The Witch is a fictional monster in the Left 4 Dead series of video games.
Concept and creation edit
When asked of the story of the Witch, Left 4 Dead writer Chet Faliszek responded that she is "singular with her obsession" and that she punishes people who disturb her until she runs away to find a place to be alone again.[1] In Left 4 Dead 2, the Witch was given a variation where, during the day, she would walk around, hand held in her hands.[2]
Appearances edit
Reception edit
The Witch has become a fan favorite among Left 4 Dead fans.[3] Writer Ben Richardson noted her as one of the most unique aspects of Left 4 Dead.[4] She was listed among the best video game monsters by GameSpot, while Paste Magazine's Carli Velocci included her in her list of the scariest video game monsters due to a combination of the stress from having to control gunfire and the music that plays when she is near.[5][6] A reader poll by The Telegraph ranked Witch as one of the scariest video game monsters.[7] Mashable writer Lauren Hockenson called disturbing the Witch one of the more stressful moments in video games, while writer Bobby Bernstein called the fear he experienced from the Witch "unrivaled."[8][9] GameCrate's Rachel Sharpton called her crying one of the scariest sounds in video games and Game Revolution called her one of the scariest video game enemies for how powerful she is.[10][11] In her discussion of the addition of female enemies to games, GamesRadar Zoe Delahunty-Lightpraised the Witch for being a "monstrous" female enemy whose monstrosity is not based on her gender.[12] Fellow GamesRadar writers Andy Hartup and Ashley Reed called her one of the best video game witches, though noted that she was not actually a witch.[13]
References edit
- ^ Purchese, Robert (November 21, 2008). "Left 4 Dead live interview". Eurogamer. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ Alexander, Jem (July 3, 2009). "Interview: Valve's Doug Lombardi". Engadget. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ Matulef, Jeffrey (March 22, 2013). "Resident Evil 6 / Left 4 Dead 2 crossover announced". Eurogamer. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ Richardson, Ben (May 1, 2008). "Left 4 Dead's seven scariest moments". GamesRadar. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ Brown, Peter (November 25, 2015). "Gaming's Greatest Monsters". GameSpot. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ Velocci, Carli (October 31, 2014). "The 10 Scariest Monsters in Videogames". Paste Magazine. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "The scariest video game monsters". The Telegraph. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ Hockenson, Lauren (April 13, 2013). "The 10 Most Stressful Moments in Gaming". Mashable. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ Bernstein, Bobby (March 1, 2019). "16 Best Zombie Games of All-Time: The Ultimate List (Updated)". Nerd Much?. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ Sharpton, Rachel (October 24, 2016). "10 of the scariest sounds in video games". Game Crate. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ Lozada, David (October 4, 2018). "The Scariest Video Game Enemies Ever". Destructoid. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ Delahunty-Light, Zoe (May 31, 2019). "Men aren't cannon-fodder: the addition of low-level female enemies in video games is one of the best patterns in gaming". GamesRadar. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ Hartup, Andy; Reed, Ashley (October 31, 2015). "Which witch is the witchiest witch (in video games)?". GamesRadar. Retrieved June 6, 2019.