same here I am "buying" it as I type thisThunderhorse31 said:This might be the first game I pick up as a result of ZP. A rare positive review, the game must be far better than advertised.
Zero Punctuation: Amnesia: The Dark Descent
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I actually pre-ordered amnesia after [trying to] play the demo. However upon it's release my pc suffered so many technical issues (which I now believe are related to the screen resolution, of all things) that my progress thus far spans the entirety of 2 halls and a room.
Nonetheless this review reinforces my preconception that the game will get frightening, so I'll have to buckle down and play it at some point. Though the whole running-really-slow-to-create-mood kind of kills my survival horror pants-tent.
Nonetheless this review reinforces my preconception that the game will get frightening, so I'll have to buckle down and play it at some point. Though the whole running-really-slow-to-create-mood kind of kills my survival horror pants-tent.
This review led to me playing the demo, which led to me buying the game. I played the demo in the afternoon and still pooped a little during the water trek. One thing that bothered me was the slight screen tearing I experienced; it kind of un-immerses you a bit (couldn't get rivatuner's triple-buffering to work for some reason). Huzzah for steam bringing the indy game devs back to the PC!
Play the demo!
Play the demo!
I was literally just playing Amnesia and thinking about how the horror genre is pretty much dead in mainstream games in favor or action.
This is exactly why Fatal Frame was a good game. See, the scariest parts of Fatal Frame were when you saw a glimpse of the enemy in the distance and you tried to stay away from it. When you did get to see the ghosts they were still extremely scary, but when you actually had to fight them that was the least scary part.
I was planning on checking this game out, but this video sold me on it.
I was planning on checking this game out, but this video sold me on it.
I'm proud to say I'm the one who recommended this game and I happen to be playing it too (durr).
Nice to see you enjoyed a break from the horrible moneymilker runny-gunny-survivy horrors, Yahtzee.
Nice to see you enjoyed a break from the horrible moneymilker runny-gunny-survivy horrors, Yahtzee.
XD love the the Eternal Darkness Jab at the end XD
I love you so much right now Yahtzee XD I've been watching my favority Lper play this game, and so when I saw you had done Amnesia, I was so excited and worried you wouldn't like it XD But never mind that XD.
What you said about it is completely true. I was kind of like, wow this game is pretty and the atmosphere is tense but nothing has happened... then... in the Storage room... I realized that this game is really scary. It is exactly what horror is and should be. You walk about around build up the tension then when the person has gotten used to it, launch the horror when they don't expect.
This I think best described Amnesia though from that Lper
*Running away from monster* "You can't catch me I'm the Gingerbread ma- *looks back* Oh shit it can run!
I love you so much right now Yahtzee XD I've been watching my favority Lper play this game, and so when I saw you had done Amnesia, I was so excited and worried you wouldn't like it XD But never mind that XD.
What you said about it is completely true. I was kind of like, wow this game is pretty and the atmosphere is tense but nothing has happened... then... in the Storage room... I realized that this game is really scary. It is exactly what horror is and should be. You walk about around build up the tension then when the person has gotten used to it, launch the horror when they don't expect.
This I think best described Amnesia though from that Lper
*Running away from monster* "You can't catch me I'm the Gingerbread ma- *looks back* Oh shit it can run!
Would you mind explaining me the "less is more" mentality?BlueInkAlchemist said:
I think it refers to less as in less monsters, and less on screen scares that equal more class psychological horror, but I want to be certain I got it right.
I barely finish watching the fucking game trailer! It's just too good.Phenom828 said:
Ok, I gotta find a way to grow the balls to play it to the end, although it's whole point is to make you piss yourself with fear.
Judging from the Steam pages of both, Penumbra is the game demanding weaker computers. Not by a big pile, however: Penumbra will be on a par with Doom 3 in terms of system specs, while Amnesia will be more than Doom 3 and less than Portal. Basically, all depends on the graphics card. Both should be trivial if you have a decent graphics card.Dfskelleton said:
Excelent review. I myself bought Amnesia for two reasons:
1. It's the most horrifying thing i've ever played/seen/experienced
2. The developers are as far as they can from being super rich sellout company. They will need every euro to fund the next game.
So please. If you enjoy horror and have that extra 15e, then go buy it on steam.
Oh and there is also mapping/modding tool being released so there should be custom stories coming out sooner or later.
1. It's the most horrifying thing i've ever played/seen/experienced
2. The developers are as far as they can from being super rich sellout company. They will need every euro to fund the next game.
So please. If you enjoy horror and have that extra 15e, then go buy it on steam.
Oh and there is also mapping/modding tool being released so there should be custom stories coming out sooner or later.
Sarcasm detector is bleeping.DBlack said:
Ultimately, as anyone who watched the Brutal Legend review can tell you, Yathzee hates RTSes, and StarCraft 2 is about as traditional as they come for RTSes. He'll probably come round to doing Halo Reach in the next couple of weeks, but this is a game that really needs more publicity. And the occasional positive review isn't such a bad thing.
Again, yet another of Yahtzee's "survival horror" reviews make me question his definition of the genre.
Like most folks, I don't believe he really thinks about the true meaning of the labels he applies to various games. Instead, if it has violence or gore- particularly of a supernatural nature- and is macabre, unnerving, suspenseful, disturbing, or outright horrifying, he lumps it in the category of "survival horror".
Yet, to me, a more accurate list would be:
SURVIVAL-horror: a game where the emphasis is on killing the really grotesque stuff in order to survive the unnerving situation you find yourself in. Examples would be Dead Space and Doom3. You could also call this 'action-horror'.
survival-HORROR: a game where the environment and the story are the most important, but you still have to do a little fighting and puzzle-solving to survive. Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem, Silent Hill Series, and Penumbra/Amnesia all fall into this category.
Not saying that Yahtzee is wrong to have his opinion; however, that is exactly why I usually don't give his opinion any weight when I'm deciding to buy a game- his work is less of a 'review' and more an editorial on the game.
But just my two cents. [sub]Actual cash value, 1/1000 of a cent[/sub]
Like most folks, I don't believe he really thinks about the true meaning of the labels he applies to various games. Instead, if it has violence or gore- particularly of a supernatural nature- and is macabre, unnerving, suspenseful, disturbing, or outright horrifying, he lumps it in the category of "survival horror".
Yet, to me, a more accurate list would be:
SURVIVAL-horror: a game where the emphasis is on killing the really grotesque stuff in order to survive the unnerving situation you find yourself in. Examples would be Dead Space and Doom3. You could also call this 'action-horror'.
survival-HORROR: a game where the environment and the story are the most important, but you still have to do a little fighting and puzzle-solving to survive. Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem, Silent Hill Series, and Penumbra/Amnesia all fall into this category.
Not saying that Yahtzee is wrong to have his opinion; however, that is exactly why I usually don't give his opinion any weight when I'm deciding to buy a game- his work is less of a 'review' and more an editorial on the game.
But just my two cents. [sub]Actual cash value, 1/1000 of a cent[/sub]
This is definitely my favorite ZP ever. When he screamed about jam coming out of the walls, I had to pause the video because I was laughing too hard to understand anything else he said.
See? Good games can be funny too.
See? Good games can be funny too.
Because honestly? ED:SR to me was never about the fighting, not like Doom3 or Dead Space- it was about the story, and fighting was just one way to accomplish your goals. Contrast that to Dead Space, where literally one of the selling-points of the game is the dismemberment mechanic...llagrok said:
Gee, nice spoiler. Thanks! I am literally 3 missions short of finishing the game. Yes, I had a good idea he was the traitor, but thanks a fucking lot for ruining the surprise for me, even if it wouldn't have been a big one.DBlack said: