Amnesia killed the horror genre

[Mexxi]

Dear Mexxi and pedritti,

Don't play to win.

that doesn't even fit into the discussion...

I don't agree that the player has little need of the lantern and candles though. I used them reasonably often. You need to if you play with the gamma really low (as the game encourages you and was designed to do so). I played Amnesia with a gamma level of O.65. What gamma level were you guys playing with?

the gamma level itself is incomparable among computers since it is adjusted in relation to each display's individual lighting behavior. if a single value would fit all, then the game wouldn't go through the set up helper on the first start where you can set your gamma according to the visibility of the rectangles. i used it just as the description suggested, lowering the gamma to a point where the darker rectangle was barely visible.

setting the gamma properly will allow you to detect almost all objects in the dark since the player's eyes adjust to the darkness after a while (very cool effect by the way). this of course requires you to not set the gamma too low, or else you won't be able to see the bluish "night vision" effect. in any case it's enough to get through the game without using the tinderbox.