Do some people just not play horror games?

Or any games that even slightly scary?

I read a user comment on a review of Dead Space 2, and he said while he was really impressed with what the review said, he wouldnt get the game as he cant play any kind of scary game as he is too sqeamish

I thought this was strange that even a game as good a DS2 which isnt that scary would put people off because it has monsters and its dark

I lvoe horror games, outside of RPGs and action adventure they are my favorutie kind of gamebut anyone else just not play horror games??

I love playing horror games. Never heard of anyone not being able to play cause they're to scared.

I've tried a couple horror games, but I don't like getting the crap scared out of me. I don't really care for horror movies for the same reason.muthsera666

The games have to be well executed for me to enjoy them, like Bioshock. Oh, and I haven't played any Silent Hill or Resident Evil, other than the first Silent Hill, and the second and fourth Resident Evil. Horror games aren't my cup of tea.

I don't play horror specific games. Just not my cup of tea, I'd rather watch a horror movie tbh

I'm a big fan of Horror/Thriller games. Not just that because it's nerve-breaking, it's also rare. How many Horror/Thriller games are being released every year? I mean, these types of games should be given a little bit of appreciation. Not many companies or developers dares to make a Horror/Thriller game, because it's hard to pull a right-on-target Horror/Thriller game. Here are some of my favorite Horror/Thriller games:

1.) Silent Hill Series - I played ALL OF THEM and every one of them never let me down. Try playing it at dawn with all lights turned off.

2.) Resident Evil Series - Just like Silent Hill, I never look past on this series. I love the older series compared to the new ones, because the new ones felt like more Action-adventure than Horror/Thriller/Survival game.

3.) Alan Wake - Great game, lots of memorable moments in that game.

All horror games are just full of mutants, they just bore me. Some spikey arms, creepy babies and exploding zits. Nah....

Perhaps they're just not interested?

I guess they don't enjoy crapping their pants when something scary happens.....I enjoy being scared :D

I guess they don't enjoy crapping their pants when something scary happens.....I enjoy being scared :D

AvatarMan96

me too, and the fleeing of claustrophobia you get from the great horror games

They're not really scary. It just gets my blood pumping.

Horror games don't scare me, I just really never liked the genre that much except for arcade games.

the people who do usually arent hardcore gamers their just in it to be scared. usually people who dont care about a good story lineVITAMIN23

I'm pretty much a hardcore gamer. I'm playing fallout new vegas now. It's pretty scary at times but nothing like doom 3

I don't like romantic movies, and so I don't watch them.

Some people may be like me but with horror games/movies. What's so strange about that?

Horror is not my thing. I do not play horror games or watch horror movies. The only experience with horror games I have was with the original Resident Evil. I decided to check it out because of all the rave reviews it was receiving. I remember walking down this one long hallway and as I passed by a window a huge dog came plowing through it. After my heart started beating again I shut it off and never played another horror game again.

I used to not even come close to horror games, but then I played Dead Space. Changed my view on the genre quite a bit. I'm a lot more willing to play them now despite being scared out of my wits at time.

I don't play a lot of them, but not so much because they're scary, but because the setting is depressing and it makes me feel uncomfortable if I play them for too long. Most 'horror games' are actually games that just have a horror theme to spice up the core gameplay (FEAR 1 & 2), or games that don't have the sole intent to scare people, but do often scare people with the dark nature of the setting (Cryostasis, Stalker). Survival horror as a genre has never really been my think. I'm currently busy playing Amnesia, which is one of the few games in the genre I like, but the only other game I can think of is Silent Hill 3, which I thought was quite abysmal judging from what I've played.

Im just not a fan of the genre. Much like I'm not very into Racing games, sport games and FPS's

Know more then a few people who does nto play Horror games, either due to the stress they invoke, or the shear amount of fear.

I suspect that All of us have certain genres we cant (or wont) get into.

I used to hate horror games a few years back.

Thought they looked boring..especially resident evil. Man I was wrong.

I've played most of the horror games out there now..definitly one of my favorite genres.

I play horror games a lot... Even though I don't find myself getting scared at all but more tensed I guess you can say... I still enjoy playing them. I do have a few friends who won't play horror games do to it's "Creepy" ambience.

i played Bioshock 1 & 2, Dead Space and Resident Evil and enjoyedn them, I'm currently playing Alan Wake

It takes me forever to play horror games, the tension, i hate it, takes me a long time to get into a horror game but once a eventually do I enjoy it. If I were to buy or play a couple of games though horror genre would never fall into it

I don't play horror games. Don't like to be scared all the time. Sure, a few games have some scary moments or levels, but horror games keep it through the whole game which, i think, is a bad thig

I know people that simply don't like the horror genre. I have someone in my family. They don't like to watch horror movies, so of course they don't want to play horror games. I guess there are three categories. People who simply don't like the genre, people who don't get scared, and people who like to get scared. Or at least that's how I'd explain it... Although I'm a mixture. I like playing horror games. But will you find me playing Dead Space 2 with drawn curtains, surround sound, and no one else in the apartment but me? No.

Yep, just askthethousands of COD fanboys.

I gave up on survival horror after playing Resident Evil 2 and Dino Crisis, running into the same problem each time - too many ammo supply problems far too often.DarkCatalyst

[QUOTE="DarkCatalyst"]I gave up on survival horror after playing Resident Evil 2 and Dino Crisis, running into the same problem each time - too many ammo supply problems far too often.JustPlainLucas

Survival horror is not my cup of tea. That's why I don't play them all that much.

No I dont, simple because I havent come across any, unless you consider Luigi Manson a horror game.

unless you consider Luigi Manson a horror game.

Gamingclone

That game used to nearly make me pee in my pants lol

Horror is not my thing. I do not play horror games or watch horror movies. The only experience with horror games I have was with the original Resident Evil. I decided to check it out because of all the rave reviews it was receiving. I remember walking down this one long hallway and as I passed by a window a huge dog came plowing through it. After my heart started beating again I shut it off and never played another horror game again.

Euaggelistes

LOL that was pretty much my first and last forray into horror games as well.

I'm prone to nightmares, and I get jumpy/scared easily, so I pretty much avoid anything horror.

I don't play a lot of them, but not so much because they're scary, but because the setting is depressing and it makes me feel uncomfortable if I play them for too long. Most 'horror games' are actually games that just have a horror theme to spice up the core gameplay (FEAR 1 & 2), or games that don't have the sole intent to scare people, but do often scare people with the dark nature of the setting (Cryostasis, Stalker). Survival horror as a genre has never really been my think. I'm currently busy playing Amnesia, which is one of the few games in the genre I like, but the only other game I can think of is Silent Hill 3, which I thought was quite abysmal judging from what I've played.

DraugenCP

i like Amnesia also, but you dont like Silent hill 3? I loved all of the first 3 silent hill games

the 2nd in particular is possibly my favourite horror game ever

I love horror movies, but not so much the games