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Bye Sweet Carol is a horror game that looks like your childhood Disney nightmares finally got the budget and talent they deserved. A tiny but fearless team in Italy developed it, led by Chris Darryl, the mind behind Remothered, a psychological horror series inspired by Clock Tower. Unlike his previous work, which tried to terrify players in 3D, this game prefers 2D hand-drawn animation. Disney princesses meet existential dread—less tea parties, more “please don’t eat me, Mr. Bunny.” Wrongly Perfect Animation The first thing you notice is how wrongly perfect it looks. The animation flows like melted chocolate, and the backgrounds are cinematic. You could swear you’re watching a Golden Era Disney film… except every cute animal is probably plotting your death. The game scrolls sideways like the original Clock Tower on SNES. Platforming and puzzle elements feel like Cuphead and Forgotten Anne had a grim lovechild. Despite these old-school inspirations, it doesn’t feel retro. It’s modern, polished, and sadistic—like horror finally learned to dress up and still terrify. A Story of Curiosity and Terror The story takes place in early 1900s Britain, during the rise of the feminist movement. Even in a horror game, women were shaking things up […] The post Bye Sweet Carol: A Horror Game Where Disney Dreams Go Horribly, Deliciously Wrong appeared first on PopGeeks.com Forum | Indie Games, Movies, TV, Tabletop & Comics.