Gears of Horror

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Originally Posted by Yoshi

kedwawa wants exploration and freedom in an action game.

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I don't see the problem with this. There are plenty of pure action games. Survival horror works best when there's some exploration and puzzles.

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Originally Posted by NeoZeedeater

I don't see the problem with this. There are plenty of pure action games. Survival horror works best when there's some exploration and puzzles.

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kedawa was talking about Gears of War 2, though:

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Originally Posted by kedawa

Gears 2 would have been even better if there was some sense of exploration and freedom.

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Yeah, I just realized that. For some reason I was imagining another post. I suck.

I think they have the ability to create a scary atmosphere, as long as they keep you feeling helpless.

It would be rad if they made the game almost combatless, where its all about trying to escape and hide.

I'll probably be in the minority here, but I would love a great co-op survival horror. Co-op in Gears is amazing, we will be getting co-op in RE5 which really is more action than survival horror now, and L4D is the closest thing to co-op survival horror coming out. A game that is truly survival horror that is even difficult and actually scary/intense with a partner would be a great experience. It'll be interesting to see how this game actually is going to end up and if it will actually be a survival horror or more of an action horror.

That would be cool. I can imagine parts where you'd have to lay down cover and protect your buddy while he unlocks doors or solves puzzles. You could also set up ambushes with one player as bait. There's really a lot that could be done.

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Originally Posted by kedawa

Besides, I've yet to play a game that even approaches being scary.

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Play Fatal Frame

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Originally Posted by kingoffighters

Fatal Frame can be very freaky and definitely a lot scarier than any other survival horror game, especially Resident Evils.

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:tu: Truth! Those games creep me out so much that I can not play them, say what you will, but that shit just flat out freaks me out

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Originally Posted by Joust Williams

Japanese games have horrible writing. T-R-B-L

Epic doesn't even have to be good at writing for one of their games to have good writing anyway. Besides, I doubt most gamers/survival horror fans could identify good writing i it jammed a Blu-Ray up their buttholes.

Also, FACT: Games are not scary. I haven't played one that was scary. When I was younger, sure. Hell I was afraid to get good at Space Harrier because having one of the big Ida faces cover the whole screen was creepy enough. I didn't want to get further in the game for fear there was worse.

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I know the writing/story in most survival horror games isn't very good. The writing in the Silent Hill/Resident Evil games is pretty amatuerish. But that's the status quo, and accepting the status quo and just shrugging it off isn't going to change anything.

If any studio can kick in the doors of the survival horror genre and blow apart our previous notions of it, it's Epic. I mean, imagine an Epic survival horror game with a story and writing on a level with Bioshock. That would be AWESOME.

Also, I very much think games can be scary. And they can be scary in a way that movies and books absolutely can't. Because they literally put you in the situation, instead of offering a more passive experience like a movie. And it helps that the graphics in games are getting as good as they are, and the sound too.

If you play Condemned 1/2, or even certain parts of Bioshock, on a nice HDTV and a good surround sound system, and aren't scared then you're waaay less of a pussy than I am. I couldn't even finish Condemned 2 because the atmosphere was too unpleasant, and I actually felt uncomfortable playing it. I was never "in the mood" to play Condemned 2 after a while. I have no problem watching scary movies, but put a scary game in my hands, and let me control the reigns, and that's an entirely different experience (and one that I both love and hate, for the same reason).

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Originally Posted by Seik

If you play Condemned 1/2, or even certain parts of Bioshock, on a nice HDTV and a good surround sound system, and aren't scared then you're waaay less of a pussy than I am. I couldn't even finish Condemned 2 because the atmosphere was too unpleasant, and I actually felt uncomfortable playing it. I was never "in the mood" to play Condemned 2 after a while. I have no problem watching scary movies, but put a scary game in my hands, and let me control the reigns, and that's an entirely different experience (and one that I both love and hate, for the same reason).

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Interesting, I will have to play Condemned 2 and see. The first one was disturbing, but not scary. I was going for the melee achievement so I love bashing people's head with the crow bar or whatever. If you are scared of Condemned 1, then don't play Fatal Frame.... that shit is very scary if you turn off the lights and play at night. It jumped me a few times but then I realize my camera is basically a shotgun and boom they all go down hehe.

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Originally Posted by ElCapitan

I'll probably be in the minority here, but I would love a great co-op survival horror. Co-op in Gears is amazing, we will be getting co-op in RE5 which really is more action than survival horror now, and L4D is the closest thing to co-op survival horror coming out. A game that is truly survival horror that is even difficult and actually scary/intense with a partner would be a great experience. It'll be interesting to see how this game actually is going to end up and if it will actually be a survival horror or more of an action horror.

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Co-op, weaponless survival horror. Work together to solve puzzles and use the environment and your WITS to escape danger.

No guns.

THAT, I would play.