Quote: It's very easy within the game to come to the conclusion that you are fast and durable enough to basically yolo through any level. It doesn't really take much tactical thought.
Yes, but the question is what exactly generates the fear. Dieing has no negative effects on you anyway, so "yoloing" through the level or letting the enemy get you makes no difference. My point is that true fear cannot stem from punishing gameplay mechanics. Excitement and a rush of adrenaline can, but not fear.
When playing a horror game, do you fear having to reload a savegame and try again? Is the thought of seeing a game over screen scary? To me, that's not what creates the fear. It's when I forget that I'm playing a game that I'm the most afraid and as soon as the enemy hits, or worse, kills me that illusion is shattered anyway, so its stats don't matter so much.
Quote: I think your oversimplifying the argument. The intent here is not to simply change health mechanics. The behavior of the enemies in terms of horror is questionable. Thomas Grip gives out his pro tips regarding game encounters. Enemies need to be intelligent, aggressive, separated from the level design and integrated into the atmosphere as believable denizens of the game world.
I think TCR attempted to accomplish that last part that Thomas harked onabout a few times in his blog. Making the baddies not become simply an enemy, but a living part of the world.
I fully agree. I just don't think that making them faster is a solution. They need to
feel more dangerous, not
be more dangerous, since player death is something this type of game should try to avoid. I also stand by my point that it's not the devs fault if a player deliberately tries to mess around with the enemies AI and then complains that they're not scary.
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