Posted September 30, 2015
TL;DR
I have had it with these indie horror games that completely forgoes combat at this point and they are all starting to feel samey in gameplay.
Long Version
It all started with Amnesia the Dark Decent and Slender, then PewDiePie and Markiplier played them on youtube and ever since the flood gates have been open.
Almost every aspect of Horror Gaming in the indie scene has been reduced to what I call "Walking Simulators"
I watched reviews and let's plays of Horror games and so far it just looks like nothing special and dare I say it boring.
My biggest complaint is the lack of combat, all because "it makes it more scarier if you can't fight back" that reasoning is so oversaid at this point that its sort of irrelevent. I mean the indoor levels in the STALKER games full of horrifying mutants and a bleak and dark athmosphere showcases that combat does NOT take away the scare factor of games.
Now mabye I am wrong in this but judging from watching PewDiePie in his horror days, Markiplier, and SomeOrdinaryGamers most of them are the same game that is just copying what Amnesia the Dark Decent did.
And I played that game and found it nothing special I mean one thing that I find lackluster is the monster design I mean seriously this thing is scary?
http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/amnesia/images/c/c8/Oh_Hi_Grunt.png/revision/latest?cb=20120831131307
Really? He just looks ugly and his mouth makes me thing he's making dumb noises like this:
"Durrrgh" "Bluuaaagh"
Monsters design really went to shit after the great monster designs Resident Evil made, I mean this thing is how you do a monster:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD4iH6IlT44
I have had it with these indie horror games that completely forgoes combat at this point and they are all starting to feel samey in gameplay.
Long Version
It all started with Amnesia the Dark Decent and Slender, then PewDiePie and Markiplier played them on youtube and ever since the flood gates have been open.
Almost every aspect of Horror Gaming in the indie scene has been reduced to what I call "Walking Simulators"
I watched reviews and let's plays of Horror games and so far it just looks like nothing special and dare I say it boring.
My biggest complaint is the lack of combat, all because "it makes it more scarier if you can't fight back" that reasoning is so oversaid at this point that its sort of irrelevent. I mean the indoor levels in the STALKER games full of horrifying mutants and a bleak and dark athmosphere showcases that combat does NOT take away the scare factor of games.
Now mabye I am wrong in this but judging from watching PewDiePie in his horror days, Markiplier, and SomeOrdinaryGamers most of them are the same game that is just copying what Amnesia the Dark Decent did.
And I played that game and found it nothing special I mean one thing that I find lackluster is the monster design I mean seriously this thing is scary?
http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/amnesia/images/c/c8/Oh_Hi_Grunt.png/revision/latest?cb=20120831131307
Really? He just looks ugly and his mouth makes me thing he's making dumb noises like this:
"Durrrgh" "Bluuaaagh"
Monsters design really went to shit after the great monster designs Resident Evil made, I mean this thing is how you do a monster:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD4iH6IlT44
Post edited September 30, 2015 by Elmofongo