Scary game or movie?

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 3:53 pm

Silent Hills were pretty scary and so were RE1-2 (although I was a bit younger back when I played those). And when I watched Ring (the American version) alone and in middle of a night it really made me scared.

But in general I think games scare me more. 'Horror' movies are way too predictable these days and in games the fact that it's 'you', kinda, who's getting his brains eaten by a zombie affects my scariness factor. If the immersion's sucking you in the setting it can have a really big effect.

PiP · Post by **PiP** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 3:58 pm

in games you decide where to look, and there's always something creepy behind you (like in Undying, AvP, etc), which (interactive factor) makes game more scary.

Subhuman · Post by **Subhuman** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 5:53 am

Another tip - scary games are much scarier when you sit closer to the TV.

The creepiest thing about the first Resident Evil was the utter silence of the mansion. Half the time the only sound is your footsteps on the carpet, so you're walking around all calm and then you turn a corner and out of nowhere there's a huge green monster screaming and swiping at you with a giant clawed hand. Whereas with RE4 it's just a cacophony of shooting, wailing, moaning, cracking, pounding, chainsaw buzzing, etc. You become immune after a while.

PiP · Post by **PiP** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 9:39 pm

games have nothing to do with TV-sets in my world.

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 7:48 am

Exactly

vx trauma · Post by **vx trauma** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 8:41 pm

Scary games are much scarier if you got the computer connected to your stereo w volume high up, use hallucinogenic drugs and all lights off.

Geno · Post by **Geno** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 11:23 pm

vx trauma wrote:Scary games are much scarier if you got the computer connected to your stereo w volume high up, use hallucinogenic drugs and all lights off.

Everything can be scarier with hallucinogenic drugs.

A guy I knew told me a story of his friend that went in class on drugs(dunno which one, maybe marijuana), sat down and then saw the Grim Reaper, screamed like crazy, took his bag and ran off.

atoga · Post by **atoga** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 1:14 am

I don't think that's likely to happen on weed. But shit, I digress.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 2:14 pm

Geno, I hate you.

PiP · Post by **PiP** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 4:26 pm

atoga wrote:I don't think that's likely to happen on weed. But shit, I digress.

depends on what the grass is laced with. Many smokers don't realise lots of pot is 'enriched' with chems.

Geno · Post by **Geno** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:43 pm

S4ur0n27 wrote:Geno, I hate you.

I love you too.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 2:56 pm

I think that's the fourth time I make it in someone's sig!

VasikkA · Post by **VasikkA** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 3:52 pm

S4ur0n27 wrote:I think that's the fourth time I make it in someone's sig!

Only very egocentric people keep count. But on the other hand, egocentric people are often successful. Teamwork is for pussies.

PiP · Post by **PiP** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 5:13 pm

research by this/last year noblists in economy actually shows it's best to combine teamwork with egocentrism.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 5:30 pm

If you were Kashluk you'd post a link to that study, and it would be in your primary language.

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 8:18 pm

http://www.iltasanomat.fi/uutiset/sahke ... in/1066166

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 9:30 pm

Finnish looks atrociously complicated

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 9:31 pm

Nah, it's just that French is overly simplified

Geno · Post by **Geno** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 10:45 pm

English if for babies then.