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Discendo Vox posted:We need a horror game that captures the existential terror of unskippable bad dialogue and games writing But David Cage has been making games for over 20 years?
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Jun 3, 2020 21:16
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Oh snap.
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Jun 3, 2020 21:17
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al-azad posted:But David Cage has been making games for over 20 years?  I also would have accepted Frictional Games. Discendo Vox fucked around with this message at 21:37 on Jun 3, 2020 |
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Jun 3, 2020 21:35
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Discendo Vox posted:
Don't think you're going to find nearly as many people to go down that road with you.
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Jun 3, 2020 21:54
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Lifeglug posted:After playing Observation, I'm really looking for some more sci-fi horror games to play like that. A more grounded in reality thriller; No jump scares sorta like Observation is. I'm really struggling to think of much else that could fit the description. More walking simulation-y and investigation rather than twitchy combat focussed. Stories Untold by the same developer is really good, it’s more about puzzle solving than jump scares.
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Jun 4, 2020 00:36
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Gann Jerrod posted:Stories Untold by the same developer is really good, it’s more about puzzle solving than jump scares. Yeah, I'll second that. I initially bounced off of Stories Untold because the parser in the first game is kind of frustrating, but overall it's very good and does a lot of the same sort of neat interface things that Observation does. I really hated the ending, but not enough to ruin the rest of the game.
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Jun 4, 2020 05:31
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get even is not a horror game. it's a psychological mystery where the twist throws out most of the plot, with no enemy variety and one gun that has a kinda neat gimmick. the sound design is out of this world, at least.
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Jun 7, 2020 03:29
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Opinions on layers of fear 2?
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Jun 7, 2020 03:32
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oldpainless posted:Opinions on layers of fear 2? Play the first one instead, the second one is underwhelming.
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Jun 7, 2020 05:14
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Wasn't really a fan, either. It's a really generic game and the "psychological horror" thing is just complete bullshit. The story has all the psychological depth of a rain puddle.
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Jun 7, 2020 05:17
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What Layers of Fear is good at is being a very solid spooky dark ride from your nearest carnival/amusement park
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Jun 7, 2020 08:02
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FirstAidKite posted:What Layers of Fear is good at is being a very solid spooky dark ride from your nearest carnival/amusement park Obligatory https://youtu.be/B0fm2lRrEg0
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Jun 7, 2020 10:39
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Lifeglug posted:Obligatory Falls in line with haunted house/dark ride rules imo, though I'm convinced that there is no way that wasn't meant to be something funny included by the devs if only to lighten the mood a bit even though, much like haunted houses and dark rides, you can make it all kinds of silly by looking out for how stuff works and exploiting it 
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Jun 7, 2020 10:58
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Eh, could be either. Wouldn't be the first time a game tries to be scary or dramatic and only comes across as ridiculous.
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Jun 7, 2020 11:05
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You can do that with pretty much any horror game, especially if you find one thing to pick apart and spend ten minutes cackling about it on Youtube. Another reason why streaming is a terrible way to check out most horror games, it adds another layer of removal from it when the experience is more the streamer rather than the game itself.
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Jun 9, 2020 02:10
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RightClickSaveAs posted:You can do that with pretty much any horror game, especially if you find one thing to pick apart and spend ten minutes cackling about it on Youtube. Another reason why streaming is a terrible way to check out most horror games, it adds another layer of removal from it when the experience is more the streamer rather than the game itself. I dunno man, that scene would be pretty silly even without a streamer commenting about it. Especially when the kid wipes themselves out.
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Jun 9, 2020 03:20
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oldpainless posted:Opinions on layers of fear 2? The Layers of Fear games are... I would call them interesting, but I think they kinda mislabel themselves by being advertised as "horror games". What they are instead are dramatic games, less about the terror of a boogaboo ghost and more about the much more interesting horror of (spoilers for themes) narcissism, alcoholism, and the scars this can leave. I liked the first one enough to play through all the endings and the DLC; the second one.... I think it's the lesser of the two in practically every way, but I don't... not recommend it? If that makes sense? I wouldn't pay more than $5, though.
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Jun 9, 2020 03:56
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It’s much more spooky carnival ride with realistic theming than it is silent hill. not necessarily a bad thing. Just different.
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Jun 9, 2020 13:19
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Been a long while since I played it, and I haven't played Layers of Fear 2 at all, I remember liking it overall though, it was a fun ride with some neat visuals. There's some corny and heavy-handed stuff, but this is video game's we're talking about. Silent Hill 2, one of my favorites ever, has plenty of outright goofy moments. Just this thing where streamers/reviewers proclaim loudly how x game isn't scary at all then highlight a couple dumb parts is tired and adds nothing to the conversation. It's (almost) as bad as the ones who overreact to every jumpscare in a unity game.
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Jun 9, 2020 16:24
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So apparently Devotion, the game that got taken off of Steam is getting a physical release in Taiwan so maybe there's some forward movement on it that may wind up with it being actually rereleased in other countries on Steam at some point. Hope so.
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Jun 9, 2020 17:10
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Bogart posted:It’s much more spooky carnival ride with realistic theming than it is silent hill. not necessarily a bad thing. Just different. (its a bad thing)
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Jun 9, 2020 17:36
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Layers of Fear is just another generic Bad Dad Punishment Simulator, the same kind that's been clogging up indie horror games for a few years except with better production values. Said production values result in some actual cool things, but it honestly would have been better if it ditched the plot and existed as a spooky walk through a haunted house with no justification given.
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Jun 9, 2020 18:27
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I dunno, Layers of Fear did some cool stuff with space and perspective. It created a decent feeling of dread and outright horror, some dinky jump scares aside. I'm not sure what it should have done to be a "good" horror game?
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Jun 9, 2020 19:13
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Layers of Fear is spooky at times and it definitely has some good setpieces. It just feels a bit shallow? By the numbers? I don't really know how to express what it was that I disliked about it.
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Jun 9, 2020 19:24
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Cardiovorax posted:Layers of Fear is spooky at times and it definitely has some good setpieces. It just feels a bit shallow? By the numbers? I don't really know how to express what it was that I disliked about it. I can see that. I wasn't blown away by it, but I think it can occupy a spot in the "I'm in the mood for a horror game but I've played everything else" tier of game. It does the job. And I would like to agree with what was said earlier - if you go into a horror game intending not be afraid and not play along with the way the game is set up to be played, you will not enjoy it. If you stop and pull at the strings, it will fall apart. You kind of have to play by its rules to enjoy it, kind of like how technically you can go backstage at a Broadway play and watch the tired actors smoking cigarettes, but you'd have a much better time sitting in the audience watching. That is true for one hundred percent of horror games.
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Jun 9, 2020 19:32
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Manager Hoyden posted:I can see that. I wasn't blown away by it, but I think it can occupy a spot in the "I'm in the mood for a horror game but I've played everything else" tier of game. It does the job.
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Jun 9, 2020 19:38
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Layers of Fears aren't outstanding games but Bloober still has some of the best art design in the genre currently and they're worth playing for that reason, I M H O
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Jun 9, 2020 20:05
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I just started playing RE7 last night. Still at the beginning, in the guest house, I went and got my hand cut off by Mia. Was that supposed to happen? Could I have prevented it? My dude really seemed to shrug it off but I can't imagine it won't cause issues.
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Jun 9, 2020 20:24
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me your dad posted:I just started playing RE7 last night. Still at the beginning, in the guest house, I went and got my hand cut off by Mia. Was that supposed to happen? Could I have prevented it? My dude really seemed to shrug it off but I can't imagine it won't cause issues.
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Jun 9, 2020 20:26
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Cardiovorax posted:Think of it as the extended intro cutscene and tutorial. If you don't die before dinner, you haven't done anything wrong yet. Oh, I died shortly after that happened. I went into the game expecting to die. I had to do that to beat Bloodborne and I figured it was a good mindset for this game. As much as I love the idea of horror games, I often give up on playing them because of how intense they are because I forget that dying is okay.
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Jun 9, 2020 20:40
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You need to give Mia the axe... to her face.
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Jun 9, 2020 20:41
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me your dad posted:Oh, I died shortly after that happened. I went into the game expecting to die. I had to do that to beat Bloodborne and I figured it was a good mindset for this game. As much as I love the idea of horror games, I often give up on playing them because of how intense they are because I forget that dying is okay.
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Jun 9, 2020 20:54
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RE7 jumps around a lot making it feel like separate concepts smooshed together but there’s only one choice that matters in the game and then immediately punishes you for making the wrong choice which is so heavily telegraphed you’ll be mad they gave you a choice at all. Just enjoy the ride.
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Jun 9, 2020 21:21
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Lol My fiancee was looking through the Switch eShop and found a game she thought sounded neat, a horror game in a haunted house where you're trying to find your missing family It was Gone Home
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Jun 10, 2020 00:58
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thebardyspoon posted:So apparently Devotion, the game that got taken off of Steam is getting a physical release in Taiwan so maybe there's some forward movement on it that may wind up with it being actually rereleased in other countries on Steam at some point. Hope so.
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Jun 10, 2020 02:01
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Manager Hoyden posted:And I would like to agree with what was said earlier - if you go into a horror game intending not be afraid and not play along with the way the game is set up to be played, you will not enjoy it. If you stop and pull at the strings, it will fall apart. You kind of have to play by its rules to enjoy it, kind of like how technically you can go backstage at a Broadway play and watch the tired actors smoking cigarettes, but you'd have a much better time sitting in the audience watching. That is true for one hundred percent of horror games. i agree whole-heartedly with the overall sentiment, but the wording amused me because, man, if you don't think it's funny as hell to occasionally shove over the delicate house of cards that compromises the average horror game you have no heart, and if you don't think some of the low-effort asset-rip trash out there doesn't deserve it and isn't heightened by that approach you have no soul E: I would argue even stuff like Man of Medan is elevated by critical appraisal of the humorous places in which it fails, and it actually seems to be trying and isn't really terrible, just mediocre.
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Jun 10, 2020 05:50
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Len posted:Lol To be fair, it feels like a horror game for most of its run. When I picked up the crucifix in the basement and the lights went out, I backed out into the menu and went to make myself a long slow cup of tea.
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Jun 10, 2020 06:45
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I went through several different impressions playing that game. From "This is a spooky house horror game" to "Oh it isn't, but I think something bad happened to the girl and the game is leading me to the attic" to "Oh hey, everything's fine" I highly recommend it, and to go in totally blind like that if possible
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Jun 10, 2020 09:57
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Gone Home is cool and good
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Danknificent posted:Gone Home is cool and good Yeah it ended up that way but it was totally sold as a horror game first and revealed as a bad writing collection later
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Jun 10, 2020 16:45
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