People who say the game isn't scary.

[Dootslayer]

Is it really not or are we just desensitized from playing too much horror games?
Because i admit it, i enjoy the game, but its more of an action one for me, but i clearly see the attempt the devs made at some parts, the fog and tree section in chapter 4 for example, could be creepy for someone who is new to the horror genre. What do you think?

[KingOneDa]

引用自 El Espirto：

Is it really not or are we just desensitized from playing too much horror games?
Because i admit it, i enjoy the game, but its more of an action one for me, but i clearly see the attempt the devs made at some parts, the fog and tree section in chapter 4 for example, could be creepy for someone who is new to the horror genre. What do you think?

the handling of the fights are scary nothing more

[Yellowdragon]

There's nothing scary in it.
Op protagonist that can slap zombies's heads off. * check.
Generic zombie designs. * check
Graphics look bright * check
Third person * check (DS was not as scary as Fear)

Basically everything that action games are.

[MrxDangle]

引用自 ウィッチ（？）：

Horror is over saturated from beginning and used too much generic formulae (blinking light, dark corridor, strange noise etc.) that try to scare people. Once people get used to it, then there is nothing there to get scared of.

uhhh have you ever played dead space?

[Slightly Dead]

This game is not scary at all why because you can kill the monster. Unlike in Alien Isolation you can only slow it down not kill it. So of the best horror games are with monsters you can't kill like the Alien that sheer tension for start to finish or even in dead space with the re-generator monster that thing was horrific.

[RdRStar]

you never feel very vulnerable in this game. that's something dead space did a lot better. you did not want necromorphs getting up on you in that game because it was gonna be very ugly for you. it was a dark game, and you could hear things constantly pushing through vents and popping up god knows where but usually close

if something catches you off guard in callisto, you just spam Y to get it off you. after the impossible to fail QTE, the enemy even becomes staggered and open to your counter. they could have done A LOT more with the QTEs and combat in general to make these things less predictable and enemies more threatening

i thought it was a fun game but not very scary and a little too slow at times

[Stumpy]

it not scary, but how could it be when you character is basically getting up close and personal with all these creatures so he can cave their skulls in with a bat.

[Kenuty]

Smile the movie was scarier than this game
if you seen it or want the spoiler, look up smile ending on youtube, you wont be sleeping for days.

[JefferyNothing]

I guess if you don’t normally play horror games then some of this might make you jump. As it stands if you have you know there are better ones out there. Even the jump scares haven’t made me jump. It’s all stuff we’ve seen before. There’s hardly any tension and silence. There’s too much going on in the scenes all the time.

I feel the third person perspective doesn’t help. The resi 2 remake did it better. While not scary per say it handled tension and dread a lot better by having you wonder around quietly. It helped build up the next thing that might be lurking around the corner.

More modern examples like Alien: Isolation or Amnesia did horror the best. The former still making me uneasy to this day and at times still makes me jump because the AI isn’t often predictable.

This is more of an action horror and as a result it just isn’t effective at scaring. Jump scares are used far too often and you can see them coming a mile away. It’s just an old dated design of cheap moments that don’t work anymore.

[Nikanuur]

For me there are only seldom frightful moments such as when the main protagonist's jaw is being torn apart and the creature has this curious-evil look tearing the skull apart slower then *it ought to*. Or the the burning creatures are sometimes scary.

But I think what you say is right. I myself am pretty desensitized. I remember watching Aliens: Resurrection and having daydream nightmares when I was younger. Now I watch them before sleep as a nice reminiscence. So, I think this game can be pretty scary to others. And it's actually the atmosphere that saves the game for me. The rest oscillates between ok, interesting, meh, and horrible tbh :(

[Cheyenesku]

There is a pure horror that can be scary, horror that just make you tense, and an action movie with horror elements. TCP is the last one, but it doesnt meant you cant feel tension in it.
Look at it this way:
-Alien: scary horror movie, that can still be scary today.
- Aliens: an action movie with barely any scares but it makes you feel tension, exhiliration etc.
Thats the case with TCP. I wouldnt compare it to Dead Space 1, but Dead Space 2. Less scary and with more action, but still a horror..

[DistantReaper]

引用自 Kenuty：

Smile the movie was scarier than this game
if you seen it or want the spoiler, look up smile ending on youtube, you wont be sleeping for days.

Yeah, Smile is easily the best horror film of the year. Great concept, solid monster mechanics, and a great ending. It reminded me of It Follows.

[Stumpy]

引用自 UnofficialName：

引用自 Kenuty：

Smile the movie was scarier than this game
if you seen it or want the spoiler, look up smile ending on youtube, you wont be sleeping for days.

Yeah, Smile is easily the best horror film of the year. Great concept, solid monster mechanics, and a great ending. It reminded me of It Follows.

great concept?
how old are you? its a blatant rip off of the The Ring. Which if i remember was a remake of a Japanese horror.

[DogWater]

Smile certainly lived up to its name. Once I realized they were going exactly nowhere with their It Follows/Ring rip-off (which happened quite fast) I started just laughing at every goofy smiling monster scene. The mental health angle was also exploitative and went absolutely nowhere. It's not just a bad B-movie, it's a bad B-movie with some ideas that could make a good movie in the hands of talented people. Honestly the main actress carried that movie so hard she made it watchable one-handed. Massive respect to her and I hope it gets her exposure.

If you are ok with spending a painful 90mn or so and want something actually horrific that came out recently, Speak No Evil is good and every department shines in it. Serious warning: it might seriously upset some people. I didn't feel right all evening and still had a bad taste from it for most of the next day. In a good way. It's not a gore fest or a derpy monster movie (I like derpy monster movies, just saying). If you can't handle Hanneke movies do not watch it, seriously...

[REKTs Buttz]

My anger at the frustrating game mechanics far outweighs my ability to be scared playing this game

[Cheyenesku]

引用自 DogWater：

Smile certainly lived up to its name. Once I realized they were going exactly nowhere with their It Follows/Ring rip-off (which happened quite fast) I started just laughing at every goofy smiling monster scene. The mental health angle was also exploitative and went absolutely nowhere. It's not just a bad B-movie, it's a bad B-movie with some ideas that could make a good movie in the hands of talented people. Honestly the main actress carried that movie so hard she made it watchable one-handed. Massive respect to her and I hope it gets her exposure.

If you are ok with spending a painful 90mn or so and want something actually horrific that came out recently, Speak No Evil is good and every department shines in it. Serious warning: it might seriously upset some people. I didn't feel right all evening and still had a bad taste from it for most of the next day. In a good way. It's not a gore fest or a derpy monster movie (I like derpy monster movies, just saying). If you can't handle Hanneke movies do not watch it, seriously...

Really? Speak no evil? The whole coming back to get something, that someone left there, was one of the most stupid things I've seen in horror in a long time. Who would do that, especially after what happened? It destroyed the movie completely for me.