(12-28-2010, 11:50 PM)Spooder Wekd Wrote: (12-26-2010, 09:45 AM)lukaspriest Wrote: Man, I am playing Amnesia, and it scares me so bad I want to turn it off and turn on my lights....(it's great!) - is Penumbra truly scarier?
Let's just say, that I never could not go on in Amnesia, but sometimes Penumbra just needs to be turned off!
It is much scarier, I prefer it, but Amnesia is overall a better game.
The difference between Amnesia and Penumbra is that Amnesia is more scripted. Once you know where an enemy spawns in Amnesia, it is less frightening in a second playthrough because you know exactly how to bypass it. However, Penumbra has a lot more replay value because enemies are constantly patrolling and often search for you more thoroughly, making your success much more random and therefore, it keeps more scared of what happens in case of failure.