gaming Amnesia: The Dark Descent

[Veiled Enigma 389]

It's one of the more creepy games I've played in years. Not as heart-attack inducing as some jump scares in the Dead Space games, but it will fuck with your mind.

 

i watched a walk through, it has an interesting premise, but theres no weapons in the game

 

Weapons would ruin the game, imo.

[Spaghetti 159]

i watched a walk through, it has an interesting premise, but theres no weapons in the game

 

That is what makes this game so excellent. It wouldn't nearly be as frightening if you could just mow down the creatures who stalk you with a machine gun. Amnesia knows that something becomes more scary the less you see it, and you spend most of your encounters running away.

 

This is a must-buy for any gamer. Instant classic.

[Skullbuster 1,906]

That is what makes this game so excellent. It wouldn't nearly be as frightening if you could just mow down the creatures who stalk you with a machine gun. Amnesia knows that something becomes more scary the less you see it, and you spend most of your encounters running away.

 

This is a must-buy for any gamer. Instant classic.

 

i never said anything about a machine gun, but like even a hatchet or dagger would be ok

[PegasisterTaco 318]

i think you can actually throw barrels at them, but it just stuns them

 

Well that's close enough!

 

1. Get a barrel

2. Hit a grunt with it

3. Flee

4. ???

5. Profit

[None42069 520]

Oh. I see. Anyways, I should remind you you owe me 1000$-

I've never played the game but heard good stuff about it.

[Spaghetti 159]

i never said anything about a machine gun, but like even a hatchet or dagger would be ok

 

My example still applies. While the first few encounters will be frightening, when you include weapons people will just adapt and learn how to kill them off most efficiently. Instead, Amnesia makes you paranoid about encounters considering how fast they can kill you and how you cannot fight back.

Honestly, the AI isn't too intelligent, it is fairly easy to outmaneuver and escape them already.

Edited July 21, 2012 by Heisenbrony

[Feather Spiral 1,892]

Thing is, weapons take skill to manipulate IRL. A mace or sword would demand strength, and a knife would require dexterity.

Remember Daniel is just an archaeologist, he digs out harmless(?) ancient artifacts for a living. He's not Indiana Jones, much less Chris Redfield.

Heck, just LOOKING at the monsters drains his sanity, how do you expect him to even consider coming CLOSER to them? XD

[Shiki 5,855]

Amnesia doesn't scare me for some reason.

Slender, however, has got me shakin' in mah bootz.

[Taco Horse 116]

So far in my playthroughs I have only seen the bro once and the freakin water monster is the only thing to get me scared so far. I don't know if my game is busted or what and I don't know if I want it to get fixed if it is.

[Feather Spiral 1,892]

Slender, however, has got me shakin' in mah bootz.

I've watched Slender gameplays a couple nights ago, and everything turned out fine.

I didn't need the sleep anyway.

[spas-ticShotty 3,584]

Well that's close enough!

 

1. Get a barrel

2. Hit a grunt with it

3. Flee

4. ???

5. Profit

 

Actually, it more or less goes like this.

 

1. Get barrel

2. Hit grunt with it

3. Flee

4. Grunt runs at you super-fast

5. Death

 

Happens everytime

[Feather Spiral 1,892]

I don't know if it's just me, but I realized that ironically enough, grunts catch up to you ONLY when you run fast. It's like they have a reflex of speeding up when you are, but don't bother slowing down when they come closer.

[spas-ticShotty 3,584]

I don't know if it's just me, but I realized that ironically enough, grunts catch up to you ONLY when you run fast. It's like they have a reflex of speeding up when you are, but don't bother slowing down when they come closer.

 

It's because if you start running away, and you get far enough, they start running, and they're much faster than you

[AppleShy Sparkle 312]

My example still applies. While the first few encounters will be frightening, when you include weapons people will just adapt and learn how to kill them off most efficiently. Instead, Amnesia makes you paranoid about encounters considering how fast they can kill you and how you cannot fight back.

Honestly, the AI isn't too intelligent, it is fairly easy to outmaneuver and escape them already.

 

From what i've read, it's possible to hide from them by picking up a barrel and holding it in front of your face.

It's kinda funny though how it says ''Hide, you have no means to defend yourself'' when there are rocks and boards and crowbars and stuff everywhere.

[spas-ticShotty 3,584]

From what i've read, it's possible to hide from them by picking up a barrel and holding it in front of your face.

It's kinda funny though how it says ''Hide, you have no means to defend yourself'' when there are rocks and boards and crowbars and stuff everywhere.

 

At the risk of getting killed by the monster, because they don't like it when something is thrown at them.

[Juggler 345]

I have played it. In the beginning I only managed rounds of about 5 minutes It's the atmosphere that does it. It's so damn creepy. And when you hear that growl, oh god... When I got near the end of the game, I just pushed through, hoping that it would end soon And I made it! And I'm proud of it

 

Now I just have the sequel to look forward to...

[Drehgunklew 136]

Of course I play it. I've never been so scared in my entire life when I got to the water part ;____; I usually don't get afraid so easily, but I'm kinda afraid of the dark and such.

Awesome game, but scary as hell ;_;

[Zero Sonic 29]

Actually thinking about making videos on the custom stories I play, I've already done one but can never really find the time to make more.

[AppleShy Sparkle 312]

At the risk of getting killed by the monster, because they don't like it when something is thrown at them.

 

I know it would take the point of having to escape and hide out of the game, but i meant that if he has a pole or something, he could just whack the Grunt's head a few times, rather than just throwing it and running.

[Feather Spiral 1,892]

It's kinda funny though how it says ''Hide, you have no means to defend yourself'' when there are rocks and boards and crowbars and stuff everywhere.

 

Again, it takes skill to use those as weapons. You don't just swing a crowbar and expect it to hit the target. It takes some practice, and as I said, Daniel isn't Indiana Jones or Rick O'Connell (The Mummy series).

Also a lot of muscle power. Have you seen how these things literally break down doors in three swings? Daniel is no match for them in close combat, even with a crowbar. Getting hit by a weakling like that, a grunt will just get more angry.

 

You can, however, throw rocks to create a diversion.

Edited July 22, 2012 by Feather Spiral

[MVC NVMXD JVRXD 2,406]

Fuck my Intel graphics card. I have the game, can't play it.

I really want to, though. It seems fun.

[Akemi Homura 7,680]

Fuck my Intel graphics card. I have the game, can't play it.

I really want to, though. It seems fun.

 

The game itself is not hyper-scary - nerve-racking than anything else, and the event triggers are more startling than scary. However, the intensity and the solitude the atmosphere gives off puts you at the heart of terror. The setting is creepy, but after seeing many haunted houses on TV and reading creepypasta about creepy structures, you get used to it... I also got used to the dark, because well, I like the dark (at least now). The only thing that was remotely scary was the random encounters with the Amnesia monsters that popped up and I had to run from them - now that is intense.

[MVC NVMXD JVRXD 2,406]

The game itself is not hyper-scary - nerve-racking than anything else, and the event triggers are more startling than scary. However, the intensity and the solitude the atmosphere gives off puts you at the heart of terror. The setting is creepy, but after seeing many haunted houses on TV and reading creepypasta about creepy structures, you get used to it... I also got used to the dark, because well, I like the dark (at least now). The only thing that was remotely scary was the random encounters with the Amnesia monsters that popped up and I had to run from them - now that is intense.

 

I find with most horror games I play, you're not really terrified, but the setting it creates really just messes with your mind. You get a feeling of dread/nervousness, and that goes to make things really creepy. And when you run into some scary monster, there's an initial shock of "HOLY SHIT WHAT WAS THAT", but as you run it sort of winds down :/ But then, when you have to hide, knowing that you're completely powerless if it finds you, that feeling comes back. Especially when you hear it lurking around.

Eh, I guess I understand what Amnesia's like and all, but that just makes me want to play it more. -_-

[FlareChaser0096 142]

Sadly no, I'm not allowed to play horror games. http://mlpforums.com/public/style_emoticons/default/dry.png But I really want to play. It doesn't look that bad! I'm not easily scared. (watch, I'll play the game for 2 minutes and never sleep again for saying that)

[Feather Spiral 1,892]

The game itself is not hyper-scary - nerve-racking than anything else, and the event triggers are more startling than scary. However, the intensity and the solitude the atmosphere gives off puts you at the heart of terror. The setting is creepy, but after seeing many haunted houses on TV and reading creepypasta about creepy structures, you get used to it... I also got used to the dark, because well, I like the dark (at least now). The only thing that was remotely scary was the random encounters with the Amnesia monsters that popped up and I had to run from them - now that is intense.

I can relate to this, even though my experience is limited to watching videos and imagining myself playing it - I have a pretty vivid imagination. Heck, I imagined myself AS the protagonist, or even as part of a team of protagonists.

But remember Daniel is not you. He's pretty superstitious and somewhat claustrophobic. He can't stand the sight of the monsters, he can't stand staying in the dark... He's already mentally unstable and things like that make it worse, which is why the game's more challenging even for those who're not scared. :3

 

EDIT: I just realized upon watching a gameplay vid, Daniel is actually physically strong, seeing he can push huge wooden pillars or pull big rocks away. But again, since he's mentally weak, he still doesn't stand a chance against anything that fights back.

Edited August 2, 2012 by Feather Spiral