Routine: A New Horror Game

**Statyk** · 10-10-2013, 02:41 AM

Ohhhh, Routine again. I'm honestly having a tough time deciding between this or SOMA... But I may go for this because it's something new and if it's influenced by The Thing, This game may be just for me. Need more info on this!

@Damascus Rose http://youtu.be/vl_aWoPNpJM?t=1m34s

**Cuyir** · 10-10-2013, 03:18 AM

(10-10-2013, 02:41 AM)Statyk Wrote: Ohhhh, Routine again. I'm honestly having a tough time deciding between this or SOMA... But I may go for this because it's something new and if it's influenced by The Thing, This game may be just for me. Need more info on this!

@Damascus Rose http://youtu.be/vl_aWoPNpJM?t=1m34s

Why not both?

Personally, I know more of Routine (at the moment) and it panders to my love of sci fi in a way Soma might not (open ended explorable moon base? Fuck yeah!) but still...I'd get both lol.

**Draug** · 10-10-2013, 11:26 AM

Another interesting interview with Aaron, where he also mention FG's new sci-fi game.

http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/the-da...1100-4761/

Extract:
GB: I was going to say: you guys have to be at least a little bit nervous.
Foster:
I guess so, but if you look back at our expectations of only having
6,000 views and that would be enough…[laughs] We’re okay with that.
We’re okay. It’s hard to compete with Frictional. This is their sixth
game, is it? Their sixth horror game?
GB: They’re pretty deep on iterative process on that genre, for sure.
Foster:
Yeah. I don’t see it as a competitive thing, more...it inspires it.
It’s really exciting to see a new sci-fi horror game. There aren’t many
of them out there, and I would love to play another one. Sure, it’s
going to compete, and destroy us in some way, but I’ll really enjoy
playing it. [laughs] What did you think of Outlastand Amnesia? Did you play ‘em both at a similar time?

**Damascus Rose** · 10-10-2013, 09:48 PM

Wow, that was a lot of references to amnesia. I guess it can't be avoided, every horror game for a long time is going to be compared to amnesia. hopefully some of these new games (routine,soma) can show us some new ways to scare people!

**Alardem** · 10-13-2013, 12:02 AM

Ever since I first played Doom 3 I've loved the future as a horror concept, so this and SOMA pique my interest much more than Amnesia. (Which mainly got my interest because I'd first been introduced to its gameplay via the modern-day Penumbra.)