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

(02-11-2011, 01:33 AM)Tintin Wrote: You guys are being very immature.

as you could see from my first reply immaturity is the only thing that kailip understands.


(02-11-2011, 01:33 AM)Tintin Wrote: I agree that some of the levels in the Thief series are extremely scary and rival anything in Amnesia. On the otherhand, Amnesia is a game that is completely about high-level tension and a scary atmosphere. The other games have high-level scares but they're much more short-term because the scares make up less of the game.

true that the pure scary parts of those games make up only sections of the overall experience, even though that's not true for aitd2. in any case, the tension in thief is much higher since you can screw up at any time and then you'll have to deal with stuff you try to avoid, zombie or guard makes only little difference there. in the end you're always on your toes.

amnesia on the other hand while trying to deliver heart pounding atmosphere from start to finish falls flat on its face due to its predictable nature. in the third level the game was totally see-through to me. i realized that the footsteps i heard from above and the chain rattling (and also later the cries of the baby as well as the screams of the woman) were unimportant background noises. i realized that there would be no items hidden on paths, but always in chambers.

i realized that the game would hold my hand while introducing its features, so i knew i could stroll around because i expected a message warning me of the first enemy. this is exactly what happened, so the first third of the game there was no tension or scary atmosphere at all for me.

later on it was very clear that i wouldn't just stumble over enemies, but that they would always be introduced by certain sounds. it became also pretty clear that monsters would spawn once i made progress, so this became a very predictable experience. the fact that the game would eradicate enemies if they killed you two times in a row didn't help at all. realizing this i didn't have to fear any consequences, but that's exactly the fear factor that drives many games: the fear to lose, to face the threat again and again until you finally get it. amnesia is lacking this gameplay style. this helps people to get faster through tighter spots without them losing interest. that's actually a good thing, but it lowers its scare value.

apart from very few sections that really broke out of that predictive behavior the game was barely scary at all. that doesn't mean that it's bad though, just that people who have some analytical skills don't scare as easily as those who don't pay as much attention.
(This post was last modified: 02-11-2011, 01:53 AM by Mexxi.)
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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 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
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Sessika - 04-13-2011, 08:26 PM
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
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by jaivyn - 04-24-2011, 02:07 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by dph314 - 04-25-2011, 08:25 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by evertuy - 04-26-2011, 06:27 AM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Cobra007 - 04-26-2011, 11:39 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by dph314 - 04-27-2011, 12:31 AM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by evertuy - 04-27-2011, 01:52 AM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by xtron - 07-19-2011, 03:03 PM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by sjr12 - 07-26-2011, 11:55 AM
RE: Amnesia killed the horror genre - by Kman - 08-15-2011, 03:43 AM



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