Hey guys, been a while

So I was just wondering, after reading a couple threads on these forums, and the Silent Hill Heaven forums, what people consider "fear"

I already know many people consider RF the game that started the "horror" genre, but personally I never found it to be all too...scary. (I hope nobody attacks me for this, it's just opinion :<) It had "jump" and "panic" moments of course, but that isn't what I consider "fear".
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This of course brings me to question peoples hatred of RE4 and 5. They seemed to be alot less "survival" and alot more "action", but it didn't necessarily change all that much, aside from camera angles and setting.

To me, fear(in a video game) is a perfect combination of atmosphere, unnerving sound effects, a tense song that puts you on edge, claustrophobic surroundings and a lack of supplies, with an abundance of strong enemies.

How bout you guys?

I don't like it when people refer to RE as being all about fear because it's not. It first started as survival horror and has since become survival action thus I must say you are incorrect about RE no more being about survival anymore. It is, it's just less about the horror. RE is about the aspect of survival and the story about BioHazard.

For a completely frightful game, I'd recommend either Silent Hill, Siren, ObsCure or Fatal Frame/Project Zero.

For a horrifying game, there's always Amnesia.


Btw. nice to see you back Excel.

Silent is much scarier than any RE could hope to be. To me, RE was always about the story and the choices that you must make to survive. Everything in the old REs was extremely scarce, at least compared to the new ones. But even in the new ones, the faster, weapon wielding enemies sort of compensate for the lack of scarcity. Don't let anyone tell you that RE is not RE anymore just because the "horror" is "gone". That's just silliness.

My idea of "fear" in a game is based on the following points:
A single character facing insurmountable odds.
More "running for your life" as opposed to "running and gunning"
Music is key... All RE's have had great music but IMO Silent Hill has the best overall.
Puzzles are great, the harder the better.
Environment... Claustrophobic feeling, dark, dirty, grimy environments... they are the best.

There is already a Operation Raccoon City thread.

To me fear is all about feeling vulnerable. For example Amnesia: The Dark Descent is one of the scariest games I've ever played. Biggest reason for me was the fact that your completely defenseless, the game lacks any method of physical self defense. In RE you have the tank controls, camera angles and scarce ammo that makes you feel vulnerable. You don't have full control over the character. That's why I thought Dead Space wasn't scary. It had flawless controls and a shitload of weapons and ammo.

Yeah,and don't forget the believability of a character.RE hasn't done anything to contradict this,but FarCry has.In FC2 there was an IRA operative,Kosovar Albanian,Mauratain body guard,and a US RA guy that was just there.None of these guys would have any buisness in war torn Africa,let alone out of their own countries.

There are plenty of these kind of examples throughout games,but I salute RE for NOT doing something that dumb.

And the only characters that you can't really relate to are the 3 mainstays,Leon,Jill,and HeMan(Chris).I don't know anyone that's gone through as specialized training as those 3 in the series.