What is so scary about Amnesia: the Dark Descent?

[QUOTE="almasdeathchild"]

[QUOTE="nini200"] Same here. I've been playing horror game since that same time and Echo Night: Beyond is the only game tjat scared me. Fatal Frame didn't, Amnesia didn't, Silent Hill is jist funny to me (especially part 2 when you get the pole and cripple the winged monsters to where they're helpless), F.E.A.R didn't do much for me, The Original RE got me when the dog jumped through the window :lol:, The Calling was decent but wasn't enough, Dead Space really isn't horror to me even though the atmosphere is nice, The New RE are not horror games, Ju-on The Grudge actually has it's parts but overall fails in comparison to Echo Night, Ku-on has the Fatal Frame feel but just doesn't scare me, and others. Trust me, Echo Night: Beyond is no joke. And it looks great for a PS2 game.

nini200

id advise siren:blood curse if you havent played it yet

[QUOTE="nini200"][QUOTE="almasdeathchild"]im looking forward to it after shadow of the damned gets returned.im look forward to this game undoubtedly. pictures on google looks great

almasdeathchild

id advise siren:blood curse if you havent played it yet

[QUOTE="almasdeathchild"]

[QUOTE="nini200"] Cool. I can honestly say, It had me on edge for most of the game. The visuals are really impressive. I couldn't believe it was on PS2 actually. It looks that good. I'm intriuged to hear your experience with it when you're done. nini200

id advise siren:blood curse if you havent played it yet

[QUOTE="nini200"][QUOTE="almasdeathchild"]i'll be sure to let you know ;)

id advise siren:blood curse if you havent played it yet

almasdeathchild

[QUOTE="almasdeathchild"]

[QUOTE="nini200"] Ok I'll check into it. I've heard of it but never got to play it.nini200

Play it by yourself, in the dark, with either good speakers or a headset on

BPoole96

Nailed it in the first reply.

All these idiots claiming it's not scary and most play it in the day or with friends. How the hell is that supposed to scare you at all? Alone at night with no lights and headphones and you WILL get scared at least a little

[QUOTE="BPoole96"]

Play it by yourself, in the dark, with either good speakers or a headset on

seanmcloughlin

Nailed it in the first reply.

All these idiots claiming it's not scary and most play it in the day or with friends. How the hell is that supposed to scare you at all? Alone at night with no lights and headphones and you WILL get scared at least a little

its not scary or good, just a PC exclusive.

and like most exclusives, is incredibly overhyped.

But unlike most exclusives, sells poorly, because even PC gamers dont like the game.

SauceKing

Wrong.

It was hyped as much as it should have been.

It didn't sell poorly.

[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

[QUOTE="BPoole96"]

Play it by yourself, in the dark, with either good speakers or a headset on

almasdeathchild

Nailed it in the first reply.

All these idiots claiming it's not scary and most play it in the day or with friends. How the hell is that supposed to scare you at all? Alone at night with no lights and headphones and you WILL get scared at least a little

Can I ask what games DO scare you then?

[QUOTE="almasdeathchild"]

[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

Nailed it in the first reply.

All these idiots claiming it's not scary and most play it in the day or with friends. How the hell is that supposed to scare you at all? Alone at night with no lights and headphones and you WILL get scared at least a little

seanmcloughlin

Can I ask what games DO scare you then?

fatal frame 2:it hits a level of eery and creepy that i like the feeling of

siren:has a timed tention on things the zombies never die and you are timed to complete the game

silent hill1:midwitch elementry had it's own taste of creepy and just eery music

resident evi:low on supplies which again gives that tention of survival and conserving

vampire bloodlines:that haunted mansion pulled ever trick in the book >.>

all games have had those elements of what makes a game scary but none have pulled off scaring me.they each have one good element.

its not scary or good, just a PC exclusive.

and like most exclusives, is incredibly overhyped.

But unlike most exclusives, sells poorly, because even PC gamers dont like the game.

SauceKing

[QUOTE="BPoole96"]

Play it by yourself, in the dark, with either good speakers or a headset on

Led_poison

Like this guy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89GskAdHQ1g

[QUOTE="SauceKing"]

its not scary or good, just a PC exclusive.

and like most exclusives, is incredibly overhyped.

But unlike most exclusives, sells poorly, because even PC gamers dont like the game.

RyviusARC

EXACTLY!

It did better than Demon Souls on the PS3! And Demon souls had a MUCH larger development and marketing budget!

[QUOTE="RyviusARC"][QUOTE="SauceKing"]

its not scary or good, just a PC exclusive.

and like most exclusives, is incredibly overhyped.

But unlike most exclusives, sells poorly, because even PC gamers dont like the game.

Kinthalis

So by now it's at least over 500k. That's pretty good for an indie game with almost no advertising.

EXACTLY!

It did better than Demon Souls on the PS3! And Demon souls had a MUCH larger development and marketing budget!

My only problem was I had way more supplies than I needed half way through the game so I felt less in danger, most enemies were also extremely easy to avoid and thats not good when its mostly a hide & seek game. Otherwise it was amazing for its atmosphere alone. I don't get why some people bash Dead Space to promote Amnesia when DS is the better, scarier game.tomarlyn

Wait. You said you had more supplies in Amnesia which made you feel less scared and then you said Dead space was a scarier game? There is so much wrong with that.

Dead space is a better game overall I can understand but to say it's scarier is a bit much. I didn't find Dead Space remotely scary. It's just cool gorey fun

[QUOTE="turtlethetaffer"]

I was playing it at a friend's house... and I have to say, I'm not getting it. Don't get me wrong, it has a great atmosphere, but why do so many people think it's "horrifying?" There are two types of monsters and one of them is invisible. To be perfectly honest, I found the game to be about as scary as Silent Hill Shattered Memories. (That is to say, not very.)

Why do so many people think it's scary?

SW__Troll

Why not just watch youtube videos at that point?

[QUOTE="almasdeathchild"]

[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

Nailed it in the first reply.

All these idiots claiming it's not scary and most play it in the day or with friends. How the hell is that supposed to scare you at all? Alone at night with no lights and headphones and you WILL get scared at least a little

seanmcloughlin

Can I ask what games DO scare you then?

To be honest, the msot scared I have ever been in a game was the Shalebridge Cradle level in Thief Deadly Shadows. Played alone but during the daytime. The effects and atmosphere in that are perhaps the best ever in a horror section of a game.

Nothing is scary if you cannot suspend your disbelief. Playing it at a friend's place, with them in the room, most likely with the light on... will not help suspend disbelief.foxhound_fox

To be perfectly honest, even if I'm alone in the dark, I have a tough time suspending my disbelief. For some reason, atmospheric effects have a hard time getting to me; I know the only time the character is in danger is from the monsters/ enemies. Even in Thief Deadly Shadows, where I was sufficiently creeped out as hell, I wasn't truly scared.

To be perfectly honest, even if I'm alone in the dark, I have a tough time suspending my disbelief. For some reason, atmospheric effects have a hard time getting to me; I know the only time the character is in danger is from the monsters/ enemies. Even in Thief Deadly Shadows, where I was sufficiently creeped out as hell, I wasn't truly scared.turtlethetaffer

crap... so good. My favorite part was at 4:35. How he is saying the character's name just gets me.arto1223

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[QUOTE="Goyoshi12"]

If that's the case then all horror in a game is bad. I know it's a game. I KNOW I can quit out of it at any time. I KNOW I can get up and flip the lights on. I KNOW I am safe from the game.

Besides, they didn't want you to see it because it is NOTHING. It is your imagination that is doing it...that and maybe it is some dark hidden creature of the water. Either way, it worked....for me.

DragonfireXZ95

Well that's good

Don't get me wrong, I did get scared quite a few times. But I just wasn't as scared as everyone else. Even my mates who played it were screaming (ofcourse they told me, they played alone the properway) But I guess I'm just not as phased by those types of scares

Oh so it's my imagination that's limiting me? No it's not.

I've played Silent Hill, and my imagination really did run wild. The atmosphere in that is a million times scarier than Amnesia. Don't say it's my "imagination" it's just the game failed to scare me throughout so much.

[QUOTE="turtlethetaffer"]To be perfectly honest, even if I'm alone in the dark, I have a tough time suspending my disbelief. For some reason, atmospheric effects have a hard time getting to me; I know the only time the character is in danger is from the monsters/ enemies. Even in Thief Deadly Shadows, where I was sufficiently creeped out as hell, I wasn't truly scared.foxhound_fox

[QUOTE="turtlethetaffer"]To be perfectly honest, even if I'm alone in the dark, I have a tough time suspending my disbelief. For some reason, atmospheric effects have a hard time getting to me; I know the only time the character is in danger is from the monsters/ enemies. Even in Thief Deadly Shadows, where I was sufficiently creeped out as hell, I wasn't truly scared.foxhound_fox

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"][QUOTE="turtlethetaffer"]To be perfectly honest, even if I'm alone in the dark, I have a tough time suspending my disbelief. For some reason, atmospheric effects have a hard time getting to me; I know the only time the character is in danger is from the monsters/ enemies. Even in Thief Deadly Shadows, where I was sufficiently creeped out as hell, I wasn't truly scared.freedomfreak

2 very distinct moments scared me in MGS1. When you are about to face Psycho mantis and you hear that creepy ass music and his voice were very eerie feeling. Also the scene when you hear ninja butchering everyone in the hallway and then you enter it and see what happened. Then the guys comes from aroud the corner and says "It's-it's a Ghost" that was creepy

2 very distinct moments scared me in MGS1. When you are about to face Psycho mantis and you hear that creepy ass music and his voice were very eerie feeling. Also the scene when you hear ninja butchering everyone in the hallway and then you enter it and see what happened. Then the guys comes from aroud the corner and says "It's-it's a Ghost" that was creepy

seanmcloughlin

[QUOTE="Jebus213"][QUOTE="SauceKing"]

so when comparing exclusives by platform amnesia is never included since its only an indie game?

seems like a pretty blatant double standard.

SauceKing

popularity =/= quality.

but you cant have your cake and eat it too. Is it a PC exclusive held to the same standards as console exclusives, or is it not? You have to pick one.

[QUOTE="arto1223"]crap... so good. My favorite part was at 4:35. How he is saying the character's name just gets me.Jynxzor

Ha, then he just starts calling him Dan. So perfect.

[QUOTE="SW__Troll"]

[QUOTE="SauceKing"]

its not scary or good, just a PC exclusive.

and like most exclusives, is incredibly overhyped.

But unlike most exclusives, sells poorly, because even PC gamers dont like the game.

Jebus213

Amnesia sold poorly?

how about not lumping us all together, k?

and you look up to me young man....

As a horror fanatic, I LOVED this game. It was scary to begin with, but if you're like me and get good at games quickly it becomes less freightning really quickly. Once you realize how to operate the mansion and deal with the monsters you're not as scared. I would have liked some more challenge as it went on, but the beginning was fantastic, especially the water monster. : )

[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

2 very distinct moments scared me in MGS1. When you are about to face Psycho mantis and you hear that creepy ass music and his voice were very eerie feeling. Also the scene when you hear ninja butchering everyone in the hallway and then you enter it and see what happened. Then the guys comes from aroud the corner and says "It's-it's a Ghost" that was creepy

freedomfreak

That's ... creepy.

I thought it was crazy first time I played him and he made my controller move. That's the kind of boss you remember forever

[QUOTE="freedomfreak"]

[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

2 very distinct moments scared me in MGS1. When you are about to face Psycho mantis and you hear that creepy ass music and his voice were very eerie feeling. Also the scene when you hear ninja butchering everyone in the hallway and then you enter it and see what happened. Then the guys comes from aroud the corner and says "It's-it's a Ghost" that was creepy

seanmcloughlin

That's ... creepy.

I thought it was crazy first time I played him and he made my controller move. That's the kind of boss you remember forever

[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

[QUOTE="freedomfreak"] Yeah,definitely.
And in The Twin Snakes,Mantis was telling me what games I had played.

"I see you've been playing Super Mario Sunshine"

:|

freedomfreak

That's ... creepy.

I thought it was crazy first time I played him and he made my controller move. That's the kind of boss you remember forever

yeah :lol:

but MGS4's boss fights were nowhere near the level of genius and innovation that MGS1's were. But let's not turn this into thatkind of thread :P

its not scary or good, just a PC exclusive.

and like most exclusives, is incredibly overhyped.

But unlike most exclusives, sells poorly, because even PC gamers dont like the game.

SauceKing

yeah :lol:

but MGS4's boss fights were nowhere near the level of genius and innovation that MGS1's were. But let's not turn this into thatkind of thread :P

seanmcloughlin

[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

yeah :lol:

but MGS4's boss fights were nowhere near the level of genius and innovation that MGS1's were. But let's not turn this into thatkind of thread :P

freedomfreak

Yeah 3 is the best for me too. I liked the backstories to the Beauties too but I wish they were woven into the game better instead of getting a monologue from Drebin every single time. It was a poor way to explain everything. But I guess so much time went into tech and mechanics that the story suffered a bit. For me it did anyway. MGS3 has the strongest story, gameplay and setting.

Damn I did it again :P

I was playing it at a friend's house...

turtlethetaffer

wut

I dare you to actually play the full game and look at your computer screen with a straight face while you type that it's "not scary." =P

I ask myself the same question. How is that game scary? Seriously, are the people playing it just big f'n babies? Because IF that game scares you..then yes....you should be ashamed of yourself. I think people just over react to hype the game.brofists

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[QUOTE="tomarlyn"]My only problem was I had way more supplies than I needed half way through the game so I felt less in danger, most enemies were also extremely easy to avoid and thats not good when its mostly a hide & seek game. Otherwise it was amazing for its atmosphere alone. I don't get why some people bash Dead Space to promote Amnesia when DS is the better, scarier game.seanmcloughlin

Wait. You said you had more supplies in Amnesia which made you feel less scared and then you said Dead space was a scarier game? There is so much wrong with that.

Dead space is a better game overall I can understand but to say it's scarier is a bit much. I didn't find Dead Space remotely scary. It's just cool gorey fun

[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

[QUOTE="tomarlyn"]My only problem was I had way more supplies than I needed half way through the game so I felt less in danger, most enemies were also extremely easy to avoid and thats not good when its mostly a hide & seek game. Otherwise it was amazing for its atmosphere alone. I don't get why some people bash Dead Space to promote Amnesia when DS is the better, scarier game.tomarlyn

Wait. You said you had more supplies in Amnesia which made you feel less scared and then you said Dead space was a scarier game? There is so much wrong with that.

Dead space is a better game overall I can understand but to say it's scarier is a bit much. I didn't find Dead Space remotely scary. It's just cool gorey fun

[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

[QUOTE="tomarlyn"]My only problem was I had way more supplies than I needed half way through the game so I felt less in danger, most enemies were also extremely easy to avoid and thats not good when its mostly a hide & seek game. Otherwise it was amazing for its atmosphere alone. I don't get why some people bash Dead Space to promote Amnesia when DS is the better, scarier game.tomarlyn

Wait. You said you had more supplies in Amnesia which made you feel less scared and then you said Dead space was a scarier game? There is so much wrong with that.

Dead space is a better game overall I can understand but to say it's scarier is a bit much. I didn't find Dead Space remotely scary. It's just cool gorey fun

[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

[QUOTE="tomarlyn"]My only problem was I had way more supplies than I needed half way through the game so I felt less in danger, most enemies were also extremely easy to avoid and thats not good when its mostly a hide & seek game. Otherwise it was amazing for its atmosphere alone. I don't get why some people bash Dead Space to promote Amnesia when DS is the better, scarier game.tomarlyn

Wait. You said you had more supplies in Amnesia which made you feel less scared and then you said Dead space was a scarier game? There is so much wrong with that.

Dead space is a better game overall I can understand but to say it's scarier is a bit much. I didn't find Dead Space remotely scary. It's just cool gorey fun

Bumping up the difficulty doesn't make a game scarier just makes it harder. The fact that DS enemies aren't scary to begin with is the problem. And you have a huge arsenal of weapons to choose from. along with being able to slow guys down and fire telekinetic stuff too. It's not a survival horror game it's more action oriented.

Playing Amnesia on your own in the dark with headphones on is far scarier than Dead Space. I felt myself very creeped out just walking around with no enemies on screen. And its run or die that's all. How can that be less scary?

Just as a matter of interest did you actually immerse yourself in Amnesia like I just said? or are you another who played it in the day time?

Amnesia is no scarier than Dark Souls or Demons Souls even playing the way the devs requested during the game start. It relies on rising tension and uncertainty but Dark Souls did that better without even meaning to, for me at least.eNT1TY

I think it's all down to the same principles of hopelessness and forboding and how weak you feel. Amnesia does it cos you have no weapons and die easily. The souls games do it by giving you weapons but still dying very easily and doing almost no damage to the enemies.