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need a PC horror game
mrmr
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I think this is a good place to ask as I may get a wider range of answers than strictly in the gaming forum.
I'm in the mood for PC horror game. I want something recent-ish with a more adventury feel than either an RE-type survival horror or an fps. I can work with either though. Looking for something more atmospheric than visceral, but again, I can work without it. If it can make me jump that's a plus, but not so much as to be annoying (such as just random noises loud and out of nowhere).
I've played quite a few, so here's the ones that I've already played.
-Penumbra series (the first part of the first game is the creepy I'm looking for, as it eventually got tediously tense running from enemies that I couldn't fight)
-Amnesia: Dark Descent (same as penumbra, but the good stuff lasted longer)
-STALKER series (liked the fps part, loved the atmosphere, although rarely actually made me jump or anything)
-Alone in the Dark (off GOG.com, played the first one. I wanted to like it but it was just too old I guess for me to enjoy it. But a similar setting or atmosphere would be a plus. Are the new one or The New Nightmare any good?)
-FEAR (basically like stalker, but less appealing)
Other games (non-PC) that may glean some knowledge of my interests
-Resident Evil series (good survival horror all around, got me hooked on the genre. Zombies always a plus)
-Silent Hill series (great setting and atmosphere)
-Dead Space series (great tension, but not really what I'm looking for right now)
-Dark Corners of the Earth (good, but too difficult for the time I played it, might try again sometime)
Some ideas I've had are the adventure style games from the Dark Fall series and Scratches. Both easily gotten online, so info on those would be good too. Also, a Lovecraftian setting is definetly a plus.
But I get the feeling I've played most worth a damn, so any thoughts are welcomed.
I'm in the mood for PC horror game. I want something recent-ish with a more adventury feel than either an RE-type survival horror or an fps. I can work with either though. Looking for something more atmospheric than visceral, but again, I can work without it. If it can make me jump that's a plus, but not so much as to be annoying (such as just random noises loud and out of nowhere).
I've played quite a few, so here's the ones that I've already played.
-Penumbra series (the first part of the first game is the creepy I'm looking for, as it eventually got tediously tense running from enemies that I couldn't fight)
-Amnesia: Dark Descent (same as penumbra, but the good stuff lasted longer)
-STALKER series (liked the fps part, loved the atmosphere, although rarely actually made me jump or anything)
-Alone in the Dark (off GOG.com, played the first one. I wanted to like it but it was just too old I guess for me to enjoy it. But a similar setting or atmosphere would be a plus. Are the new one or The New Nightmare any good?)
-FEAR (basically like stalker, but less appealing)
Other games (non-PC) that may glean some knowledge of my interests
-Resident Evil series (good survival horror all around, got me hooked on the genre. Zombies always a plus)
-Silent Hill series (great setting and atmosphere)
-Dead Space series (great tension, but not really what I'm looking for right now)
-Dark Corners of the Earth (good, but too difficult for the time I played it, might try again sometime)
Some ideas I've had are the adventure style games from the Dark Fall series and Scratches. Both easily gotten online, so info on those would be good too. Also, a Lovecraftian setting is definetly a plus.
But I get the feeling I've played most worth a damn, so any thoughts are welcomed.
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its kinda horrorish. good atmosphere. FPS-RPG
dead rising 2?
more of a goofy horror...
Left 4 dead1/2?
probably more fun if you have more than just yourself playing it.
If you can find it...
Also, in terms of stuff that's reasonably obtainable -- Metro 2033 does an amazing job of atmosphere. It's similar to STALKER in that regard. I'm not sure if I'd consider it horror (neither is System Shock 2), but they are super atmospheric shooters which ooze style and tension.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO6uBPQcLdQ
http://www.fullyramblomatic.com/5days/
As far as adventure games, you might want to look at the Gabriel Knight series, if you can find it. They are solid horror adventure games, although not really in the "jump at you" horror scares.
Metro is one that I forgot about and I've looked into it in the past. Might give that a shot. And Undying seems worth a look. Pretty sure it's not on Steam or GOG though.
Answer: scary as shit.
Play it alone, in the dark for maximum effect. It's very atmospheric, has a few good cut-scenes, decent story, and a couple of moments that just... yeah. The puzzles weren't too convoluted or obscure, I only had to look up one online.
Scratches definitely creeped me out, and the Dark Fall series is pretty good too. Although the third one, while still creepy, sort of veers off into "oh god that's terrible and disgusting" creepy instead of actually scary; it goes for a lot of cheap shocks.
I know you said PC but the Fatal Frame games seem like what you're describing, they terrified me and I didn't even play them, just saw playthroughs. Maybe you can emulate them if your PC can run a PS2 emulator? (this doesn't mean pirate, the playstation emulators include a feature where you can put the game in the cd drive and the emulator can recognize and play it).
Free HL2 mod. You don't fight or die in it or anything. You just explore this mysterious island while a story slowly unfolds through some well-written narration. There are some parts in it that are eerie as hell, though. Complete atmosphere. Sound design is also top notch.
http://www.moddb.com/mods/korsakovia
By the same dudes who made Dear Esther. Also free. There is actual combat in it this time (you only have the crowbar and there is only one type of enemy). I can't say this is a great game cause the map designs can get pretty clunky and irritating. Combat is definitely not a focus point either. But gotta say this is also one hell of a frightening game. Also has grreeeeat sound design. It will annoy you, make you rage at the mechanics, but for sure, you will come out of the experience very unsettled.
*edit* Found it. Damn, I'm old.
Just make sure to hunt down a patch that fixes the bugs that remain in the final retail version.
Thanks for the input so far though. I just started summer vacation so I'll likely get around to most of these if I can find them. Metro and Scratches are at the top of the list so far.
Too scared to challenge a perfect immortal machine, eh?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw1y4vWU-rQ
And um the Gabriel Knight series certainly has its moments.
I haven't actually played the game, but this review/analysis made it seem great: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/04/10/butchering-pathologic-part-1-the-body/
IMO not really. I get scared extremely easily by games (and other stuff) and I don't really remember being afraid while playing it. Can't say as much for the second one, as I'm playing through it right now but am still pretty early on.
If you don't have one, that game is the best reason to get one.
the attack of the fishmen/escape from innsmouth part is probably the most pant-soilingly tense moment i have ever experienced in a videogame
Hey, trust me when I say I really really want to. I just can't find it anywhere cheap or legal. I pray it gets picked up by GOG sometime.
The Void is a much better experience, although if you are color-blind, it's nigh unplayable.
The devs were really ballsy in actually making a pretty faithful adaptation of a scene in a short story, and making like an entire chapter in the game one long escape sequence. It's tense as hell but an be extremely annoying if you do something the devs didn't really intend.
I fucked myself over when I decided to just run past a bunch of dudes, when apparently the devs intended for the player to duck into a little alleyway before getting spotted. I ended up having to backtrack through a horde of enemies that already knew where I was, because I had reached a checkpoint spot and the thing I needed to get to was some distance behind me in a little hiding spot.
Anyway yeah, it's an excellent horror game if you can deal with some annoyances. Particularly great if you're into H.P. Lovecraft's stories.
however, it just became a clunky fps game with a lot of trial-and-error deaths in order to figure out the developers' script intentions.
Anywho, nabbed Scratches off steam as it seems like that's what I want at the moment. I'll wait for Metro to drop maybe again but I'll likely get it regardless soon. If I like Scratches I'll give Dark Fall a shot.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thief_%28series%29
I think Thief 3 is supposed to have one of the scariest levels in gaming, but it's near the end? I need to go back and keep playing it to get there. Thief 1 had some parts that scared me when I was younger.