Name a better horror game released this year than bloodborne. Protip:you can't
>>321292767
Can't argue with you there OP, knowing how bad Bloodborne is sure is horrifying.
But bloodborne isn't scary. You're gonna have to defend this anon I don't think bloodborne was created as a horror game
>>321292889
It's definitely not horror but it is undeniably spooky as shit
>>321292921
Then it isn't the horror game of the year son.
>>321292889
Just because your IQ is too low to find things creepy or scary, the same logic does not apply to EVERYTHING ELSE!!
>>321292889
>>321292921
But it is horror. Horror doesn't equal jump scares around each corner dipshits.
Hey uh buddy I think you got the wrong website, neoGaf is two blocks down from here
>>321292767
I literally can't.
>tfw going through the upper cathedral
>>321293071
Horror has to play on panic, apprehension and tension. Blood borne has some spooky wooky enemies but none of the psychological fuckery that a real horror game will have. Let's put it like this, I played through bloodborne In my chair without one loss of control.
Penumbra made me put a fist into my wall in panic and it was an enemy I heard down a hall a ways away. THAT is horror.
>>321293178
>the Research Hall
SPLISH SPLOSH MOTHERFUCKER
>>321293519
>Blood borne has some spooky wooky enemies but none of the psychological fuckery that a real horror game will have
Except it does. It starts out as a game where you hunt monsters until you realize what the fuck was going on. Insight lets you see more shit, there are people who eat the brains of others to be more like the elder gods they worship, you go through the twisted dreams of other people, everyone is insane and in the end you become one of them. It's literally a horror game with action combat.
>>321293729
Not him, but BB wasn't scary at all to me personally, because I can kill all the scary things and defend myself.
A large part of horror is a sense of feeling vulnerable and disarmed. Bloodborne didn't give me that feeling, because I have a big fucking axe in my right hand and a cannon on my left.
>>321293729
Does. It. Make. You. Feel. Horrified?
That's a fucked concept youre right but its only a concept and doesn't mix with gameplay. The gameplay of blood borne is not horror. I wouldn't call the Tomb of the Giants a horror section in dark souls. The gameplay doesn't support a horror game anon, the rolling and combat doesn't support a horror game. The art direction is creepy but its almost too heuronymous Bosch to be horrifying. This is not a game you can out up besides alien isolation or eternal darkness. This isn't a horror game until itmakes you feel real dread
>>321293991
Same goes for Eternal Darkness and it's still considered a horror game.
>>321294717
Eternal Darkness doesn't let you ninja roll around everywhere and the game had some novel uses for the sanity meter. In terms of gameplay it was definitely a horror game
>>321294904
>Eternal Darkness doesn't let you ninja roll around everywhere
You're right. It actually lets you either chop of arms / heads or blast enemies with a fucking shotgun.
>and the game had some novel uses for the sanity meter
And bloodborne has some novel uses for Insight.
>In terms of gameplay it was definitely a horror game
So is bloodborne. Your whole fucking argument at this point is that 'it's not a horror game because it has a dodge button'. Which is complete bullshit because the enemies are also faster / more deadly than they were in eternal darkness to make them even more scary than fucking zombies.
>>321295094
no, anon, you misunderstand. I'm coming from its not a horror game because its a souls game and you won't find anybody on /v/ who experienced the emotion of horror while playing it. You were right earlier, horror is more than just jump scares but at its base level it also has to be SCARY. Bloodborne doesn't do anything to give you any of the proper emotions of horror and I can sit through the whole game without my pulse somuch as increasing then its definitely not a horror game. You're arguing that a game with horror themes to its story is a horror game because grim dark. I'm saying its not a horror game because it doesn't cause horror. Amnesia is a horrifying game. Fuck dude, even Ravenholme is an example of deliberate horror and its got no jump scares. The whole intro of Silent Hill: The Room is more horror than the entirety of bloodborne. There's nothing in BB deliberately trying to make you piss yourself or run away. Its not horror, its like a Brother's Grimm slashemup.
>>321292889
It is horror, though. It's just SPOOPY JUMPSCARE OH NO
It's gross body horror. Like a Cronenberg film (The Fly, The Thing etc.) with Lovecraftian forbidden knowledge and Elder Gods, like In The Mouth of Madness.
>>321294068
>Does. It. Make. You. Feel. Horrified?
Yes. A lot of the body horror shit like Ludwig made my stomach turn in the same way a Cronenberg film does.
>>321294068
I certainly felt dread facing the Brain of Mensis, the One Reborn, the Winter Lanterns, Bloodsuckers and all other such enemies for the first time.
I'm still wary of Winter Lanterns, they'll fuck you up regardless of what BL you're at if you're not careful
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>>321295572
If its just that my stomach isn't made of tissue paper then fine, blood borne is a horror game for the weak willed
>>321295758
Backpedal harder. It's a horror game by definition. Your aspergers won't change that fact. And with almost no other horror games released this year other than maybe some indie jump scare scary games and until dawn itr definetly is one of the best horror games this whole year.
>>321295758
Go through Upper Cathedral Ward without being spooked I dare you
>>321295758
GURRR I'M TUFF NO HORRROR MOVIE AINT GON SCARE ME ONE BIT!
>>321295758
Yeah man, you're so right.
The Thing and The Fly definitely aren't horror movies. No, not at all.
Neither is In The Mouth Of Madness.
I found Corpse Party Blood Drive as a better horror game, but Bloodborne has some amazing horror elements, especially the enemy design and overall atmosphere in the 2nd half of the game + DLC
>>321292767
I wish the game had AA like this.
The enemies are too lazily designed to really be horrific. There's very little cohesion with how they're presented besides a melted abomination that loosely resembles something else.
There's very little suspense, proper (good) atmosphere, and a decent story. Soulsfags defend the last point always, because they believe two sentence item descriptions and headcanon lore counts as a story.
So sure, it's a horror game like Pixels is a comedy.
>>321296301
>The enemies are too lazily designed
Stopped reading right there.
>>321296301
Have you seen the Winter Lanterns?
Bloodborne has some fantastic body horror enemy/environment design, especially in the second half of the game, but it creates zero tension and the atmosphere is largely inconsequential to the gameplay. More of an action game with horror elements. SOMA was a better horror game, but Bloodborne was a better game overall.
>>321296301
You either didn't play the game, or you didn't play past the first few hours (You could not git gud)
>>321295970
>>321296062
I'm admitting you guys are right calm thefuck down. Body horror doesn't really feel like horror to me in the same way a gross pile of puke doesn't, but it is within the genre and a couple of the old priests are definitely gross.
>>321292767
>horror game
>>321296301
>The enemies are too lazily designed
C'mon, this has to be bait.
You can hate on the Souls series because you don't like the storytelling or it's too hard or whatever, but come on. The Souls series has always had effort put into it's visual design, Bloodborne moreso.
>>321292767
>horror
If you were to say action rpg .....
>>321292767
>>321296301
The game is absolutely dripping with atmosphere. Your opinions are so wrong I'm embarrassed for you.
>>321292889
All souls games have had parts that have had me more scared and on my toes than any horror game. The fact that I'm actually scared of dying helps a lot in pulling me in.
>>321296478
Honestly I don't feel scared by games or movies anymore, but I can feel that things could be terrifying. There's a lot to be afraid of in Bloodborne, the weak-of-heart and such would be completely grossed out and dread every lasting second in quite a lot of situations in the game.
>>321292889
Eldritch horror. Which is pretty much synonymous with Lovecraftian horror at this point. Not all horror is jump scares and shallow breathing, this is the cosmic fear of the unknown and unknowable void.
Several areas of the game are straight up homages to Lovecraft horror and the game doesn't hide it. The mother brain is a shoggoth. The "eye" rune that grants insight looks like the Elder Sign. The milkweed rune reads HP.
But the way this horror comes most readily to mind is the insight meter, and frenzy. A common theme in eldritch/lovecraft horror is that our minds are literally unable to comprehend the great old ones and even trying drives you barking mad, at least to human perception, and then you die. When you raise your insight, or are "granted eyes", you begin to see the machinations of the old ones, see the world for what is truly is, and the world is a hellish nightmare. That's literally what frenzy is. It's your head actually exploding as you are brought too quickly into contact with something that you can't understand to the point where it drives you insane.
I agree with OP basically.
>>321296637
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/116555-Fatal-Frame-Maiden-of-Black-Water-Review
It's shit
SOMA
Bloodborne is not a horror game
>>321292921
There's barely any spooky shit. If you're a adult you shouldn't be spooked by pixels on a screen.
>mfw being summoned for BSB and running all the way back to kill Djura in their world
No gesture for you this play through !
>>321296367
Everything except a few of the celestial enemies stood out as unique.
>>321296415
It must feel horrible being so blown the fuck out constantly that you you deflect any criticism towards your favorite game as illegitimate an false presumptions.
Do you suck the barrel of a loaded pistol every night knowing bloodborne got low sales and no recognition? Did you ever think about pulling the trigger? You should.
How does it feel knowing more people play mediocre garbage like F4llout and car soccer than your perfect, flawless masterpiece? Does it make you want to kill yourself? You should.
The easiest, most average souls game is your favorite, and that's fine. Good for you. But just for that garbage you typed (and honestly believe) I can tell you genuinely don't deserve to breathe air.
>>321296849
Except it is.
Is there a "better" horror game from 2015? No.
Is there a scarier horror game from 2015? Undoubtedly.
>>321296883
Is this pasta?
>>321296840
>Escapist
Fuck off with your favourite meme reviewer
>>321296883 (You)
>>321296637
lol
>>321296883
>low sales
Nigga, it sold over 2 million, that's bretty good for a game of this genre. Sony already said it sold way better than they expected.
>>321292767
If this game makes you feel scared/horrified, you need to just kill yourself. Try playing silent hill.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzofkM5eslU
>>321297192
>2 million
>good
Kek
>>321297323
>le scary moth flying through window
Woah, so scary
>>321297446
Oh no, it's retarded.
>>321296883
This dude is mad as fuck holy shit
>>321292767
I find it hilarious that bloodborne is so lackluster than in a desperate bid for relevance sony bronies are trying to pretend that this hack and slash garbage from moon land is a "horror game"
>>321296883
Do you seriously value quality based on how much it sold or how many people saw it?
I guess that means Transformers and Titanic are the absolute pinnacle of cinema then
>>321292767
horror elements != horror game
specially since you can mash R1 to win most enemy encounters.
That said, the tomb of giants is scarier than this whole game
>>321297737
I simply find you hilarious, shitposter-kun
>>321297737
>Trying to turn this into console wars
m8 I have a PC, PS4 and a 3DS and I still enjoy Bloodborne and think it's the second best Souls game.
>>321292767
>horror
>invincibility frames
Yeah, nah. Games with iFrames are action games, end of discussion.
>>321297803
>specially since you can mash R1 to win most enemy encounters.
I dare you to upload a video of you doing that like that guy did for Shadow of Mordor. Try and beat one of the early bosses like Cleric Beast.
>>321296852
You cant attack NPCs in other peoples worlds, nice try though.
>>321292767
>Bloodborne
>Horror
If Bloodborne scares you, you need to grow a pair.
If you think fleshy beast here and there equal to horror you really need to reconsider your definition of the genre.
>>321298110
Djura isn't a regular npc.
>>321298314
What?
>>321298273
Horror isn't just about monsters popping out of boxes, lad.
Stuff that horrifies you, and effects you. Maybe it's a scary sci-fi concept, like that SOMA game. Or maybe it's gross cronenberg stuff like The Thing.
>>321299051
>Horror isn't just about monsters popping out of boxes, lad.
Never said it was, but adversely there being monsters doesn't automatically qualify something as horror.
>Stuff that horrifies you, and effects you.
Which is why I said if Bloodborne scares you, you need to grow a pair, since its not a horror game.
>>321298670
The host doesn't have to go to the base area to piss him off
>>321299414
It doesn't scare me in a "OH FUCK OH FUCK" kind of way.
Seeing shit like Vicar Amelia's bones twisting and moulding as she turns into the beast, or Ludwig being a mass of horse legs and twisted bloody flesh but still holds lucidity makes me feel highly unconfortable and horrified.
>>321292767
What's every game ever
>>321298273
>pleb can't into mise-en-scene
Underage
