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RE: Outlast

I didn't find Outlast that scary, more thrilling than anything. I'm not sure why that is though, it seemed to me that most things were there to make it scary but it just didn't scare me that much. Maybe a couple of things I think horror games need to work more towards is the idea of enemies just turning up at random like in System Shock 2, when enemies would just walk through the door when you're in the middle of checking your map or something. You never felt safe, unlike a lot of games where you feel like something bad can only happen upon progressing the game, through scripted events and things. Revisiting different decks of the ship was always scary because there could be enemies just roaming around, and you never knew where they would be exactly, and how many there would be. In general, I think the idea of enemies always being around the world at all times as opposed to being triggered by very specific actions makes for a much scarier game - Distant sounds and things are no longer just atmospheric effects there to build up a single event, they could be a threat moving around the map, interacting with doors and the environment. The creaks above you could be an actual enemy on the floor above moving around etc.

Being trapped in a building with many floors and full of corridors, rooms and crazy murderers could make for a much more crushing atmosphere if the game was designed less linearly, and more about moving back and forth through levels while enemies do the same. The stealth parts of the game would be much improved too, giving an reason to slowly open doors and peep around corners.
(This post was last modified: 09-14-2013, 01:29 AM by JonnyAnomaly.)
09-14-2013, 01:19 AM
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Outlast - by Deep One - 10-18-2012, 09:39 AM
RE: Outlast - by Chap - 10-18-2012, 10:01 AM
RE: Outlast - by Deep One - 10-18-2012, 10:07 AM
RE: Outlast - by xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx - 10-18-2012, 10:24 AM
RE: Outlast - by Robby - 10-18-2012, 06:47 PM
RE: Outlast - by Deep One - 10-31-2012, 07:53 PM
RE: Outlast - by Zaffre - 11-01-2012, 01:13 AM
RE: Outlast - by plutomaniac - 04-25-2013, 01:39 PM
RE: Outlast - by PutraenusAlivius - 04-27-2013, 10:31 AM
RE: Outlast - by Slanderous - 04-29-2013, 08:27 PM
RE: Outlast - by Plectrum61 - 08-15-2013, 09:26 AM
RE: Outlast - by eliasfrost - 04-29-2013, 11:15 PM
RE: Outlast - by DavidS - 08-15-2013, 02:05 PM
RE: Outlast - by Kreekakon - 08-15-2013, 02:08 PM
RE: Outlast - by Draug - 08-15-2013, 02:19 PM
RE: Outlast - by DavidS - 08-15-2013, 09:23 PM
RE: Outlast - by Adrianis - 08-16-2013, 11:09 AM
RE: Outlast - by Plectrum61 - 08-15-2013, 07:53 PM
RE: Outlast - by Draug - 08-16-2013, 08:11 AM
RE: Outlast - by Plectrum61 - 08-16-2013, 10:29 AM
RE: Outlast - by Draug - 08-16-2013, 10:38 AM
RE: Outlast - by Draug - 09-03-2013, 08:09 PM
RE: Outlast - by Zgroktar - 09-03-2013, 08:12 PM
RE: Outlast - by Draug - 09-03-2013, 08:21 PM
RE: Outlast - by Ossie - 09-04-2013, 03:17 PM
RE: Outlast - by Wooderson - 09-04-2013, 03:42 PM
RE: Outlast - by Rapture - 09-04-2013, 03:59 PM
RE: Outlast - by Kreekakon - 09-04-2013, 04:47 PM
RE: Outlast - by Adrianis - 09-04-2013, 06:15 PM
RE: Outlast - by Bridge - 09-04-2013, 09:10 PM
RE: Outlast - by DnALANGE - 09-04-2013, 09:17 PM
RE: Outlast - by Derxor - 09-04-2013, 11:36 PM
RE: Outlast - by Alex Ros - 09-05-2013, 12:09 AM
RE: Outlast - by Wooderson - 09-05-2013, 12:50 AM
RE: Outlast - by Cuyir - 09-05-2013, 12:57 AM
RE: Outlast - by Alex Ros - 09-05-2013, 10:46 AM
RE: Outlast - by Cuyir - 09-05-2013, 03:45 PM
RE: Outlast - by felixmole - 09-05-2013, 09:33 AM
RE: Outlast - by Derxor - 09-05-2013, 10:49 AM
RE: Outlast - by Derxor - 09-05-2013, 09:25 PM
RE: Outlast - by Chrysler - 09-06-2013, 12:17 AM
RE: Outlast - by Paddy™ - 09-06-2013, 01:08 AM
RE: Outlast - by Wooderson - 09-06-2013, 05:33 PM
RE: Outlast - by Paddy™ - 09-07-2013, 12:28 AM
RE: Outlast - by Cuyir - 09-07-2013, 12:52 AM
RE: Outlast - by Wooderson - 09-07-2013, 12:56 AM
RE: Outlast - by Cuyir - 09-06-2013, 01:12 AM
RE: Outlast - by Froge - 09-06-2013, 01:54 AM
RE: Outlast - by Alex Ros - 09-06-2013, 01:54 AM
RE: Outlast - by Adrianis - 09-06-2013, 10:01 AM
RE: Outlast - by Tesseract - 09-07-2013, 03:06 AM
RE: Outlast - by Wooderson - 09-07-2013, 03:13 AM
RE: Outlast - by PutraenusAlivius - 09-07-2013, 03:20 AM
RE: Outlast - by Lleviathyn - 09-07-2013, 04:41 AM
RE: Outlast - by Streetboat - 09-07-2013, 05:09 AM
RE: Outlast - by Lleviathyn - 09-07-2013, 07:05 PM
RE: Outlast - by cantremember - 09-07-2013, 12:27 PM
RE: Outlast - by Alex Ros - 09-07-2013, 01:03 PM
RE: Outlast - by cantremember - 09-07-2013, 02:38 PM
RE: Outlast - by Kreekakon - 09-07-2013, 02:52 PM
RE: Outlast - by The Raining Brains - 09-07-2013, 03:18 PM
RE: Outlast - by Plectrum61 - 09-07-2013, 03:57 PM
RE: Outlast - by Scarypigthing - 09-07-2013, 04:42 PM
RE: Outlast - by Alardem - 09-07-2013, 04:59 PM
RE: Outlast - by Zgroktar - 09-08-2013, 07:23 PM
RE: Outlast - by Paddy™ - 09-08-2013, 10:35 PM
RE: Outlast - by Paddy™ - 09-09-2013, 07:45 AM
RE: Outlast - by felixmole - 09-09-2013, 09:17 AM
RE: Outlast - by Alex Ros - 09-09-2013, 09:41 AM
RE: Outlast - by felixmole - 09-09-2013, 09:51 AM
RE: Outlast - by Kreekakon - 09-09-2013, 08:53 AM
RE: Outlast - by Kreekakon - 09-09-2013, 09:43 AM
RE: Outlast - by Kreekakon - 09-09-2013, 03:26 PM
RE: Outlast - by Damascus Rose - 09-09-2013, 09:13 PM
RE: Outlast - by joru100 - 09-10-2013, 12:53 AM
RE: Outlast - by Zgroktar - 09-09-2013, 09:19 PM
RE: Outlast - by Damascus Rose - 09-10-2013, 02:14 AM
RE: Outlast - by PutraenusAlivius - 09-10-2013, 07:56 AM
RE: Outlast - by ExpectedIdentifier - 09-10-2013, 12:28 PM
RE: Outlast - by PutraenusAlivius - 09-10-2013, 12:35 PM
RE: Outlast - by ExpectedIdentifier - 09-10-2013, 12:38 PM
RE: Outlast - by Bridge - 09-10-2013, 07:35 PM
RE: Outlast - by Kreekakon - 09-11-2013, 06:58 AM
RE: Outlast - by Bridge - 09-11-2013, 05:01 PM
RE: Outlast - by JonnyAnomaly - 09-14-2013, 01:19 AM
RE: Outlast - by Bridge - 09-21-2013, 12:56 AM
RE: Outlast - by Kreekakon - 09-21-2013, 07:06 AM
RE: Outlast - by Bridge - 09-21-2013, 11:29 AM
RE: Outlast - by LazyGunn - 09-21-2013, 10:43 AM
RE: Outlast - by captain1337 - 09-21-2013, 05:05 PM
RE: Outlast - by ryabuz - 09-25-2013, 09:58 AM
RE: Outlast - by Kreekakon - 09-25-2013, 10:00 AM
RE: Outlast - by Paddy™ - 09-26-2013, 05:28 AM
RE: Outlast - by Damascus Rose - 09-27-2013, 01:24 AM
RE: Outlast - by Bridge - 09-27-2013, 04:18 PM
RE: Outlast - by Kreekakon - 09-27-2013, 04:22 PM
RE: Outlast - by Damascus Rose - 09-28-2013, 03:18 AM
RE: Outlast - by ExpectedIdentifier - 09-27-2013, 04:32 PM
RE: Outlast - by TheWalshinator - 09-27-2013, 08:08 PM
RE: Outlast - by Damascus Rose - 10-02-2013, 11:14 PM
RE: Outlast - by Bridge - 10-03-2013, 12:05 AM
RE: Outlast - by Damascus Rose - 10-03-2013, 01:40 AM
RE: Outlast - by Mechavomit - 10-03-2013, 12:36 AM
RE: Outlast - by Alardem - 10-03-2013, 04:47 AM
RE: Outlast - by Bridge - 10-03-2013, 06:48 PM
RE: Outlast - by Alardem - 10-03-2013, 07:18 PM
RE: Outlast - by Bridge - 10-03-2013, 07:47 PM
RE: Outlast - by Damascus Rose - 10-03-2013, 08:30 PM
RE: Outlast - by Bridge - 10-03-2013, 09:20 PM
RE: Outlast - by Damascus Rose - 10-03-2013, 11:52 PM
RE: Outlast - by Rya.Reisender - 10-04-2013, 12:25 PM
RE: Outlast - by Kreekakon - 10-04-2013, 12:35 PM
RE: Outlast - by TheWalshinator - 10-05-2013, 10:55 AM
RE: Outlast - by Zgroktar - 10-05-2013, 09:32 AM
RE: Outlast - by Alex Ros - 05-09-2014, 04:38 PM
RE: Outlast - by Googolplex - 05-09-2014, 10:26 PM
RE: Outlast - by Kreekakon - 05-10-2014, 01:12 AM
RE: Outlast - by Rapture - 05-10-2014, 07:24 PM
RE: Outlast - by TheWalshinator - 05-11-2014, 04:59 AM
RE: Outlast - by Googolplex - 05-12-2014, 07:25 PM
RE: Outlast - by Paddy™ - 01-29-2015, 03:44 PM
RE: Outlast - by MrBehemoth - 01-29-2015, 08:29 PM
Outlast Horror Game - by Googolplex - 10-18-2012, 05:09 PM
RE: Outlast - by TwiK999 - 08-16-2013, 10:24 AM
RE: Outlast - by Cuyir - 09-04-2013, 01:16 AM
RE: Outlast - by Adrianis - 09-04-2013, 12:38 PM
RE: Outlast - by Cuyir - 09-04-2013, 05:43 PM
Outlast... Again - by bluel0bster - 04-23-2013, 11:46 PM
RE: Outlast... Again - by felixmole - 04-27-2013, 09:12 AM
RE: Outlast... Again - by Froge - 04-24-2013, 12:09 AM
RE: Outlast... Again - by RawkBandMan - 04-24-2013, 11:49 PM
RE: Outlast... Again - by Rapture - 04-25-2013, 12:07 AM
RE: Outlast... Again - by bluel0bster - 04-25-2013, 03:53 AM
RE: Outlast... Again - by Statyk - 04-25-2013, 04:45 AM
RE: Outlast... Again - by WALP - 04-25-2013, 05:54 AM
RE: Outlast... Again - by Kreekakon - 04-25-2013, 05:55 AM
RE: Outlast... Again - by xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx - 04-25-2013, 10:35 AM
RE: Outlast... Again - by Adny - 04-25-2013, 11:03 AM
RE: Outlast... Again - by Nice - 04-25-2013, 11:17 AM
AAMFP in Outlast - by summit - 09-05-2013, 03:21 PM
RE: AAMFP in Outlast - by Oscar House - 09-05-2013, 03:39 PM
RE: AAMFP in Outlast - by summit - 09-05-2013, 03:40 PM
RE: AAMFP in Outlast - by Derxor - 09-05-2013, 03:45 PM
RE: AAMFP in Outlast - by Traggey - 09-05-2013, 03:46 PM
RE: AAMFP in Outlast - by Draug - 09-05-2013, 03:48 PM
RE: AAMFP in Outlast - by Cuyir - 09-05-2013, 03:49 PM
RE: AAMFP in Outlast - by Derxor - 09-05-2013, 03:51 PM
Streaming! - by closetgamer0302 - 09-06-2013, 11:58 PM



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