Are there any good horror games that rely completely on atmosphere? As in zero or almost no jumpscares.
No that'd be stupid. Honestly it'd probably be worse then a game that's all jump scares and no atmosphere.
>>343499551
Amnesia is all about the atmosphere. You always know when the monsters are coming, but you need to hide from them rather than facing them head on because you can't kill them.
>>343499551
No because those games don't sell well
>>343499551
No.
>>343499869
Amnesia has jumpscares in it.
>>343499551
Siren on PS2.
>>343499869
Stuff like that doesn't bother me. It's shit like the wolverine in Until Dawn that I hate.
>>343499952
On PS4 now too.
metro / stalker
>>343499551
.flow
Silent Hill 1 has maybe one jump scare
>>343499956
That's a wendigo you fucking mong
pathologic and the void
>>343500529
u wot m8?
>>343499551
no. because good horror games don't exist.
>LELELE PLAYING TENSE MUSIC 24/7
>EBIN JUNMP SCARES ECKS DEE
>>343500581
This
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDC-MxyMsFw
>>343499551
I don't understand all the hate against jumpscares. I think they're fine in a horror game; being wary of them is part of the fun.
If a game was guaranteed to have no jumpscares from the start, and you knew it, I think it would feel a lot less tense. It's good to have that uncertainty.
>>343500681
nah that looks more like a fucken wombat then anything else mate.
>>343499869
Amnesia has jumpscares, like the first enemy you see in the game(he turns out to be an illusion but still) or the time you meet the brute for the first time when he barges through the door to fuck you up
>>343499551
are there any horror games that are totally just vile and nasty, with enemy designs that make your skin crawl?
>>343499551
the forest
Jumpscares are okay if there is a threat behind them.
Something going boo isn't that awful.
Something going boo then mouthraping you is pretty upsetting
>>343501117boo!
>>343500746
the soundscape in the apartment and flat areas was super unsettling to me, that use of knocks and footsteps like they're right around the corner was creepy as shit.
>>343501259
>>343501259
WHAT THE FUCK, MAN.
>>343500835
I'd like the game to make me afraid of what's in the game, rather than make me afraid it'll play a sudden and loud noise to shock me.
>>343499551
Did SH2 have any real jumpscares? I can't remember.
>>343500438
HOLY SHIT THIS
Cursed Mountain and aside from the battle system (might be different on PC) it's pretty good.
jumpscares are the absolute lowest form of horror
rather than making something genuinely and interestingly scary, it relies on the basic human trait of being filled with adrenaline under sudden threat
it takes absolutely no skill whatsoever to pull off
>>343500872
That's clearly a rascal
>>343499551
>Are there any good horror games that rely completely on atmosphere?
Shit yeah.
P.T.
>>343499551
Eternal Darkness.
>>343500746
Was that scary? That look like some "artsy" crap game like "The Path"
i dont remember any jumpscares besides the first time a synthetic grabs your leg, but alien isolation has some fucking amazing atmosphere building
>>343504973
step out junior, the adults are talking.
>>343505276
The alien is a jumpscare you mong.
>>343501076
The forest is a fucking comedy adventure from what I've played.
>Kill some assholes
>Build a totem of their limbs with a friend and call it modern art
>Roast some arms and eat them while the baddies dance around our fire.
Quality game it was.
>>343505423
not really, the first time you see it, it just plops quietly from the vents with no real ceremony, and for the most part theres no actual jumpscare to the alien itself, since you either know where it is or know where it should be
>>343505587
That's not true. The alien shoots up right in front of you if it gets you.
The Cradle level from Thief3 was spooky as fuck, but had no jumps IIRC.
>>343505367
Well if literal nothing scares you then OK
>>343505706
that isnt a jumpscare though, the alien itself is always visible when that happens except for in the vents, and you're able to see when they're there so its not like you cant expect it.
>>343505784
It can get you from behind.
>>343505864
Which is always accompanied by very loud screeching, footsteps and your motion sensor having a fit. The alien is literally the most predictable and easy to manipulate thing in the game
>>343504973
>The Void
>artsy crap
While it is "artsy", it's not crap, and has an actually interesting gameplay, unlike modern museum simulators.
There's a lot of complaints to make about Alien Isolation but "Jumpscares" isn't one of them.
>>343505947
>wild exaggerration
>loud screeching sudden attack not jumpscare
Okay boyo.
>>343506038
I agree but there are still a few jumpscares in the game.
If Amnesia, with it's 2-3 jumpscares counts then so does alien isolation.
>>343499551
Stalker series mainly relies on atmosphere.
Subnautica, while not a horror game, can get really intense if you have thalassophobia. Most creatures announce their presence with cries that carry for hundreds of meters, so they'll never really get a jump on you.
Penumbra
>>343499551
>As in zero or almost no jumpscares.
Wow what an awesome game
>Walk around area
>Nothing to threaten the player
>No jumpscares, just MUH ATMOSPHERE
Sounds boring as shit. I'm glad you don't make games
>>343505587
>saving
>instant death
Frequent and/or lame jumpscares can get pretty bad, but having zero jumpscares is just blueballing players, period. People like you never seem to understand this.
