Amnesia: The Dark Descent in Real Life

I've never played this game, but it looks very interesting. I love horror games. How much is it and I'm wondering if I'd be able to play it on my computer.

gotdangit

$15 on steam now. I bought it a while ago and only finished it this week and its awesome. I've never had a game evoke such fear in me. People should definitely support the dev guys at Frictional. I am now playing through Penumbra Black Plague. Finished Overture last night and it was rather dull in comparison to amnesia. The enemies were kinda bad. Black Plague is much better though I think. Maybe not the setting but the sense of fear

[QUOTE="dontshackzmii"]

more like the yawning decent not scary at all. All it does it distrack you with some kind of puzzle then when you turn around you get OOO GA OOO GA BOOO GA!

millerlight89

[QUOTE="millerlight89"][QUOTE="dontshackzmii"]

more like the yawning decent not scary at all. All it does it distrack you with some kind of puzzle then when you turn around you get OOO GA OOO GA BOOO GA!

savagetwinkie

Turning insane is supposed to be intrusive. Its supposed to really mess up your vision and coordination to force you back into the light, but the monsters see you easier then. Its a very balanced and well used mechanic. Stay in the light and die or stay in the shadows and go crazy. Also all fricitonal games are about running around looking for things and using them in puzzles. This is well known. Amnesia is even more dumbed down compared to penumbra in terms of going around looking for things. Also how did you play the game? I hate hearing about guys saying it wasn't scary etc. when they played it in the midle of the day with their family walking around. Play the game how its supposed to be played

[QUOTE="dontshackzmii"]

[QUOTE="millerlight89"] Actually it was scary and many will agree it is one of the top horror games of this generation. millerlight89

so few horror games out so thats not that great. 95% of devs dont even know that gaming horror and movie horror are not the same.

You're arguing with someone who openly admitted to only ever watching a youtube video of a playthrough.

[QUOTE="millerlight89"][QUOTE="dontshackzmii"]

more like the yawning decent not scary at all. All it does it distrack you with some kind of puzzle then when you turn around you get OOO GA OOO GA BOOO GA!

dontshackzmii

so few horror games out so thats not that great. 95% of devs dont even know that gaming horror and movie horror are not the same.

[QUOTE="savagetwinkie"][QUOTE="millerlight89"] Actually it was scary and many will agree it is one of the top horror games of this generation. seanmcloughlin

Turning insane is supposed to be intrusive. Its supposed to really mess up your vision and coordination to force you back into the light, but the monsters see you easier then. Its a very balanced and well used mechanic. Stay in the light and die or stay in the shadows and go crazy. Also all fricitonal games are about running around looking for things and using them in puzzles. This is well known. Amnesia is even more dumbed down compared to penumbra in terms of going around looking for things. Also how did you play the game? I hate hearing about guys saying it wasn't scary etc. when they played it in the midle of the day with their family walking around. Play the game how its supposed to be played

I expected a Mega 64 spoof, but this one was pretty cool.

Amnesia is an amazing game, now if only I had access to my gaming PC so I can finish it. Damn intel card issues.

I have to kinda agree. Sure some parts where scary but it the Youtube videos just overdid it. I mean the water beast wasn't scary at all it was pathetic

OB-47

No I mean just from walking from the light into the dark was an atmosphere killer for me, I never got that far into the game because just my characters reaction to being in the dark or something along with w/e sounds started happening got me annoyed. I think it should have been more subtle And I didn't think it was scary, basically you just wander around, walking into dark spaces breaks the tension/atmosphere, and something moves you just run away.savagetwinkie

I agree. While amnesia was a great horror game, sanity just seemed an artificial method of creating horror through post processing effects. I would have prefered more subtle scares such as alexanders portrait changing.

[QUOTE="OB-47"] Sure some parts where scary but it the Youtube videos just overdid it.millerlight89

I don't get scared when playing games. I have had quick moments of desperate panic, however. The only games to put me in that state were the Stalker games as well as Amnesia.organic_machine

[QUOTE="millerlight89"][QUOTE="OB-47"] Sure some parts where scary but it the Youtube videos just overdid it.slvrraven9

I own the game...

. I played the demo before watching any vids, and played that water beast, and when I watched the youtube vids of that scene in which people were screaming, it was just ridiculous, it wasn't even scary. It was tense, but nothing scary

[QUOTE="organic_machine"]I don't get scared when playing games. I have had quick moments of desperate panic, however. The only games to put me in that state were the Stalker games as well as Amnesia.Ragingbear505

Also I feel Penumbras world is so much more interesting aswell. It wasn't just the horror but the world and story was very interesting aswell