Jump Scares, really?

[Vampirate]

Jump scares rely on our bodies automatic reaction, they're horror for 12 year olds. I was hoping this game would build tension and dread, but it's horror elements are basically Five Nights at Freddy's except in that game those can be circumvented with skill. Bit disappointed to be honest.

[IndustryStandard]

The Jump Scares

The jump scares in this game genuinely are pissing me off and ruining the experience for me. It's bad enough to make things just pop out behind you or skitter across hallways but blatantly accommodating some of them with extremely loud sounds or having things jump in your face is absolutely ridiculous.

I'm not scared of your game, I'm not afraid of going into these buildings, I'm stressing out because I don't want to force my heart rate to spike from an involuntary reaction.

[DeadSlash]

I'm not kidding or being sarcastic, this is the type of comment I would usually leave a snarky or sarcastic comment on, but I legitimately understand exactly what you are talking about and you did a really good job of describing a mechanic that I genuinely dislike. I'm glad I saw this before I pulled the trigger.

[I Like Apple Pie ッ]

not even scary. man up!

[Nite69]

if you played the stalker series or metro games you should be use to it, its what all the chernobyl style games are known for

[Pantherr]

Originally posted by Nite69:

if you played the stalker series or metro games you should be use to it, its what all the chernobyl style games are known for

I have played all the Metro games, and their jump scares are not like what I have had in this game so far. I agree with the OP, it IS a bit much..

[IndustryStandard]

Originally posted by I Like Apple Pie ッ:

not even scary. man up!

No, this game is genuinely not scary. I thoroughly enjoy the Metro series and the first STALKER game. This game is on an entirely different level with these jump "scares"

I enjoy games that are all about jump scares like Phasmophobia and Devour. I scream like a girl when I play these and it's fun and my friends and I laugh. But this game is genuinely starting to aggravate me with how hard it is trying.

[Martala--]

This topic is uninteresting because every game would be bad.

[Legileg]

Are you not exaggerating a bit? How many jump scare is there in all of Chernobylite? 4-5? For like 30 hours of playing? Is it really so much for a horror game?

[Aquilla]

Honestly I remember 6. Depending what you are calling jumpscares, we have a few events which are on the edge of jumpscare. But the first one is a bit hardcore I can admit it :)

[Bastian]

I'm with Legileg on this one. They're not overused at all, much unlike many games that use them. In this game they are very sparse, but effectively used in my opinion. Bioshock Infinite comes to mind. That game only had one jumpscare, but it was ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ masterfully done.

[Aquilla]

Bastian don't remind me about this please. I had to go on therapy after that one....

[Bố Âu Cơ]

I just went through a jumpscare during a random gathering mission, complete with loud sounds and flashing (iirc). That was a grand jumpscare for sure. Am I loving it? Probably not, but I won't say it ruined my gaming experience. Not sure if this is the one @Aquilla is talking about, I mean in that mission you found your first AK during a ammo fetch in Pripyat. I think?

[Martala--]

Aquilla. That `s not worth it. The game is great, it's fun and you look forward to the next day in the game. I've been playing it since early access. And it turned out really well.

[Danteska]

Originally posted by Legileg:

Are you not exaggerating a bit? How many jump scare is there in all of Chernobylite? 4-5? For like 30 hours of playing? Is it really so much for a horror game?

Such a low number and they feel out of place, I don't see the point to them. When you get the first antirrad you see a ghost twice and don't see it again after that. What's the point of it? It just seems to break the atmosphere that, other than that, is overall nicely done. There's also a music tone whenever a jumpscare is supposed to happen and sometimes I won't even be facing the camera when it does and it makes you wonder what did you miss or what was supposed to happen. Those first two jumpscares have been there since the first kickstarter demo if I remember correctly and there's no way this is the first complaint thread about it.

[Bố Âu Cơ]

Originally posted by Danteska:

Originally posted by Legileg:

Are you not exaggerating a bit? How many jump scare is there in all of Chernobylite? 4-5? For like 30 hours of playing? Is it really so much for a horror game?

Such a low number and they feel out of place, I don't see the point to them. When you get the first antirrad you see a ghost twice and don't see it again after that. What's the point of it? It just seems to break the atmosphere that, other than that, is overall nicely done. There's also a music tone whenever a jumpscare is supposed to happen and sometimes I won't even be facing the camera when it does and it makes you wonder what did you miss or what was supposed to happen. Those first two jumpscares have been there since the first kickstarter demo if I remember correctly and there's no way this is the first complaint thread about it.

I fail to see your point about them being out of place. I don't subscribe to pure jumpscare abusers like FFAF because well I'm deathly afraid of them. But, while I DO hate getting jumpscared, I acknowledge that having a few of them in the course of 30hrs do spice up the overall horror experience.