Good survival horror games?

[Tiger]

Heard of it?

Well, thanks for all the suggestions. I'll check them out :3

[Yuhaney]

Heard of it?

Maaaaannnn, looks awesome! Thanks for the suggestion, I have never heard of this game before.

[The chaser]

Heard of it?

Maaaaannnn, looks awesome! Thanks for the suggestion, I have never heard of this game before.

LOL

[Googolplex]

I REALLY recommend the Silent Hill series.

[failedALIAS]

Why would you recommend a game series, by spoiling all the scary moments?

[Froge]

Silent Hill isn't so much scary as it is disturbing. It is a very fun game to play, though.

Spoiler below!

There's just something so satisfying about blasting those Nurses with a shotgun.

[failedALIAS]

There's just something so satisfying about blasting those Nurses with a shotgun.

That can be taken either of two ways:

The disturbingly common sexual thrill derived from slaughter.

OR

A further testament to your raging homosexuality.

[Googolplex]

Silent Hill is scary as hell. In some ways even more than Amnesia. But Amnesia is more "plausible" horror, made for immersing. Silent Hill is more horror with effects. But sounds and music are SCARY. It'sd not a fun game because is has guns. Overture also is not a fun game just because you have a pickaxe. The gameplay is not designed for fun.
You are not the superhero by default when have a gun.

In Silent Hill, like in Amnesia, mainly the atmosphere is the horror, and you can't shoot down the atmosphere!

[eliasfrost]

I would like a remake of the original silent hill because let's face it, those graphics didn't age well, I can't even see what the monsters are supposed to look like from time to time, and everyone's faces are molding which looks freaky as hell.

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The gameplay is not designed for fun.
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In Silent Hill, like in Amnesia, mainly the atmosphere is the horror, and you can't shoot down the atmosphere!

I agree, gameplay is surely not designed for fun in Silent Hill... Mainly because the whole movement and camera system sucks enormously
But before I get savagely torn to shreds by rabid SH fans, let me explain that that statement is in fact almost a compliment. Because the story and atmosphere -especially of SH2 - are so incredibly good that even the shitty gameplay can't ruin the game.

I would like a remake of the original silent hill because let's face it,those graphics didn't age well, I can't even see what the monsters are supposed to look like from time to time, and everyone's faces are molding which looks freaky as hell.

Just imagine: If there was a remake of Silent Hill in HPL2...with first person view and without combat... that game would probably be able to make my heart stop!

But after some long consideration, I have come to the conclusion that even though I would love to play Silent Hill in first person (because, did I already mention that the camera is horrible? ^^), that would actually not fit the game.
SH is not about roleplaying as a character, it is about witnessing a character's fate. Just think of my favourite, SH2's story - it just wouldn't work if the player was to roleplay as James. You can't force a player to care for a character (Jame's wife in this case), especially if he has never seen that person. You can however make him believe that a person he sees on the screen cares about another, yet unknown person.
Soooo... I respect that design decision.

And why did I ramble about all this? I have no idea to be honest. -.-