June 21, 200520 yr Anyone played the following games ? Project Zero/Fatal Frame II Haunting Ground I have to agree with Volourn. Bioware is pretty much dead now. Deals like this kills development studios. 478327[/snapback]
June 21, 200520 yr Those aren't Survival Horror games. They're just plain Horror games On topic: Haunting Ground was pretty fun... but very disturbing
June 21, 200520 yr Author Those aren't Survival Horror games. They're just plain Horror games On topic: Haunting Ground was pretty fun... but very disturbing <{POST_SNAPBACK}> What is the difference? I like the look of the dog element in Haunting Ground. I have to agree with Volourn. Bioware is pretty much dead now. Deals like this kills development studios. 478327[/snapback]
June 21, 200520 yr Would you say games like Silent Hill or Resident Evil are survival horror? Also has anyone played Silent Hill 4? How do they think up that kind of twisted s***? :'( "I tried the most potent Noise Amplification spell once upon a time. Mavellous spell. I could hear the birds speaking to one another in trees over the horizon, I could hear the rustlings as the clouds rubbed against each other in the sky. I could hear the sound a rainbow makes as it arches it's back over the world. Then a dog barked behind me and I burst my left eardrum."
June 21, 200520 yr My first survival horror game was Lurking Horror. The survival horror game time forgot was D, and that was quite good. I haven't played most survival horror games since RE3 however.
June 21, 200520 yr I have silent hill 4, it's good , but still not as the good as the other SH games. I was a bit dissapointed. Maybe it's the nearly total absence of darkness in the game, that makes it less scary. But the story is good, and the control and camera is the best yet in a sh game. My favourite is still SH2 , I guess I like games that makes you feel depressed
June 21, 200520 yr Eternal Darkness:Sanity's Requiem. Now that's a good survival horror adventure. Everyone should also check Clive Barker's Undying. It's more of a shooter but a very intelligent one. Rather creepy too and has incredible sights sometimes. kirottu said: I was raised by polar bears. I had to fight against blood thirsty wolves and rabid penguins to get my food. Those who were too weak to survive were sent to Sweden. It has made me the man I am today. A man who craves furry hentai. So let us go and embrace the rustling smells of unseen worlds
June 21, 200520 yr Author I'm still not sure where the survival bit comes in. It's kind of a requirement. I have to agree with Volourn. Bioware is pretty much dead now. Deals like this kills development studios. 478327[/snapback]
June 21, 200520 yr Isn't the survival bit coming from being low on ammo, alone and scared all the time? Horror games are bad for your nerves, but when you also have to deal with conserving ammo and deal with a twisted world when you're all alone.. it makes matters so much worse. I've only played the two first Resident Evil games and Silent Hill 2 on PC (I think). Unless Obscure can be considered a survival horror game..? Edit: I just read my own stupid definition, and that would make System Shock 2 a survival horror game! Maybe you have to deal with crappy controls too to make it a real survival horror game? Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish!
June 21, 200520 yr System Shock 2 could very well be considered a survival horror game. I think even moreso due to its ability to stress and frighten players much more than any console survival horror I've ever played did, with the possible exception of the original Silent Hill. I never got the same feeling out of the Resident Evil series, for instance, and I find it surprising they're considered by many to be the highest expression of the genre.
June 21, 200520 yr I played Fatal Frame ... stop playing because the camera is just too anoying and the game does not scare me at all, no reason to play its sequel. I am supposed to pick up Haunting Ground so I cannot comment on it.
June 21, 200520 yr Author I got Project Zero II this morning (UK name for fatal frame) not really worth playing that sort of game in daylight though. Kind of ironic that today would be the longest day. I have to agree with Volourn. Bioware is pretty much dead now. Deals like this kills development studios. 478327[/snapback]
June 21, 200520 yr Anyone remember RE: Code Veronica X? That was the true pinnacle of crappiness. Alfred really made the game, silly old cross-dressing fool. "
June 21, 200520 yr Anyone remember RE: Code Veronica X? That was the true pinnacle of crappiness. Alfred really made the game, silly old cross-dressing fool. " <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That game was beatiful. I loved it.
June 21, 200520 yr Author Is that why it was called -X ? I have to agree with Volourn. Bioware is pretty much dead now. Deals like this kills development studios. 478327[/snapback]
June 21, 200520 yr Is that why it was called -X ? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Lol, I never thought of that, but probably, yeah.
June 21, 200520 yr Those aren't Survival Horror games. They're just plain Horror games <{POST_SNAPBACK}> What is the difference? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I always thought that survival horror meant that, in a nutshell, that you have to count your bullets. I always found that the "survival" part of survival horror games actually made them *less* scary, since you have stuff to focus your mind on (bullets, medical kit stocks, etc.) rather than letting your mind run riot imagining things. Then the ravens crash through the windows and I have a heart attack. Darn cheap scares.
June 21, 200520 yr RE is all about cheap scares. It's rather fun, in a campy sort of way. When it comes to pure horror, however, it's got nothing compared to the creeping, atmospheric madness such as Thief III (Hint: Shalebridge Cradle) or Silent Hill (or so I've been told). "McDonald's taste damn good. I'd rtahe reat their wonderful food then the poisonous junk you server in your house that's for sure. What's funny is I'm not fat. In fact, I'm skinny. Though I am as healthy as cna be. Outside of being very ugly, and the common cold once in the blue moon I simply don't get sick." - Volourn, Slayer of Yrkoon! "I want a Lightsaber named Mr. Zappy" -- Darque "I'm going to call mine Darque. Then I can turn Darque on anytime I want." -- GhostofAnakin
June 21, 200520 yr RE is all about cheap scares. It's rather fun, in a campy sort of way. When it comes to pure horror, however, it's got nothing compared to the creeping, atmospheric madness such as Thief III (Hint: Shalebridge Cradle) or Silent Hill (or so I've been told). <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Oh lord, don't get me started on Shalebridge. That was probably the most terrifying game experience ever. The voices, the flickering lights, it's not as bad in things like RE where a trusty shotgun fixes everything, but when you're only defense is hiding in the very shadows that are freaking you out... :ph34r: Of course, I'm the girl that got scared in The Grudge...
June 21, 200520 yr Cradle was amazing. Here's a ten page editorial, by Kieron Gillen, courtesy of PCGamer: http://gillen.cream.org/wordpress_html/?page_id=618 I could also give you a link to a thread where the levels author, Jordan Thomas(Null) gives insight to the levels hitory and workings, but I'll do that only if somebody is really interested. kirottu said: I was raised by polar bears. I had to fight against blood thirsty wolves and rabid penguins to get my food. Those who were too weak to survive were sent to Sweden. It has made me the man I am today. A man who craves furry hentai. So let us go and embrace the rustling smells of unseen worlds
June 21, 200520 yr I'd be interested in that link! Cradle is probably one of the best made levels in any game that I've ever played, even if it did freak me out a couple of times..
June 21, 200520 yr AvP2: Survival, Horror, Sci-fi. A true classic. What about Cold Fear? You guys tried it? - When he is best, he is a little worse than a man, and when he is worst, he is little better than a beast.
June 21, 200520 yr AvP2: Survival, Horror, Sci-fi. A true classic. "Hey, it's a boot!" Classic, and damn scary, too. That damn motion sensor was pure genius- more of a hindrance than a help, and the most scary part of the whole game, really.. "McDonald's taste damn good. I'd rtahe reat their wonderful food then the poisonous junk you server in your house that's for sure. What's funny is I'm not fat. In fact, I'm skinny. Though I am as healthy as cna be. Outside of being very ugly, and the common cold once in the blue moon I simply don't get sick." - Volourn, Slayer of Yrkoon! "I want a Lightsaber named Mr. Zappy" -- Darque "I'm going to call mine Darque. Then I can turn Darque on anytime I want." -- GhostofAnakin
June 21, 200520 yr Author What about Cold Fear? You guys tried it? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I rented it.. Then we went away for the weekend and I never got to play it. :"> I have to agree with Volourn. Bioware is pretty much dead now. Deals like this kills development studios. 478327[/snapback]
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