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| 18 APR 2006 at 1:03am |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Offline | if you want good horror then you got two main choices: darkfall 1 and scratches
the only others that come close are darkfall 2 and blackstone chronicles
too bad you don't like survival horror (aitd), otherwise you'd have some really good selections!
You have gotten the attention of the mysterious lady. She turns to face you. Her face is devoid of any flesh. You are frozen with horror as she begins ripping your body into a bloody mess.
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| 18 APR 2006 at 1:52am |
GhostSorcerer Apprentice
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Aya (18 APR 2006 1:03am)
...too bad you don't like survival horror (aitd), otherwise you'd have some really good selections!
Silent Hill 2 pops in my mind - there's a little bit of action involved like AitD, but it's more of a psychological horror game definitely worth trying! [smiley=scared.gif]
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| 18 APR 2006 at 2:12am |
The WolfboySorcerer Apprentice
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Joined: 16 FEB 2006
Status : Online | The obvious ones, like Gabriel Knight, I have no mouth, Shivers and the usuals. But I've also recently played The White Chamber, which is download-only and highly reccomended.
http://www.studiotrophis.com/wc.php
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| 18 APR 2006 at 3:05am |
| Deleted User | IMO, some of the best ADVENTURE HORROR games are Sanatarium and the Dracula series along with those mentioned above. As Aya eluded to, if you had any interest in survival horror, then the doors are wide open to some great gaming.
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| 18 APR 2006 at 8:11am |
KamisoriXSchattenjger
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Status : Online | The Clock Tower series always did it for me. unfortunitly CT1 never made it into english but 2 and 3 made it on the PS.
The other one is Echo Night series. dunno if any of them ever made it across the ocean but the last one...snce I saw
some english trailer for it :-*
[IMG]http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/971/kamisig94ct.gif[/IMG]&&&&If the Earth would be a Sphere, and not a Disc, I wouldn't be so afraid to fall of the Edge...
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| 18 APR 2006 at 1:18pm |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Offline | if you move to the survival horror genre, then it's the fatal frame series hands down! 8-) probably the scariest games ever to appear on this planet!
silent hill 1 & 3 as well as kuon also score pretty high in that area
You have gotten the attention of the mysterious lady. She turns to face you. Her face is devoid of any flesh. You are frozen with horror as she begins ripping your body into a bloody mess.
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| 18 APR 2006 at 3:24pm |
The WolfboySorcerer Apprentice
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Joined: 16 FEB 2006
Status : Online | Originally Posted By Aya (18 APR 2006 1:17pm)
if you move to the survival horror genre, then it's the fatal frame series hands down! 8-) probably the scariest games ever to appear on this planet!
Agreed. Although I should state that Fatal Frame was retitled 'Project Zero' in some countries. Little known fact, but it meant I couldn't find a copy for years
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| 18 APR 2006 at 3:30pm |
| Deleted User | Ehmmm, What about.....
[img]http://www.retrology.com/lurkg.jpg[/img]
What?
Did I say somethin' wrong?
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| 18 APR 2006 at 5:09pm |
challis3Intergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | Inherent Evil, Last Half of Darkness, Barrow Hill, Blair Witch, Black Mirror- a little creepy, I Have No Mouth and Must Scream, Shivers, Phantasmagoria, Realms of the Haunting- I'm sure not all will be considered horror by everyone, but they all freaked me out on some level!
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| 18 APR 2006 at 6:05pm |
ElfstoneGuild Master
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Status : Online | Sanitarium is scary? :
Keep in mind I never finished it. But I wouldn't exactly call it "horror", although what else...suspense/thriller/mystery...hmm. Parts of it are unsettling. Quite like I Have No Mouth But I Must Scream.
[b]playing[/b]: Destination Treasure Island (done in two sittings, but it's nice), Syberia (ho-hum), Dracula: Last Sanctuary (on hold)&&[b]reading[/b]: even more study papers&&[b]listening to[/b]: [url=http://www.last.fm/user/Brax82/]this and that[/url], plus [url=http://www.musicovery.com/]Musicovery[/url]&&[b]TV favorites[/b]: (currently) Pushing Daisies, Chuck, Journeyman (cancelled! grrr...), Heroes&& all-time) 24, Stargate SG1, X-Files, Lost, House
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| 18 APR 2006 at 6:12pm |
MarkGuild Master
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Location: US, Georgia
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Sir Funkenstein jr. (18 APR 2006 3:30pm)
Ehmmm, What about.....[...]The Lurking Horror[...]? What? Did I say somethin' wrong?
Not at all, Sir Funkenstein jr. Not at all.
Please proofread your posts carefully to see if you any words out.
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| 18 APR 2006 at 6:13pm |
CrapstormJourneyman
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Status : Online | Yeah, Sanitarium is more silly than scary. It's got freaky moments, but any attempts at horror are immediately undone by zany, comic bookish stuff.
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| 18 APR 2006 at 8:47pm |
| Deleted User | Originally Posted By Crapstorm (18 APR 2006 6:13pm)
Yeah, Sanitarium is more silly than scary. It's got freaky moments, but any attempts at horror are immediately undone by zany, comic bookish stuff.
You're right, I just read Randy's review and it's definitely a cartoon comedy. What was I thinking.
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| 18 APR 2006 at 9:06pm |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Offline | i am kinda with crapstorm here ()... i wouldn't say sanitarium is silly (plus it's one of the best adventures ever), but i wouldn't consider it horror... it's horror is more towards the "riding the bullet" type, ie gruesome but light and "comicey"... it does pretty good in that area that's for sure
You have gotten the attention of the mysterious lady. She turns to face you. Her face is devoid of any flesh. You are frozen with horror as she begins ripping your body into a bloody mess.
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| 19 APR 2006 at 4:19am |
JetsetlemmingIntergalactic Janitor
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Joined: 16 APR 2006
Status : Online | Originally Posted By Aya (18 APR 2006 1:03am)
if you want good horror then you got two main choices: darkfall 1 and scratches
the only others that come close are darkfall 2 and blackstone chronicles
too bad you don't like survival horror (aitd), otherwise you'd have some really good selections!
Oh, I like survival horror as much as any kind. I just DISPISE aitd. I think I should mention, though, that my only experience with it is 1) playing aitd1 in first grade, getting killed over and over by the thing that comes through the window until I managed to block it, then immiediatly getting killed by the zombie thing from the basement hatch, and recently downloading aitd2, beating up the guy with the machine gun (I figured out how to hurt things! w00t!) But getting kill every time by all the other guys in the area. Maybe I'll give the series another shot, aitd1 wasn't so bad.... Other survival horror I like. Resident Evil 2 was great stuff. I also love the Silent Hill series, though it's not very "survival-y". There are some other games that can be horrific while not being horror as a whole. "X-com" is a good example, when you first find the "chryssalid" aliens. Also, I was thinking more towards "Adventure" horror games when I made this topic (though everything else is fine). Sorta why I made it in the adventure games section. I'm going to go look up Sanitarium and I have no mouth but I must scream now.
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