Denying fear? Mind over matter? Does it work for you?

[Kraggdog]

Initially... the game was frightening for me because of what I had heard and seen from reviews. The first few monster free levels were a careful crawl lol.

I began playing with the HPL editor at around the prison part of the game.

This was a mistake.

With the editor I got the chance to create my own nightmares etc.. but when you are replaying it over and over to get that encounter "just right"... you have no fear whatsoever. Because the mystery is gone. I had spent so many hours playing with my monster minions.. that when I got around to playing single player again.. they were just my loveable minions in different zones.. I knew exactly how they would behave and how to easily deal with them lol.

Relating to my first few hours though, familiarity is a downside to playing a horror game.. but it can also be an asset. Sometimes knowing something is about to happen can be more frightening (and often is) than the actual encounter.