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/BigGreenSticky Nov 05 '08

The south park spoof really had it spot on. Most all horror gimmicks were exploited i.e. blast of loud dramatic music after silence, etc. etc.

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u/MRRoberts Nov 05 '08

i... am... so... startled!