The Suicide of Rachel Foster is a 2020adventure video game developed by One-O-One Games and published byDaedalic Entertainment. It focuses on Nicole Wilson returning to her family's hotel ten years after she and her mother left, once her father's affair with the teenaged Rachel Foster was discovered, who then killed herself while pregnant. Trapped in the hotel due to a snowstorm, Nicole seeks to uncover the mystery of Rachel'ssuicide. Borne out of the studio's desire to create ahorror game relying on suspense over monsters, it was set in a hotel to elicit fear andclaustrophobia in players. The developers sought professional advice to portray topics likechild sexual abuse and suicide compassionately. Released onWindows,PlayStation 4,Xbox One, andNintendo Switch, the game received mixed reviews. The handling of child sexual abuse and suicide was heavily criticized, particularly over an interactive suicide attempt. A sequel,The Fading of Nicole Wilson, is set to be released in 2025. (Full article...)
![]() | Filipendula vulgaris, commonly known as dropwort, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the familyRosaceae and closely related tomeadowsweet. Found in Europe, western Siberia, Asia Minor, the Caucasus and North Africa, it has finely cut, fern-like radical leaves that form a basal rosette, and an erect stem 20 to 50 centimetres (8 to 20 inches) tall. The flowers appear in dense clusters, and the plant has an overall height of 50 to 100 centimetres (20 to 40 inches), achieved after two to five years, and a spread of around about 10 to 50 centimetres (4 to 20 inches). The plant thrives on chalk and limestone downs, and on heaths on other basic rocks, with full sun or partial shade, and is tolerant of dry conditions. ThisF. vulgarisinflorescence was photographed inKulna, Estonia. The photograph wasfocus-stacked from 26 separate images. Photograph credit:Ivar Leidus Recently featured: |
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