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>>1901864
I think "gothic" has become a very confused term.

Originally, "gothic" was used to describe the Germanic people who invaded the Roman empire. Later, there was a revival of their style in the 1800s for architecture.

Then it was used to describe the literature of Bram Stoker and Mary Shelley; the dark nature of man, the line between man and beast, etc...

The first time the word was applied to music was in 1967 by a music critic who described The Doors as "gothic rock". Sort of a dark, emotionally charged atmosphere.

So then "goth" was used to talk about post-punk bands like Bauhaus who made music with a dark, haunting, stark, or introspective theme rather than the extroverted aggression of punk towards the world.

I guess goth rock fashion is what inspired the modern image of "goth" as being stuff that is spooky, sad, dark, gritty, and emotional. Honestly I feel like a lot of people use it without knowing anything about it, kind of like the word "emo" or even "punk".

In regards to your image of "gothic", I'd say those things are indeed gothic in the modern sense of the word.

For games with a gothic theme, there's obviously Castlevania. See also Nosferatu for SNES. Vampire Hunter D on PSX is also there, though I've never played it. Darkstalkers.

Cyberpunk; Snatcher