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I'm not sure if I'd consider it a horror game but this was absolutely one of my favorite NES games as a kid. Apparently there's also a Genesis version that's significantly different from the NES and arcade versions. In a similar vein of vaguely horror but mostly sci-fi and action, VICE: Project Doom was a blast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oFsdOI7mf4
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Bogart posted:Ah! An ancient pre-horror horror game, ala Splatterhouse or Castlevania 1, where horror is a theme and not the point. Say what you will about Splatterhouse, but the third game on Sega Genesis integrated real pictures into cutscenes and seeing your character's girlfriend get taken over by the boreworm and turned into a mindless beast when you failed to finish the level on time scared the poo poo out of me when i was younger. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkIr0ysbnf0
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Blockhouse posted:let me tell you all about the original walking simulator: life Also, there's like, a lot of porn in this game if you know where to look. Literally all the porn. I'm surprised this is considered a mainstream title. SardonicTyrant fucked around with this message at 16:19 on Jun 4, 2019 |
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s.i.r.e. posted:That's what I said, but there's also nothing about him working on Silent Hills online either. Stop making me want to play RE7 again
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Cyberdud posted:seeing your character's girlfriend get taken over by the boreworm and turned into a mindless beast when you failed to finish the level on time scared the poo poo out of me when i was younger. Cardiovorax fucked around with this message at 17:08 on Jun 4, 2019 |
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Cyberdud posted:Say what you will about Splatterhouse, but the third game on Sega Genesis integrated real pictures into cutscenes and seeing your character's girlfriend get taken over by the boreworm and turned into a mindless beast when you failed to finish the level on time scared the poo poo out of me when i was younger. Splatterhouse 3 was one of my favorite ever Genesis games. There was also that hosed up teddy bear boss nightmare creation, that was pretty horrifying. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRpwWxdKWis edit: holy gently caress that shriek it makes, I'd forgotten about that. The low fi and distortion makes it even worse. The game is also a really satisfying beat em up, all the movement and combat were brutal and unforgiving but felt so right. Landing punches and kicks was really visceral and it felt like they had some weight. I grabbed the new(er) one for the PS3 a while ago and it's not bad, I haven't powered through it enough to unlock all the original games yet though.
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Is The Outer Wilds considered a horror? Because the first thing that happened to me when I got into space made me loving poo poo myself. Also got Call of Cthulhu for a tenner and I'm heartbroken playing it because I know your choices and states don't really change all that much. But it feels like they should! And I'm going through as a loving strongman idiot wondering if I could actually be bothered playing it again as a clever dude if all it'll effect are how puzzles play out.
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Microsoft revealed a AAA horror game set to a first person flashlight scene. It practically screamed Alan Wake... then it revealed to be Blair Witch like WTF haha.
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Drunken Baker posted:Is The Outer Wilds considered a horror? Because the first thing that happened to me when I got into space made me loving poo poo myself. One of the planets in Outer Wilds is straight horror. The rest of the game... is less played straight, but just like Subnautica, if you're the kind of person who has a really big fear of space (or ocean depths), it can definitely be anxiety inducing. Outer Wilds also has a billion ways you can die from environmental hazards so there's also that. Anyway, no matter the genre, everyone should play Outer Wilds. Go buy it right now.
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Jun 9, 2019 21:27
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Meallan posted:Anyway, no matter the genre, everyone should play Outer Wilds. Go buy it right now. I will once it's on Steam or PS4, certainly looks intriguing.
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I've been interested since I first saw it around the place, but I'm not generally a fan of straight adventure games. Can you tell us a bit more about what the gameplay is like? It's all a bit vague.
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Cardiovorax posted:I've been interested since I first saw it around the place, but I'm not generally a fan of straight adventure games. Can you tell us a bit more about what the gameplay is like? It's all a bit vague. Outer Wilds is a bit like Subnautica in that it's difficult to explain what makes it so great because everything about it is best experienced first hand without the slightest hint of spoilers. I guess for a barebones explanation: you wake up as an alien about to go into space for the first time. You're free to explore an extremely detailed and very weird solar system however you like. Aside from a quick detour to pick up the launch codes for your ship at the very beginning, there's no set path that you ever have to adhere to. See a weird looking planet over yonder and want to check it out? Go there. Along the way you try to piece together the history behind the solar system and the reasons for some of the strange phenomena you encounter.
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Cardiovorax posted:I've been interested since I first saw it around the place, but I'm not generally a fan of straight adventure games. Can you tell us a bit more about what the gameplay is like? It's all a bit vague. It's an open world exploration game set in a detailed simulated solar system with realistic planetary orbit and physics. Initially your only goal is to explore which largely involves going through ruins of a deceased alien race to learn more about the world you live in. Some light spoilers (first 20 minutes) if you want more motivation to look into it: you're caught in an endless loop where the sun goes supernova, destroying the solar system every 20 minutes. You carry the knowledge of your discoveries from loop to loop. The true goal of the game is to learn why the suns are dying and why you're caught in an endless death loop. Basically if you remember the conversation y'all had a few days ago about cycles you should be immediately interested and Outer Wilds is definitely one of the most unique games I've played in a long rear end time. The sense of discovery must've been what it felt like to play Myst on release.
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New trailer for a Blair Witch Project game. https://youtu.be/DnMj_9P3kN4 Okay yeah it looks like a Slender/Outlast knockoff, but those games scared me silly and I’m a big fan of the first and third Blair Witch movies so I’m more than willing to give this a shot. It looks like it’s included with a Game Pass membership which basically means there’s nothing to lose if you’re already a member.
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Jun 9, 2019 22:08
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It all sounds conceptually interesting, but I meant more what it's like to play it in practice. Is it pure walking in a pregenerated world or are there combat sequences, is it straight-up Subnautica style crafting/exploration, etc?
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Jun 9, 2019 22:10
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This just premiered on the XB stage and it looks hella dope. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h5kBrSqnbc
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Jun 9, 2019 22:12
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exquisite tea posted:This just premiered on the XB stage and it looks hella dope. Not gonna lie, based solely on the video title I was expecting a videogame based on the best Michael Jackson song of all time (and I would have been completely okay with that).
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Jun 9, 2019 22:29
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Is there a video that actually shows you something other than disjointed snippets? Because I can't even tell what that's supposed to be about, never mind why I should pay for it.
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Jun 9, 2019 22:30
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Cardiovorax posted:It all sounds conceptually interesting, but I meant more what it's like to play it in practice. Is it pure walking in a pregenerated world or are there combat sequences, is it straight-up Subnautica style crafting/exploration, etc? Pure exploration in a pregenerated world. You'll be doing some walking, zero-g movement, and flying a spaceship. No combat but there are hazards you have to avoid like invisible energy fields, typhoons, and a bunch of other wild poo poo. No crafting, puzzles are entirely environment based there's no inventory. It really is kind of like "what if Myst but fully 3D and poo poo can kill you."
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al-azad posted:Pure exploration in a pregenerated world. You'll be doing some walking, zero-g movement, and flying a spaceship. No combat but there are hazards you have to avoid like invisible energy fields, typhoons, and a bunch of other wild poo poo. No crafting, puzzles are entirely environment based there's no inventory.
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I had to get it outright because I love space and existentialism is my fear trigger, it's really quite stressful (in a good way) just thinking about the game for me. But even putting all that aside I would say Outer Wilds is a good example for how video games can evolve beyond the traditional goal driven blueprint and evolve a narrative organically. What it truly makes me hungry for is a video game adaption of Event Horizon.
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al-azad posted:What it truly makes me hungry for is a video game adaption of Event Horizon. This would be so amazing, Event Horizon gets slept on so much.
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Cardiovorax posted:Alright, thank you. That's a shame, then, because that's the kind of game that just really doesn't appeal to me at all. Maybe I'll try it if I see it on sale sometime, but I don't think I want to spend 20$+ on that right now. It’s on sale for 14.99USD right now in the Epic Mega sale. Picked it up myself last night.
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I think Event Horizon would be one of those properties that's just a nightmare to make a game from. Way too 'cult movie' to really work creatively for most people who are into it, and for those who aren't, "where we're going... you won't need eyes to see" has become more of a cult cheesy B-movie line than anything else. It's spooky, but it's like science fiction by way of Clive Barker. That can either be a good thing, then you get Undying. But it can also be a bad thing... and then you Jericho, and nobody wants another Jericho. quote:It’s on sale for 14.99USD right now in the Epic Mega sale. Picked it up myself last night. VVV That was in regards to that thriller game exquisite tea posted, which is really telling me basically nothing about that game, but thanks for the link, I'll watch it VVV Cardiovorax fucked around with this message at 23:09 on Jun 9, 2019 |
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Cardiovorax posted:Is there a video that actually shows you something other than disjointed snippets? Because I can't even tell what that's supposed to be about, never mind why I should pay for it. For you and other interested parties: Here's the reveal trailer, which I don't think it spoils too much, and shows a bit of gameplay. It's an adventure game, basically. It has some survival aspects (oxygen and fuel management), and some horror aspects (you can die due to wildlife or environment). Mostly though, you walk around a very detailed and interesting solar system, solving puzzles (similar to bow in which they involve using game's physics to get places), and reading lore entries left by a previous civilisation. Nothing I can say can do it justice, though. I obviously can't promise everyone will like it, I confess this type of game already aligns with my interests since I like adventure games and exploration centered games. But what really sells this game is the intense sense of wonder and awe you can get from both the story (excellently written) and the rule set of that universe. Like, I would sometimes literally gasp or interject out loud, it was, to me, really intense. Its also one of those games that utilize gameplay to tell a story that could not be so adequately told via book or film. I don't feel there's a whole lot of games that do this, or do it well. And the way it manages to be free roaming and still manage to build an adequate crescendo of revelations and twists is frankly astonishing. There is a whole lot of planning here that is worth at least knowing about. It's one of the best examples I've seen of this, though maybe my own inexperience is showing here. Basically, for it's flaws (desperately needs a skip time button lol), it's still one of the best things that I've ever played? I need more from these devs. Edit: forgot to add, since we're on the horror games thread, that the story has a sense of cosmic horror/eldritch location to it. Meallan fucked around with this message at 23:26 on Jun 9, 2019 |
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Cardiovorax posted:It's spooky, but it's like science fiction by way of Clive Barker. That can either be a good thing, then you get Undying. But it can also be a bad thing... and then you Jericho, and nobody wants another Jericho. I'd like a good Jericho. I thought that game was pretty cool with some neat ideas, but the actual game? Ugh.
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Cardiovorax posted:I think Event Horizon would be one of those properties that's just a nightmare to make a game from. Way too 'cult movie' to really work creatively for most people who are into it, and for those who aren't, "where we're going... you won't need eyes to see" has become more of a cult cheesy B-movie line than anything else. Event Horizon is just a haunted house is space, it could definitely work for video games. Especially since it was basically done in Dead Space. Something a little less action oriented and more "say something in the corner of your eye but not sure if real" type stuff could really make it work well. Couple that with human interactions, or things pretending to be human, and leave the player guessing as they try and survive it would be great.
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s.i.r.e. posted:Event Horizon is just a haunted house is space, it could definitely work for video games. It'd be a pain to try to make something without sticking so close to the movie that it's too bland and railroaded to interest new people or making the whole hardcore fan-types piss themselves because you changed it and now it sucks. This is always a major crapshoot and trying to exploit the built-in audience of a third-party property always comes with the caveat that you can't ever really deviate too far from it. It's part of why licensed games tend to be trash, I think - it's a damned if you, damned if you don't situation, and that's just not fun to work with on a creative level. Paint by the numbers or scribble outside the lines and get shouted at by the people you're making it for. Has to suck. Cardiovorax fucked around with this message at 09:58 on Jun 10, 2019 |
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Cardiovorax posted:I think Event Horizon would be one of those properties that's just a nightmare to make a game from. Way too 'cult movie' to really work creatively for most people who are into it, and for those who aren't, "where we're going... you won't need eyes to see" has become more of a cult cheesy B-movie line than anything else. An Event Horizon movie would be worth it just for the chuds getting angry at the future Australian flag with the Aboriginal colours instead of the Union Jack. Make it happen.
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Cardiovorax posted:Is there a video that actually shows you something other than disjointed snippets? Because I can't even tell what that's supposed to be about, never mind why I should pay for it. I've been following this project for years. It's an adventure game that has you stuck in a time loop, which is, well, 12 minutes long: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leUL0Kc8yZ0
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And here I was wondering why that other video was titled '12 Minutes' and only two and a half minutes long, haha. Now that I get to see more of it, that really looks very good and interesting and I'll definitely be keeping an eye on it, too.
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This is being made by the guys that developed Butcher, another game where you play the bad guy, and that gives me faith they’ll nail the aesthetic needed to make being a monster actually horrifying and not just a gory power fantasy. Butcher was a pretty simple high difficulty platform shooter but the presentation did a good job of making me feel unpleasant and gross, while simultaneously making me want to keep playing.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR9ktZ7ovtw Here's some footage of John Wolfe playing a demo of 'World of Horror', a game 'inspired by Junji Ito and Lovercraft'. The rather clunky-looking interface aside, the aesthetics of this game are extremely my poo poo, hope something good comes out of it
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I hope Red Candle is still around and getting money for this. The company has basically disappeared. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uibJ5Iw3Qd8
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If by "has disappeared" you mean "has been disappeared." I really want to play Devotion but it looks like there won't ever be any legal way to do so.
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Buy an extra copy of Detention and files it imo. gently caress Winnie the Pooh.
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szary posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR9ktZ7ovtw I feel like I played a demo of this in the past and it was different
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It’s a bunch of small stories to my knowledge under the general WoH banner. Not sure if there’s a cross-investigation meta game.
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