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Title: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Yuna on May 08, 2010, 02:59:13 AM
I'm a big fan of Survival Horrors, since Resident Evil 1 or even Alone in the Dark days and And this week I started playing Alan Wake. Since survival horror is turning out to be a niche genre I thought it was better to talk about all of them together in a simple thread, especially when we want to make comparisons.

Anyway, back to
Alan Wake
(http://www.videogamesblogger.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/alan-wake-logo.jpg)

Newest game from Remedy, the makers of Max Payne.If I were to compare this game to a movie, I'd say it is more like a thriller than horror. But it still has its spooky moments. But from a Fatal Frame or Silent Hill player, so far, there's still a mile to catch up in terms of scare factor. But not that this game isn't good, because what it lacks in story it is delivering in good plot.

I'm at the beginning of chapter 3 of the game, and by what I've heard there's only 6. So yeah, it's kind of short, and so far pretty easy. But not in a bad way. It's easy for you to die, but the same is true for your enemies, so if you think back to Resident Evil where you have to unload loads of ammo, every foe falls pretty fast.

What I'm really liking in this game is the mood. when you're supposed to feel safe, you do; when you're supposed to feel tense, you do; questioning yourself, and everything else, just like the main character.
This makes me feel this should be a new direction of the Silent Hill franchise, since it seems they've lost some track after the original team did SH3. I'm not a die hard SH fan, I don't even consider myself a SH fan but fans complain so much. Konami has such a big franchise, they should just call it Silent Hill but do a complete change, but of course, maintaining the survivor horror aspect.

So far, my impressions are that if you're the kind of person that likes a good story, like Heavy Rain, Indigo Prophecy this game will deliver! If you're in for some scares, it may still grab you. I'll leave my final impressions when I finish the game!
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: coachie on May 08, 2010, 12:07:21 PM
I consider myself a Survival Horror Fan, though I haven't played many of them.
My first experience with the genre was SH1 back after it's release and I think since then I've never encountered a game that gave me the same night terror's as this one  XD

I played:

- SH 1-4, Origin and still in the middle of Homecoming
- Fatal Frame 1+2 and still in the middle of 3
- Rule of Rose
- Alone in the Dark - A new Nightmare
- Fear Effect 1+2

I've never played Resident Evil, though I started with Resi 1 for the PS1 but got stuck and never felt the need to try again (to difficult for me I guess ^^)


I was very interested in Alan Wake, after it's announcement and I was thrilled, when I saw the first trailers! My hopes were for a old school SH for the XBox. But the more they revealed about the gameplay the more I lost interest. It seems too heavy on the action side for my tastes. Maybe I'll get it, if I see it somewhere cheap, but for now I've lost all interest. Sadly.
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Tuffty on May 08, 2010, 02:29:28 PM
It's a shame the number of survival horrors have dwindled. Even those that do get released tend to focus more on the combat than anything. SH:Homecoming seemed more focused on the combat than anything else. How can you be scared of something when the enemies are easy to kill and you are equipped like a one many army? Even some of the best survival horror games I had played could have that accusation thrown at them. That's why I thougt Silent Hill : Shattered Memories sounds so interesting, it's all about the experience and there seems to be no combat at all, and you have to run from the enemies.

Some of my favourites are Dead Space, Fatal Frame II, Resident Evil 2, Silent Hill 2 and Eternal Darkness. Silent Hill 2 is probably my favourite of the bunch. Here's a game where the atmosphere was oppressing from start to finish and you didn't really feel safe anywhere. It undoubtedly has the best story too.

But when I think of a time I was the most scared during a game, it actually has to be the Ravenholm sequence in Half Life 2. This was a night level with a heavy atmosphere and as you start progressing you hear this animalistic cry in the night and 'something' leaping from one roof to another, only merely catching a glimpse of it. Grotesque views of human flesh ripped apart and blood seemingly everywhere you look. Then this creepy preacher man tells you to get ready and you see it off in the distance, pounding like a dog towards you. You keep shooting it but it doesn't halt it's advance until it gets within range and then it leaps and screams at you, wanting to kill you. And then as I thought it was over, it only reveals another type of head crab, one in which it looks like a goddamn spider and boy it can really jump in front of your face. That was a section where I really just wanted to get through as quick as possible. Still got the shivers when watching it now:

Half life 2 - Ravenholm part 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MGKLMBflHM#)
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Yuna on May 08, 2010, 05:00:56 PM
I remember that level, gave me the creeps and it was awesome because of its slow build up. When you suddenly realized you were in a survivor horror setting.

Funny when you mentioned Silent Hill 2. I don't mean to rain on your parade but I think this game was over rated for me, at least; and don't get me wrong, I'm not saying it's bad, but I think I may be the reason I "ruined" my own experience with the game.
Back when I played I played it on easy, because I though SH1 to be harder than it needed to be, but SH2 on easy was not just easy, but a cakewalk. You could stand still in front of a monster for about 10 seconds before he'd try to harm you. So this kinda ruined the scare factor for me (but that's my choice, not blaming the game). But what I really don't like in Silent Hill games, with the exception of Shattered Memories, is how easy it is for you to get lost.

It seems that every SH at some point I can only advance with a FAQ. Not that it doesn't happen in Fatal Frame or Resident Evil, but I feel it's way less frequent. In SH everytime an item has to be found somewhere in town (not inside a building), it's a pain to find.

Even though I haven't played it all the way through, my favorite SH is Silent Hill 3 (I at least watched the rest of it on Youtube). I loved the mood, the monsters, the story picks up from SH1. Everything is much darker, bloodier, and it seems like all the characters are sickos heheh.

coachie, you should try Resident Evil 4. I mean, if you haven't played any, this one is by far the best. IMO a lot less scary than any Silent Hill or Fatal Frame, but everything is else better, it's one of my all time favorite games, not just survivor horror.

Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: maruda on May 08, 2010, 06:33:34 PM
These are the survival horror games that I have:

PS
Biohazard: Director's Cut
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Silent Hill
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
Dino Crisis
Dino Crisis 2
Galerians
Parasite Eve
Parasite Eve II
Evil Dead: Hail to the King
Clock Tower
Clock Tower II: The Struggle Within

PS2
Resident Evil 4
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 3
Silent Hill 4: The Room
Silent Hill: Origins
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Fatal Frame
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly
Fatal Frame III: The Tormented
Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick
Evil Dead: Regeneration
Clock Tower 3
Cold Fear
The Thing
Haunting Ground
ObsCure
ObsCure II
Kuon

DC
Blue Stinger

PC
Blair Witch Volume 1: Rustin Parr
Blair Witch Volume 2: The Legend of Coffin Rock
Blair Witch Volume 3: The Elly Kedward Tale


I consider the Fatal Frame series to be the creepiest of all the survival horror games I played.
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: coachie on May 09, 2010, 10:00:36 AM

coachie, you should try Resident Evil 4. I mean, if you haven't played any, this one is by far the best. IMO a lot less scary than any Silent Hill or Fatal Frame, but everything is else better, it's one of my all time favorite games, not just survivor horror.

I nearly bought it, when it came out (for Ps2) but since there's not much "horror" and it's basically just a shooter I lost interest.

What I miss in nowadays games, that call themselves "surivival horror" is
a.) the survival part, since it's guns, guns, guns everywhere, where are the days when part of the horror was, that you felt helpless because you were only equipped with a pipe or a wooden stick and had to carefully sneak around monsters?
b.) the horror! Big ugly monster = horror! sorry, but not for me!

I would love to play Dead Space, my friend told me how creepy it was besides the monsters and that it was the scariest game he had played for ages!!!
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: shirenuファクトリー on May 09, 2010, 12:00:27 PM
Omg XD I could never play survival horror games because I'm a wuss, but I've watched some walkthroughs on Youtube. Haha. Well, I watched Silent Hill 1 & 2, the other games probably weren't survival horrors... I like creepy stories :D

What games do you think would be the most fun to watch?? There's a walkthrough for almost everything on da 'Tube and I might like to continue this habit :lol:
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: THUNDERDUCK on May 09, 2010, 03:56:53 PM
These are the survival horror games that I have:

PS
Resident Evil: Director's Cut
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Silent Hill
Parasite Eve

Xbox
Hunter the Reckoning (more like a shooter)
Hunter the Reckoning- Redeemer (more like a shooter)
The Thing

DC
Resident Evil- Code Veronica
Blue Stinger

XBox 360
Dead Space
Resident Evil 5
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: winner on May 10, 2010, 02:38:41 AM
I've been interested in the genre, but don't play it much. I guess it's the same with movies, I don't have the stomache for it.
Which may reflect the situation. Horror movies that freak you out just doesn't seem so popular anymore, but make it a bloody action-zombie film and it'll at least be safe.

I mainly just played Resident Evil series since 2, Parasite Eve (that's an SRPG to me though :P), Dino Crisis and touching Fatal Frame. Weird bunch!
Still finishing off Marvel UA2 (cos of Iron Man 2, of course :lol:). But Dead Space is next on my list of games I want to finish, stopped halfway because so many great games came out during that time slot. Looking forward to playing it again.
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Yuna on May 10, 2010, 03:02:56 AM
Funny you mentioned, because even though I love the genre, I happen to have this feeling you just mentioned. I have a lot of survivor games, but there's also a lot I haven't finished.
A really good example for me is Fatal Frame 2 as it took me a little over two years to beat the game. There were moments I was so scared I just couldn't keep playing.
It's coincidence but every time I thought of playing it ended up it was night and I was alone in my house.
Only when my friend's little sister beat the game I decided I had to finish it. ( She was 12 or 13 years old, and I was more than 20, I mean come'on)

So I gathered the strength needed and finally beat the game. As I was going to Japan and decided I would buy FF4, but only if I finished at least one of those games first.
In the end I can say, I was never so scared while playing or watching probably anything. My hands were sweaty during most of the game, especially in the chapter you lose your camera...
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Amplifier on May 10, 2010, 10:06:09 PM
http://vsrecommendedgames.wikia.com/wiki/Scary_Horror_%26_Mindfuck (http://vsrecommendedgames.wikia.com/wiki/Scary_Horror_%26_Mindfuck) Seemingly decent list of related games
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Yuna on May 14, 2010, 03:45:17 AM
Loved this list, it mentions great games and some I'd like to try.

On Alan Wake, I'm on chapter 5 of 6, so I'm pretty much near the end.
The story takes a turn where it gets so good. If I was having complains about a little of the gameplay, the story alone would make up for it, and believe or not the gameplay gets a lot better in the fourth chapter. Much more variety on the places you fight, the option to run or fight, obstacles during fights.

So far, the replay value for it is pretty low, and it is kinda short too, but for a person that likes this genre, it asks to be played!
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: shirenuファクトリー on May 14, 2010, 09:22:33 AM
I watched Clock tower 3 walkthrough on Youtube :D Pretty fun, fucked up story

It seemed genuinely scary to be followed around by the subordinates(?) tho after the 1st one the player made it look so easy to avoid them that it didn't seem scary anymore lol
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: substance on May 30, 2010, 07:39:08 PM
Clock tower series is scary, the protagonist is almost weapon-less, running all the time, hiding all the time.

I think when a game meant to be survival horror game, its like this game.
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: shirenuファクトリー on June 05, 2010, 11:16:24 AM
YAHOO I watched Call of Cthulhu gameplay (all of it) and it was really good :O Loved the bit quite early in the game when these guys come to get you from your hotel room, you have no weapons (tho they are introduced later in the game) so all u can do is try to figure out how to escape, and everyone is after you wherever you go. FRICKING CREEPY/SCARY


I just started watching Cryostasis, which seems good too. There's no health bar, but temperature bar o-o And you can save some of the people who got frozen by playing their mini bit.
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: twissie on June 05, 2010, 11:27:01 AM
^

Oh yeah, that opening in Call of Cthulhu... o_o That whole hotel sequence is what I remember most about the game. So frickin' stressful!
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Yuna on June 07, 2010, 05:07:37 AM
I watched Clock tower 3 walkthrough on Youtube :D Pretty fun, fucked up story

It seemed genuinely scary to be followed around by the subordinates(?) tho after the 1st one the player made it look so easy to avoid them that it didn't seem scary anymore lol

I started doing the same, and loved the opening of CT3 but somehow never finished. And my cousin had the game, I gave it to him on his birthday some time ago, but the controls were a little weird...


I just started watching Cryostasis, which seems good too. There's no health bar, but temperature bar o-o And you can save some of the people who got frozen by playing their mini bit.

I was thinking about getting Cryostasis, it looks good, but I'm really saturated of FPS right now, it's like everyone of them feels the same. With the only exception of Bioshock which depending on the person can give you some scares.
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: shirenuファクトリー on June 09, 2010, 04:35:20 PM
Finished watching Cryostasis playthrough!! Great story, great ending :O
The player said it hasn't got much replay value tho, so if anyone's curious, try to rent it? :3

It was creepy at times but then the story became much more important than being spooked, lol.
Loved that you could change the fates of people :O
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: shirenuファクトリー on June 13, 2010, 08:41:50 AM
I finished watching another game, Rule of Rose!! What a disturbing game!! :O CREEPY KIDS AHOY
You only need to watch the opening to get an idea of how disturbing it is. It seemed like a difficult game to play though, I would've got lost/have no idea what to do all the time if I was playing it instead of just watching, lol
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Yuna on June 13, 2010, 02:31:36 PM
I have this game, but man, the controls are baaaad  :panic:
However I do plan on finishing it one day, I'll probably use some cheat so I don't get frustrated with the unresponsive controls.

I have two on my list, one to finally begin and the other to finish, Siren for PS3 and Fatal Frame 4 for the Wii.
Fatal Frame 4, if anyone's interested, even though it was only released in Japan a fan group translated the game and made it possible to run on the Wii, even without modding it, using a patch on an SD card. I've had the game for a while but since they were close to translating it when I finally bought the game (and the Wii) I though it wouldn't hurt to wait a little more, instead of having to playing with a dictionary to understand some nuances I wouldn't get otherwise.
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: coachie on June 13, 2010, 05:44:38 PM
I LOVE Rule of Rose!!!  :lol:

The controls aren't that bad imho
I think it's made that way to emphasise that Jennifer is just a normal kid and no superhero/soldier and it adds to the atmosphere, the helplessness.
I know a lot of people complain about the controls, but I think it's just a thing of getting used to it.

I want to play the fanmod of Fatal Frame 4 for a while, but I haven't even finished three, yet.
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Yuna on October 01, 2010, 05:54:03 AM
Fatal Frame Hitting Wii in 2011
(http://epicbattleaxe.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/FatalFrameWiiMake.jpg)

Have you guys heard ? It started as speculation but now it seems to be true. I'm so hyped for it.
So far little information but people are saying it could be a remake of Fatal Frame 2 or A SEQUEL!

If it were to me, I'd vote for the sequel, some are already pointing out that they look a bit older than in the original FF2.
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: coachie on October 01, 2010, 02:30:38 PM
http://www.famitsu.com/news/201009/29034186.html (http://www.famitsu.com/news/201009/29034186.html)

It's official!  :twothumbs

For the time being the game goes by the title t『零 新作』 (Zero: A New Work)
Beside the "story mode" there will be a "ghost house mode", whatever that means ^^

But why the Wii again? Didn't they learn from last time?


Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Ayako-Luna on October 01, 2010, 05:53:27 PM
The PS3 would do a better matchpoint...
(Btw: I'M watching Fatal Frame 4 walkthrough on Youtube... it's so awesome! *_* I watched the other three games too...)
Really... this game series wants you to play it on your own....
Must try it! xDDD

EDIT: Let's hope that this game comes out in the USA and EU besides of Fatal Frame 4...
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Mucca on October 01, 2010, 09:17:19 PM
If this comes to America, it might be time to break down and get a Wii. Fatal Frame is one of my favorite series ever, and probably my favorite survival horror series (Silent Hill is pretty close).

Unless it's just a remake of Fatal Frame 2. Then I probably wouldn't bother (even though FF2 is a great game, I bought it once already, and I don't need an update if it's just to add waggle).
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Tuffty on October 01, 2010, 09:35:52 PM
But why the Wii again? Didn't they learn from last time?

Well sequels, particularly the 2nd game on the same platform, is almost always a better game to play cause they know what it was like first time round, this time they can hope to make use of that and tighten up some things. Plus they've got feedback from professional and fan reviews as a template in what went wrong and how to fix that. So live in hope!

FF4 certainly scared Brad from 4PP enough times :lol:

Window scare (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cXTkla32E0#)
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Yuna on October 02, 2010, 08:54:09 AM
It makes me feel bad for not having playing FF4 yet, and I did buy the game but since some people announced that a patch was being made I decided to wait. I got the patch but for some reason I put it on hold.

The PS3 would do a better matchpoint...

I feel ya. At first I was kind of disappointed too as I'd much rather have a next gen Fatal Frame experience. This is one of those games that could have 3D support. I remember when I was in Japan in one of the floors below Tokyo Tower there was a mini booth were you could watch a short Fatal Frame 2 movie in 3D and the chair moving and stuff. I even took a picture of it !

On the other hand I can say at least I already have a Wii, so it's no biggy for me.
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: coachie on October 02, 2010, 01:12:33 PM
I don't want it on a next gen console for the graphics, I don't care much for graphics, it's simply that I don't like playing on the Wii (or rather I can't very well due to certain physical restrictions)
And if it's just a pimped up version of FF2 I'd be quite happy, because I wouldn't need to get it again ^^
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Yuna on October 03, 2010, 01:16:20 AM
If they let you use the classic controller this time as an option you could play it.  :D

Speaking of controls, I have nothing against the controls in FF4 but it felt like a wasted opportunity. You only use the wii mote "shakiness" to look up/down and turn 180 degrees, that's it. If they did the controls like in metroid prime where you actually look where you're pointing it would've been fantastic.
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Tuffty on October 16, 2010, 11:55:23 PM
Here's one that hasn't been mentioned yet. A recent PC game called Amnesia : The Dark Descent. Where other survival horror games give you some means of fighting back any baddies that come your way, you don't have such a luxury in this. You play as a guy who has, funny enough, amnesia, and he has to piece together who he is and why he's there. Apparently. Like I said, no weapons at all, I heard if you even stay in the dark for too long then you start to turn insane, so you need to find tinderboxes and oil for your lamp (cause the game is set in the 1800's or so). It looks and sounds very much like Lovecraft stuff, looks really cool, got great reviews and looks proper scary. I mean, just look at this guy and the reaction thereafter.

*GAMEPLAY SPOILERS*

 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_959998&v=uIRo0iT0qNw&feature=iv#t=2m)

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: coachie on October 17, 2010, 12:16:05 AM
Holy shit!!!  XD

Darkness is still the most scary thing ever!
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: shirenuファクトリー on October 17, 2010, 10:09:11 AM
Hahahahahah I love watching shit like this :lol:
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: zoolander on October 19, 2010, 03:08:26 AM
One game that is the very definition of "Survival Horror" is Minecraft. Nothing more horrifying than the twang of a bow or tsssssssss when you are lost deep in a cave with nowhere to run. I have nightmares let me tell you.
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: twissie on November 23, 2010, 03:59:07 AM
I got Alan Wake a while back, and I've played through the first chapter. Man, what a blast. It's got tons of humour, and plenty of action (without getting too difficult, which I really appreciate). I found it really scary too, I sat there screaming at the tv on several occasions :lol: Can't wait to play more. The "Previously on Alan Wake" sequence that played after you'd finished Chapter 1 absolutely cracked me up~ And the fact that you walk around finding script pages and so kind of spoiling yourself as to what's coming up in the game is stupid, but funny 8D The game messes with my head in a good way, can't believe I didn't get this game sooner~!
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Yuna on November 23, 2010, 10:27:27 AM
Alan Wake in enjoyable and does has a good plot. The bad thing is is that I didn't think it was scary at all and from the half onwards it gets repetitive and predictable. The good thing is that it's never bad, it just could've been better paced considering the time it was on production.
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: shirenuファクトリー on November 23, 2010, 05:01:12 PM
Well I made these lists :lol:

Survival horrors, mindfuck games or similars that I've watched on YT:
Silent Hill 1, 2 & 3
Clock Tower 3
Cryostasis
Call of Cthulhu
Rule of Rose
F.E.A.R.
Comdemned: Criminal Origins
Siren
Thief 3 "Enter the cradle" level
Heavy Rain (doesn't probably belong to the genre but it was very good, movie-like)

Siren was a bit of a pain to watch because of the partly repeated scenes/scenes in wrong order. Everything else was good. I don't finish watching totally hopeless games :lol:

Games I started watching but never finished:
Eternal Darkness - seemed like it would be longer than life
Metro 2033 - the graphics and atmosphere seemed good, but the monsters were too alien-like and I didn't like the player's style of gaming. He wasn't thinking of the viewers, which makes making a playthrough video kinda pointless
Penumbra (not sure which one) - I think I couldn't find a good playthrough without commentary
Dead Space - again, too alieny monsters? might continue some time though
Bioshock - after watching several clips I realized that the person hadn't uploaded the entire game, so misleading. I got disheartened and never ended up watching the whole thing. Sucks, it seemed so good, and when I tried the demo myself I was peeing my pants

Considering: (I picked these from the game list linked earlier in this thread)
Amnesia - at first I thought I should get this for myself if it's on discount, but now I think I'd be way too scared to ever play it
Haunting Ground - I basically know nothing about this game or the ones below, just that they're supposed to be either scary or fucked up somehow
Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi
The Suffering
Echo Night Series
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon

SUMMING UP: Watching horror game walkthroughs on youtube is better than watching most horror movies. :lol: I dunno why but movies are more likely to disappoint me than games.
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: twissie on November 23, 2010, 07:36:32 PM
^
Oh man, Eternal Darkness  :bleed eyes: Have I bitched about Eternal Darkness here before? Either way.. if it's the GameCube game you're talking about... I love/hate it. I thought it was a great game, but the combat was so clunky. Dear god. I think I eventually made it to the last boss, but I was never able to beat it T_T;
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Tuffty on November 23, 2010, 08:46:55 PM
Eternal Darkness, perhaps more than any other game in any genre I've played, is one that I found my fond memories ruined when I came back to play it again after a long while. It's amazing as a first playthrough, but on your second when you're a little older, wiser and have player games with better controls, it's a little disappointing.

I don't mean to ruin it Shi but Bioshock is only really scary for about the first hour or so. After then it doesn't really tend to go for the scripted scare moments. But I absolutely think you should still watch it because it is an amazing game with a great story. I noticed you haven't included The Grudge for the Wii, which while I haven't played, does look pretty good. Brad from 4PP didn't even finish the game cause he was that creeped out :lol: :

You a man, a BAAA!! (brad-ju-on grudge 4pp) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BUeECNdjIE#)

Whatever happened to the survival horror genre lately? Aside from Alan Wake or possibly Deadly Premonition, I cannot recall one game released this year that comes close to the genre (Amnesia not withstanding), when a few years ago it was one of the more popular genres.
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: shirenuファクトリー on November 23, 2010, 09:17:37 PM
^ I don't really mind you "ruining" Eternal Darkness for me, because I don't think I'll continue watching it :lol: Something was just lacking from a purely viewing perspective. I guess the fighting bits were really boring. Maybe the clunky combat was apparent there? If the controls are good, you can tell it as a viewer as well because the fighting and general movement runs so smoothly. It's really more like a movie then >o<
Another example of this would be Rule of Rose; I could tell that the controls were clumsy in that just by watching it, then it was later confirmed in this thread :D

Aight Tuffty, I'll try to watch Bioshock again once I've forgotten most of what I've seen so far :lol: Would hate to repeat it so soon. Doesn't matter if it's not that scary, it's not like Heavy Rain was scary but I enjoyed it all the same xD

I LOVE BRAD VIDEOS!! ROFL I'll add that game to my list!

I guess all genres have high and low points. The good thing is that people will always love a good scare, so even if at the moment it's quiet... It'll come back. :lol:
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Tuffty on November 23, 2010, 09:24:21 PM
True. Brad's playthrough of the Grudge is hilarious but as Brad always does, he immediately jumps into the pause menu when a scare is happening. In the Grudge, he seems to stay there for about 5 mins trying to compose himself :lol: It's funny of course, just saying it won't make the most exciting playthrough if you want to be scared XD
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: shirenuファクトリー on November 23, 2010, 09:28:30 PM
OH YEAH I would never watch him play an entire game!!! LOL!!! I only watch some of the clips that they put on youtube. For full games, I always look for playthroughs by people who have finished the game at least once before ... And don't put their own useless commentary over it LOL. When I watch an entire game I don't want any commentary spoiling the atmosphere XD
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Tuffty on December 29, 2010, 10:38:49 AM
Brad from 4 Player Podcast recently put up a playthrough of web based flash game The House. As it's a flash game there isn't any real depth to it, it looks to be a case of clicking things and just waiting to be spooked, but that's not why you want to watch the video now is it? No, it's for Brad's hilarious freakouts and reactions of which there's plenty of them in here. Surprisingly he even makes it through to the ending of the game where his reaction is absolutely priceless :lol:

Let's Play The House 2 (1 of 3) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGq05VrqSiE#)
Let's Play The House 2 (2 of 3) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzUFEVOo5QQ#)
Let's Play The House 2 (3 of 3) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC7b4GoipN4#)
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: THUNDERDUCK on December 31, 2010, 12:41:52 AM
Dead Space All Brutal Deaths True-HD 720p (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZktVkywE7hc#ws)
Dead Space Death Scenes
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Ayako-Luna on June 17, 2011, 07:53:58 PM
Any news for the new Fatal Frame game for the Wii? o_o Didn't heard anything like last year the announcement...
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Tuffty on July 03, 2011, 08:19:41 PM
Heard nothing about FF for Wii, but the more you think about it, how awesome would a FF game be for the WiiU. The controller would actually be the camera, and the ghosts can come right up to your face and scare you. Make it happen!

Best thing about this Dead Space clip is watching the player freak out so much that it's almost like he's voicing what Isaac (the character) is thinking at the time :lol:

He Let Go ...oh wait (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtCKnSHwTfw#)

This one's just hilarious, it make Brad from 4PP look manly in response (Dead Space 1 Ending spoilers)

Dead Space Ending + Vensito = Lulz (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdXmfDmBRo4#)

And this one's even better cause it's a delayed reaction :lol:

Ven Thinks It All Over..... [Fear] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzYR0nhRY3c#)
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Kimuuu on July 04, 2011, 12:24:47 PM
Brad from 4 Player Podcast recently put up a playthrough of web based flash game The House. As it's a flash game there isn't any real depth to it, it looks to be a case of clicking things and just waiting to be spooked, but that's not why you want to watch the video now is it? No, it's for Brad's hilarious freakouts and reactions of which there's plenty of them in here. Surprisingly he even makes it through to the ending of the game where his reaction is absolutely priceless :lol:

Let's Play The House 2 (1 of 3) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGq05VrqSiE#)

I only started watching this... halfassedly... and got freaked out and was amused by Brad's freakout with the family portrait. XD  I'm a wuss, so I quickly skimmed through the rest of the vid... and didn't bother watching the other House vids. XD
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Tuffty on August 14, 2011, 12:09:08 AM
Amnesia: The Dark Descent (Best of Reactions) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1RKuM57nPA#ws)

Best reaction is at 03:38 :lol:
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Ayako-Luna on August 14, 2011, 01:47:43 AM
I think Amnesia is the only game, there every guy or girl screams to death, when they see something arounf the next corner.... :lol:

I myself was a little bit scared, when I watched videos of it, really! XD
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Kid_Alpha on August 18, 2011, 05:58:29 AM
^Oh man, the reactions to Amnesia are so hilarious, I almost choked on air.

Holy sh*t, Amnesia WHAT THE F******CK (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loSzpvq73FY#ws)

This reaction video never fails to make me laugh hysterically.
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Ayako-Luna on August 18, 2011, 08:20:24 PM
^ That's an awesome video! XDD
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: coachie on August 20, 2011, 12:08:43 PM
Really looking forward to this game!

GC 11: Waking Nightmare Trailer - AMY (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/gc-11-waking-nightmare-trailer/719399)

Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Kimuuu on August 31, 2011, 12:21:38 AM
^Oh man, the reactions to Amnesia are so hilarious, I almost choked on air.

Holy sh*t, Amnesia WHAT THE F******CK

This reaction video never fails to make me laugh hysterically.

Ohnoes! Removed! :(  I love watching Amnesia reaction vids.
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Kid_Alpha on August 31, 2011, 06:07:20 AM
^Wow really? That video has been up for months and it gets taken down now? :|

Hopefully it gets re-uploaded.
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Kid_Alpha on September 03, 2011, 04:34:41 AM
I was watching PewDiePie's (http://www.youtube.com/user/PewDiePie) walkthrough of Amnesia and compared to Toby's (http://www.youtube.com/user/TobyGames) and RadBrad's (http://www.youtube.com/user/theRadBrad), I legitimately got scared from his since he kept freaking out about anything. I actually screamed and jumped from my seat lol

(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/robotritz/Gifs/tumblr_lqs2gjPf2j1qcd6g1.gif)
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Tuffty on September 04, 2011, 07:49:45 PM
Giant Bomb have a thing up on their Youtube channel which they seem to update daily now. Basically they get two of their interns, Matt and Steve, to go through the 'Fear Gauntlet'. They are self-confessed cowards so their aim is to go through a series of scary games, from least scariest (Luigi's Mansion) to the most (Amnesia) and commentate over their playthroughs. They've only given each game so far about 20-30mins of gameplay before moving onto the next one which is kind of a bummer as the scares in these games only really come when you're a good few hours in and the game can then mess with you, but lately they're giving each game more time to play through. The funniest so far is with the first Condemned

Fear Gauntlet: Condemned - Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9N6znnKVcU#ws)
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Kid_Alpha on September 05, 2011, 07:23:02 AM
^ Oh Condemned looks pretty cool. Too bad I don't have an XBOX :|
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: bonjourhello on September 11, 2011, 06:12:00 PM
I don't know weither to love or hate chonny's reaction to amnesia. XD
AMNESIA I'm sh*ting bricks - Asian gamer, what's new? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgwQji8k6oU#ws)
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: shirenuファクトリー on September 11, 2011, 07:13:35 PM
Just finished watching a playthrough of Dead Space 2 today! IT WAS AWESOME!!! lol.
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Tuffty on September 11, 2011, 07:28:17 PM
Dead Space 2 is cool. Epic even, in some places (that jettison from the solar relay into the space station OMG). The ending chapters of the game just threw tons of enemies at you though. Got kinda frustrating. But still, very good, gave me quite a few jump scares and really gory too.

The recent episode of the Fear Gauntlet is hilarious. I totally forgot about that one moment in Condemned too, so to see Matt and Steve experience it, cowards as they are, was hilarious :lol: (from 19:50 onwards if you're interested)

Fear Gauntlet: Condemned - Part 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV9ytKiASp8#ws)

What's next on your list to watch Shi?
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: shirenuファクトリー on September 12, 2011, 12:22:05 AM
^ I like the concept of those videos (cowards playing) BUT THEY TALK TOO MUCH CRAP!!! LOL I can't watch it for more than 2 mins.

I don't know what to watch next! The ones I started watching earlier but stopped after the intro were Metro 2033 and Penumbra (not sure which one), so I might continue watching one of those. But I also really want to see all of Bioshock; I thought I was watching a full playthrough of it once, but turned out it was just clips. Wtf YT users, stop being jerks.

EDIT: And I notice I've discussed all of this before in this thread. :lol:
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: bonjourhello on October 16, 2011, 05:48:41 PM
Penumbra Funtage - Funny Freakouts (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smHsOwgpSc8#ws)

THESE REACTIONS XD :rofl:
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: THUNDERDUCK on October 23, 2011, 11:10:03 PM
Picked up and played some RE5.
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Tuffty on October 25, 2011, 08:53:52 PM
4PlayerPodcast have a Horror Week this week, where the crew plays scary games. You know what that means. More scares for Brad!

Peepin' and Creepin' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97W-MED1FDk#ws)

On that theme, anyone playing any scary games for Halloween?
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: shirenuファクトリー on October 25, 2011, 09:13:46 PM
^ OMG I GOT SCARED TOO, THEN ROFL'D :lol:
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Ayako-Luna on October 26, 2011, 06:17:50 PM
You can#t scare me that easily... XD I laugh my heart out! XD And that video wasn't that scary...
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: bonjourhello on October 31, 2011, 07:42:21 PM
Not much of a scary game, but I really used to be terrified of Dino Crisis 2. I'd have nightmares of it but the pause button wouldn't work :lol: Playing it now for old times sake XD
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Tuffty on October 31, 2011, 08:37:02 PM
But the first Dino Crisis was the scary one! It had the classic survival horror tropes of limited ammo and not enough of it to use on enemies that were hard to kill in an enclosed environment. In Dino Crisis 2 you were killing dinosaurs for sport :lol:
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: pikapikapika on October 31, 2011, 10:38:41 PM
Resident Evil Revelations - cinematic trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4GMcqF6gYA#ws)

What's the first thing this trailer says?

:DDDD
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: winner on November 01, 2011, 10:13:46 AM
Played 15mins of Dead Space 2 before sleeping. :)

3 scary moments:

1. The early part where one of 'em drops you on the floor.
I couldn't see which button I had to press!!! did that scene 3 times! XD

2. The dark room with the dead scientists/doctors sitting in their seats, just after the tutorial with the navigation line.
I confess I disabled the scary factor by putting the sound low, but put it back up to listen to the girl on the comms.
Walking around the dark room with a flashlight, I was soooo ready to smack the first dead guy that would wake up and lunge at me.
Instead, they totally surprise me by suddenly turning on a tv screen and playing random loud music. ah, classic... :nervous

3. Really scary one. Wait for it.... the game actually played smoothly on my crappy PC. :lol:
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: shirenuファクトリー on November 01, 2011, 11:48:08 AM
That Resident Evil game looks kinda good o-o

Dead Space 2!! I wish I wasn't such a loser and could play it. I just watched it on youtube and liked it even more than Dead Space. :w00t: MAKE USSS WHOOOLE
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Tuffty on November 06, 2011, 08:25:57 PM
Some highlights from 4PP's horror week, Nick especially :lol:

Demon babies are scarwy [Brad - Decay] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kctxToshOi8#ws)

Nick Needs a Hug (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTKCcQIel1I#ws)

Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Kid_Alpha on November 11, 2011, 02:07:09 AM
[Funny] Top 10 Scariest Games Moments /w PewDiePie (300th VIDEO SPECIAL) :D (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXdCo3ISSw4&feature=feedu)

I love this guy~
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: shirenuファクトリー on November 11, 2011, 09:44:58 AM
^ LOL THE ENDING IS THE BEST.

"WHY IS HE A CAT, BRO?!"
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Kid_Alpha on December 24, 2011, 12:54:58 AM
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL! Amnesia: Custom Story (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlA-w-LORG8#ws)

AMNESIA CHRISTMAS SPECIAL LOL
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: coachie on January 05, 2012, 11:54:52 AM

Silent Hill Downpour comes full circle... (http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/01/04/silent-hill-downpour-comes-full-circle-on-ps3/)

This short interview on Playstaion Blog about the upcoming Silent Hill: Downpour, gives me cautious hope, that the newest installment in the Silent Hill universe might bring the series back to old glory.
But I still refuse to get too enthusiastic about it...
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Tuffty on January 05, 2012, 08:23:01 PM
That E3 trailer wasn't inspiring to me. It was a confusing mash up of scenes with Korn (ugh) music in the background. But still, it's a trailer, gotta keep the faith that the actual game will be good.
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: shirenuファクトリー on January 05, 2012, 08:38:27 PM
This keeps reminding me of the Silent Hill movie that's also been filmed, I wonder when that's gonna get released. :lol: /KIND OF OT
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: winner on January 06, 2012, 07:21:48 AM
Ghost Camera looks kinda interesting with its AR shooting.

Ghost Camera 3DS Overview Trailer 2012 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20mGSLbd3SQ#ws)
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: coachie on January 06, 2012, 12:19:08 PM

VectorCell's AMY is finally ready for release!!!  :w00t:

Quote
Hi all, we now can announce you some good news. We now have a release date and a price. After MANY months of hard work, we're really glad to tell you that AMY WILL BE AVAILABLE NEXT WEEK. Jan 11 will be the release date for everyone, apart from the PSN version in the US that will be available on Jan 10.

Some other good news: AMY will be available at:
PSN US: $12.99 Europe: €9.9 UK: £7.99
XBLA: 800 points.

One last request. We really need the word to be spread, so PLEASE SHARE THIS INFO WITH YOUR FRIENDS. We really want to thank you for your tremendous support and patience!
The AMY team

First day buy for me!!!

http://www.amy-thegame.com/ (http://www.amy-thegame.com/)
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Ayako-Luna on January 06, 2012, 04:03:48 PM
Ghost Camera looks kinda interesting with its AR shooting.

Ghost Camera 3DS Overview Trailer 2012 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20mGSLbd3SQ#ws)

Damn! THis game looks really interesting! I hope it will be released outside of Japan too! :3
Btw, could it be that the publisher of this game are the one from the Fatal Frame series? Because the battle system and the sounds are A LOT the same.... XD
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: shirenuファクトリー on January 06, 2012, 05:48:21 PM
AMY looks very interesting! o-o
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: shirenuファクトリー on January 18, 2012, 11:00:02 AM
...Oop, actually hearing that Amy is really glitched and bad :(
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: coachie on January 18, 2012, 11:52:52 AM
Like I said in the other thread, the game is not as bad as some reviewers make it sound.
I have no problem with the controls and haven't encountered any big glitches yet,  I'm just in chapter 3 though.
The only big issue is, that you can't save during a chapter, would be nice if this gets fixed with a patch.
I'd suggest playing the demo first.
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Tuffty on February 14, 2012, 12:51:27 AM
Some very exciting news here. Frictional Games, the developers behind Amnesia, have basically come out with a statement that they're making a sequel. This site here (http://www.nextfrictionalgame.com/) takes you to a page with the Amnesia logo, the phrase 'Something is emerging' and if you click on the blurry image, it takes you to a Google maps view of China.
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: shirenuファクトリー on February 14, 2012, 10:22:11 AM
^ OH MY GOD!!!! :O :O :O
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Tuffty on February 17, 2012, 09:22:24 PM
Ok this is cool, I heard of this 'game' called SCP-087 otherwise known as the 'Staircase Stimulator'. The aim of this game is to go down a continuous flight of stairs. And that's it. Thing is, I can't tell you if there is more to the game because of all the videos I've seen, nobody lasts for long :lol: I don't believe the scares are scripted either as it randomly generates when to trigger events. And obviously the deeper down you go, the scarier it will be...

Best of all? It's free to download at only 31MB, and you can download it here. (http://www.mediafire.com/?5cadimaeo004aee) Turn off the lights, put on the headphones and play it!
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Kimuuu on February 17, 2012, 09:28:48 PM
...wat.
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: zoolander on February 18, 2012, 11:10:05 PM
[noembed]I got to the 70th floor wondering if anything was gonna happen... Reminds me of that Which (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d75Tenyj66s) game for some reason, maybe just because they are free indie games, although that was a door opening simulator. :lol:[/noembed]

This new Source engine game Dear Esther, do want. Looks like quite an experience. You just walk around exploring and take in the story.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7VJ4lP-05A#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7VJ4lP-05A#ws)
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Kid_Alpha on February 28, 2012, 10:54:26 PM
This game was recently released and I've been watching 2 separate walkthroughs and I'm really digging it, it's pretty freaky.

Cry of Fear - MOTY 2011 Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n3dWjIc2AA#ws)
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Tuffty on March 03, 2012, 02:55:56 PM
The Amnesia sequel now has a name. A Machine For Pigs (http://www.videogamesblogger.com/2012/02/27/amnesia-2-a-machine-for-pigs-announced.htm).
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Kid_Alpha on March 10, 2012, 06:10:33 AM
So I decided to play SCP 087 and never again. EVER.

Even without sound the shadows jumping out at me freak me out and I really hate just seeing that thing standing at the bottom of the steps, my fear of the dark has increased...
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Tuffty on March 25, 2012, 12:46:49 PM
I really liked the sound of the Silent Hill HD collection, both 2, 3 & Origins included, and was tempted to buy it, but then I saw they've tampered with one of the core aspects of the game. They've messed with the fog textures!! So much so that you can see unfinished sections of the environment. WHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYY?!?!

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-03-23-original-silent-hill-developer-disappointed-at-poor-hd-re-release (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-03-23-original-silent-hill-developer-disappointed-at-poor-hd-re-release)

(http://i.imgur.com/ol7Ed.jpg)
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: shirenuファクトリー on March 25, 2012, 02:25:50 PM
Speaking of Silent Hill, I finished watching Downpour on youtube yesterday 8) I thought it was pretty good, I was entertained watching it from start to finish - only the monsters were annoying because it looked like it took a while to get one down and if I was playing it myself, I probably would've been crying. Haha. And there were certainly moments that would've freaked me out if I was playing it. Not the best game for someone who has a fear of heights, for instance :D

Too bad the player whose game I was watching didn't do much exploring and just about no sidequests. It was his first SH so I guess he didn't realize that everything's there for a reason. Or he didn't just care, I dunno :D But because of this the playthrough was only 22 parts long, so that was good, and also he didn't babble over the game :heart:
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: THUNDERDUCK on March 26, 2012, 05:00:25 AM
I heard that RE: Operation Raccoon City sucked
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: CurseFiend on March 28, 2012, 09:53:30 AM
The new RE does suck.
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Tuffty on April 15, 2012, 08:18:35 PM
Hard to say if this one is a survival horror or more of an adventure game, but it looks to have elements of both. Republique is a game exclusively for the iOS platform, but don't let it discourage you, because the graphics look really good, as good as anything for 3DS or Vita. Think it's under a Kickstarter project so it will need some donators to get more money for development in. But still, one to look out for, looks like an interesting concept.

Official Republique Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emt01IYhQ-Q#ws)
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Hart on April 15, 2012, 09:00:43 PM
^ kind of reminds me of this PS2 game called Lifeline (Operator's Side in the japanese version).

Lifeline Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeVfTz4VPaI#)

You have no how idiotic I looked like yelling into a headset to tell her to kill those enemies.  :nervous

The game has its share of problems with voice recognition. Also depends on how good the headset you're using.
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: coachie on April 16, 2012, 07:54:38 AM
^ kind of reminds me of this PS2 game called Lifeline (Operator's Side in the japanese version).

Lifeline Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeVfTz4VPaI#)

You have no how idiotic I looked like yelling into a headset to tell her to kill those enemies.  :nervous

The game has its share of problems with voice recognition. Also depends on how good the headset you're using.

Waaaah, I've been looking for the name of this game for ages!!!!!!
Back in the PS2 days I saw a trailer of this game once, but forgot the name of the game.
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Tuffty on April 16, 2012, 10:13:19 PM
I remember Brad from 4PP having a lot of problems with the game :lol:

[4PP] Brad Plays Lifeline (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAUMAjwnSys#)
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Hart on April 16, 2012, 11:14:11 PM
^ See I told you. The voice recognition wasn't that good. I remember there was this one part of the game where you and Rio had to speak in-sync in order to get access to a room.

Let's just say I have a good enough patience to get through and finally finish the game.

Oh and I also remember watching this X-Play review:

X-Play Classic: Lifeline Review (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uYQr2NK7go#)

*sigh* If only she agreed to go into the shower as I told her to do. Or strip.  :smhid
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Kid_Alpha on April 19, 2012, 06:58:38 PM
Silent Hill Downpour : Ending E - SURPRISE [3 of 6] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6rsH0qbiSU#ws)

Gotta love those surprise endings.
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: shirenuファクトリー on April 19, 2012, 08:09:30 PM
^ Haha seeing that when I wasn't expecting it was definitely a WTF experience :lol: (I watched a compilation video of all the endings, no warning of this whatsoever)

Also, I just saw the "dog ending" to Silent Hill 2 last night and it was the BEST THING EVER. :lol:
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Ayako-Luna on April 20, 2012, 11:26:02 PM
Some good news for all Fatal Frame Fans!:

The Remake of Fatal Frame 2 for Wii will be released on June 29th in EU! :D Release date for NA is still tba.

Teaser Trailer :D
[Trailer] Project Zero 2: Wii Edition - English Teaser Trailer  (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLWQ00Dgo1o&feature=player_embedded#ws)
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: em312s0n on April 22, 2012, 08:31:02 PM
You know that a survival horror game is good if people start posting reaction videos for it.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent (Best of Reactions) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1RKuM57nPA#ws)
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Tuffty on April 25, 2012, 09:11:50 PM
Awesome! :w00t:

Quote
Shinji Mikami, director of God Hand and Resident Evil 4, is returning to his roots. His studio Tango Gameworks is working on a game codenamed "Zwei," which Famitsu announced is a survival horror title.

(http://i.imgur.com/pMnle.jpg)
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: THUNDERDUCK on April 26, 2012, 04:21:04 AM
Completed Dead Space 2 and died

Dead Space 2 - All Death Scenes (18+) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGbPlTnipCg#ws)
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Tuffty on April 26, 2012, 08:48:37 PM
Didn't realise there is a Walking Dead video game! :o Looks awesome!

The Walking Dead - Gameplay (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpedrOBcYJ4#ws)
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: THUNDERDUCK on April 29, 2012, 03:12:40 PM
^I'll have to DL that.  Completed my new game+ playthrough of Dead Space 2, looks like I might go half way through a 3rd to whore more achievements
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Post by: Kid_Alpha on May 12, 2012, 12:33:45 AM
SCP - CONTAINMENT BREACH [WARNING: VERY SCARY!] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2r7bqdNyu80&feature=g-u-u#ws)

I love it when Brad rages.
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Post by: shirenuファクトリー on May 30, 2012, 09:30:43 PM
This looks... Awesome.. :O

Among the Sleep - Gameplay Teaser (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWDQN_X5b-M#ws)

"The effectiveness of a horror game often hinges on its ability to instill a sense of helplessness. Some do this by limiting the number of offensive options. Others do it by removing offensive options altogether. Among the Sleep, from Norwegian developer Krillbite Studio, ups the ante by putting players in control of a two-year-old."

Game development: http://krillbite.com/blog/ (http://krillbite.com/blog/)
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Post by: Tuffty on June 16, 2012, 01:20:15 PM
A trailer for Amnesia : A Machine For Pigs came out.

Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs - Teaser (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CagMNLxa9M#ws)
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Post by: Kid_Alpha on June 17, 2012, 12:38:00 AM
^That is so sick. Preparing for another realm of nightmares and reactions videos.
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Tuffty on June 23, 2012, 01:43:26 AM
Resident Evil 6 - Leon Gameplay - Part 1 (HD) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTtlftZiM1s#ws)

Dark corridors, jump scares, looks like a RE game alright. Except, I wish there was a way to turn off the waypoint. Half the enjoyment of playing a survival horror is the exploration and getting a feel for the environment at first. I think that waypoint would kill that.
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Post by: bonjourhello on July 06, 2012, 11:58:34 PM
WARNING: WEAR A DIAPER AND BRING KITTENS! - SLENDER - Part 1 (+Download Link) Let's Play (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZMBG4Pn3Sg#ws)
SLENDER I can't even watch this anymore  :cry:
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Tuffty on July 07, 2012, 09:19:10 PM
Never heard of Slender until now. That's awesome.

Return to Slender [Nick - Slender] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MjH07rHF-4#ws)
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Kid_Alpha on July 07, 2012, 11:12:23 PM
Whoever created Slender is an evil genius, mostly evil.

I mean just WHY WHY?

Cry Plays: Slender (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSZ3y0oK5SY#ws)
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Post by: shirenuファクトリー on July 08, 2012, 09:52:52 AM
Shit, watching this game is actually really fucking scary :lol:
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Post by: Tuffty on July 20, 2012, 07:55:37 PM
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Dead Space 3's co-op mode will appeal to people who found the first two Dead Space games too scary, publisher EA has said.

Players will be able to tackle the entirety of Dead Space 3's campaign with a friend - a marked change from the nerve-jangling solitude of Dead Space 1 and 2.

"We were doing research coming out of Dead Space 1 and 2 and we're really proud of those products," EA Games marketing boss Laura Miele told MCV. "We received feedback to understand how we can take the game out to even more consumers.

"We were hearing feedback that they love the thriller game, but it was pretty scary, and the obvious next step was that they wanted to play with someone. So we introduced co-op into the game."

Wait, am I missing something here? What's the point of making a horror game that isn't scary?
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Post by: winner on July 20, 2012, 08:45:34 PM
^Yeah. If we wanted that we'd play Resident Evil! Dun Dun! :D

I really liked Dead Space 1+2. Even though I can't handle horror stuff that well, DS did it pretty well. Hope the co-op won't dumb down the fear factor too much.

On the other hand, what if they made some distrust between the players. :twisted:
LOL, doppelgangers (1: I'm Me! 2: No I'm Me! grows extra arm, stabs you in the face). in-fighting for low supplies. Make your partner have 0 ammo in exchange to make a boss fight easier. Let's create gaming's 2nd most causes of social trauma and broken friendships after Mario Bros. :thumbup
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Post by: Tuffty on August 31, 2012, 10:37:22 PM
Gameplay from ZombiU for the Wii U. Looks like it has some pretty cool ideas.

Here's Some More ZombiU Gameplay, if You're Into That Sort of Thing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rfc1zNxEzU4#ws)
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Post by: Ayako-Luna on September 01, 2012, 04:31:41 PM
I can remember that you needed to wait, at the gamescom, more than 200 minutes to be able to play ZombieU. O_O
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Post by: Kid_Alpha on September 13, 2012, 01:40:52 AM
Gameplay from ZombiU for the Wii U. Looks like it has some pretty cool ideas.

Here's Some More ZombiU Gameplay, if You're Into That Sort of Thing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rfc1zNxEzU4#ws)

Oh so that's what's up with the Wii U, looks pretty interesting.
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Tuffty on September 25, 2012, 09:52:40 PM
Good news for those who liked Slender, the creator is remaking it, with updated visuals and more content (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-09-21-official-slender-remake-the-arrival-announced)
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Tuffty on October 31, 2012, 08:47:22 PM
It's Halloween, is anyone getting into the spirit and playing some scary games? I've already picked up my save from RE2 which I haven't played in a while. Got past the sewers with the giant spiders which is still one of the most unsettling things I've seen in a game. *shudders*

And right on time, a new trailer for Amnesia : A Machine For Pigs was released. Looks and sounds genuinely intimidating.

You Are the Slaughter in Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvZhofmdEcI#ws)
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Post by: Tuffty on April 19, 2013, 10:11:46 PM
Shinji Mikami (Resident Evil, Dino Crisis, Devil May Cry etc) has a new game coming out, one which is 'a return to survival horror'.

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Shinji Mikami's The Evil Within is developed using id Tech 5, according to Bethesda's Japanese website for the game.

The site also reveals a number of additional plot and gameplay details from the game. According to Gematsu, which has translated the text, The Evil Within is centered around Detective Sebastian and his partner, who attend the scene of a mass murder and find a powerful, mysterious force lying in wait.

Sebastian, along with other police offers at the scene, are attacked and lose consciousness, eventually waking up in a world inhabited by monsters. Sebastian must figure out what happened and find a way out, but will need to face his own fears in order to do so.

Bethesda's blog talks up Mikami's involvement, describing him as the "father of the survival horror genre" and describes a game very much in line with traditional survival horror conventions.

"Players must survive on limited resources, experiencing that supreme match of action and horror, that indescribable terror. To survive in an afflicted world, your anxiety and nerves will be pushed to the edge."

Traps are seemingly a key part of gameplay, both in survival and combat: "You'll have to face indescribable terror, cruel traps, and sly mechanisms. Players can die in a trap all too easily, however, at times they can turn them against enemies"

Finally, the site describes a world that "distorts and warps according to mysterious and evil horrors".

"The scenery: hallways, walls, doors, rooms, buildings, and even nature, all transforming in real time based on the player's actions. And the threats keep coming from all directions."

They released a teaser trailer too. It's all live action so there's no gameplay but man...this trailer is still pretty impressive. I'd say it's on par with horror movie trailers.

The Evil Within Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc-jvqJV4SI#ws)
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Post by: shirenuファクトリー on April 20, 2013, 11:08:11 AM
... I'm scared from just watching that trailer ;____;

MOMMA

PAPPA

WAAAHHHHHH


... Can't wait to watch a playthrough on youtube! :D


EDIT: I realize now that one of the reasons why Roger Ebert's passing was sad to me is that he never was convinced that video games could be art! It always bothered me because I generally liked him and respected his opinion, but I disagreed with him on that so much. I think just because the viewer isn't only passive, but is active in participating in the story, doesn't mean it can't be art (watching a movie/painting or reading a book vs. playing a video game). And some of the stories are incredible. And I know you guys will back me up in some game worlds being so imaginative and breath-takingly beautiful that saying this creation can't be art is...mad.
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Post by: Tuffty on April 20, 2013, 01:07:31 PM
^ Definately agree with you there. In Ebert's defence I think he did say later that it could be possible for games to be art but he just didn't have the time to play one or become immersed in one. I don't think every game should be judged as such. There's plenty of room for some mindless entertainment after all. But there are games which are interactive and entertaining but also effective at making you feel something, whether that's in the art assets, immersing you in that world or telling a great story. Maybe all three like ICO, Shadow of the Colossus, Journey etc
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Post by: zoolander on June 21, 2013, 05:28:51 AM
Outlast looks pretty freaky o_o

[noembed]http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/0q6fwk/outlast-e3-2013--exclusive-gameplay-demo[/noembed]
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Post by: shirenuファクトリー on June 21, 2013, 09:25:04 AM
^ Yeah it does o_o


But once one of those guys catch him it's like... Oh, so this is what's supposed to happen because there's no way to avoid it? lol That's lame...
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Post by: coachie on June 21, 2013, 03:48:49 PM
Outlast looks pretty freaky o_o

[noembed]http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/0q6fwk/outlast-e3-2013--exclusive-gameplay-demo[/noembed]

I can see myself playing this in the middle of the night, hunching under a blanket so no monster can grab me from the back... ah good old Project Zero times XD

But serously, when I sidestep through a narrow space, I  look in the direction I'm heading and not straight at the wall (how claustrophobic)
I can see this is a tool of suspense in this case, but everytime it happened, it annoyed me.
Also if these monster dudes pop up at random without the slightest warning, count me out.
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: coachie on July 04, 2013, 01:55:09 PM
I started Dead Space. The sound and atmosphere is really creepy and the first encounters with necromorphs really got my little heart pumping, but that was on Chapter 1. Now it seems I have gotten used to it, too quickly. Also the amount of ammo I find and carry around with me isn't really halping me to feel scared/helpless and cautious. Now I'm starting chapter 4 and the sound and occasional jump scare is all the scary there is.
The only thing that really get's me EVERYTIME and I mean like makes me jump out ot the chair or almost drop the controller, is when I recieve transmissions from Kendra or that Harmond?/Hammond? guy. Even when I know they are coming, like at the beginning of a chapter XD

Nevertheless, I'm really enjoying the game so far.


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Post by: THUNDERDUCK on July 07, 2013, 05:10:00 AM
^ Dead Space 2 kicks it up a notch

Finished up The Walking Dead 400 Days
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Post by: Tuffty on July 25, 2013, 08:59:36 PM
You might want to turn down the volume for this one. Headphone users beware. :lol:

My Top Scares in Cry of Fear (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y0o0xk2l3E#ws)
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Post by: Tuffty on August 25, 2013, 05:08:21 PM
Not strictly survival horror but interesting enough to warrant a post here! :lol:

Top 22 Scariest Glitches In Games (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ker8gppRbdM#ws)
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Post by: coachie on August 26, 2013, 11:26:23 PM
^ that Skyrim glitch would have freaked me the fuck out, I'd never go back into that house!
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: Tuffty on September 12, 2013, 09:39:39 PM
Brad screamed so loud he broke the mic and the sound barrier.

Blowout [Brad - Dreadout (Demo)] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbEHJs10wtA#)
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Post by: maruda on September 28, 2013, 07:02:53 PM
The Evil Within - TGS Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4orNvYISjs#)
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Post by: shirenuファクトリー on September 28, 2013, 07:17:35 PM
^ WHAT IN THE EVER LOVING FUCK! YEAAAHHHH


Can't wait to see a playthrough on youtube.

...
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Post by: Tuffty on October 12, 2013, 08:25:27 PM
Amnesia : A Machine For Pigs sounds very atmospheric and supposedly tells a great story, but apparently disappointed those who were expecting more of the same scares from the first game. I would say that it was a result of the game not being developed by the original developer, Frictional Games, but by another developer called The Chinese Room, makers of Dear Esther, another game renowned for atmosphere but with barebones gameplay.

I bring this up because those hoping for more of the same may be glad to now that recently, the original developers revealed their next game, SOMA. Which is certainly being sold as Amnesia but in space. Perhaps most interesting to me is their talk of really focusing on the story and with that comes with telling one around an interesting premise, the soul. I've seen the developer raise questions they want to tackle such as “Can machines be conscious?” and “Do we have free will?”, which is fascinating and could lead to a very effective sci-fi horror. What makes it hard is the wait for it to be released in 2015.

Gameplay tease below:

SOMA - Debut Gameplay Trailer - Eurogamer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5iRmZPQ3VA#)

And an unsettling, creepy live action trailer below. This is how you do marketing well.

SOMA: Item #4017 - "Mockingbird" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eytOzwyfiCA#)
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Post by: screwed89 on October 13, 2013, 04:45:12 AM
so real!
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Post by: Tuffty on July 17, 2014, 11:20:39 PM
Finally! The idea of a new Fatal Frame game for the Wii U was surely too good an opportunity to pass up and sure enough, they just announced it! For Japan only at the minute and no Western release date in sight. Live in hope though!

Fatal Frame 5 Trailer (Wii U) - Project Zero 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePwyJceKiGY#ws)

It's the game that perfectly utilises the Wii U controller as it can actually become your camera.  I'm amazed that it's taken that long. Now they also need to capitalise on it with a Pokemon Snap game!
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Post by: coachie on July 18, 2014, 12:09:18 PM
While I love the Fatal Frame games, I seriously can't imagine myself sitting in front of the tv and holding a Wii U pad in front of my face.
But that's just old conservative me  8)
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Post by: Tuffty on August 15, 2014, 09:48:30 PM
Coming out of nowhere is the release of an interactive teaser called P.T. for an upcoming game for the PS4

NEW | P.T coming to PlayStation. Download the demo NOW (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4kIbwlGxBg#ws)

You think the reactions look fake, but having watched a playthrough myself, I can say that I was completely enthralled and genuinely a little creeped out by it. It looks gorgeous, the slow buildup of atmosphere and scares is more effective than in any horror game I've seen lately and it seems well worth playing if you have a PS4. Just be prepared for a walkthrough handy for the 2nd half though, as the puzzles get more and more obtuse, at one point it becomes a pixel hunter which isn't great. But even so, what a great way to announce a game, far better than any press release.

Best thing of all though? Is the reveal at the end of the game...

*SPOILERS IF YOU INTEND TO PLAY/WATCH*

A cutscene starts to play and names start to get revealed. Hideo Kojima. Guillermo Del Toro. Norman Reedus. And finally the name gets revealed. Silent Hills. If the teaser is indicative of the type of game it will be, then it's enough reason to get excited for a new Silent Hill game at long last.
Title: Re: Survival Horror "& similars" thread
Post by: maruda on October 11, 2014, 02:03:08 PM
Tried out The Evil Within at a friend's place. It basically feels like Resident Evil (particularly 4 and "3.5") + Silent Hill + The Last of Us. I got up to the fifth chapter before I decided to stop playing. He says the game's about 16-17 hours long on average. Apparently, more of the story will be revealed in the upcoming DLCs, where you'll be controlling other characters.