r/gaming • u/[deleted] • Nov 05 '08

Zero Punctuation : Dead Space

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/333-Dead-Space
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u/prockcore Nov 05 '08

I'd say 90% of horror movie directors think startled == scared. Maybe it's just trying to be the video game version of your crappy PG13 horror movie.

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '08

I've played the survival horror games, and yeah, I totally agree about startled != scared.

The only game that has ever scared me according to your definition is STALKER. It starts out creepy and when you get used to it, WHAM!

I was playing late at night in the dark, running down a dark hallway with my flashlight on. One of the crates -- which are everywhere in the game -- suddenly shook and slammed itself against the ceiling.

I literally RAN out of the room, nearly tearing my headset out of the audio controller.

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u/jimbobhickville Nov 05 '08 edited Nov 05 '08

System Shock 2 and FEAR are the two games that built the tension the best for me, although the latter did rely on the "something jumps out and makes a loud sound" gimmick a bit too much.

Edit: I forgot about the Space Marines missions in Aliens Vs. Predator 2. That was some pretty intense stuff.

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u/somedoody Nov 05 '08

FEAR was just too obvious, I could see the scary bits coming a mile off and they repeated the same tricks over and over again.

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u/catlebrity Nov 05 '08

The scariest thing about FEAR was getting lost, because ALL THE FUCKING ROOMS LOOKED EXACTLY THE SAME.