|
i couldnt play the nostromo dlc after i beat the game, it was the worst part of the game (med bay) but the entire time instead
|
#
?
Aug 30, 2015 22:32
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 9, 2024 11:58 |
|
|
Len posted:I don't know when I'll get a chance to play Until Dawn myself but Harshly Critical started a LP so there's that at least. If you're fine with them blabbing over a bunch of it, Best Friends did as well and it's pretty great so far to hear their genuine startled moments. Matt's reaction to (Super early silly scare) well, Matt popping up in front of the binoculars was fantastic.
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2015 00:39
|
|
|
Yardbomb posted:If you're fine with them blabbing over a bunch of it, Best Friends did as well and it's pretty great so far to hear their genuine startled moments. Matt's reaction to (Super early silly scare) well, Matt popping up in front of the binoculars was fantastic. One major criticism I have of Until Dawn is that it emulates modern horror movies too well, overemphasizing jump scares and even including tons of fakeouts in the beginning of the game just to gently caress with you. I'm pretty immune to all but the most extreme jump scares (even ones done on me in person barely get a reaction), so it just ends up being an annoyance. I've also consumed enough horror and walked through enough haunted attractions around the country to be able to tell when a jump scare is coming, so stuff like the binoculars stuff was predictable. chitoryu12 fucked around with this message at 00:37 on Feb 23, 2016 |
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2015 06:03
|
|
|
Relin posted:i couldnt play the nostromo dlc after i beat the game, it was the worst part of the game (med bay) but the entire time instead I find medical to be the best part of the game. It's the purest expression of hide and seek with the Alien.
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2015 12:48
|
|
|
Anyone looking forward to Stasis being released on steam later today? It's a point and click isometric adventure, and early impressions are extremely positive. Not sure how effective horror can be with an isometric viewpoint, but it sounds right up my street.
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2015 13:02
|
|
|
chitoryu12 posted:One major criticism I have of Until Dawn is that it emulates modern horror movies too well, overemphasizing jump scares and even including tons of fakeouts in the beginning of the game just to gently caress with you. I'm pretty immune to all but the most extreme jump scares (even ones done on me in person barely get a reaction), so it just ends up being an annoyance. I've also consumed enough horror and walked through enough haunted attractions around the country to be able to tell when a jump scare is coming, so stuff like [spoilers]the binoculars stuff[/spoiler] was predictable. Speaking of the binoculars, the (minor jumpscare spoiler) jumpscare through those as Mike is probably the only jumpscare in the game that just feels really fake and dumb? Like it just throws a spooky thing in your face and the character doesn't react at all. It reminded me of one of those awful Newgrounds games at the time but I completely forgot about it until just now. They do a similar one later (minor spoiler) with Chris and Ashley during their Spooky Ghost Adventure where it just throws a face on the screen, but at least the characters acknowledge that they saw something. e: I just realized that the bear trap with the human arm waving on it is The Stranger setting a trap for Wendigo, that's pretty neat.
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2015 14:14
|
|
|
A.o.D. posted:I find medical to be the best part of the game. It's the purest expression of hide and seek with the Alien. It seems like medical is always the worst place to be during a horror story, no matter the media.
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2015 14:18
|
|
|
BlackFrost posted:Speaking of the binoculars, the (minor jumpscare spoiler) jumpscare through those as Mike is probably the only jumpscare in the game that just feels really fake and dumb? Like it just throws a spooky thing in your face and the character doesn't react at all. It reminded me of one of those awful Newgrounds games at the time but I completely forgot about it until just now. They do a similar one later (minor spoiler) with Chris and Ashley during their Spooky Ghost Adventure where it just throws a face on the screen, but at least the characters acknowledge that they saw something. I had the same thing happen and it went away so fast that I didn't even see what it was. It feels like it was actually a glitch, like the game accidentally played the "Pull away from binoculars and walk off" scene instead of the "React to scare" scene. quote:e: I just realized that the bear trap with the human arm waving on it is The Stranger setting a trap for Wendigo, that's pretty neat. I think the clue menu in the game updates to reflect that. That reminds me, one thing I really like about Until Dawn is that not only do you have a menu that consolidates all of the clues you find (and even lists what they mean in plain English in case you're having trouble figuring out the connection), they update when new information is acquired to help connect the dots. Like after the big mid-game reveal, a bunch of the Mystery Man clues update to reflect how they were stuff planted by Josh for his prank.
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2015 17:01
|
|
|
So are you required to get the totems in Until Dawn to stop deaths? Chapter 6 spoiler: Matt never gets the option to take out the flare gun when hes getting dragged away but I looked up a youtube vid and when hes getting dragged he gets a little flash back of getting handed the gun and uses it to save himself. I never found the guidance totem that shows that...Is that seriously what determines whether he remembers if he has it or not despite the fact that no one ever acknowledges the totem visions in the game at all? I also really wish episode select allowed for jumping between choices because having to re-do entire chapters to change things is really tedious. Ibram Gaunt fucked around with this message at 21:49 on Aug 31, 2015 |
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2015 21:47
|
|
|
Ibram Gaunt posted:So are you required to get the totems in Until Dawn to stop deaths? Chapter 6 spoiler: Matt never gets the option to take out the flare gun when hes getting dragged away but I looked up a youtube vid and when hes getting dragged he gets a little flash back of getting handed the gun and uses it to save himself. I never found the guidance totem that shows that...Is that seriously what determines whether he remembers if he has it or not despite the fact that no one ever acknowledges the totem visions in the game at all? those flashbacks happen only if the choices that makes the scenario possible has happened. for example, you only see the flare gun vision as matt if he's been given the flare gun and hasn't used it already. if emily keeps it, or if matt fires it off at the tower immediately, the option won't be there and neither will the vision. totems don't affect this, they only give you advice ahead of time.
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2015 21:52
|
|
|
Ibram Gaunt posted:So are you required to get the totems in Until Dawn to stop deaths? Chapter 6 spoiler: Matt never gets the option to take out the flare gun when hes getting dragged away but I looked up a youtube vid and when hes getting dragged he gets a little flash back of getting handed the gun and uses it to save himself. I never found the guidance totem that shows that...Is that seriously what determines whether he remembers if he has it or not despite the fact that no one ever acknowledges the totem visions in the game at all? The totems are entirely a gameplay mechanic and are never referenced in-game at all. They're cheap foreshadowing and I'm guessing are meant to quietly influence you towards certain decisions, although the often-enormous gap between when you can find the totem and when the totem's vision comes to pass makes that a little weird. Everything that happens in the game is determined by your choices and nothing else, to the point where sometimes the totems' visions will shift based upon that. With regard to that spoiler, as Matt, you have to disagree with Emily's suggestion of heading to the fire tower, then give him the flare gun as Emily. If he doesn't think her plan will work, he won't immediately burn the flare gun on signaling for rescue. Alternatively, if you sign Emily off right away when the tower collapses and jump for it without trying to help her, I'm told Matt never gets jumped at all and thus doesn't need the flare gun.
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2015 21:52
|
|
|
Oh, ok thanks. I actually jumped onto the other platform my first run, but sicne you don't play as Matt until the very end if you do that I assumed you missed out on important scenes that way. That makes alot of sense though, I guess I'll just need to start from chapter 1 and just follow a guide.
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2015 21:55
|
|
|
The totems are entirely optional collectibles that just give hints at future timelines. Death totems obviously show a potential death for the character who picks them up and Loss totems show the potential death of another character, but the others all just show potential paths that may occur depending on your actions. Some are hints (like one Fortune totem shows Mike unable to bring up the nerve to shoot someone, which hints that you may not want to shoot Emily when he's pointing a gun at her), but even then you may never see the scene that the hint is relevant to. In that particular scene, Matt fired the flare gun for help but I had him jump to the platform because Emily wouldn't stop insulting him and I got so fed up that I legitimately wanted to leave her to die. chitoryu12 fucked around with this message at 22:02 on Aug 31, 2015 |
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2015 21:57
|
|
|
DreamShipWrecked posted:It seems like medical is always the worst place to be during a horror story, no matter the media. Shopping malls seem to give them a run for the money. That's true on the Von Braun, at least.
|
|
#
?
Aug 31, 2015 21:57
|
|
|
A.o.D. posted:Shopping malls seem to give them a run for the money. That's true on the Von Braun, at least. I know right? My god, those vending machine prices 
|
|
#
?
Sep 1, 2015 03:48
|
|
|
Yardbomb posted:If you're fine with them blabbing over a bunch of it, Best Friends did as well and it's pretty great so far to hear their genuine startled moments. Matt's reaction to (Super early silly scare) well, Matt popping up in front of the binoculars was fantastic. Best friends got me to play the game, even if I'm a huge coward and I'm really enjoying it, looking forward to Pat trying to guess the twist and Matt being scared by all the jumpscares. The jumpscares don't really bother me that much since they're usually not "SUPER LOUD THING ON THE SCREEN" and actually work well with the atmosphere. other than that gently caress Emily.
|
|
#
?
Sep 1, 2015 04:02
|
|
|
UnlimitedSpessmans posted:other than that gently caress Emily. This might be the one thing the thread can agree on.
|
|
#
?
Sep 1, 2015 04:13
|
|
|
chitoryu12 posted:This might be the one thing the thread can agree on. She really didn't have anything in the game to redeem her from all the really awful poo poo she did maybe the game had cut content we missed but she's really awful, everyone else makes a case for being an ok person.
|
|
#
?
Sep 1, 2015 04:28
|
|
|
Emily is actually fun as a character and i was hoping she would be more unrepentantly bitchy. her dialogue with Matt when they are at the collapsed radio tower calling him an idiot is just perfect to make the player hate her it's obvious the actress had a lot of fun playing her, especially with the slut/whore fight scene and her responding to a life-threatening message with a disgusted "unfollow". she's loving great (in comparison with good girl Sam who has very little plot significance, in consideration that Hayden P's supposed to be the headliner)
|
|
#
?
Sep 1, 2015 04:40
|
|
|
So do you have $2 and a spare two hours, then please do give a try to Stray Cat Crossing. It's a wonderfully surreal RPG maker game with a great art style and a nice story; not entirely straight horror but still had well worth the price of admission.
|
|
#
?
Sep 1, 2015 06:15
|
|
|
Niggurath posted:So do you have $2 and a spare two hours, then please do give a try to Stray Cat Crossing. It's a wonderfully surreal RPG maker game with a great art style and a nice story; not entirely straight horror but still had well worth the price of admission. Seconded. It's definitely an odd game, engaging all the way through.
|
|
#
?
Sep 1, 2015 18:08
|
|
|
Just wanted to pop in and say that while not a horror game, the intro to Metal Gear Solid 5 has some pretty strong and rad horror trappings.
|
|
#
?
Sep 1, 2015 19:06
|
|
|
You know Kojima really wants to make a horror game. The trailer they released right before the cancellation of Silent Hills made me so hype 
|
|
#
?
Sep 1, 2015 19:55
|
|
|
A. Beaverhausen posted:You know Kojima really wants to make a horror game. The trailer they released right before the cancellation of Silent Hills made me so hype play layers of fear. basically the same thing
|
|
#
?
Sep 1, 2015 20:23
|
|
|
Ding ding ding says the panty machine
|
|
#
?
Sep 1, 2015 20:24
|
|
|
I've put a few hours into Stasis and I think it's a pretty solid adventure game. I'd argue it's a horror game. I really love the atmosphere and sound design. http://store.steampowered.com/app/380150/
|
|
#
?
Sep 1, 2015 23:27
|
|
|
Yodzilla posted:Just wanted to pop in and say that while not a horror game, the intro to Metal Gear Solid 5 has some pretty strong and rad horror trappings. Do tell.
|
|
#
?
Sep 1, 2015 23:31
|
|
|
Professor of Cats posted:Do tell. Intro spoilers: You wake up in the hospital during a spec ops attack, and you and some other guy have to sneak out while Snake is still rubbery and weak after being in a coma, while all the doctors and patients are murdered in front of you. Also, there's a horrible fiery apparition that keeps reappearing, that has very strange plot implications...
|
|
#
?
Sep 1, 2015 23:34
|
|
|
Hey, what if the public fight between kojima and konami, combined with del torro saying he's never touching games again and pt being removed just a big orchestrated stunt to annouce silent hills in the future? Kojima is that much of an rear end in a top hat/genius right? Right....
|
|
#
?
Sep 1, 2015 23:41
|
|
|
A. Beaverhausen posted:Hey, what if the public fight between kojima and konami, combined with del torro saying he's never touching games again and pt being removed just a big orchestrated stunt to annouce silent hills in the future? Kojima is that much of an rear end in a top hat/genius right? Right.... This is true in the world where Michael Jackson popped out of his coffin during his funeral procession to do an amazing rendition of Thriller in front of an initially shocked but then elated crowd of adoring fans and loved ones
|
|
#
?
Sep 1, 2015 23:45
|
|
|
Alabaster White posted:Intro spoilers: You wake up in the hospital during a spec ops attack, and you and some other guy have to sneak out while Snake is still rubbery and weak after being in a coma, while all the doctors and patients are murdered in front of you. Also, there's a horrible fiery apparition that keeps reappearing, that has very strange plot implications... drat I gotta play this.
|
|
#
?
Sep 1, 2015 23:50
|
|
|
I'm watching the first 2 hours of Phantom Pain before deciding to buy it. He's not lying.
|
|
#
?
Sep 2, 2015 00:04
|
|
|
Professor of Cats posted:Do tell. The first MGSV trailer was pretty much set as spooky poo poo going on in hospital/asylum horror game. https://youtu.be/jfxTOlXF3Kk OJ MIST 2 THE DICK fucked around with this message at 00:16 on Sep 2, 2015 |
|
#
?
Sep 2, 2015 00:14
|
|
|
Scariest part so far is the camera in one cutscene zooming in to focus on Ishmael's hospital gown rear end for no discernible reason, complete with a musical sting.
|
|
#
?
Sep 2, 2015 00:24
|
|
|
I keep hoping the P.T. demo is buried as a game-within-a-game someplace in MGSV, or a solider that looks like Norman Reedus is a playable side-op recruitment, or even for that talking paper bag to show up. One of the gameplay demos did have "PT" and a spider as the Motherbase emblem, so at least anyone can add that to their game. I know that's all silly to hope for, but despite what DelToro has said I think he and Kojima will work on something in the future. The last trailer to come out featured something Kojima had run by DelToro a couple years ago and hell if Big Boss doesn't look terrified to see it.
|
|
#
?
Sep 2, 2015 01:15
|
|
|
chitoryu12 posted:Scariest part so far is the camera in one cutscene zooming in to focus on Ishmael's hospital gown rear end for no discernible reason, complete with a musical sting. I think I discerned the reason pretty fast.  That entire opening in general is real as gently caress, like holy poo poo.
|
|
#
?
Sep 2, 2015 01:20
|
|
|
ayn rand hand job posted:The first MGSV trailer was pretty much set as spooky poo poo going on in hospital/asylum horror game. no joke, that was pretty visceral. So I did see a whale, fire unicorn and poo poo though...please tell that is a hallucination and not some bullshit kojima metaphor bullshit. (I'll still play this regardless)
|
|
#
?
Sep 2, 2015 02:10
|
|
|
Professor of Cats posted:no joke, that was pretty visceral. poo poo if I know. But those things all show up in that intro. I cant wait to find out what's actually going on though because I bet it'll be some real 
|
|
#
?
Sep 2, 2015 02:21
|
|
|
Rikimaru posted:I've put a few hours into Stasis and I think it's a pretty solid adventure game. I'd argue it's a horror game. I really love the atmosphere and sound design.  I'm a decent length into Fran Bow now, and I have to take back what I said earlier about the puzzles being tough. They're a good difficulty, there are a couple of moments of strange logic and I got stuck on an odd dates/numbers puzzle I just couldn't figure out what I was supposed to do with, but for the most part everything moves along nicely so hopefully that didn't deter anyone from buying it. It's really good.
|
|
#
?
Sep 2, 2015 02:23
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 9, 2024 11:58 |
|
|
Rikimaru posted:I've put a few hours into Stasis and I think it's a pretty solid adventure game. I'd argue it's a horror game. I really love the atmosphere and sound design. This looks fantastic. Any trip report for this? I need a game that I can just put in a couple hours a week or so.
|
|
#
?
Sep 2, 2015 02:26
|
|