Dead space at least tries to be scary. I'm very dissapointed in the lack of horror games this gen though and the betrayal of Resident Evil to the genre itself.
Penumbra Series, Cryostasis and Stalker ( You know what those underground bunkers are like)
Anything else is subpar and not scary. Yes even Dead Space.
Revan_911
+1
Dead Space is very tense, but not really scary. Being surprised doesn't constitute being scared. The three games mention really mess with your mind, and are legitimately scary.
Cryostasis was amazing, bizarre, but not that scary. Resident Evil 5 and Dead Space was both action games to me. Silent Hill: Homecoming was disappointing, not scary at all. And the new Alone in the Dark was just a mediocre game with an important name, galaxies away from the quality of the originaltrilogy released in early '90s.
And as my signature says, keep an eye out for Amnesia: The Dark Descent: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEHPwAvrc_U
bioshock, fear, and RE 5 are not horror games. The really hasn't been a good scary horror game this gen. Maybe shattered memories, haven't played it yet.
Penumbra Series, Cryostasis and Stalker ( You know what those underground bunkers are like)
Anything else is subpar and not scary. Yes even Dead Space.
with_teeth26
+1
Dead Space is very tense, but not really scary. Being surprised doesn't constitute being scared. The three games mention really mess with your mind, and are legitimately scary.
I agree. A pink kitten jumping out and mewing at a louder audio than the rest of things and it has the same effect as the startles in dead space, which are just monsters jumping out with loud audio. It isn't scary, just startling.
No games that I've played this gen have really been horror, not in my mind. With that said, I'm holding on to a little bit of hope that Alan Wake might be true horror, especially since the developers cited Stephen King as an inspiration for the story.
I miss when horror consisted of claustrophobic settings, desperate running from enemies, hiding, etc instead of shooters with enemies consisting of mutants that have arms coming out of their chest.
I miss when horror consisted of claustrophobic settings, desperate running from enemies, hiding, etc instead of shooters with enemies consisting of mutants that have arms coming out of their chest.
Pixel-Pirate
Sounds like Silent Hill: Shattered Memories is a game for you. You run away or hide from monsters a lot in claustrophobi settings and you don't shoot in that game.
I miss when horror consisted of claustrophobic settings, desperate running from enemies, hiding, etc instead of shooters with enemies consisting of mutants that have arms coming out of their chest.
OniStrat
Sounds like Silent Hill: Shattered Memories is a game for you. You run away or hide from monsters a lot in claustrophobi settings and you don't shoot in that game.
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