Megaman_EXE

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[–] Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I had a car behind me with LED headlights the other day. When I would look in my rear view mirror, it appeared fine, but if I focused on the road, the refresh rate on the LED's created a strobing effect, which was extremely distracting.

Oh ohh or my other favorite is when people have massive trucks that illuminate your whole car because of their lights. It would be nice if there was a required standard

Edit: Honestly, if it wasn't for urban sprawl, stupidly cold winters, and these massive vehicles with aggressive drivers, I would prefer to just bike.

[–] Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org 2 points 5 days ago

I wouldn't have guessed this would be the tipping point, but I'm excited to hear more about this in the future. This would be amazing news

[–] Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org 1 points 1 week ago

Did anyone play the Blair witch game? I didn't find it too scary, but the woods in that game are phenomenal. I thought they did a great job with making it feel like you were actually in a forest.

[–] Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org 1 points 1 week ago

I really liked Amnesia when it was first released. Also, penumbra is really good, too. I always recommend them to people! I think maybe I've desensitized myself to frictional games development style because I don't tend to find their games scary anymore. Their latest game did have me tense for a bit, but it quickly wore off as I got used to it :(

I'm chasing that high of getting scared haha. I'm not sure what to do. I figure at this point I just need to play everything I can get my hands on

[–] Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org 4 points 1 week ago

Outer Wilds is probably one of my top 5

It's probably my favorite game that I've played in the past decade

[–] Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The 3DO.

I didn't have many games for it, and emulation I think is kinda sketchy last I checked (I think the main emulator is all in Russian?) But it was full of FMV's and all the fun that came with them.

Twisted: The game show is one of my favorite titles, but parts of it are definitely a product of its time (specifically the trivia)

[–] Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Oh man, I want one of these, but the price makes it hard to justify. One day I'll snag one up :)

[–] Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ohh I've wanted to play the zero escape series at some point. I didn't realize it could be unsettling! Cool I will put it on the list, thanks!

[–] Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org 2 points 1 week ago

Ahh, that's such a shame when that happens. I'll avoid it like the plague then!

[–] Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org 2 points 1 week ago

Yeah, I thought it was pretty okay! I ended up getting about halfway through, I think? I got caught by the monster a couple of times when he randomly decided to pop up, and I somewhat shifted from "this is spooky" to "I'm just avoiding this road block"

It's super tricky because I don't know how to keep myself immersed in the experience for a lot of these titles.

I did enjoy the fact that they tried something new with the bunker. I thought it was probably the closest I got to being scared since the Dark Descent, so I think that says something for sure.

I think I've been exposed to too much horror, which might have dulled the experience somewhat. I really enjoy hearing about what/why people enjoyed horror games, so I don't think your point was moot! I think horror is a very unique genre that pushes game design to its extremes in a lot of ways.

[–] Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I really liked Outlast when it first released. Outlast 2 was pretty good as well. I think the tricky part is if you die or mess up too many times in horror games, the fear gets dulled.

I don't recall layers of fear creeping me out much, but I haven't tried the second yet. Definitely worth a shot

I find Amnesia titles don't do it for me anymore. I think maybe I played too much and got too familiar with how the AI works. I've peeled back the curtain, so to speak and ruined them for myself, aha.

I really liked alien isolation when it first came out. I thought it was a very cool take on horror. The AI seemed super impressive

[–] Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org 3 points 1 week ago

PT is great. I wish it was still easily accessible.

That whole situation is such a shame. There was so much potential there!

 

I feel like I've played a good amount of horror titles, and I find I don't really get scared much anymore.

What are some titles that scared you the most? I would love to hear your recommendations!

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