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.

[Bastian]

Why are people still arguing about this? The devs themselves have already stated that yes, there are a few jumpscares. They are sparse and not at all the main focus of the horror element. Our personal definitions of "good horror" are not relevant here. These jump scares are what they are, and they're not being removed or anything. What is there to gain by arguing about this further?

[IndustryStandard]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Bastian:

Why are people still arguing about this? The devs themselves have already stated that yes, there are a few jumpscares. They are sparse and not at all the main focus of the horror element. Our personal definitions of "good horror" are not relevant here. These jump scares are what they are, and they're not being removed or anything. What is there to gain by arguing about this further?

It's the only horror element though lol

[Bastian]

Some people may consider things like the human experimentation with the chernobylite, or the monsters that patrol the narrow hallways of buildings horror elements as well. It doesn't always have to be something that outright scares you, or even something in the gameplay itself. Sometimes it can be part of the story, a revelation about something, or even just something that is creepy, unsettling or disturbing.

Anyway, the short version is that there are more horror elements, by definition, to this game than the jumpscares. If those things are not what someone is personally looking for, it doesn't make them not horror elements. It just means that person is looking for a different type of experience. Arguing about it in this thread for another hundred posts isn't going to change the game.

[I Like Apple Pie ッ]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von IndustryStandard:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von 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.

played it.. uninstall and refunded. eh.. not digging it. metro is a better game.

[[GiD] fikost]

Bought Metro played it........uninstall and refunded, didn't make any comment about it on Metro forum.

[DiscoMoose]

Pansies say what.

[robomagon]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von GiD fikost:

Bought Metro played it........uninstall and refunded, didn't make any comment about it on Metro forum.

How inconsiderate of you. How are devs supposed to improve on things if no one criticizes them?

[[STG] Dante]

there's only a few at the beginning, they got me good dammit

[Legileg]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von robomagon:

How inconsiderate of you. How are devs supposed to improve on things if no one criticizes them?

You suggest that the developer can improve based on the comment like "played it .. uninstall and refunded. Eh .. not digging it. Metro is a better game." ? Because in my case, it just makes me stop wanting to follow this topic...

[robomagon]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Legileg:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von robomagon:

How inconsiderate of you. How are devs supposed to improve on things if no one criticizes them?

You suggest that the developer can improve based on the comment like "played it .. uninstall and refunded. Eh .. not digging it. Metro is a better game." ? Because in my case, it just makes me stop wanting to follow this topic...

No, I just don't like the negative reactions that negative opinions always seem to get. A well thought out post of pros and cons or yes, even just cons, could still be helpful in finding things to improve on in future projects.

As for this topic, I wouldn't worry about it too much in your shoes. The game seems to have left a positive impression for most. This is basically just a PSA for people who really don't like jump scares. Which saves you a bad review if you think about it.

As for the topic at hand, to me it sounds like the game does rely somewhat on unscripted jump scares, even if there are only a few actually scripted ones. So it's probably not my cup of tea. That said, there are a lot of people who *do* like that kind of horror. I mean FNaF made a whole franchise on unscripted jump scares, so some people do really enjoy them.

As for the "good horror" debate: I'd say the jump scares are "easy horror" rather than "bad horror". They can work to scare people, but I don't think they have the same staying power as other types of horror. If I go back to the FNaF comparison, while insanely popular, they also had to keep releasing games fast to keep up interest. Same with movies. It's similar to gore in that respect. You can easily get desensitized to it and need fresh content for it to work on you again. At least that's my opinion of the matter. Hope it helped in some way.

[Laicus]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von I Like Apple Pie ッ:

played it.. uninstall and refunded. eh.. not digging it. metro is a better game.

There is no point in comparing completely different games, any part of Metro is meat, a lot of meat, even if there is stealth, especially in Exodus, but still in the first, second and third turn it is a shooter, and for me this is the main disadvantage of the game, and the second minus is the predictability of the plot, the lack of secrets that I would like to know. These two moments discouraged me from passing Metro, the same thing happened with Stalker. And here, despite the more modest scale and amount of content, Chernobylite has two huge advantages for me over Metro and Stalker - I practically do not kill anyone and I am very interested in finding out the origin of the mineral, who is a Black Stalker, what happened to Tatiana, and how it will end.

And as for unexpected scarecrows , I'm all for it, and when you play on high difficulty and constantly sneak around, any loud sound is such a scarecrow, sometimes I even twitch from a thunderclap. The strongest fright is an unexpected fright, so the effect of surprise should be in any horror.

[Chef_423]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von IndustryStandard:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von PaperMoney:

yall complaining over little things damn just enjoy the game for what it is and not the little things

Go find another thread if you aren't going to contribute anything. A response to any feedback is not telling people to ignore it, we have explained why it's impacting the whole experience.

And the Devs responded...."go enjoy something else if its not for you" ....stop beating the same horse.

[Indvstrial Black]

Looks like the professional grifters are at it in these forums too. You guys have nowhere better to go? Seems like you're in every game forum

[IndustryStandard]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von lucent:

First off, I would like to apologize for removing earlier posts. I refunded before playing the game, thinking I read too many spoilers. More or less about the dark one and someone leaving a page long cry about that.

Well, I am back jack and you guys are beating it into the ground. Being a horror fan myself, tell me the last good horror movie you guys watched. I don't care about Stalker, I don't care about Metro, tell me the last good horror film you watched.

Once again, it can't be Paranormal Activity where nothing happens the entire movie and you get one jump scare at the end...hehehe

Halloween 2018

[Vampirate]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Dark Messiah:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von IndustryStandard:

The Jump Scares

I don't want to force my heart rate to spike from an involuntary reaction.

This is what being scared means.

If you're 12