Survival Horror

[gunswordfist]

I didn't know Stalker was a horror game.

[Foggle]

Monolith Soft and Monolith Productions need to make a horror JRPG together. They can name it Xenophobia.

[Foggle]

Hey, look, an Indonesian indie game that looks veeeeery similar to Fatal Frame!

http://www.indiedb.com/games/dreadout/downloads/dreadout-demo

I haven't tried the demo yet, but I hear good things, so maybe you should check it out...!

[Foggle]

So I finally played that demo and it was pretty damn good! Had a couple of issues with it, but for an early build of a company's first game, it's extremely impressive. Actually got me a couple of times, too, though admittedly I scare pretty easily when it comes to this stuff.

Will definitely be picking up the full version.

[RacattackForce]

Have any of you guys played Eternal Darkness? I've heard that it's a great Gamecube game, but I want to know how you guys feel about it before I think about picking it up.

[talonmalon333]

You know, this is a Silent Hill question that is sure to bring up iffy responses. What do guys think of the post-quality post-SH3 games (I refer to 4: The Room, Origins, Homecoming, Shattered Memories, and Downpour). And what do you think is the worst of them, as well as the least bad?

[Spark Of Spirit]

Let me slide in before Foggle...

They're all painfully average except Shattered Memories which tries something different and makes for an interesting spin-off style game. If you go in expecting an interesting horror-inspired adventure game it's quite good.

Take it away Foggle!

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

The shitty thing is that Silent Hill 4 was my first experience with a Silent Hill game. That said, it was more bizarre and weird than anything else (and not really in a good or interesting way). I played a bit of Silent Hill 2 before, but that was way back when I was a lot younger and could easily get scared shit-less by horror games, so I dropped it. That said, I'll definitely pick up the first 2 games eventually, and try playing them properly, being that those kinds of games don't really scare me anymore, but rather intrigue me with their more psychological aspects.

[Foggle]

I actually think 4 is great until it becomes an escort mission, though it never reaches the level of the first three. The second half of the game is just trash.

Origins is probably the least memorable horror game I've ever played. Mundane is the best way to describe it.

The first third (or so) of Homecoming is good enough, but the rest is absolute shit. It's an utter slog to play, fucks with the canon in stupid ways, has maybe one scary part, and features some really ugly nightmare world levels. This is the worst SH in my opinion.

Shattered Memories is cool in concept and works pretty well in execution. I lost interest about halfway through, but it's consistent and well-made at the very least. As a whole, this is probably the best Silent Hill post-3.

Downpour's combat is some of the worst I've ever had the displeasure of experiencing, but it's actually not a bad game outside of that.

[talonmalon333]

Shattered Memories is cool in concept and works pretty well in execution. I lost interest about halfway through, but it's consistent and well-made at the very least. As a whole, this is probably the best Silent Hill post-3.

They're all painfully average except Shattered Memories which tries something different and makes for an interesting spin-off style game. If you go in expecting an interesting horror-inspired adventure game it's quite good.

I have heard that this one is the "best" post-3 game in the series despite some crummy nightmare portions, but I still haven't actually gotten to it. I also heard it's still very strong story-wise and essentially re-imagines every little thing from the first game, but that the story still isn't on the same level of quality as 1-3. Is this true?

The shitty thing is that Silent Hill 4 was my first experience with a Silent Hill game. That said, it was more bizarre and weird than anything else (and not really in a good or interesting way). I played a bit of Silent Hill 2 before, but that was way back when I was a lot younger and could easily get scared shit-less by horror games, so I dropped it. That said, I'll definitely pick up the first 2 games eventually, and try playing them properly, being that those kinds of games don't really scare me anymore, but rather intrigue me with their more psychological aspects.

You should pick up Silent Hill 3 too, as it's just as good as 1-2 and is, story-wise, a direct sequel to the first game... I actually still think the first Silent Hill is the scariest game ever created, having replayed it last October.

[talonmalon333]

They're all painfully average except Shattered Memories which tries something different and makes for an interesting spin-off style game. If you go in expecting an interesting horror-inspired adventure game it's quite good.

Shattered Memories is cool in concept and works pretty well in execution. I lost interest about halfway through, but it's consistent and well-made at the very least. As a whole, this is probably the best Silent Hill post-3.

I also heard it's still very strong story-wise and essentially re-imagines every little thing from the first game, but that the story still isn't on the same level of quality as 1-3. Is this true?

Was hoping for some clarity and opinions on this question, as I am actually considering playing Shattered Memories someday.

[Foggle]

A lot of it is reimagined, but it's still the same story more or less. While the plot isn't quite as good as that of the original trilogy, it actually changes depending on some of the choices you make, which is cool.

[talonmalon333]

A lot of it is reimagined, but it's still the same story more or less. While the plot isn't quite as good as that of the original trilogy, it actually changes depending on some of the choices you make, which is cool.

I remember you, in the past, hating on this game more than you currently are.

[Foggle]

I don't really like it that much, but it's a good game. I've been striving to be more objective and friendly as of the past year or so.

[Spark Of Spirit]

A lot of it is reimagined, but it's still the same story more or less. While the plot isn't quite as good as that of the original trilogy, it actually changes depending on some of the choices you make, which is cool.

I remember you, in the past, hating on this game more than you currently are.

Well to be fair it's not a traditional Silent Hill game so if you like them I could see being disappointed. But for what it is it's good.