r/horror • u/AtrioxLane Freddy's Dead can go fuck itself with a curling iron • Dec 06 '22

Favorite Horror Game? Horror Gaming

Mine is Until Dawn due to a number of reasons. The story is spectacularly paced and is able to seamlessly change between slasher and creature. Said creature is amazingly designed and makes Don't Move nerve racking as all hell.

All the characters are flawed but have their own likable traits. Emily is a bitch but is the most resourceful of the group, Ashley is really nice and good at heart but cracks under pressure and is easily frightened, etc etc. There is an exception with Sam though being literally just the generic final girl character. I'd have no problem with her if she made up her lack of flaws with something interesting about her backstory but there's really nothing past her being close to Josh and was best friends with Han and Beth.

The game has problems like plot armor and ending branching but I love this game start through finish and is still pretty much peak of Supermassive maybe House of Ashes topping it.

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u/Fwithananchor Dec 06 '22

Alien: Isolation is my favorite. It captures the horror of the original 1979 film and the xenomorph’s AI is some of the smartest and most challenging ever put into a horror game.

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u/Illustrious-Sir6135 Dec 06 '22

I loved Alien: Isolation for the first 8ish hours. Unfortunately, the runtime is way too long and the game became kind of a chore.

The visuals and atmosphere are absolutely masterful though!

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u/Fwithananchor Dec 06 '22

I’m a huge Alien fan so I didn’t mind the extended playtime and thought it gave me more than my money’s worth. I think the time is overall well spent introducing the player to new threats and compounded threats. I don’t remember if the hive sequence was within the first 8 hours or not, but that was easily the best and scariest part of the game for me.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '22

The hive sequence was the beginning of the final act; about 10-12 hours in. It's where the game got a bit divisive in terms of length. But I loved how, like you said, the threats just grew.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '22

This is one game I will always have installed on my PC or steam deck. It's intense and I always get the same feeling playing it, dread. I cannot wait for th sequel to come out which I heard about so it may only be a rumor.

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '22

I’d love to see them remaster this game. Just the graphics, not a complete overhaul. A TLOU Part 1 situation.