03.15.08
Damn you, horror!
The upcoming Alone in the Dark looks fantastic. The video previews alone have showed off too many fresh new ideas and amazing details to count, and the gameplay looks a lot like MacGuyver: The Horror Game. It pains me to know I will never ever ever get to play this game precisely because of the “horror” part.
It’s bad enough that apparently all games these days must have a horror element (of course I exaggerate, but even Mass Effect has creepy zombie-like enemies for crap’s sake), but I don’t understand why there are so many outright horror games - is fear just the only real emotion that can easily be conjured up by video games?
fox said,
March 15, 2008 at 16:27
It’s basically because people need horror atm. http://ramblefishing.blogspot.com/2005/11/horror-revival.html
Jonas said,
March 15, 2008 at 16:53
Well damn people then!
fox said,
March 15, 2008 at 17:52
If you like Doom Metal like Black Sabbath played it, you should check out Saint Vitus - if you don’t know them yet. I think they’re brilliant. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpVUMuLLqug&feature=related
Jonas said,
March 15, 2008 at 19:47
Wow those guys do sound quite a lot like Sabbath…
EER said,
March 15, 2008 at 19:55
You should watch 1408. Scared me alright
Jonas said,
March 15, 2008 at 21:34
THEN WHY SHOULD I!? Did I just tell you I don’t like horror!? Oh look… YES I DID!
Though horror in films isn’t nearly as bad as horror in games because a horror film will carry on as the screenwriter intended no matter what I do, whereas a horror game expects me to move the plot towards the next fright.
EER said,
March 15, 2008 at 22:38
Face your fears! Maybe you should watch (the original) dawn of the dead while you’re at it, although I have a hard time classifying that as horror. It’s hilarious by today’s standards.
Jonas said,
March 16, 2008 at 02:50
Well I’ve played Bioshock and Half-Life 2 and Thief 3 and I’ve sat through FEAR, so I’ve done what I can to face my fears. It’s not getting any easier.
RazuBlog » Blog Archive » Fear and horror! said,
March 17, 2008 at 09:01
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fox said,
March 18, 2008 at 22:29
Yet another cool band doing it Sabbath-style I’ve learned about just today:
- http://hardrockhideout.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/new-video-cavalar-rush/