Gears of Horror

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I doubt most gamers/survival horror fans could identify good writing i it jammed a Blu-Ray up their buttholes.

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Hey there fella I play my games for the gripping stories. Just like the ones I find in my exciting and well written Dungeons and Dragons books.

On a related note games aren't scary, never have been never will be. Silent hill, fatal frame, condemned, especially condemned are not scary. There is no drama to them, if you die you restart, big whoop. If there isn't any finality there isn't any tension. Why worry if you make it through on the first try or the seventeenth?

I believe the first Gears of War was billed as a "military horror" title. When the game was first presented, it alluded to a more horrific experience than the one we ultimately got. Instead of stranded marines afraid of getting eaten at nightfall, we got a group of soldiers who say "Time for you to eat LUNCH!" as they punch monsters in the face.

I expect their next title to turn out the same way. They'll start with a horror template, decide they want the game to become mass-market, and eventually have it become an accessible shooter.

http://www.the-nextlevel.com/board/a...id=14524&stc=1

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Originally Posted by WhatsHisFace

we got a group of soldiers who say "Time for you to eat LUNCH!" as they punch monsters in the face.

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http://www.the-nextlevel.com/board/a...1&d=1229560981