Thoughts?
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Thoughts?
>it's a retarded protagonist episode
Great premise and world design but I still feel they could have done more with it. Like having the other Simon awake to interact with and perhaps a boss that wants to kill you for the deep diving suit.
My favorite game from these guys even if it's the least scary. The atmosphere is awesome and the story is great.
What are comparable games? I can't stomach horror games but this one was okay for reasons.
would be better without enemies desu, they're not really scary and just annoying to navigate around because their pathing is stupid and you're not allowed to look at them
>>342840380
>What are comparable games?
I think the most similar game would be Alien Isolation, but even then it's very different.
>>342838036
Philosophy 101: The Video Game. It's for colossal plebs.
>>342838036
If you like atmosphere, mood setting, and thinking about a story once it's finished - get this game.
It's a really solid, and well-realized horror game.
>>342840491
The enemies add to the sense of impending doom. Whenever you see one it reminds you that eventually you will either die or be assimilated.
>>342838187
He was in denial. Very important destinction
>>342841581
you didnt even play it
>>342845903
>impending doom
Not really, it's actually pretty annoying that i have to sit in the corner and wait for them to walk by so i can progress. Same problem as Amnesia and Outlast, you're not allowed to fight and once you get a look at what they actually are they're not scary
Spooky teleporting guy and the fish were scarier than any of the enemies.
>>342838036
got all the way until u go out to the bottom of the ocean lil ahead that and i stopped playing. idk got boring.
>>342840491
There's only one you can't look at, the naked bubblehead guy.
The bit with the angler fish light was bloody brilliant. Don't usually fall for shit but that one got me.
>>342846241
It wasn't portrayed very well if that were the case. It seemed like genuine obliviousness.
>>342838036
Really neat philosophical ideas behind it, but boring game.
>>342838036
Apparently it's like Amnesia with less puzzles and 2deep4u story so I'm not sure If I want to try it
>>342849425
You miss the part where MC didn't even see himself as a robot until a room got flooded? The robots who think they're human? It was even said that it's a defensive measure so you don't lose your shit (which happened anyway)
>>342840380
It was mostly psychological horror since majority of enemies encountered were blind. Can't say the devs previous games are that much comparable since they're survival horror
I loved it. The ending got me spooked for a long time.
>>342850641
That's totally different, one was his mind coping with the drastic change, something he had no control over. His actual thoughts which he could control are another story. The part you described was done well, him acting like a dumb blond by the end of the game was done really poorly.
>>342852295
Did you miss the part where he's Canadian?
>>342852495
Fair enough.
>>342852295
>>342852495
>One of the first scans used for AI templates
>It's a braindamaged canadian
What could possibly go wrong
Its my favorite Frictional Game. Couldn't put it down. Plot was stellar and the sense of helplessness and futility was great. The enemy variety was good, if they only had two or three monsters I'd rather they not have monsters at all. It was neat seeing how the WAU affected these people and machines.
If I have to rank them, SOMA > Black Plague > Amnesia = Overture
Never played Requiem.
>>342853141
>Never played Requiem
I think you should
It's not even horror it's basically a pre-death experience
I think you would like it if you really loved Black Plague like I did
>>342853367
Not him but from what I've heard of Requiem it's more a puzzle game than anything.
>>342838036
Genuinely enjoyed it. Wish more games would approach horror in this fashion.
>>342854150
It's exactly what it is
You go through some levels and you have to progress through the portals you activate with some particular spheres you have to find before you can interact with the portals
All of this while revisiting familiar places and levels highly inspired by Overture and Black Plague which use the same assets
It's nice because there are some messages in the loading screens and there are some moments like 4th wall breaking and stuff like that
You see some of those levels in the fanmade sequel developed as an Amnesia mod Penumbra Necrologue, which isn't so bad
>>342853141
I never played Black Plague. What style of horror was it?
>>342855364
Most of the setting is Labs and unlike Overture you have no defenses
It's a bit forgiving since the enemies will take a pretty long time to kill you but it's absolutely fantastic
sadly one of the best game I've played this year, firewatch also
>>342856057
>sadly one of the best game I've played this year
Why sadly?
>>342856137
I'm not that crazy about walking simulators, but hey, currently they are better than 99% of today's AAA games.
>>342856449
How is SOMA a walking simulator though?
>>342856528
No inventory, minimal interaction with environment, your mission is to walk your ass to the bottom of the the abyss
>>342856528
how is it not?
what would you call it? horror walking simulator?
>>342856721
>>342856769
It has a fail state, something most walking simulators do not.
>>342856886
that is hardly enough to not be called a w.s tho.
>>342856886
True
>>342856721
Ironically, if it was a pure walking simulator it would have been better. The evade/ chase sequences were tedious at best
>>342856991
Going by that logic then Thief games are also walking simulators since all you do is avoid enemies.
I liked the story. The typical Amnesia gameplay didn't exactly stick with the whole body horror / cyberpunk thing and it felt like 2 completely separated things, but i liked it.
I wanted them to kiss at the end. Such a shame.
>>342857051
No.
>>342856057
Firewatch had amazing build-up. Just kind of a meh pay-off.Which I get was kind of the point, but you know... They probably could have strung us along a bit longer with thinking that someone had actually killed those two girls, instead of abruptly revealing they were fine.
>>342857237
>cyberpunk
The apocalypse happened and there's robocancer everywhere. That's hardly cyberpunk
>>342857169
>since all you do is avoid enemies
And collect items. And pickpocket people. And knock out guards. Amd fight monsters. And map out your environment. And use arrows to extinguish torches, create moss, pin ropes to ceilings etc
>>342856721
Definitely not what a walking simulator is
You can die multiple times and you have to actually put some thought into exploring and finding the items that you need to progress with the game
There's also the fact that multiple enemies have different behaviours and you need to stealth your way through
Unlike A machine for pigs you can interact with stuff, throw chairs around, play with the food in the fridge and so on
Walking simulators barely have any interaction with anything and you can't die in pretty much all of them, focusing a lot on narrative without giving a shit about the experience and having limited sized areas that fit well for your inability to sprint or walk faster
You also have back and forth conversations, meanwhile all walking simulators I know show the character being simply the plot device that allows you to press the button to hear the recording, open the diary so the voiceover starts and getting to places where script start
>>342857237
>I wanted them to kiss at the end. Such a shame.You mean metal to broken computer panel, or Simon 4.0 and Catherine 3.0?
Either way, I think they were still in the awkward "I'm having an existential crisis right now" stage
>>342857374
yeah, but I really liked the ending, more than the quirky characters at least.
It was also fun to look at the map and navigate the park. Imagine how fun games like Skyrim would be if you had to buy maps and navigate on your own.
>>342857590
>you have to actually put some thought into exploring and finding the items that you need to progress with the game
Not really, no. Everything is in pretty obvious places
>There's also the fact that multiple enemies have different behaviours and you need to stealth your way through
They're almost all blind
>>342857538
I write this everytime i talk about this game to trigger my fellow cyberpunk pieces of dreks. Don't worry, i know I'm wrong.
>>342857605
>Either way, I think they were still in the awkward "I'm having an existential crisis right now" stage
Yeah but still. I would've kissed her. Fuck the existencial crisis and the versions of ourselves that got stuck on the earth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syq_WuOopUU
pretty much a spot on review
>>342857659
Just taking in the atmosphere of the park was great.
Actually wish there was more days of just settling into the isolation of it.
>WHERE'S MY DRILL?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9kT4n2fvpY
>>342841581
Wikipedia philosopher detected.
>>342858474
I can taste the cancer from this video
>>342858474
I liked running frantically through the underwater section, and the idea of uncovering the WAU's twisted perception of preserving life, but I'd agree that some of the chase sections weren't as necessary when you were already occupied with basic navigation and searching through documents.
>>342858058
Went back to that after I finished the game and I was surprised how spot on it was actually, especially considering most of his new reviews are plain shit.
>>342855103
does Necrologue have monsters?
