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* There was a short-lived development studio in the 2000's known as Punchline who created UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 software. Their first effort was ''VideoGame/{{Chulip}}'' in 2002, a wacky ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing''-like bit of Japanese fare involving LoveAtFirstSight and running around kissing everyone that you could manage. Four years later, they put out the much, ''much'' darker ''VideoGame/RuleOfRose'', a SurvivalHorror game that embraces western imagery and tropes and thrives on [[WouldHurtAChild children in]] [[HarmfulToMinors dangerous situations]].

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* There was a short-lived development studio in the 2000's known as Punchline who created UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 Platform/PlayStation2 software. Their first effort was ''VideoGame/{{Chulip}}'' in 2002, a wacky ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing''-like bit of Japanese fare involving LoveAtFirstSight and running around kissing everyone that you could manage. Four years later, they put out the much, ''much'' darker ''VideoGame/RuleOfRose'', a SurvivalHorror game that embraces western imagery and tropes and thrives on [[WouldHurtAChild children in]] [[HarmfulToMinors dangerous situations]].
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* Creator/IdSoftware did this. Their earlier publication, ''Videogame/CommanderKeen'', was a lighter hearted game that was quite intended for children and maybe relatively more innocent hearted adults. Id Software is famous for popularising the first person shooter in the form of ''VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D'' and ''Franchise/{{Doom}}''. The Doom series in turn gets progressively darker (literally) and edgier. [[VideoGame/{{Doom}} The first game]] is quite colorful and most areas are brightly lit. ''VideoGame/DoomII'' and ''VideoGame/Doom64'' have an overall darker ambiance and a greater emphasis on horror. VideoGame/Doom3'' takes it to the extreme, with monochromatic textures, realistic gore, and many areas in total darkness. Strangely enough, the characters of all these games appear to be related, as discussed [[http://www.cracked.com/article_19323_6-movie-tv-universes-that-overlap-in-mind-blowing-ways_p2.html here]]

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* Creator/IdSoftware did this. Their earlier publication, ''Videogame/CommanderKeen'', was a lighter hearted game that was quite intended for children and maybe relatively more innocent hearted adults. Id id Software is famous for popularising the first person first-person shooter in the form of the [[BlackComedy darkly comedic]] ''VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D'' and ''Franchise/{{Doom}}''. The Doom series in turn gets progressively darker (literally) and edgier. [[VideoGame/{{Doom}} The the first game]] is quite colorful and most areas are brightly lit. ''VideoGame/DoomII'' and ''VideoGame/Doom64'' have an overall darker ambiance and a greater emphasis on horror. VideoGame/Doom3'' takes it to the extreme, with monochromatic textures, realistic gore, and many areas in total darkness. Strangely two ''Franchise/{{Doom}}'' games[[note]]Strangely enough, the characters of all these games appear to be related, as discussed [[http://www.cracked.com/article_19323_6-movie-tv-universes-that-overlap-in-mind-blowing-ways_p2.html here]]here]][[/note]]. Then arrived ''VideoGame/QuakeI'' which drops id's tongue-in-cheek humor in favor of an oppressive atmosphere in its visuals, its [[DroneOfDread soundtrack]], and its lovecraftian monsters. ''VideoGame/Doom3'' takes it to the extreme, with monochromatic textures, realistic gore, and many areas in total darkness.
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* Creator/IdSoftware did this. Their earlier publication, ''Videogame/CommanderKeen'', was a lighter hearted game that was quite intended for children and maybe relatively more innocent hearted adults. Id Software is famous for popularising the first person shooter in the form of ''VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D'' and ''Franchise/{{Doom}}''. The Doom series in turn gets progressively darker (literally) and edgier. [[VideoGame/{{Doom}} The first game]] is quite colorful and most areas are brightly lit. ''VideoGame/DoomII'' and VideoGame/Doom64'' have an overall darker ambiance and a greater emphasis on horror. VideoGame/Doom3'' takes it to the extreme, with monochromatic textures, realistic gore, and many areas in total darkness. Strangely enough, the characters of all these games appear to be related, as discussed [[http://www.cracked.com/article_19323_6-movie-tv-universes-that-overlap-in-mind-blowing-ways_p2.html here]]

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* Creator/IdSoftware did this. Their earlier publication, ''Videogame/CommanderKeen'', was a lighter hearted game that was quite intended for children and maybe relatively more innocent hearted adults. Id Software is famous for popularising the first person shooter in the form of ''VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D'' and ''Franchise/{{Doom}}''. The Doom series in turn gets progressively darker (literally) and edgier. [[VideoGame/{{Doom}} The first game]] is quite colorful and most areas are brightly lit. ''VideoGame/DoomII'' and VideoGame/Doom64'' ''VideoGame/Doom64'' have an overall darker ambiance and a greater emphasis on horror. VideoGame/Doom3'' takes it to the extreme, with monochromatic textures, realistic gore, and many areas in total darkness. Strangely enough, the characters of all these games appear to be related, as discussed [[http://www.cracked.com/article_19323_6-movie-tv-universes-that-overlap-in-mind-blowing-ways_p2.html here]]

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