Posted 2 days ago
What I think you're missing from your points is some degree of "combat surrogacy," if that makes sense. Survival Horror games are not compatible with first-person play, and this has nothing to do with visual perspective. You're supposed to view your character as a separate entity from yourself, regardless of where the camera happens to be. So, while I don't think fixed cameras are a hard requirement, because it's the challenge design that makes the game fit the genre, the traditional presentation just makes natural sense.
And the thing with tank controls is that they're a necessity for eclectic camera games, despite the fact that some of these include first-person movement controls and even default to 'em, like Kuon. Now, is that one a true Survival Horror game? Not if we go by your definition, but then neither would Silent Hill be, since both have an inventory but no concept of managing it. Picking up the right thing at the wrong time is not a consideration at all. If you see an item, you pick it up, there's nothing to think about.* So, some degree of leniency should be allowed for the list to be worth making.
A list could be made that includes both available games and links to the Dreamlist, as you've shared one. Not every title I would like to see has a PC version, but I can think of Martian Gothic, which is a computer game from the 2000s that's not yet available on here.
* I know there's a point in Silent Hill where picking up an item early would cause you to die, but that's a specific puzzle and not part of the core challenge of the game.
And the thing with tank controls is that they're a necessity for eclectic camera games, despite the fact that some of these include first-person movement controls and even default to 'em, like Kuon. Now, is that one a true Survival Horror game? Not if we go by your definition, but then neither would Silent Hill be, since both have an inventory but no concept of managing it. Picking up the right thing at the wrong time is not a consideration at all. If you see an item, you pick it up, there's nothing to think about.* So, some degree of leniency should be allowed for the list to be worth making.
A list could be made that includes both available games and links to the Dreamlist, as you've shared one. Not every title I would like to see has a PC version, but I can think of Martian Gothic, which is a computer game from the 2000s that's not yet available on here.
* I know there's a point in Silent Hill where picking up an item early would cause you to die, but that's a specific puzzle and not part of the core challenge of the game.
