I actually did a research paper on why people like to play survival horror games, it was very interesting....as for myself (a huge Resident Evil fan), I want a couple of things in a survival horror game to make it truly "survival horror": -atmosphere/environment: I want to feel the mood of where I'm at and have it affect me psychologically. Small details can make a game that much better. Dark, foreboding settings with eerie play on light/shadows always freaks me out. Also, the complex camera angles in survival horror provides a feeling of being watched. -vulnerability: I like when characters aren't put into survival horror games like immortals, they're vulnerable to the evils that lurk behind every corner like a regular human being. The newest Resident Evils unfortunately remind us how the series has changed more into an action horror, but this takes away from the fear involved with adrenaline rush situations (most fights are no longer scary when you're provided so many weapons/ammo). -limited resources: The biggest challenge in these kinds of games--being provided very little weapons against god-like creatures, and very little ammo or healing abilities. This makes the player question every encounter they make, whether to run or fight. I like this challenge since it sets the difficulty of the game, and makes you judge your actions.
Playing my first Gameboy Color game: Pokemon Red. I had just finished 2nd grade and played the game all summer long! My sister had Blue version, so we traded for pokemon that weren't found in each other's games. That was the beginning of my love for RPGs!
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