As the age of survival horror ends, the reign of magic games begins

The sun is setting on the age of survival horror, and in the dusk I smell a new genre on the air. Between the fireflies as moonlight begins to shine, a new burst of inspiration is kindled - medieval magic games are coming, ushered in by the success of Baldur's Gate 3. There is this strangely cyclical nature to videogames. For some reason, everyone seems to have a really good idea for a new take on a genre at about the same time. To me, it was most obvious with 2021 to 2023's game reveals often being survival horror games, but Baldur's Gate 3 has forced the pendulum to swing back in the favor of all things fantastical.

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