Spiders

[TheLittleGarfield]

I liked everything in Penumbra except that you have to kill Red and Amabel

[Power_Infinity]

Just from a story POV, how are they going to continually explain the evolution of giant spiders?

Personally I hated the spiders in Penumbra, not because I'm an arachnophobe but because they were frustratingly difficult to avoid and very difficult to kill. Then again, I'm probably one of the few people who loved Requiem because there were no monsters at all. I liked Prenumbra for the puzzles, exploration and story telling with a creepy twist, not the running and hiding from various creatures. Less is more ...

I completely disagree. The terror of being helpless and chased is something that no other games do anymore....except Penumbra. But in Overture, killing the spiders is really quite easy. Just crouch and swing your pickaxe away.

[gbee]

I completely disagree. The terror of being helpless and chased is something that no other games do anymore....except Penumbra. But in Overture, killing the spiders is really quite easy. Just crouch and swing your pickaxe away.

The great thing about personally held opinions is that we're both right No, I'm not a big horror fan, I loved the Penumbra series but different reasons. The monsters, particularly towards the end of Overture/Requiem were more of an irritation to me. I don't mind being scared, or a creepy atmosphere, or even being helpless but in small doses otherwise the effect is quickly replaced with indifference.

Fwiw, I just couldn't get the timing right to kill spiders effectively, they'd strike and back off between my swings, maybe because the games didn't run that smoothly on my computer (can't explain why, it should have been fast enough). I could sometimes kill individuals before they killed me, but more than one and it was certain death if I chose to fight, where possible my preferred tactic was just to run. Running was also what the designers wanted you to do in most cases so ...

More importantly I guess I'd have to say seeing spiders, which the first game made clear were specific to those caves in Greenland re-appearing in an old gothic castle in Europe (well you don't find such buildings anywhere else) would hurt immersion and the story IMHO.

[chadwick]

While I won't go so far as to say that my purchase depends on it (because I just preordered it), I would like it noted that, as an arachnophobe, the only possible way I personally am going to be able to enjoy Amnesia: The Dark Descent is if it is lacking in the eight-legged enemies department. I admit I just preordered this game, in ignorance, based on horror factor alone, and perhaps in retrospect hoping that the developers of Penumbra DON'T include spiders in a game is a little silly (though if I'm lucky it won't be).

So while I think one or two normal spiders here or there would be good if only for decor (and to creep me out a bit), if this game does include large tarantula-esque beasts that I have to fight I'm going to be sad, because this will be another horror game I won't get to enjoy because of the anxiety-attack levels of freakout those things cause me. In any case I AM happy to toss $10 Frictional Games' way if only to support another creepy horror game.

So, Mr. (and Ms.) Frictional Games developers, please consider this another vote in the "Please don't include large octomobile enemies in your creepy-awesome game, if you can help it" category.

[nofsky]

Eh, they had spiders in Penumbra, you'd think they put in something new in Amnesia. And I think they will.

[CoolKakashi]

Damnit! The most scariest monsters in a game for me a spiders! The second thing is if they can jump on your face!

[NeatNit]

Kind of a late response but what the hell

I liked everything in Penumbra except that you have to kill Red and Amabel

Well, I kind of agree with you but it wouldn't be very scary if you have someone right next to you helping you. When they're talking to you through a radio or an occasional "video chat", it's not the same thing.

Also, more technically, the modelling in this game is not the best and... he just can't do faces.

Spoiler below!

I mean, if you look closey at Amabel after you kill her, she has a dude's face!! The same face that you see shortly before it on a dead guy (where you find the keycard).

No offence to the game developer, in every other aspect the graphics are amazing

[Yuhaney]

Spoiler below!

I mean, if you look closey at Amabel after you kill her, she has a dude's face!! The same face that you see shortly before it on a dead guy (where you find the keycard).

In case you didn't know:

It's an easter egg. That's H. P. Lovecraft's face.

[NeatNit]

Oh.

Wow he's ugly.

[Cheesezorz]

I'm sure they'll add spiders in Amnesia just for you.