The end is nigh, or so the tidal wave of post-apocalyptic video games on the horizon would have us believe. What is it about works of fiction focusing on society’s collapse that are so enticing? Perhaps it’s the stories of survival that’re most compelling.
The way in which society crumbles – that is, by nuclear fallout, virus outbreak, zombie apocalypse – is secondary to the preeminent tales of heroism, endurance, and community that rise out of the ashes of destruction.
The way in which society crumbles – that is, by nuclear fallout, virus outbreak, zombie apocalypse – is secondary to the preeminent tales of heroism, endurance, and community that rise out of the ashes of destruction.
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