Agreed.the survival horror games are fewer these days.but I don't think it's going to die.It migtht become more like a 'cult' genre with a of dedicated fans.Even point n click games are available like the upcoming sherlock holmes.

As for the games the ps2 has the best collection IMO.haunting ground,fatal frame series,clock tower,rule of rose etc.but the pc has some good ones too,like

the call of cthulu where u play as a detective just released from an asylum.That is a very core point of these games.the protagonist has some 'defects' while the antagonist(s) are "supersized".

I have played haunting ground,fatal frame 1,2,call of cthulu and silent hill etc.And I say all of them frustrated me at many times .that's when I realized

these games are for those who like alittle masochism!! where you are a'victim of circumstances' as opposed to FPS games where you try to be the 'master of circumstances'.One can say survival horror puts u in the opposite state of mind that FPSs tries to.Eventhough I say these games were etched in my memory long after I'm through with them.my favorite is the fatal frame series.I played it in the dark: almost alone, a few hours for 1 week.after a weeek I play them for an hour and then watch some comedy to releive the stress!! It's the ghosts that appear suddenly and regularly that took my breath away.these sudden shocks test your heart and after regular pouncing my heart can't take it anymore.

Your friend is right..somewhat.co-ops takes the helplessness and lonliness to a good extent.so they'll be more like FPSs like left for dead

FPS - sadism

SH - masochism

FPS --- in control

SH --- not in contol

FPS ----- show off

SH ------ escapist

I'm a fan of both genre's and RTS.I dont want them to die.