[Suggestion] Game immersion...

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I just came up with this idea and registered to share it, as I think it would be awesome to see it in a horror game; particularly one like Amnesia. It's to do with game realism...

The idea...
Basically, for users with headsets/microphones (most gamers thesedays!) there could be an 'increased realism' setting in options, which, if checked, would link the microphone input to the game. The effect? If you start making noise, it makes noise in game - based on the volume of noise being picked up by the microphone. This could translate to increased breathing, frights of terror, to outright screams; all of which would alert enemies to your presence.

So imagine, you're walking down a corridor... you start to get scared - and then you see an enemy, or hear a noise - and you WANT to yell or scream in real life - but you know that if you do, the enemy would hear you and undermine your hiding position!

The mic volume levels could be calibrated, and filter out background noise.

This simple feature would add so much immersion to the game, imo. And make it a much more interactive and scary experience.

It is a nice ideia. And I have another idea to complement this one:

It was nice that Frictional Games could begin to make proof of concept's or alpha releases testing features submitted by fans. For example, creating a generic level using the Level Editor with this mic feature and release it to the public to see how people would react to that. If the general opinion was great it could be made into to next game.

Here's another idea: turn off the pause key. I found myself abusing the pause button whenever I was startled by something, giving me an unfair advantage over the creatures roaming the castle. It would be much better if the player could only pause when he's safe and in the light.

Oh man, it would be awesome. If I already found that the no save option in Justine expansion on Steam was a great feature because it unabled me to take a break during the game session, if there was no pause option, it would be the ultimate horror experience.