

Shin Megami Tensei series and, 1

genre

and art, 1.1-1.2

success in, Final Fantasy series and, 1.1-1.2

Gerstmann, Jeff, 1.1-1.2

Gibson, William, 1

Gillen, Kieron, 1

globalization, 1

global warming, 1

Goldeneye, 1

Go Off Kings, 1

government, and game development, 1

Grand Theft Auto, 1 , 2

Grant, Rob, 1

T

The Great Escape, 1

G

great man theory

critique of, 1

Metal Gear series and, 1

Grossman, David, 1

GTFO, 1

Gygax, Gary, 1

H

Hall, Tom, 1

Halo series, 1 , 2

Hammett, Dashiell, 1.1-1.2

Harris, Dylan, 1 , 2 , 3

Harvey, David, 1

Hatoful Boyfriend, 1

hbomberguy, 1

Heart of Darkness (Conrad), 1

heroes

Campbell on, 1

Final Fantasy series and, 1

Metal Gear series and, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7

Higurashi: When They Cry, 1

Hockenberry, Bethany, 1

Holkins, Jerry, 1 , 2

home, in horror games, 1.1-1.2 , 2

Hooper, Tobe, 1

Horrorshow, Kitty, 1

horror video games, 1.1-1.2

history of, 1.1-1.2

House of the Dead, 1

Howard, Todd, 1 , 2

humor

Fallout series and, 1 , 2

Final Fantasy series and, 1.1-1.2

and violence, 1

Hyrule Warriors series, 1

I

id Software, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

Ikaruga, 1.1-1.2

imagination, Barrett and, 1

imagining alternatives, 1

Jameson on, 1.1-1.2

video games and, 1.1-1.2

of work, 1.1-1.2

imitation, 1.1-1.2

Plato on, 1.1-1.2

immersion, 1.1-1.2

Fallout series and, 1 , 2

Final Fantasy series and, 1 , 2 , 3

Shin Megami Tensei series and, 1.1-1.2

Souls series and, 1

independent games, 1.1-1.2

Anatomy, 1

index, 1

Infinity Ward, 1 , 2

Infogrames, 1

internet development, 1.1-1.2

Interplay Productions, 1 , 2

interpretation

Bloodborne and, 1.1-1.2

Demon's Souls and, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

multiplayer games and, 1

Iraq War, 1 , 2

Iron Keep, 1.1-1.2

isolation

versus community, 1

pandemic and, 1

See also loneliness

isometric camera angle, 1.1-1.2

Iwatani, Toru, 1

J

Jameson, Fredric, 1.1-1.2

Japanese role-playing games (JRPG), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

history of, 1.1-1.2

Jobst, Karl, 1.1-1.2

job system, in Final Fantasy series, 1.1-1.2

K

Kaiji, Takeshi, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3

Kain, Erik, 1.1-1.2

Kasparov, Garry, 1

Kent, Emma, 1.1-1.2

King's Field, 1 , 2

Klebold, Eric, 1 , 2

Knopf, Jim, 1

Kohler, Chris, 1

Kojima, Hideo

entry into game design, 1.1-1.2

and evolution of Metal Gear series, 1.1-1.2

Kojima Productions, 1

Konami Corporation, 1 , 2

Koolhaas, Rem, 1

Krahulik, Mike, 1

L

labor

early horror games and, 1

reimagining, 1.1-1.2

Lacina, Dia, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

Left Behind series, 1

leisure, attitudes toward, 1 , 2

loneliness

internet and, 1

Resident Evil and, 1

Silent Hill series and, 1

Lore, Sinclair, 1.1-1.2

Lundrigan, Jeff, 1

M

Mad Father, 1

Magic: The Gathering, 1

main story questline (MSQ), 1 , 2

maps and mapping

DOOM and, 1.1-1.2

early horror games and, 1

Souls series and, 1 , 2.1-2.2

Martin, Gareth, 1

Marx, Karl, 1

massively multiplayer online RPGs (MMORPGs), 1.1-1.2

Fallout series, 1.1-1.2 , 2

Final Fantasy series, 1 , 2

mass shootings, video games and, 1

Matoya, 1

McAfee, John, 1

McKeon, Michael, 1

McTiernan, Sean, 1

mechanics

Call of Duty and, 1

Dark Souls II and, 1 , 2

Death Stranding and, 1

Ready Player Fuck and, 1

3D and, 1

Medal of Honor, 1.1-1.2

mediation, early horror games and, 1

Mega Man, 1.1-1.2

Meier, Sid, 1

mental illness, Demon's Souls and, 1

Metal Gear series, 1.1-1.2

1, 1.1-1.2

2: Solid Snake, 1.1-1.2

Metal Gear Solid series, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

2: Sons of Liberty, 1.1-1.2

4, 1

Metroid series, 1

Meyer, Andrew, 1

Midnight, 1.1-1.2

military shooter games, 1 , 2

violence in, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4.1-4.2

Milton, John, 1

Minecraft, 1

min-maxing, 1.1-1.2

Miyazaki, Hidetaki, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4 , 5.1-5.2 , 6

MMORPGs See massively multiplayer online RPGs

Moon, 1

moral panic

and DOOM, 1.1-1.2

and Dungeons and Dragons, 1

and Fortnite, lack of, 1.1-1.2

and "No Russian" mission, 1

and novels, 1

and video games, 1.1-1.2

Morrowind, 1

Mortal Kombat, 1

MSQ See main story questline

MSX2, 1 , 2

multiplayer games, 1.1-1.2 , 2

Call of Duty and, 1 , 2.1-2.2

Demon's Souls and, 1

horror genre and, 1.1-1.2

multiple-user dungeons (MUDs), 1

music

in Dark Souls, 1

in Demon's Souls, 1.1-1.2

in Resident Evil 7 trailer, 1

musuo game, 1

Mystery House, 1 , 2 , 3

N

neoliberalism, 1.1-1.2

Netanyahu, Benjamin, 1

Netflix model, 1

Neuromancer (Gibson), 1

Nieborg, David, 1

Night in the Woods, 1 , 2

Ninja, 1 , 2

Nintendo, 1 , 2

Entertainment System, 1 , 2 , 3

"

"No Russian" mission, 1.1-1.2

N

nostalgia

Fallout and, 1

and first-person shooters, 1

novel

origins of, 1 , 2.1-2.2

and video games, 1.1-1.2

nuclear issues

Fallout series and, 1

Metal Gear series and, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4 , 5

O

Obsidian Entertainment, 1 , 2

Onyett, Charles, 1

open-world games, 1

"

"Oroonoko" (Behn), 1

O

Otsuka, Kadoman, 1

Outer Wilds, 1

Outlast, 1.1-1.2

Overwatch, 1

P

Pac-Man, 1

Painkiller, 1

Palumbi, Tony, 1

pandemic, 1

Paradise Lost (Milton), 1

Parkin, Simon, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2

Pathologic 2, 1 , 2 , 3

Patriot Act, 1

PC gaming, 1 , 2

Penn and Teller's Desert Bus, 1

Penny Arcade, 1

Perfect Dark, 1

performativity, acceptance of, 1.1-1.2

Phipps, John, 1

Pilbeam, Sophie, 1.1-1.2

Pirates!, 1

platformer, term, 1

Plato, 1.1-1.2

Player Unknown's Battleground, 1

player-versus-player (PVP) competititon, 1 , 2

Playstation

2, 1 , 2 , 3

3, 1 , 2

4, 1

Playstation 5, 1

plots See storytelling

poetry, Plato on, 1.1-1.2

Policenauts, 1 , 2

politics, 1

art and, 1.1-1.2

Death Stranding and, 1

Fallout and, 1

horror games and, 1

independent games and, 1

Metal Gear 2 and, 1

military shooters and, 1 , 2 , 3

Resident Evil 4 and, 1

video games and, 1

popularity See reviews and reception

Powerman5000, 1

problem solving, Final Fantasy series and, 1.1-1.2

progressive values, 1

Call of Duty and, 1

Fallout series and, 1

video games and, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

violent video games and, 1

propaganda, video games and, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3

PSX, 1

Q

Quake 3, 1

R

racial issues, Resident Evil 5 and, 1.1-1.2

raids, 1

Raimi, Sam, 1

Rainbow Six series, 1 , 2 , 3

Raynal, Frédérick, 1

Ready Player Fuck, 1.1-1.2

Ready Player One (Cline), 1

realism, first-person shooters and, 1.1-1.2

Red Dead Redemption, 1

Reedus, Norman, 1

Resident Evil series, 1 , 2.1-2.2

4, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3

5, 1.1-1.2

6, 1.1-1.2

7, 1.1-1.2 , 2

reviews and reception

of Among Us, 1

of Battlefield 1942, 1.1-1.2

of Bloodborne, 1.1-1.2

of Call of Duty, 1

of Dark Souls II, 1.1-1.2 , 2

of DOOM, 1 , 2

of early horror games, 1.1-1.2

of Fallout series, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2

of Final Fantasy series, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5.1-5.2 , 6.1-6.2 , 7 , 8.1-8.2 , 9 , 10.1-10.2

of Fortnite, 1

of Medal of Honor, 1.1-1.2

of Metal Gear series, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2

of "No Russian" mission, 1

of Resident Evil, 1.1-1.2

of Shin Megami Tensei series, 1

of Souls series, 1

of video games, 1

of World of Warcraft, 1

Reyne, Jordan, 1

Richardson, Samuel, 1 , 2

road trip game, Final Fantasy XV and, 1

Robinson Crusoe (Defoe), 1 , 2

Rockstar Games, 1 , 2

role-playing games (RPGs), 1

Fallout 3 and, 1 , 2

self-made, 1.1-1.2

video form, 1.1-1.2

romance plot, in Final Fantasy series, 1

Romero, John, 1

Rousseau, John Jacques, 1

RPGMaker, 1.1-1.2

S

Sakaguchi, Hironobu, 1 , 2

Sawyer, Josh, 1 , 2

scarcity, logic of, and Fortnite, 1

school shootings, video games and, 1 , 2.1-2.2

science, Metal Gear series and, 1 , 2.1-2.2

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, 1.1-1.2

September 11, 2001, 1.1-1.2 , 2

sequels

Fallout and, 1.1-1.2

issues with, 1.1-1.2

Metal Gear series and, 1.1-1.2

series, definition of, 1

7

7 Days to Die, 1 , 2

S

sexual conservatism, slasher movies and, 1.1-1.2

shareware, 1.1-1.2

Shin Megami Tensei series, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2

IV, 1.1-1.2

Nocturne, 1.1-1.2 , 2

Strange Journey, 1 , 2

template of, 1.1-1.2

signification, Final Fantasy series and, 1.1-1.2

Silent Hill series, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3

T

The Simpsons, 1 , 2 , 3

S

simulations, 1

Siren series, 1

sixteen-bit games, 1.1-1.2

Skarekrow 13, 1

Skyrim, 1 , 2

slasher movies, 1.1-1.2 , 2

Snack Covenant, 1.1-1.2

Snake, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5

Snatcher, 1 , 2

Socrates, 1.1-1.2

Souls series, 1.1-1.2

Spec Ops series

The Line, 1 , 2.1-2.2

Rangers Lead the Way, 1

spectators, versus gamers, 1

speed-runners, 1.1-1.2

term, 1

Square/Square Enix, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7

stealth ethos, and Metal Gear series, 1

Steam, 1

steins;gate, 1

Sterling, Jim, 1.1-1.2 , 2

Sterne, Laurence, 1 , 2.1-2.2

storytelling

in Call of Duty versus Titanfall 2, 1

in Dark Souls, 1

in Death Stranding, 1.1-1.2

in Demon's Souls, 1.1-1.2

in Fallout series, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2

in Final Fantasy series, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5

in Metal Gear series, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4.1-4.2

in novel versus video game, 1.1-1.2

in Resident Evil, 1.1-1.2

Strickland, Derek, 1

subjectivity See feelings

success See reviews and reception

Super Nintendo, 1 , 2

surveillance, and horror games, 1

survival horror games, 1.1-1.2

and Demon's Souls, 1

versus generic horror, 1.1-1.2

Syndicate, 1

T

technical constraints

and creativity, 1.1-1.2

and Fallout series, 1

technological development

and early horror games, 1.1-1.2

and Resident Evil, 1

technology, Final Fantasy series and, 1

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, 1 , 2.1-2.2

text-based games, 1 , 2.1-2.2

third-person shooters, 1

thirty-two-bit system, 1

Thompson, Jack, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3

3

3D, 1

Dark Souls and, 1

Demon's Souls and, 1

early horror games and, 1 , 2

Fallout 3 and, 1

Resident Evil and, 1

3DRealms, 1

T

Titanfall series, 1 , 2

Toland, Greg, 1.1-1.2

Tom Jones (Fielding), 1 , 2

Toriyama, Motomu, 1.1-1.2

To Sleep with Anger, 1

translation

and Demon's Souls, 1 , 2

and Final Fantasy II, 1

Tristram Shandy (Sterne), 1 , 2.1-2.2

Twitch, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4

U

Ubisoft, 1

Uematsu, Nobuo, 1

Ultima, 1

uncanny

Death Stranding and, 1

internet and, 1

Silent Hill series and, 1.1-1.2

term, 1

Undead Dragon, 1 , 2

Unreal Tournament, 1

V

Valve, 1

Van Buren, 1 , 2.1-2.2

VanOrd, Kevin, 1.1-1.2

Vestal, Andrew, 1 , 2

video game(s), 1.1-1.2

and future, 1.1-1.2

history of, 1

horror, 1.1-1.2

importance of, 1.1-1.2

and novels, 1.1-1.2

research directions on, 1.1-1.2 , 2

video game RPGs, 1.1-1.2

violence

Call of Duty and, 1.1-1.2

critique of, 1.1-1.2

DOOM and, 1.1-1.2

Fallout and, 1

humor and, 1

military, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4

Resident Evil 4 and, 1

speech and, Butler on, 1.1-1.2

video games and, 1 , 2 , 3

visual novels, 1.1-1.2

Volcker, Paul, 1

W

Wada, Yoichi, 1

Wallace, Bob, 1.1-1.2

Waragai, Masanori, 1

Wardynski, Casey, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

Warhammer 40K, 1

Watt, Ian, 1

Welles, Orson, 1.1-1.2

Wertham, Fredric, 1

whimsy, Final Fantasy series and, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3

white phosphorus, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

Wick, John, 1

Williams, Roberta, 1 , 2

Wizardry, 1

Wolfenstein series, 1 , 2

The New Colossus, 1

The New Order, 1

Wolfenstein 3D, 1 , 2

work, reimagining, 1.1-1.2

world building, early horror games and, 1

World of Warcraft, 1.1-1.2

X

Xbox, 1 , 2

Xbox360, 1

xenophobia, horror games and, 1.1-1.2

Y

Yoshida, Naoki, 1

Z

Zork, 1 , 2