Comments on: Are Horror Games Becoming Less Scary?

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:02:22 +0000

Glad you liked it.

Dead Space was great, I need to get it back off my friend and go through it again… In a well lit room.

On a linked topic I just tried Silent Hill Shattered Memories. It is creepy, but the section I played was a tad irritating as I had to spend most of my time running away. Nice noise effects on screen mean that the graphics are very effective.

By: Dave Burns

Dave Burns — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:00:05 +0000

I remember specifically Doom 3 for making me jump, the Imp’s wouldn’t just hide around corners they would break through walls and scare the bejesus out of me!

By: Antoine

Antoine — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:42:38 +0000

Interesting article, and you’re right about leaving things to the imagination : *( The innate human fear of the unknown can really drive ya some times, its why SH2 scared the **** out of me. Surrounded by fog, don’t know what’s 30 feet in front of you, what might jump out next…

By: Jeff Barker

Jeff Barker — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:54:34 +0000

Excellent article, Alex – makes me want to pick Dead Space up again, as I only managed to get about 1/4 of the way through and then crapped myself…it’s like realising the monsters under your bed aren’t real…or are they?! Wooooo!!!

By: Susan Taylor

Susan Taylor — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:57:33 +0000

Excellent article and it really got me thinking. I absolutely love Dead Space, but you are very right in saying that I’m not *scared* of it in the same way I was in the ol’ Silent Hill games. Having said that, SH4: The Room did freak me out slightly. Homecoming, however, did not.

You’ve also given me an idea for a Halloween-themed article, thanks Alex!