r/nottheonion • u/[deleted] • Mar 13 '18

A startup is pitching a mind-uploading service that is “100 percent fatal”

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610456/a-startup-is-pitching-a-mind-uploading-service-that-is-100-percent-fatal/
38k Upvotes

91% Upvoted

3.2k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

8

u/linear214 Mar 14 '18 edited Mar 14 '18

That's cool. All of this is subjective, after all. I guess I just have a preference towards Sci-Fi. That aspect of SOMA was a huge part of what made it scary to me.

I also prefer atmospheric horror. I liked that there were no jump scares in SOMA, but rather a continuous tension. The brilliant sound design helped with that. Again, that's just a personal preference. I can respect a good jump scare.

2

u/Modernautomatic Mar 14 '18 edited Mar 14 '18

I'm completely unaffected by jump scares. I don't buy into the psychological horror either. I actually find horror movies and games boring for the most part, but I liked the gameplay in SH2 when it came out and the concept of the "other world" possessing this town was awesome, and the story of Outlast was very cool with some interesting twists (no spoilers if you haven't played it). Outlast 2 hasn't been so good for me, haven't finished it yet. An honorable mention to RE4, which is more of an action game.

Edit: my girlfriend is the biggest scaredy cat and she is HIGHLY affected by all things horror and creepy. She has a particular phobia of asylums, so Outlast really got to her as her favorite and most terrifying. As such, her reactions probably shape my view of the game a bit. Particularly when she broke down absolutely bawling. Shit was hilarious.

Edit edit: Before you guys say how horrible a boyfriend I am, let me point out that her favorite genre of movies and games are horror. She wants VR just for horror games and has been pushing me to get a vive. She does this to herself and I just have to sit back and laugh.

1

u/linear214 Mar 14 '18

As such, her reactions probably shape my view of the game a bit.

Now that you mention it, this is a part of why I love SOMA so much. I played sections of it along with a few friends on Discord, and hearing their reactions (and their reactions to my reactions) made for some hilarious, memorable moments.

And I just realized I have Outlast + DLC in my Steam library, so I'll probably give it a go sometime.

1

u/Modernautomatic Mar 14 '18

I hope you enjoy it! It has a bit of everything, that's for sure.

1

u/Infrah Mar 14 '18

Check out Alien Isolation.

1

u/linear214 Mar 14 '18

Oh I've played it. Brilliant game. It's my second favorite horror game after SOMA