WILL THE ALMIGHTY Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 There's stuff like Silent Hill 2, Amnesia, Sanitarium, bits of Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth. It's not that kind of horror, but at least it's well done. Personally, I don't feel Dead Space is scary, just very stressful. "Alright, I've been thinking. When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade - make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don't want your damn lemons, what am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see life's manager. Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons. Do you know who I am? I'm the man who's gonna burn your house down! With the lemons. I'm going to to get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purkake Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 (edited) Ok, I feel that Doom 3 mastered the art of monster closets and it's been all downhill since then. It's nice that some studios are still making psychological horror(as opposed to the aforementioned survival horror) games like Amnesia. Horror is one of those things that benefits greatly from the medium, but few games really take advantage of that. Edited January 26, 2011 by Purkake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calax Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 (edited) Finished my Fallout New Vegas game (first one) did the Independant ending. Ended up with a LOT of help against Ceaser but did blow up one of my helpers against Legate (CHRIS ****ING JUDGE!) Lenaius when I hit him with my rocket launcher. It was kinda awesome seeing everything run together at the end there. Edited January 26, 2011 by Gorth The language filter is there for a reason Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tale Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 There's stuff like Silent Hill 2, Amnesia, Sanitarium, bits of Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth. It's not that kind of horror, but at least it's well done. Personally, I don't feel Dead Space is scary, just very stressful. I never felt that Silent Hill 2 or CoC were scary, just excessively tense. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purkake Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 (edited) Well, it's the different "something's out there" kind of creepy/unnerving thing instead of the "in your face, BOO!" kind of horror. To each their own, I guess. Edited January 26, 2011 by Purkake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
entrerix Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 silent hill 2 is my favorite horror game, but I, like purkake, am just glad that there are people who are trying to make scary and horrific games. I actually believe that in 20 years, the best horror experiences will be in games, not film or books. oh and has anyone tried "The Path", its actually quite unnerving/scary at times. Killing is kind of like playin' a basketball game. I am there. and the other player is there. and it's just the two of us. and I put the other player's body in my van. and I am the winner. - Nice Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tale Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 I've got the Path. I never really found it scary, it's just really creep when you think about it. Some of the analysis for what it could mean are disturbing. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purkake Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 (edited) I just watched a let's play of it recently and it looks more of an art piece than a game really. Edited January 26, 2011 by Purkake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
entrerix Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 it is, but i just remember being really freaked out the first time I arrived at grandma's house, i had to force myself to proceed (its like those times when you're going to bed and you feel like something is lurking in your room or house and you know its impossible but you just can't shake the feeling) Killing is kind of like playin' a basketball game. I am there. and the other player is there. and it's just the two of us. and I put the other player's body in my van. and I am the winner. - Nice Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tale Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 (edited) *enter room* *see something fly away from the side of the screen* *look around and can't find it* CHIIIIIRP *look around some more* *must be gone* chirp I KNOW YOU'RE IN HERE! *move forward* HOWL Edited January 27, 2011 by Tale "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoch Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 I have never enjoyed horror elements in games. I use games to relax and distract myself from stress, and games that scare me increase stress rather than decrease it. As for what I'm playing, I'm starting a new ME2 character. Between the time that has passed since I played through it (once, shortly after release), a different character class selection, and some of the new DLC, hopefully I won't burn out on the game mechanics like I did when I started a second character shortly after my first run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niten_Ryu Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Played a bit of Red Faction Guerilla. Definate improved over previous games and like Purk said, wrecking buildings is great fun. I also found out that my current 3,5 year old rig ain't good enough for the flying debrii so it's time to upgrade in near future. I have to put game on hold untill that. I installed Evil Genious from 2004 - I like the idea but execution could use improvement. Still too early to say if game get better as you get more room options to build and more varied minions. Let's play Alpha Protocol My misadventures on youtube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 (edited) I have never enjoyed horror elements in games. I use games to relax and distract myself from stress, and games that scare me increase stress rather than decrease it. I like scary, but I know where you're coming from. There's a certain point in games where if the tension is too much for me, I'll just stop playing. I can think the game is great and think "must turn it on again" but never feel like dealing with that tension. A little suspense, cool...more than that, I'll pass on these days. And I'm still playing NV an hour or two every couple days. I burned through a bit of Borderlands with a new chr. again, and that was kind of fun for a while. Currently thinking about reinstalling Dungeon Keeper2 on the XP machine again, so I can build pet dungeons. I felt like a dose after watching this trailer for the game Dungeons and The trailer excited me, but the preview gameplay did not, so unsure whether I'm interested in this 'spiritual successor' to DK. But it did make me want to play DK2. Edited January 27, 2011 by LadyCrimson “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrath of Dagon Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 I never play "horror" games, but ironically some of my favorite games/levels have horror elements in them, like the Cradle in Thief: DS. "Moral indignation is a standard strategy for endowing the idiot with dignity." Marshall McLuhan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hell Kitty Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 I don't think it's possible to have a conversation about horror games without the whole "oh it's creepy but it's not scary" thing. The biggest scare I had recently was when I was playing Amnesia and my cat crept up behind me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purkake Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 So what about Call of Cthulhu Dark: Corners of the Earth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hell Kitty Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 It's creepy but not scary, obviously. Honestly though I'd call parts of that game scary, like the escape from hotel. Mind you a sequence like that can quickly turn from "awesome" to "annoying". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purkake Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 That was a reply to Wrath's last post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walsingham Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 I only just worked out yesterday evening that first tier console games cost 50 ****ing pounds! OK, that's not a full tank of petrol these days, but sweet jesus! Glad I have a PC. Even if my lodger won't relinquish the damn thing most evenings. "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoonDing Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 So what about Call of Cthulhu Dark: Corners of the Earth? The part with the girl and her Deep One mother, the entire Shoggoth puzzle sequence & the Flying Polyps were very unsettling, the rest of the game is mostly tense due to badly implemented stealth & shooting. The drab voice-over didn't help much either. The ending of the words is ALMSIVI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purkake Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Again, my comment was aimed at Wrath "never playing horror games". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Again, my comment was aimed at Wrath "never playing horror games". Use the quote button. I have never played a horror game, probably should look into them. I do have a nightlight, so I'm all set. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purkake Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Again, my comment was aimed at Wrath "never playing horror games". Use the quote button. I have never played a horror game, probably should look into them. I do have a nightlight, so I'm all set. Looking back, that does seem like a good idea. Try Penumbra or Amnesia if you want to play some freaky stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raithe Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Although I do think. for the maximum scare effect.. Aliens Vs Predators 2, played with all lights in the room switched off..and the surround sound system on.. When you play as a Marine and you get that "skitter-skitter" sound from behind you... "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Slinky Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Although I do think. for the maximum scare effect.. Aliens Vs Predators 2, played with all lights in the room switched off..and the surround sound system on.. When you play as a Marine and you get that "skitter-skitter" sound from behind you... Damn I hated those ventilation shafts, first alien that suddenly attacked from behind in one scared the crap out of me. I'm not into actual horror games, but one part why I love System Shock 2 and AvP2 is the uneasy feeling they manage to create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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