Some new ideal for frictional games

[Alardem]

Thanks to the Amnesia games I've come to the conclusion that the "in the past" setting works remarkably well for horror. Now, everything set in modern times seems boring and too "comfortable". The overwhelming majority of anything meant to scare you is set in an abandoned factory/hospital/house with murderous people/ghosts chasing you. A camcorder is likely to be involved.
The reason why I personally was so interested in Amnesia because I've never seen the stuff it had anywhere else. It was almost.. educational.
Also the before-electricity times tend to be very dark. Both literally and metaphorically. So.

On the contrary, I'm rather bored with the past. Not that I don't enjoy stories about it, but horror for me works best when it's in environments and a time period that I can relate to i.e. now and here.

It's why I prefer Penumbra's setting over Amnesia's, and why I'm glad to see that the few hints we've got so far of the new project point to something set in the near-future...