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Who, of these, is the scariest video game character to be chased by?

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    SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    There's one computer terminal in I believe the last monstered area of SOMA which I never got to interact with because that one monster seems to know where you are no matter what you're doing and I found no other way of dealing with it than to sprint directly to the airlock.

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    MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    I need to play more SOMA. I think I was nearly halfway through.

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    SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    I'll never shut up about SOMA being possibly the best video game story of all time.

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    MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    Looks like someone's never played Kingdom Hearts!

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    OmnipotentBagelOmnipotentBagel floof Registered User regular
    Yeah that's me, hi.

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    MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    You probably shouldn't, the gameplay in the first is really bad.

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    SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    SOMA and Kingdom Hearts explore kinda similar themes of identity and "where the soul goes", in completely different approaches.

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    OmnipotentBagelOmnipotentBagel floof Registered User regular
    "Don't play Kingdom Hearts" is on my shortlist of "things to do in order to maintain friendships"

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    PeewiPeewi Registered User regular
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    3clipse wrote: »
    0/10, Alma was not an option. Alma gave me fucking nightmares.

    I don't think Alma ever chased you? She mostly showed up out of nowhere.

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    PeenPeen Registered User regular
    The Ghost Lady (Evil Within 2)
    Um no sorry Def Jam Vendetta: Fight for NY has the best video game story of all time.

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    SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    I'm willing to grant that the fact that the protagonist is a Canadian named Simon improved SOMA's narrative for me, personally.

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    MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    SimBen wrote: »
    I'm willing to grant that the fact that the protagonist is a Canadian named Simon improved SOMA's narrative for me, personally.

    Hmm, how do you know you're not playing SOMA right now??

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    SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    Moriveth wrote: »
    SimBen wrote: »
    I'm willing to grant that the fact that the protagonist is a Canadian named Simon improved SOMA's narrative for me, personally.

    Hmm, how do you know you're not playing SOMA right now??

    Actual SOMA spoilers
    You're actually, in the game's intro, Deep Trench Simon remembering Upsilon Simon remembering Toronto Simon

    so all I did was add a Simon

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    VeldrinVeldrin Sham bam bamina Registered User regular
    Moriveth wrote: »
    SimBen wrote: »
    I'm willing to grant that the fact that the protagonist is a Canadian named Simon improved SOMA's narrative for me, personally.

    Hmm, how do you know you're not playing SOMA right now??

    You can mod SOMA to stop monsters from attacking you

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    SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    Veldrin wrote: »
    Moriveth wrote: »
    SimBen wrote: »
    I'm willing to grant that the fact that the protagonist is a Canadian named Simon improved SOMA's narrative for me, personally.

    Hmm, how do you know you're not playing SOMA right now??

    You can mod SOMA to stop monsters from attacking you

    Not a mod anymore, they patched in that option at new game.

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    OmnipotentBagelOmnipotentBagel floof Registered User regular
    Veldrin wrote: »
    Moriveth wrote: »
    SimBen wrote: »
    I'm willing to grant that the fact that the protagonist is a Canadian named Simon improved SOMA's narrative for me, personally.

    Hmm, how do you know you're not playing SOMA right now??

    You can mod SOMA to stop monsters from attacking you

    As opposed to real life where there's nothing you can do about it

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    King RiptorKing Riptor Registered User regular
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    Veldrin wrote: »
    Moriveth wrote: »
    SimBen wrote: »
    I'm willing to grant that the fact that the protagonist is a Canadian named Simon improved SOMA's narrative for me, personally.

    Hmm, how do you know you're not playing SOMA right now??

    You can mod SOMA to stop monsters from attacking you

    As opposed to real life where there's nothing you can do about it

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    3cl1ps33cl1ps3 I will build a labyrinth to house the cheese Registered User regular
    SimBen wrote: »
    I'll never shut up about SOMA being possibly the best video game story of all time.

    It is such a good exploration of consciousness and existentialism.
    Peewi wrote: »
    3clipse wrote: »
    0/10, Alma was not an option. Alma gave me fucking nightmares.

    I don't think Alma ever chased you? She mostly showed up out of nowhere.

    Yeah, she was pursuing you all the time and only showed herself some of the time. Like on the goddamn, fucking, god-forsaken, fucking, shit-stinking, fucking, pissed myself fucking ladder.

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    mxmarksmxmarks Registered User regular
    The Ghost Lady (Evil Within 2)
    I am very glad to see the Evil Within 2 love in here. That game was so fun. I think Evil Within 3 may be one of my biggest video game hopes.

    It improved so so much on the first game, and the story was the perfect mix of scary but exciting and goofy that I love.

    And I'm also very happy to know I'm not the only one who was terrified of ghost lady.

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    SorceSorce Not ThereRegistered User regular
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    Peewi wrote: »
    3clipse wrote: »
    0/10, Alma was not an option. Alma gave me fucking nightmares.

    I don't think Alma ever chased you? She mostly showed up out of nowhere.
    She chased you a couple of times.

    And then there was the unfortunate ending for the protag in FEAR2.

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    3cl1ps33cl1ps3 I will build a labyrinth to house the cheese Registered User regular
    Sorce wrote: »
    Peewi wrote: »
    3clipse wrote: »
    0/10, Alma was not an option. Alma gave me fucking nightmares.

    I don't think Alma ever chased you? She mostly showed up out of nowhere.
    She chased you a couple of times.

    And then there was the unfortunate ending for the protag in FEAR2.

    God, I had forgotten how fucked up the ending to that game was.

    And then FEAR3 was terrible because Warner was chasing the coop trend and I'm still mad about it.

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    milskimilski Poyo! Registered User regular
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    GundiGundi Serious Bismuth Registered User regular
    Speaking of which the actual scariest character to be chased by would in fact be Samus.

    Because Samus kills everything she sets her mind to chase down.

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    Donovan PuppyfuckerDonovan Puppyfucker A dagger in the dark is worth a thousand swords in the morningRegistered User regular
    Gundi wrote: »
    Speaking of which the actual scariest character to be chased by would in fact be Samus.

    Because Samus kills everything she sets her mind to chase down.

    She only kills.

    DOOM Space Marine guy RIPS AND TEARS.

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    JedocJedoc In the scuppers with the staggers and jagsRegistered User regular
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    Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2019
    SA-X (Metroid Fusion)
    Gundi wrote: »
    Speaking of which the actual scariest character to be chased by would in fact be Samus.

    Because Samus kills everything she sets her mind to chase down.

    Samus is responsible for the extinction of at least two species, the destruction of two planets, and at least one metaphysical concept.

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    IronKnuckle's GhostIronKnuckle's Ghost Registered User regular
    SA-X (Metroid Fusion)
    The Pursuer.
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    Cursed sword, utterly silent, shows up freaking everywhere, never gives up the chase. He pursues. He pursues you.

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    WybornWyborn GET EQUIPPED Registered User regular
    edited February 2019
    The Ghost Lady (Evil Within 2)
    mxmarks wrote: »
    I am very glad to see the Evil Within 2 love in here. That game was so fun. I think Evil Within 3 may be one of my biggest video game hopes.

    It improved so so much on the first game, and the story was the perfect mix of scary but exciting and goofy that I love.

    And I'm also very happy to know I'm not the only one who was terrified of ghost lady.

    As much as I love the idea of more Evil Within, and as much as I think an EW3 could go in extremely cool directions after the end of EW2.... I think the first game used up all the good will the series had. EW2 sold very poorly and is almost certainly going to be the last we see of that series

    At least it went out on a great game

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    PolaritiePolaritie Sleepy Registered User regular
    SA-X (Metroid Fusion)
    Gundi wrote: »
    Speaking of which the actual scariest character to be chased by would in fact be Samus.

    Because Samus kills everything she sets her mind to chase down.

    Samus is responsible for the extinction of at least two species, the destruction of two planets, and at least one metaphysical concept.

    Four planets, minimum. Super, Fusion, Prime 2, Prime 3. And has tried very hard to eradicate a third species (Metroids keep showing up again because cloning).

    I assume for metaphysical concept you mean Prime 3?

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    SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    Polaritie wrote: »
    Gundi wrote: »
    Speaking of which the actual scariest character to be chased by would in fact be Samus.

    Because Samus kills everything she sets her mind to chase down.

    Samus is responsible for the extinction of at least two species, the destruction of two planets, and at least one metaphysical concept.

    Four planets, minimum. Super, Fusion, Prime 2, Prime 3. And has tried very hard to eradicate a third species (Metroids keep showing up again because cloning).

    I assume for metaphysical concept you mean Prime 3?

    Metroids can currently be assumed extinct after the end of Metroid Fusion. The Omega Metroid Samus kills at the end of it is the last known Metroid.

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    Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    SA-X (Metroid Fusion)
    Polaritie wrote: »
    Gundi wrote: »
    Speaking of which the actual scariest character to be chased by would in fact be Samus.

    Because Samus kills everything she sets her mind to chase down.

    Samus is responsible for the extinction of at least two species, the destruction of two planets, and at least one metaphysical concept.

    Four planets, minimum. Super, Fusion, Prime 2, Prime 3. And has tried very hard to eradicate a third species (Metroids keep showing up again because cloning).

    I assume for metaphysical concept you mean Prime 3?

    Yup.

    She fuckin kills ghosts, man.

    If Samus wants you wiped out of existence, she will find a way and in the process kill your whole race.

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    King RiptorKing Riptor Registered User regular
    Mr. X (Resident Evil 2 Remake)
    Metroids are never extinct

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    SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    A large number of animal species have only been observed on planets that Samus has destroyed, but the Metroid universe seems to be one where interstellar animal migration seems to happen pretty easily. Samus has definitely eradicated the Ing, X and Metroids, though.

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    Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    SA-X (Metroid Fusion)
    Metroids are never extinct

    They are pretty explicitly extinct until the federation clones them from samples of the baby metroid.

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    SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    Metroids are never extinct

    They are pretty explicitly extinct until the federation clones them from samples of the baby metroid.

    And all known Metroid clones were on the BSL station, which blew up. Additionally, Samus' body no longer contains Metroid DNA after she absorbs SA-X.

    (or uh I assume there were also some on the Bottle Ship but hell if I'm gonna play Other M to find out)

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    Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    SA-X (Metroid Fusion)
    SimBen wrote: »
    Metroids are never extinct

    They are pretty explicitly extinct until the federation clones them from samples of the baby metroid.

    And all known Metroid clones were on the BSL station, which blew up. Additionally, Samus' body no longer contains Metroid DNA after she absorbs SA-X.

    Other M is Cannon, not Canon.

    As in it has been fired out of a cannon into the sun.

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    King RiptorKing Riptor Registered User regular
    Mr. X (Resident Evil 2 Remake)
    It seems like folly not have a lot of clone labs for your energy producing super weapons

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    Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    SA-X (Metroid Fusion)
    Metroids aren't energy producing. They are energy draining.


    They are useful because they are bioweapons that are incredibly hard to kill.

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    SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    It seems like folly not have a lot of clone labs for your energy producing super weapons

    Not if you're a super top secret black project that must be kept under wraps at all costs!

    GOD they still haven't made a Metroid 5 and it's been 17 years.

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    ShortyShorty touching the meat Intergalactic Cool CourtRegistered User regular
    SimBen wrote: »
    Metroids are never extinct

    They are pretty explicitly extinct until the federation clones them from samples of the baby metroid.

    And all known Metroid clones were on the BSL station, which blew up. Additionally, Samus' body no longer contains Metroid DNA after she absorbs SA-X.

    (or uh I assume there were also some on the Bottle Ship but hell if I'm gonna play Other M to find out)

    how do you figure that

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