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Post by Tyranor on Jul 5, 2006 14:40:39 GMT
First thread by me for this long time. Knowing that some of you enjoy PS and PC games so it would be interesting to view what horror themes related games you prefer or even would recommend to anyone as a great spend of time. Myself being a CG designer I find it curious. Let's put aside Silent Hill series and Resident Evil for now.
Little I know but the last one I was occupied by is The Suffering.
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Post by kodos on Jul 7, 2006 12:34:45 GMT
I'm particularly fond of Eternal Darkness. Its a Gamecube game, heavily influenced by the Lovecraft mythos. You play as a variety of characters in various times and localities - medieval Europe, a temple buried in the Persian desert, a mansion in Rhode Island, etc - in which various eldritch horrors come clambering into this plane of reality. You have a sanity meter, which decreases as you see monsters and such, causing your character to experience all sorts of hallucinations, which are probably the coolest aspect of the game.
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Post by Tyranor on Jul 8, 2006 10:02:25 GMT
"The Suffering" I did mention earlier is really entertaining action horror story. A deathrow prisoner who sentenced for murdering his wife and two children but seems he got blackouts in memory and don't remember what really happened. So he is transported to prison in some island but as soon in he reaches his cell unexplainable and horrible things began to manifest. Strange shaped abominations seem to appear from nowhere and began slaughter prisoners and guards along. Then the adventures begins. During them you find out that many years ago there were terrible events. The whole island seems like it devoured all those victims suffering and now it is revived as living horrors.
There are actually three endings depending on your behaviour during the game.
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Post by Myklon B on Jul 8, 2006 12:18:36 GMT
The Suffering's a lot of fun, aye. We bashed through that while making "Deleted Scenes". Lots of effective designs and atmospheric devices, but I don't think it actually influenced us bar a couple of bits and bobs here and there (in the documentary that comes with it, they make a great sound scraping a violin bow down the edge of a cymbal - I've been itching to give that one a go at uni).
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Post by Tyranor on Jul 13, 2006 10:10:41 GMT
I walked only through that prison tale but there is another "Ties that Bound". Which one you played?
Very soon should appear a game called "Alan Wake". Similar to Silent Hill so I thought you might be interested.
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Post by myklonB on Jul 14, 2006 0:20:37 GMT
I've played the first one; Brooke's got "Ties that Bind" but I haven't seen a lot of it.
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Post by Tyranor on Jul 18, 2006 10:05:22 GMT
I guess I should look for it.
There is another game I like. It is pretty old but very good nevertheless. A first person shooter Clive Barker's Undying. Very atmospheric game not as much action based as similar games but bloody enough.
"Thing" is another thing you could try. I think most of you seen that movie. I should walk it through too though. Haven't a chance yet.
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Post by searinglight on Jul 18, 2006 23:04:21 GMT
Speaking of First Person Shooter games, F.E.A.R. is a quite recent one that would probably strike a pleasant nerve among other Silent Hill fans. It relies heavily on Japanese horror (the main antagonist is, essentially, a mix of the girls from The Grudge, Ju-On: The Grudge, and The Exorcist. I played a short demo of it, and, whilst the gameplay is quite good (as well as the graphics), it's the atmosphere/"shock" parts that got the better of me.
As well, to the best of my knowledge, an expansion is coming soon, I believe.
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Post by Tyranor on Jul 24, 2006 9:57:45 GMT
Yeah I know that but only saw screenshots...
Another game I know is based on famous "Blair Witch Project" story. I think most of you are familiar with that thing. A trilogy of third person survival horror game. There are different and contraversial opinions about them can't tell yet which ones are more right...
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Post by Tyranor on Aug 8, 2006 11:01:41 GMT
Yesterday I completed walking through the first part: "Rustin Parr".
Damn spooky it is, really. This more investigetional horror story than survival. Not very good graphics but very entertaining atmosphere. I can only recommend it.
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Post by Brooke on Sept 7, 2006 0:27:02 GMT
Ive just finished playing through The Suffering: Ties that bind, the game started off great but seemed to go on for too long like the last half of the game had been dragged right out for no real reason. Also the ending was realy poor and unsatisfying with no real closure ect
im very disapointed and wish they had not made the sequel
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Post by Tyranor on Oct 9, 2006 14:45:35 GMT
Is it really that bad? Hmm....My curiousity tell's me I should check it anyway when I have any chance even though I really trust your taste.
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Post by Tyranor on Jun 27, 2007 10:18:31 GMT
I got through it Sunday and must agree the ending was really poor. The game itself seemed far shorter than the first one but a lot harder even during normal difficulty playing mode. I red rumours that movie should appear sometime soon...
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Post by The Moderator on Jun 27, 2007 10:41:40 GMT
oh gods why  |
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Post by Tyranor on Jul 2, 2007 13:20:19 GMT
Well the storyline supposed to develope according to the first part. We'll have to wait until 2009 anyway to see how things look like  |
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