Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs Discussion Topic Part 1

[the dark side]

thats not a bad idea Rapture. indeed, you should get the lantern early on, seeing as the "flashlight" was brand spanking new technology in the time AMFP is set in, so indeed, it should be a rare item that isnt found until some way into the game..

how about the player has 2 types of lantern, the old "Hurricane lamp" type from amnesia that gets lost early on, and the Gas Jet type (wich were more prevailant in victorian english factories) later in the game.

the problem with forcing the player to loose equipment is, its only scary once, if its done too often, it can make the game feel artificial, its one of the things that sadly really lets "deadlight" down (great potential, but, sadly, let down by some very bad decisions that lower it from "potential masterpeice" to "not a bad little xbla game"), you loose your equipment too many times, the first time it happens, it is Scary! the second time it feels forced, and on the third instance, it feels like "treyarchisinfinitywarditus", otherwise known as "incompetant developers disease", sometimes called "bad programming!" (thankyou Ben "yahtzee" Crosshaw!). so yes, i agree the player should loose Everything at the midpoint of the game, it should only happen the once, so it feels like a scare mechanic and not lazy design.

@Hirnwirbel. Lols. im with you there, i could rant enough against how awfull QTE is alone to fill a whole thread.
yes, i do see what you mean, it can open up so many vulnerabilities that it could make the game totally unplayable, although i myself would be fascinated to play a horror game with a totally vulnerable charachter, as id be able to relate to that charachter, increasing the immersion and fear factor, i quess AMFP is not the game for that mechanic. indeed it is a very slippery slope, seeing as Crystal Dynamics have implimented that slippery slope (injuries, sprains, falls, etc) into the new tomb raider, it will be very interesting, i think, to see how that turns out.

yes, i can think of many players who would mess up and chop the charachters fungers off on purpose for the "lols factor" im one of them! indeed, that was a bit of a bad idea...

indeed, that sounds good, gives a nice realistic impression of focuss (maybe blur out the periphial surroundings as he focuses to replicate the eyes "feild of focus") and still makes the player vulnerable without feeling artificial, great idea.