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freebs2 on 26 January 2011

I think that games can potentially be more scary or disturbing since you don't only have to watch but you also have to react in the game...To make an example I always found the whole zombie / linving dead  concept laughable, but still old Resident Evil had some tension moments, mostly due to the fact you had no bullets and you character was as handy as a tank but still it worked better than zombie movies.

However atm the best examples of horror are still in movies imo, that's just because best directors and movie score composers generally know better how to bring tension to the audience. I'm talking about a small number of movies, in most cases horror sucks imo.



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NotStan on 26 January 2011
Strategyking92 said:

Half life. No I'm not joking, that game scared the shit out of me when I was little.


I played that shit when I was like 6 or something. Boy did I shit myself especially on the bit where those massive bull looking things sleeping in the dark and you have to sneak past them, if you make one wrong step they all wake up and facerape you. By god was that shit scary at the time, I'd still probably shit myself now though ._., probably one of the most memorable game moments for me.



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BenVTrigger on 26 January 2011
disolitude said:
BenVTrigger said:
disolitude said:

Dead space games are about as scary as your mom sneaking in to your bedroom while you sleep and bashing pots and pans next to your head. Sure you'll get a jolt a few times, but it will get old, tired and FRUSTRATING really fast.

Also the fact you don't give a shit what happens to the characters in Dead Space, and you have save points and unlimited continues kills any scares or weight the game has.

If they were talking about Silent Hill 2 per say...there could be a good debate for this.

I'm playing Dead Space 2 right now and I can tell you its FAR scarier than Silent Hill 2 ever was.

And don't give a shit what happens to the characters in Dead Space?  Are you kidding me?  Isaac Clark is a FAR more compelling character than pretty much any horror game I can think of.

Its funny you even bring Silent Hill up to be honest THOSE are games whose characters you don't give a shit about, talk about generic.

haha...I guess best defence is a good offence even if its completely unfounded.

I respect your opinion on this but majoity would disagree about silent hill 2. There is a reason why it is brought up to this day as a horror masterpiece and benchmark.

From Wikipedia -

"Silent Hill 2 appeared on several critics' lists for its story and use of metaphors, psychological horror, and taboo topics. It ranked 1st on X-Play's list of the "Scariest Games of All Time" in 2006.[73] IGN listed it as an Editor's Choice,[6] one of the five best horror video games created after 2000 in 2009,[74] and one of the twentieth greatest PlayStation 2 game of all time.[75] Additionally in 2010, IGN ranked it as 54th in its "Top 100 PS2 games".[76] In 2008, GamesRadar placed it on its list of the fifteen "Best Videogame Stories Ever", describing it as "a punishing tale not easily matched".[77] In 2009, Destructoid ranked it fifteenth in its list of the "Top 50 Videogames of the Decade", noting that it "is most memorable for its introduction of iconic video game character Pyramid Head".[78] That same year, Wired.com listed it as the eleventh most influential game of the decade for its emphasis on psychological horror and exploration of taboo topics such as incest and domestic abuse, rather than gore.[79]"

 

 

I haven't played dead space 2 and was refering to part 1... But if my instincts are correct, part 2 looks like more of the same.

I guess it depends what scares you. I personally find it offensive that something so ham fisted, loud and abnoxious like dead space can be even considered horror.

Actually Dead Space 2 has both a higher Metacritic than Silent Hill 2 and will sell far more than Silent Hill 2 ever did.  Hell Dead Space 1 has an equal metascore as Silent Hill 2 and also sold 2.5 million copies which is far more than Silent Hill franchise has ever sold.  The highest selling one in the database is only at 400k and while I'm sure other Silent Hills from last gen have broken a million it looks like Dead Space is the clear winner both from a crtical point of view as well as financial point of view.

So no I don't think your statement that "the majority would disagree with my statement" is true at all.  Silent Hill is very good.....just not as good as Dead Space IMO.



disolitude on 27 January 2011
BenVTrigger said:
disolitude said:
BenVTrigger said:
disolitude said:

Dead space games are about as scary as your mom sneaking in to your bedroom while you sleep and bashing pots and pans next to your head. Sure you'll get a jolt a few times, but it will get old, tired and FRUSTRATING really fast.

Also the fact you don't give a shit what happens to the characters in Dead Space, and you have save points and unlimited continues kills any scares or weight the game has.

If they were talking about Silent Hill 2 per say...there could be a good debate for this.

I'm playing Dead Space 2 right now and I can tell you its FAR scarier than Silent Hill 2 ever was.

And don't give a shit what happens to the characters in Dead Space?  Are you kidding me?  Isaac Clark is a FAR more compelling character than pretty much any horror game I can think of.

Its funny you even bring Silent Hill up to be honest THOSE are games whose characters you don't give a shit about, talk about generic.

haha...I guess best defence is a good offence even if its completely unfounded.

I respect your opinion on this but majoity would disagree about silent hill 2. There is a reason why it is brought up to this day as a horror masterpiece and benchmark.

From Wikipedia -

"Silent Hill 2 appeared on several critics' lists for its story and use of metaphors, psychological horror, and taboo topics. It ranked 1st on X-Play's list of the "Scariest Games of All Time" in 2006.[73] IGN listed it as an Editor's Choice,[6] one of the five best horror video games created after 2000 in 2009,[74] and one of the twentieth greatest PlayStation 2 game of all time.[75] Additionally in 2010, IGN ranked it as 54th in its "Top 100 PS2 games".[76] In 2008, GamesRadar placed it on its list of the fifteen "Best Videogame Stories Ever", describing it as "a punishing tale not easily matched".[77] In 2009, Destructoid ranked it fifteenth in its list of the "Top 50 Videogames of the Decade", noting that it "is most memorable for its introduction of iconic video game character Pyramid Head".[78] That same year, Wired.com listed it as the eleventh most influential game of the decade for its emphasis on psychological horror and exploration of taboo topics such as incest and domestic abuse, rather than gore.[79]"

 

 

I haven't played dead space 2 and was refering to part 1... But if my instincts are correct, part 2 looks like more of the same.

I guess it depends what scares you. I personally find it offensive that something so ham fisted, loud and abnoxious like dead space can be even considered horror.

Actually Dead Space 2 has both a higher Metacritic than Silent Hill 2 and will sell far more than Silent Hill 2 ever did.  Hell Dead Space 1 has an equal metascore as Silent Hill 2 and also sold 2.5 million copies which is far more than Silent Hill franchise has ever sold.  The highest selling one in the database is only at 400k and while I'm sure other Silent Hills from last gen have broken a million it looks like Dead Space is the clear winner both from a crtical point of view as well as financial point of view.

So no I don't think your statement that "the majority would disagree with my statement" is true at all.  Silent Hill is very good.....just not as good as Dead Space IMO.


haha...metacritic scores and sales to argue the level of horror. I'm done, I give up... Comparing Silent hill 2 and dead space is like comparing dark side of the moon to a Creed or Nickleback album.



MrBubbles on 27 January 2011

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Chroniczaaa on 27 January 2011

Yea I don't think any game will ever be as scary as the very original Exorcist but if that day comes when games get that scary then WOOHOO!



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mchaza on 27 January 2011
patapon said:

Dead space games are about as scary as your mom walking in on you while your back is turned to the door, penis through the boxer hole, head phones on, in front of the computer and you realize what's about to happen.

Scary the first 4 or 5 times, but starts to lose it's luster

half life 2 scared me quite an few times with the head crabs. 

and i played episode 2 first and that guardian scared the hell out of me



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Chroniczaaa on 27 January 2011
disolitude said:
haha...metacritic scores and sales to argue the level of horror. I'm done, I give up... Comparing Silent hill 2 and dead space is like comparing dark side of the moon to a Creed or Nickleback album.

I completely agree with you.



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2000cc on 27 January 2011

For me, totally, Demon's souls at night when you are home alone is way scarier than any movie I have personally experienced. most modern horror films just seem ovrer the top and cheesy to me. In fact, Heavy rain almost had me going atmosphere wise until its total saw ripoff part where he has to cut off his finger made me laugh and after that I just couldnt take the game seriously (still doing better than the saw movies though which are not scary past the opening music) while persona 4's 'the ring' plot similarities meant I lost interest in the story incredibly quickly.



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Salem on 27 January 2011
disolitude said:
BenVTrigger said:
disolitude said:
BenVTrigger said:
disolitude said:

Dead space games are about as scary as your mom sneaking in to your bedroom while you sleep and bashing pots and pans next to your head. Sure you'll get a jolt a few times, but it will get old, tired and FRUSTRATING really fast.

Also the fact you don't give a shit what happens to the characters in Dead Space, and you have save points and unlimited continues kills any scares or weight the game has.

If they were talking about Silent Hill 2 per say...there could be a good debate for this.

I'm playing Dead Space 2 right now and I can tell you its FAR scarier than Silent Hill 2 ever was.

And don't give a shit what happens to the characters in Dead Space?  Are you kidding me?  Isaac Clark is a FAR more compelling character than pretty much any horror game I can think of.

Its funny you even bring Silent Hill up to be honest THOSE are games whose characters you don't give a shit about, talk about generic.

haha...I guess best defence is a good offence even if its completely unfounded.

I respect your opinion on this but majoity would disagree about silent hill 2. There is a reason why it is brought up to this day as a horror masterpiece and benchmark.

From Wikipedia -

"Silent Hill 2 appeared on several critics' lists for its story and use of metaphors, psychological horror, and taboo topics. It ranked 1st on X-Play's list of the "Scariest Games of All Time" in 2006.[73] IGN listed it as an Editor's Choice,[6] one of the five best horror video games created after 2000 in 2009,[74] and one of the twentieth greatest PlayStation 2 game of all time.[75] Additionally in 2010, IGN ranked it as 54th in its "Top 100 PS2 games".[76] In 2008, GamesRadar placed it on its list of the fifteen "Best Videogame Stories Ever", describing it as "a punishing tale not easily matched".[77] In 2009, Destructoid ranked it fifteenth in its list of the "Top 50 Videogames of the Decade", noting that it "is most memorable for its introduction of iconic video game character Pyramid Head".[78] That same year, Wired.com listed it as the eleventh most influential game of the decade for its emphasis on psychological horror and exploration of taboo topics such as incest and domestic abuse, rather than gore.[79]"

 

 

I haven't played dead space 2 and was refering to part 1... But if my instincts are correct, part 2 looks like more of the same.

I guess it depends what scares you. I personally find it offensive that something so ham fisted, loud and abnoxious like dead space can be even considered horror.

Actually Dead Space 2 has both a higher Metacritic than Silent Hill 2 and will sell far more than Silent Hill 2 ever did.  Hell Dead Space 1 has an equal metascore as Silent Hill 2 and also sold 2.5 million copies which is far more than Silent Hill franchise has ever sold.  The highest selling one in the database is only at 400k and while I'm sure other Silent Hills from last gen have broken a million it looks like Dead Space is the clear winner both from a crtical point of view as well as financial point of view.

So no I don't think your statement that "the majority would disagree with my statement" is true at all.  Silent Hill is very good.....just not as good as Dead Space IMO.


haha...metacritic scores and sales to argue the level of horror. I'm done, I give up... Comparing Silent hill 2 and dead space is like comparing dark side of the moon to a Creed or Nickleback album.

Yet your the one who pulled out the better scores in the first place.



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