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Amnesia killed the horror genre
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RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre

(02-06-2011, 12:41 PM)Zoridium JackL Wrote: implying that by thinking that amnesia was scarier is "intentionally" ruining experiences when it's not necessarily something we can consciously control.

who's being ignorant now...
The keyword here is 'necessarily', IMO. Besides that I doubt that "Amnesia was scarier" is something your subconscious would come up with, I think comparing everything horror-related you watch, play or read to Amnesia just because that's the last good scare you had is intentionally ruining your experience. To me that's the same as people calling every game a "ripoff" of some other game they've played before that and enjoyed. It's obvious that the game you played before will come to your mind, but going "ripoff!!!" simply keeps you from experiencing the game and evaluating it on its own merits.
Simply put: You can tackle every game / movie / book from now on having Amnesia in mind and comparing it to that... or you could just take it for what it is and see how it holds up on its own.
Comparing is fine... just give the "challenger" a fair chance instead of declaring it the loser before you even started.

(02-06-2011, 01:16 PM)kailip Wrote: Wow, another guy that wants to prove that Dead Space and Left 4 Dead are scary games... go kill yourself.

That's why good scary games are not made anymore, everything that is made is OK for them... Just ridiculous
You should just learn to read. I don't understand why you're being so aggressive, to be honest.
a) I didn't even try to prove anything. I merely said that different scares work for different people.
b) I explicitly said that Dead Space didn't work for me too well. If I need to spell it out for you: It stopped being scary when it turned into a pure shooter and the "scares" became mechanical and predictable. That doesn't mean that people who found it scary are wrong, though. It just means that I wasn't scared by it too much.
02-06-2011, 01:47 PM
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Amnesia killed the horror genre - by thiz - 11-30-2010, 04:53 AM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by LoneWolf - 11-30-2010, 02:57 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Deu sex - 11-30-2010, 07:35 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Crabski - 12-01-2010, 09:06 AM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Arvuti - 12-01-2010, 02:08 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Raoul - 12-01-2010, 02:28 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Klarden - 12-01-2010, 07:55 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by thiz - 12-03-2010, 10:02 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by dph314 - 04-25-2011, 05:55 AM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Guttiz - 01-23-2011, 10:30 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Sexbad - 12-03-2010, 10:32 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Everlone - 12-10-2010, 10:38 AM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Kein - 12-10-2010, 02:12 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Alex7754 - 12-11-2010, 12:17 AM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Tintin - 01-23-2011, 12:55 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Shev - 01-23-2011, 04:57 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Kein - 01-24-2011, 12:50 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Shev - 01-23-2011, 05:22 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Gharren - 01-23-2011, 09:07 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by kailip - 01-23-2011, 09:10 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by kailip - 01-23-2011, 09:26 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by kailip - 01-23-2011, 09:49 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Gharren - 01-23-2011, 09:53 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Tintin - 01-24-2011, 02:56 AM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Tintin - 01-24-2011, 06:46 AM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Tintin - 01-24-2011, 12:30 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Kein - 01-25-2011, 12:04 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by kailip - 01-25-2011, 07:06 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by kailip - 01-31-2011, 07:32 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by dmdmdm - 02-01-2011, 05:13 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Sel - 01-29-2011, 06:43 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Sexbad - 01-29-2011, 07:07 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Sel - 01-29-2011, 07:07 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by kailip - 01-31-2011, 02:41 AM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Diis - 01-31-2011, 09:30 AM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by NGW - 01-31-2011, 10:40 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by NGW - 02-01-2011, 12:05 AM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by kailip - 02-01-2011, 02:24 AM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by NGW - 02-01-2011, 12:31 AM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by kailip - 02-01-2011, 11:45 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by kailip - 02-02-2011, 01:03 AM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by kailip - 02-04-2011, 01:20 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by vaxpire - 02-02-2011, 03:43 AM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by kailip - 02-02-2011, 04:40 AM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by kailip - 02-02-2011, 12:24 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Xanatos - 02-02-2011, 07:32 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Searinox - 02-02-2011, 07:44 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by kailip - 02-02-2011, 11:35 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by kailip - 02-03-2011, 11:44 AM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by dmdmdm - 02-03-2011, 04:45 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by kailip - 02-03-2011, 10:52 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by kailip - 02-04-2011, 01:36 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by kailip - 02-06-2011, 01:16 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Sel - 02-06-2011, 09:55 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by matches81 - 02-06-2011, 01:47 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Gharren - 02-06-2011, 10:51 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Gharren - 02-08-2011, 01:26 AM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Xanatos - 02-08-2011, 07:23 AM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Gharren - 02-08-2011, 11:50 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by ChrisR91 - 02-10-2011, 04:22 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Mexxi - 02-11-2011, 12:31 AM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Vivec - 02-10-2011, 06:40 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Sel - 02-10-2011, 08:02 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by kailip - 02-11-2011, 12:40 AM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Mexxi - 02-11-2011, 12:48 AM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by kailip - 02-11-2011, 12:50 AM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Mexxi - 02-11-2011, 12:53 AM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by kailip - 02-11-2011, 12:54 AM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Mexxi - 02-11-2011, 12:57 AM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Tintin - 02-11-2011, 01:33 AM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Mexxi - 02-11-2011, 01:51 AM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by pedritti - 02-11-2011, 02:17 AM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Mexxi - 02-11-2011, 02:30 AM
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RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by jo291 - 04-13-2011, 11:32 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Tintin - 02-11-2011, 02:25 AM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Tintin - 02-11-2011, 02:40 AM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by pedritti - 02-11-2011, 04:59 AM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Mexxi - 02-11-2011, 10:29 AM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Yuhaney - 02-11-2011, 03:52 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by house - 02-12-2011, 07:38 AM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Shammeh - 04-24-2011, 01:18 AM
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RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by dph314 - 04-25-2011, 08:25 PM
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