Horror Game Series Obscure Should Make a Comeback

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The success of survival-horror franchises like Resident Evil and Silent Hill inspired a number of copycats of varying degrees in quality. Two of the more underrated Resident Evil clones is 2004's Obscure and its sequel, Obscure 2. It's been well over a decade since a new game in the series has been released, and while it's highly unlikely that one will ever see the light of day, it's a series that deserves to make a comeback.

For those unfamiliar with Obscure and its sequel, the games are classic-style survival-horror titles in the vein of old-school Resident Evil and Silent Hill. The original Obscure follows five high school students trapped in their school and confronted with supernatural threats. The cast features high school stereotypes, with a jock, a stoner, a cheerleader, etc., all with their own unique abilities. A character dying in Obscure didn't mean game over, but rather that things would continue with the rest of the living cast, a feature later seen in horror games like the popular Until Dawn. The sequel picks up where the previous game left off, but with a fresh cast of characters and a new setting. Obscure 2 was also available for the Wii, which threw motion controls into the mix.

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In Obscure, players explore the school, solve puzzles, and fight monsters in a style that is exactly like an old Resident Evil game. However, the key feature that sets Obscure and its sequel apart is its co-op. Obscure and Obscure 2 both feature simultaneous local co-op play, which was virtually unheard of for the genre. And when survival-horror games did have co-op, they would often be online-only, like was the case with Resident Evil Outbreak.

A new Obscure game would be great