goreyfantod

I watch a lot of Let's Plays of horror games - it sounds like you may prefer psychological horror to the usual jump-scare stuff that a lot of modern horror games are loaded with.

Two recent episodic games might be up your alley: 'Blues and Bullets' is a neo-noir adventure shooter with lots of style and an interesting alternate history narrative. There's a GBEast Quick Look up on the site.

'Albino Lullaby' is a creepy, surreal survival horror game that has one of the more unsettling settings/atmosphere I've ever seen in a game.

'Layers of Fear' isn't finished, yet, but what I've seen is pretty terrific. Heavy on story & atmosphere with occasional jump scares, but not many.

A few others that are sketchier on game play but definitely fun to watch: 'Among The Sleep,' 'White Night,' 'Monstrum,' 'SCP Containment Breach.'

Finally, the classics: Bioshock, Half-Life, F.E.A.R., Dead Space, and Alien: Isolation.

Malice is a good example of a neo-noir that meets your criteria.

Also, lots of classic film noir could fit, but I'm not sure if you're interested in older films.

@mems1224 said:

My thoughts exactly.

@turambar: I can attempt to answer your question. First, some background: I was born in the U.S. in 1970, to a Canadian mother & an American father. My mother returned to Canada in 1973 and my brother & I became citizens. The CRTC was established in 1968, so I never knew any other context for broadcast media.

I think it's fair to say that Canadian Content laws were intended to protect both culture and commerce. However, I also think it's fair to say that they have stronger support from Canadian artists than they do from most privately-owned Canadian broadcasters. In the 1970's & 1980's, CanCon laws probably had their greatest impact on radio (as opposed to television), programming.

Before the CRTC, music written and/or performed by Canadian artists was rarely heard on commercial radio stations. Outside of CBC Radio, it was usually relegated to 'Beaver Hours' in the very early morning when few people were listening. This meant that the airwaves were flooded with music from the U.S. (& to a lesser extent the UK), and it was difficult for Canadian musicians to make a living in Canada - culture and commerce.

Growing up, I heard a lot of music that met the MAPL criteria - far more than my mother had when she was young. Back then the requirement was smaller, but it still meant that broadcasters couldn't get away with just endlessly replaying the American Top 40 hour after hour. It allowed for an expanded catalogue of songs and artists getting airplay and wider internal recognition of just how good the Canadian music scene actually was (and is).

Sure, there will always be Canadians joking that we don't have a national identity, but that's largely because good-natured self-deprecation & humility is a part of our national identity.

@anund said:

The Romani are a diasporic people and, as such, are as diverse in appearance as they are in language and other cultural traits. The history and diversity of the Romani people is a fantastic example of why our socially constructed ideas about race and 'whiteness' are just that - malleable and constantly changing social constructs, NOT immutable characteristics.

Romani

@bceagles128: I'm pretty sure that Jason is the oldest member of the Bomb Crew. I don't remember his exact age, but during the Extra Life live stream he stated his age and he's over 40.

You're not wrong, but I feel obliged to let you know that the pattern you're describing is as old as story-telling & narrative itself. Video games and children's cartoons are simply the most recent narrative genres to use this arc. Indeed, it's harder to find narratives that don't use this convention inherited from mythology than to find ones that do.

How about one of these? They've stood the test of time...

Old-Timey Ecosphere

@mandude: @hunter5024:

Unfortunately, American Cadbury's products are different from the UK versions (also, there are fewer varieties available). In the U.S., Hershey has the license for Cadbury's & they actually manufacture it using their own recipe rather than importing products from overseas. Americans seem to prefer a higher sugar/lower fat content in chocolate.

UK vs. US Cadbury's

As an aside: Many people argue that Cadbury products sold in the UK (and Canada), aren't as good as they used to be. Cadbury was acquired by Kraft Foods several years ago and it has been suggested that they changed the original recipe in order to reduce manufacturing costs.

Cadbury, A Kraft Foods Subsidiary

I second this motion.