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[Kagey K]

So with spooky season upon us I love spending October trying to get my scare on, it's my favorite time of year. The way some people feel at Christmas is how I feel in October and I completely immerse myself in everything horror.

So I thought I'd start a gaming thread similar to the movie thread in Off Topic to discuss everything horror in gaming.

So far I have my annual Dead Rising playthrough already on the go and just restarted Alien Isolation.

Thinking about playing Aliens: Fireteam Elite and giving Back 4 Blood another try.

Will also jump into Scorn when it releases and hope for a sale on The Quarry, Evil Dead and Fatal Frame.

After all that if I still have time I'll jump into the Silent Hill remasters, and possibly some other suggestions from this thread.

So what's everyone else playing to get thier freak on this month, and what games did I miss that deserve to be played?

 

[VeganElduderino]

Everyday is Halloween in my heart !
Resident evil remake /Re 2 remake of course
Little Nightmares 1 and 2
Luigi's mansion
Madison
Visage

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

If you want games that specifically fit your spooky, horror themed criteria than Inscryption is probably the best release this year and - as of right now - my number 2 game of 2022, it's that good. Ghostwire Tokyo is great too.

 

[Naked Lunch]

Last year I did a playthru of Silent Hill 3 on original PS2 hardware.

This year its Castlevania Symphony of the Night on PS1 (havent played thru it since the early 2000s) - and watching the Castlevania Netflix animated series.

 

[hybrid_birth]

Doesn't the new dark pictures game come out this month? I enjoyed the last few ones.

 

[jshackles]

After all that if I still have time I'll jump into the Silent Hill remasters

Don't do this to yourself OP

For what it's worth, Silent Hill 3 (the original PS2 version) just got Retro Achievements added yesterday if you can emulate it on a PC.

Silent Hill 3 (PlayStation 2)

There are 66 achievements worth 666 points. Silent Hill 3 for PlayStation 2 - explore and compete on this classic game at RetroAchievements.

retroachievements.org

 

[8BiTw0LF]

Visage


The Mortuary Assistant

 

[Pasta la Vista]

Playing Vampyr and I fucking love it!

 

[Guilty_AI]

Got this for free on GOG, looks interesting

 

[Kagey K]

Doesn't the new dark pictures game come out this month? I enjoyed the last few ones.

I've only played Man of Medan. I will buy the rest if they pop up on sale this month.

Visage

Played through this last year. Was so good I accidentally threw my controller a couple times

 

[haxan7]

October doesn't mean much when every day of every year of your life is an equal horror.

 

[Kagey K]

Everyday is Halloween in my heart !
Resident evil remake /Re 2 remake of course
Little Nightmares 1 and 2
Visage

I did a playthrough of all these last year. They are all great and worth the recommendation.

 

[Kagey K]

October doesn't mean much when every day of every year of your life is an equal horror.

I know we haven't communicated much lately, but you always seemed good to me.

I'm hoping you are joking, but if you aren't I'm very sorry to hear that.

 

[haxan7]

I know we haven't communicated much lately, but you always seemed good to me.

I'm hoping you are joking, but if you aren't I'm very sorry to hear that.

Happy Halloween

 

[Kagey K]

Happy Halloween

I don't even know how to take that.

 

[intbal]

 

[Kagey K]

Don't do this to yourself OP

For what it's worth, Silent Hill 3 (the original PS2 version) just got Retro Achievements added yesterday if you can emulate it on a PC.

http://[URL]https://retroachievements.org/game/1335

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I just bought the remaster collection for 5.00 last month. They really can't be that bad that they aren't worth 5.00?

I haven't played either of the games in at least 10 years for the record.

 

[Kagey K]

Alien Isolation is much more tense than I remember it being, they do a great job setting up the atmosphere at the beginning.

 

[AV]

Gonna play through The Quarry with my girlfriend, I really liked Until Dawn for what it was so hoping for something as good.

 

[Kagey K]

Gonna play through The Quarry with my girlfriend, I really liked Until Dawn for what it was so hoping for something as good.

I'm hoping it goes on sale tonight. Xbox loves saving their Shocktober sale for the last week of October, but I'm hoping they do it 1st week this year instead. 1 week isn't enough time to get through the games I want to buy this year.

 

[darkangel-212559]

Got this for free on GOG, looks interesting

I played this over and over as a kid. It's an incredible game. Really dark, great story and great gameplay. I'm gonna buy this and play through it again for old times sake! Cheers!

 

[GymWolf]

I don't really play scary games in october but i'm playing gta4 and the shooting controls and driving are nightmare inducing, so, in a way...

 

[rofif]

Got this for free on GOG, looks interesting

This is the real deal.

and for real horror game from recent years - SOMA... omg that game

 

[Kagey K]

I don't really play scary games in october but i'm playing gta4 and the shooting controls and driving are nightmare inducing, so, in a way...

I dropped Vice City for Shocktober so in Nov I'll be going back and doing that, San Andreas and then 4 so maybe I can carry my nightmare into the new year.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Will try to convince some frens to come home and play RE Village all together, like we did with RE7 some time ago.

 

[AV]

Will try to convince some frens to come home and play RE Village all together, like we did with RE7 some time ago.

Just let them know what they're in for this time. It's like going from The Blair Witch Project to Evil Dead 2.

 

[Inuteu]

Visage

Im stuck in this game

dont know what Im supose to do

thinking about get that Madison if its in a promo

 

[Trazyn the Infinite]

Played Grounded. The Spiders are genuinely frightening on Whoa difficulty.

 

[adamsapple]

Alongside the original RE, this was the other game I played at WAAAAY too young of an age.

The death animation where the plant looking things pull you underground gave me nightmares.

 

[GymWolf]

I dropped Vice City for Shocktober so in Nov I'll be going back and doing that, San Andreas and then 4 so maybe I can carry my nightmare into the new year.

Well at least playing on pc at 60 frames makes the movements much more tolerable compared to console.

60 fps are really transformative for rockstar games.

 

[R6Rider]

Planning to play Alien Isolation, SOMA, and RE7 VR.

I had started Isolation years ago, but will be restarting as I wasn't very far in.

 

[Kagey K]

Planning to play Alien Isolation, SOMA, and RE7 VR.

I had started Isolation years ago, but will be restarting as I wasn't very far in.

I just restarted last night because it's been years since I played and I couldn't remember how to do shit.

 

[Inuteu]

Well at least playing on pc at 60 frames makes the movements much more tolerable compared to console.

60 fps are really transformative for rockstar games.

30 FPS is the definition of true horror

 

[GymWolf]

30 FPS is the definition of true horror

Yeah, but rockstar titles have weighty ass movements and a natural input lag, the difference between 30 and 60 is way more noticeable than let's say horizon or more arcadey games.

Like rdr2 on pc is almost perfectly fine control wise until you don't have to aim or get in cover.

 

[John Bilbo]

I started Alien: Isolation today. The soundscape is great in this game! Dripping with atmosphere.

 

[SmokedMeat]

Hmmm I should play a horror game this month.

Maybe I’ll revisit Resident Evil Village or play some Back 4 Blood.

 

[Isa]

I'm doing something similar. Been watching horror/horror comedy movies, and atmospheric stuff, I always listen to more haunting and disturbing metal, and have a whole list of survival horror games and stuff with great atmosphere planned out. Plus working on my own tabletop game, creating stuff that'll really bring the terror. Amazing time of year. I love autumn!

 

[Kagey K]

I'm doing something similar. Been watching horror/horror comedy movies, and atmospheric stuff, I always listen to more haunting and disturbing metal, and have a whole list of survival horror games and stuff with great atmosphere planned out. Plus working on my own tabletop game, creating stuff that'll really bring the terror. Amazing time of year. I love autumn!

Come join us in the 31 days of horror thread. Even if you don't plan on watching 31 movies or 1 a day, it's all just fun for the month.

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/31-days-of-horror-ot-2022-nobody-is-coming-to-save-you.1642265/

 

[64bitmodels]

Play OMORI and get spooked outta your mind by the corrupted fucked up mind of a 16 year old who became a hikkikomori to deal with a trauma they had when they were 12

Spoiler: spoilers for anyone who hasn't gone through the game yet

 

[delfrickintree]

SOMA

 

[LavitzSlambert]

I do this every year too, for some reason the spooky time is the best. Though with games I’ve needed to begin in September due to how long some are.


I’m currently playing RE2 remake, it’s my first time playing. I’m not far in and am enjoying it, but i don’t think it’s going to change my opinion on survival/horror games (dislike). RE4 is one of my favorite games ever, but I hate how spongey the enemies in RE2 are and how they keep getting up after I waste 7 bullets in a single zombie. I understand that’s the point, but I can’t help but dislike it when you can’t kill everything even when making good use of ammo.

 

[Grildon Tundy]

I do this every year too, for some reason the spooky time is the best. Though with games I’ve needed to begin in September due to how long some are.


I’m currently playing RE2 remake, it’s my first time playing. I’m not far in and am enjoying it, but i don’t think it’s going to change my opinion on survival/horror games (dislike). RE4 is one of my favorite games ever, but I hate how spongey the enemies in RE2 are and how they keep getting up after I waste 7 bullets in a single zombie. I understand that’s the point, but I can’t help but dislike it when you can’t kill everything even when making good use of ammo.

RE2 will react to how you play it, so if you consistently get headshots on enemies, the algorithm will make it so it takes more headshots to take them out.

It's supposed to ratchet up the tension as you watch your ammo drain as the zombies are still coming at you, but it takes me out of the experience and it sounds like it did to you, too.

 

[balls of snow]

Doesn't the new dark pictures game come out this month? I enjoyed the last few ones.

Nov. Week after gow.

 

[LavitzSlambert]

RE2 will react to how you play it, so if you consistently get headshots on enemies, the algorithm will make it so it takes more headshots to take them out.

It's supposed to ratchet up the tension as you watch your ammo drain as the zombies are still coming at you, but it takes me out of the experience and it sounds like it did to you, too.

Ugh I know they did this in RE4 but it seemed less egregious. It was more so removing enemies and stuff when you were playing poorly. I don’t like being penalized for playing well though, so maybe that plus the lack of resources is what’s bothering me.

 

[Kagey K]

I saw Beacon Pines show up in the Gamepass list of Shocktober games so I decided to download it last night and give it a try.

I'm not very far (about an hour in) but it's going to have to take a hard turn to be a horror game. Right now it's very cute and humorous.

 

[Kagey K]

Why is Dead Rising a near perfect game even with its terrible aiming mechanics and horrible AI survivors?

Something about going from underpowered reporter avoiding zombies at all costs to overpowered zombie killer just appeals to me, and the psychopaths are just icing on the cake.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Alien Isolation is much more tense than I remember it being, they do a great job setting up the atmosphere at the beginning.

I cant do it. I just cant. I've got to just after you get the Alien following you about and I just cant handle it, i'm a baby

I need a Pulse rifle.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

RE2 will react to how you play it, so if you consistently get headshots on enemies, the algorithm will make it so it takes more headshots to take them out.

It's supposed to ratchet up the tension as you watch your ammo drain as the zombies are still coming at you, but it takes me out of the experience and it sounds like it did to you, too.

Yep, I found that awful as well. I'd completed the Leon campaign and dropped it. Such a shame though.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

I cant do it. I just cant. I've got to just after you get the Alien following you about and I just cant handle it, i'm a baby

I need a Pulse rifle.

Try the Fireteam game, it’s great.

I got Isolation as a gift a few years back, Steam clock shows 85 minutes played lol

Now with the Steam Deck it’s finally time to play this.

 

[Kagey K]

I cant do it. I just cant. I've got to just after you get the Alien following you about and I just cant handle it, i'm a baby

I need a Pulse rifle.

The alien is super scary in game and the AI can leave you in tough spots, but it really helps to feel that fear Ripley and all the other crew members have when watching the movies.

The empathy levels go through the roof.

Try the Fireteam game, it’s great.

I got Isolation as a gift a few years back, Steam clock shows 85 minutes played lol

Now with the Steam Deck it’s finally time to play this.

This is a good way to get revenge, but ot can be punishing too.