Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs Discussion Topic Part 1

[The Rock Worm]

Just for you, I did a search for a steampunk robot... Lovecraft style (to be sure its scary). I found this on deviantart by shaungent http://th07.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/20...51pwo8.jpg

Is this the type of direction you were going for? It not, while it's not steampunk, how about this nightmarish monster by NickDShultz http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs9/i/2006/06...chultz.jpg

This monsters are not scary because they looks like clichée.
Big bizarre monsters are not scary because they are unrealistic. I think they are laughable. Scary are monsters like real animals or some kind of human similar. For example the suitors in Justine, the infected or even the dogs in Penumbra, because they look plausible and real.

Typical Doom monsters are just "enemies" to splatter their heads off.
That would be more fun than scary.

But I think you know that, you are a good old Penumbra supporter.
Not like all the newbies who think Amnesia should be multiplayer or action.

True, I do know that. I am a ;good old Penumbra supporter'. Penumbra, like you said, had realistic monsters. This, and the story, made it all feel like this could really happen. I never felt that with Amnesia, even though it did have some better game mechanics than Penumbra.

After first seeing the Penumbra Worm, I looked up real world predatory worms. I've seen a lot of worms (including deep sea predators) that look even freakier/frightening than Penumbra's Worm.

These fellas I'd love to see some form of in Amnesia. So check out...

Bobbit Worm: mouth open http://www.tonywublog.com/wp-content/upl...bobbit.jpg ; holding its prey http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2024/3527...f669_b.jpg ; mouth closed in its head http://www.oceanwideimages.com/images/16...30-37D.jpg

Eulagisca gigantea [deep sea worm near Antarctica]: close up of head http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2445/35776...z.jpg?zz=1 ; full body view http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4w6z0...o1_500.jpg

Arrow Worm : full body, mouth closed http://blogs.discovery.com/.a/6a00d8341b...970b-800wi ; zoom in, mouth open http://papillondaniel.free.fr/images/Chaeto%20head.gif

Kermadic Ridge Worm While the image doesn't show it, it has the Alen/Xenomorph extenable mouth! http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf...00x450.jpg