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Medullah posted:No, the soundtrack specifically is amazing whether you're a horror fan or not. The style of the monsters is generally awesome too. I can watch Silent Hill be played. I just get too stressed out playing it myself. I made it as far as seeing Pyramid Head standing in the hallway behind bars and that was enough.
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Star Man posted:Is it weird that I like things about Silent Hill and the media associated with it but I can't play the game because it scares the loving bajeezus out of me? The secret to ruining Silent Hill 2's immersion is knowing enemies are as threatening as Resident Evil 1 zombies, the pipe kills everything before it can touch you, and your radio alerts you to monsters way before you see them.
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Apr 12, 2017 05:16
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al-azad posted:The secret to ruining Silent Hill 2's immersion is knowing enemies are as threatening as Resident Evil 1 zombies, the pipe kills everything before it can touch you, and your radio alerts you to monsters way before you see them. I know. I can watch an entire LP of a Silent Hill game, know everything there is to know about it, and still get the heeby jeebies over it.
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Apr 12, 2017 05:31
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Star Man posted:I know. I can watch an entire LP of a Silent Hill game, know everything there is to know about it, and still get the heeby jeebies over it. My prescription to you: walk alone at night through the darkest part of town while blasting My Heaven through headphones.
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Apr 12, 2017 05:42
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:Retro vinyl update: Thanks for these cool links. Now to see how long my self control lasts. I have actually picked up a record player since the last time I posted about foolishly buying video game vinyl.
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Apr 12, 2017 06:09
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Time to open a capsule toy: Looks like we have a winner! 
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Star Man posted:I can watch Silent Hill be played. I just get too stressed out playing it myself. Ha, this is how I was with Dead Space. I think I played it about 10 mins at a time, for weeks and weeks. Such a good game, and the atmosphere was just amazing. I felt the whole time like this is what an Alien/Aliens game should be.
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I'm the same way with Silent Hill. Well, horror games in general, but especially Silent Hill. I can watch LPs (or watch a friend play) and listen to the creepy-rear end soundtracks in the middle of the night, but as soon as I pick up the controller myself I get really stressed and have to take a break after 30 minutes.
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Star Man posted:I can watch Silent Hill be played. I just get too stressed out playing it myself. I made it as far as seeing Pyramid Head standing in the hallway behind bars and that was enough. Play during the daytime or play when you have friends over and trade off the controller when you get stressed. That's how I beat Silent Hill 2. (If you're a real baby, combine daytime and friends) gently caress that game was scary.
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I have literally never found a videogame scary. I could never get into Silent Hill or Fatal Frame because once you get past the "horror" elements the actual gameplay is real lovely. I'm a big fan of horror films and I'd argue that Silent Hill is basically horror for nerds who don't like horror in the same way Fincher's Zodiac was a serial killer/crime movie for people who don't like serial killers or crime movies. I guess this is a big gaming sin or whatever but I also never thought any of the Silent Hill designs were very good or interesting. The nurses I guess are pretty solid but cliche but I still think Pyramid Head is silly looking, and I'm the kind of person who really liked Pumpkinhead. The music is real nice tho, doesn't really match the games at all, making it sort of like the video game equivalent of the Hellsing OST.
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I got around to beating SH2 recently and I enjoyed it, but it was way easier than I expected. I watched Jacobs Ladder 10 years ago and it is kind of weird to see people lauding the atmosphere and story as amazing. Solid game through and if I had played it at release I think it would have blown my mind.
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:Retro vinyl update: Pissssssss You've just cost me more than I should admit, you monster.
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Zaphod42 posted:Play during the daytime or play when you have friends over and trade off the controller when you get stressed. That's how I beat Silent Hill 2. (If you're a real baby, combine daytime and friends) I know the first time I played Silent Hill 2, it was during the day. The second time I tried it, it was in the day and with my sister. I'm just a big fuckin baby that scares easy and that's all there is to it. Meanwhile, I listened to some of Silent Hill 2's soundtrack while writing this embarassment. Go figure.
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I liked Mike better as a host because he seemed genuinely damaged by being trapped in space. Joel was super chill about it which always felt a little off. That being said, I would not want to meet Mike from the things I've heard about him. Lotta fraidygoons in this thread.  I'd agree that the Silent Hill games aren't really groundbreaking gameplay-wise. They're still great the first time through, but I don't think I could see myself going back to play them again. Actually I haven't played any of them past 2, I guess should try the rest of the series. Though isn't "The Room" considered kind of garbage?
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Quiet Feet posted:Lotta fraidygoons in this thread.  quote:Though isn't "The Room" considered kind of garbage?
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dishwasherlove posted:I got around to beating SH2 recently and I enjoyed it, but it was way easier than I expected. I watched Jacobs Ladder 10 years ago and it is kind of weird to see people lauding the atmosphere and story as amazing. Well, the rule of thumb for anyone praising a video game story is to understand that it should be read as "pretty good, for a video game". Also 90% of the time when someone praises a video game's story, they actually mean its concept. That seconds rule is true for any nerdy media, BTW.
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I would blow Dane Cook posted:Time to open a capsule toy: I keep seeing these in the store and want to buy them now I've lived vicariously through you.
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I'm on my way to Tokyo. Anyone got any pointers about where to go/what to look out for? It's my second time so I know all the big places (and that you should avoid them and just go to book/hard off instead). Mostly just wondering what random poo poo you would buy if you had the chance. I hope to find a working densha de go set and an FDS this time around.
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Katana Gomai posted:I'm on my way to Tokyo. Anyone got any pointers about where to go/what to look out for? It's my second time so I know all the big places (and that you should avoid them and just go to book/hard off instead). Mostly just wondering what random poo poo you would buy if you had the chance. I hope to find a working densha de go set and an FDS this time around. I'd keep an eye out for Power Shovel controllers, too. Really any weird specialty controller is a fun thing to go for. Wonderswan stuff is an obvious suggestion My rule for that kind of shopping would be find something weird that you don't know what it is and it catches your eye. Of course, that's a good way to get a pile of "What the hell is this?" games (which reminds me, I really should talk about that Super Famicom Business Adventure game sometime)...
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Doc Morbid posted:Guilty as charged. I can't help it! Silent Hill in general is not a game that is well known for its actual gameplay - it's more of a clumsy interactive movie. The Room is a great game concept and has a genuinely spooky atmosphere. The main reason it's given poo poo is because of the second half being an escort mission back through the levels you already did. There are cool aspects of that, you meet someone on each run through the first time that is murdered and the second time you encounter their ghosts, which are all unique and generally a pain in the rear end. I think it's actually a very good game, it just suffers from being not as good as 1-3 story wise.
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El Estrago Bonito posted:I have literally never found a videogame scary. A few really early Shadowgate-style haunted house VN's on PC scared me when I was a wee lad playing at night (I think it helped that the only sound was the whirring of the fans inside my 386), since then the one that stands out to me is Resident Evil VII on PSVR.
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I shamefully admit to only beating Resident Evil 1 with a friend over, and the strategy guide. Too spooky.
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My first wife didn't like playing video games but liked navigating me through them with strategy guides so we did that with RE1 and Syphon Filter. Those are pretty much the only good moments I can remember from that abortion of a relationship.
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I never had a problem with Silent Hill or Resident Evil but poo poo like Giygas in Earthbound gave me actual nightmares for years and caused me to delete my end game save file at one point.
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The scariest game ever is Uninvited on the NES. At the very least I remember being more creeped out by that than any other game I've ever played. I think it's a combination of the fact that your character is unarmed and helpless, and there's so little going on graphically that your brain provides its own scary details.
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El Estrago Bonito posted:I have literally never found a videogame scary. I could never get into Silent Hill or Fatal Frame because once you get past the "horror" elements the actual gameplay is real lovely. I'm a big fan of horror films and I'd argue that Silent Hill is basically horror for nerds who don't like horror in the same way Fincher's Zodiac was a serial killer/crime movie for people who don't like serial killers or crime movies. I guess this is a big gaming sin or whatever but I also never thought any of the Silent Hill designs were very good or interesting. The nurses I guess are pretty solid but cliche but I still think Pyramid Head is silly looking, and I'm the kind of person who really liked Pumpkinhead. The music is real nice tho, doesn't really match the games at all, making it sort of like the video game equivalent of the Hellsing OST. you are cracked out your mind if you think Silent Hill is "horror for nerds who don't like horror" vv I love that game (but if we're talking about janky combat, hoo) Caitlin fucked around with this message at 17:49 on Apr 12, 2017 |
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I love Silent Hill and I'm a nerd that loves horror. Just snagged the soundtrack on vinyl too. Was tempted to grab the castlevanias but need some restraint. Record store day is next week after all.
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I like the gameplay in Silent Hill.
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Ambitious Spider posted:I love Silent Hill and I'm a nerd that loves horror. Just snagged the soundtrack on vinyl too. Was tempted to grab the castlevanias but need some restraint. Record store day is next week after all. Wait wait wait. You had the choice between a Castlevania soundtrack and the Silent Hill soundtrack, and you willingly chose Silent Hill? I mean, if the option was both, sure, I could see it, but one or the other and your pick was Silent Hill. I mean, this is the thread for bad purchasing decisions, but that one takes the cake. 
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Random Stranger posted:Wait wait wait. You had the choice between a Castlevania soundtrack and the Silent Hill soundtrack, and you willingly chose Silent Hill? I mean, if the option was both, sure, I could see it, but one or the other and your pick was Silent Hill. I did the same thing.
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Quiet Feet posted:The scariest game ever is Uninvited on the NES. At the very least I remember being more creeped out by that than any other game I've ever played. I think it's a combination of the fact that your character is unarmed and helpless, and there's so little going on graphically that your brain provides its own scary details. This plus the music and the graphic descriptions of how your characters died was what did it for me. Dang ghost lady. "Thank you for coming back for me, my love. You will be mine forever." 
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Random Stranger posted:Wait wait wait. You had the choice between a Castlevania soundtrack and the Silent Hill soundtrack, and you willingly chose Silent Hill? I mean, if the option was both, sure, I could see it, but one or the other and your pick was Silent Hill. Castlevania 1 on vinyl is the straight music. 2 and 3 have both NES and Famicom versions but idk there's something less special about 8-bit music on vinyl while Silent Hill benefits from the tiny imperfections of analog format.
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I can't take horror games/movies seriously and they're only "scary" when WARGLEBARGLE they getcha with the jump scare. Ya drat pussy! What a baby. If you get a rise out of being startled, that's great, but it's thoroughly unpleasant for me and not scary as in disturbing or weird. It's why I won't play RE7 and why I quit Outlast. You don't get points for startling people. That's not a talent.
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I'm a huge baby when it comes to scary games. I played Silent Hill with some friends last and screamed many times. I get crazy anxiety playing them, until I learn all the rules of the game, then it stops being scary. I Love scary movies and they don't freak me out as much, just something about playing the game is more immersion to me.
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I've been scared by a Mario game. In my defense, I wasn't expecting that enemy that was off screen.
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Phone posted:I've been scared by a Mario game.
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Random Stranger posted:Wait wait wait. You had the choice between a Castlevania soundtrack and the Silent Hill soundtrack, and you willingly chose Silent Hill? I mean, if the option was both, sure, I could see it, but one or the other and your pick was Silent Hill. I recently bought Unlimited Saga, so this isn't the worst decision I've made this year. Caitlin posted:Aw, a good jump scare is so fun though Drag Me to Hell isn't particularly scary, but it's incredibly fun. I know it's a movie, but can't think of a game that was super jump scary off the top of my head
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Quiet Feet posted:I liked Mike better as a host because he seemed genuinely damaged by being trapped in space. Joel was super chill about it which always felt a little off. That being said, I would not want to meet Mike from the things I've heard about him. I really liked Joel in Other Space because him playing an old burnout engineering guy really makes sense
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