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Reader Discussion: What's The Strangest Game You've Ever Played?
I've got weird video games on my mind after writing about a collection of games with clear inspiration from the '90s oddity Twin Peaks. That got me to thinking, what is the weirdest game I've ever played? I know my answer, but I also want to hear yours.
To start the conversation, the strangest game I've ever played is featured in the screenshot above. Couldn't guess the game? That's Illbleed for the Sega Dreamcast. You're looking at Cork – a bizarro version of Woody from Toy Story – and Zodick the Hellhog, a demonic riff on Sonic the Hedgehog. And if you think that confrontation is weird, you should see the road that leads to Cork vs. Zodick. Illbleed is a bonkers anthology of strange, haunted theme-park attractions. It has it all, from sentient meat hopping along a huge skillet to an obsessive farmer of gigantic worms fawning over his pets in the afterlife. I would tell you more, but you should really just watch the Game Informer crew play it in a very special series of Super Replays.
So Illbleed is the weirdest game I've ever played, but what's yours? Is it something like Katamari Damacy, Deadly Premonition, or a crazy Japanese import title? Hopefully it's something I've never even heard of so I have a new and bizarre adventure to look forward to.
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