How scary this game is?

[Staph Aureus]

I've never played the original game, or, any of the Silent Hill games before.

Since it received overwhelmingly positive reviews, I wonder how scary this game is. I'm quite the scaredy cat type, so I want to know before committing to it fully.

For comparison, I'd rank Outlast 1 10/10 (IMO, the scariest game ever), Amnesia Dark Descent 8/10, Corpse Party 3/10, and DDLC 1/10.

Thank you.

[Uzziel]

this forum is more scary than game itself...

[Strexxin]

Depends what scares you, this game is more psychological than anything.

If I was ranking Outlast as a 10/10 I would rank this about a 4.

[Staph Aureus]

Originally posted by Strexxin:

Depends what scares you, this game is more psychological than anything. If I was using Outlast as a 10/10 I would rank this about a 4.

I'm pretty weak to jump scares so...atmospheric/psychological horror elements are still bearable for me.

[Osmond_NLG]

Looking at ppl playing it. It’s not scary at all. I mean, the game is mostly the environment, the atmosphere that makes you feel uncomfortable. Didn’t sense it in this game.

[Strexxin]

Originally posted by Staph Aureus:

Originally posted by Strexxin:

Depends what scares you, this game is more psychological than anything. If I was using Outlast as a 10/10 I would rank this about a 4.

I'm pretty weak to jump scares so...atmospheric/psychological horror elements are still bearable for me.

It doesn't really have any jump scares, one enemy is a walking jump scare but once you deal with it once you are fine as they do the same thing over and over.

SH2 is mostly atmospheric and that feeling of never being comfortable, if that kind of stuff doesn't scare you this game won't be scary.

[Starwight/ttv]

Originally posted by Uzziel:

this forum is more scary than game itself...

this is a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ fact.

OP the game isn't horror in the traditional sense. The game is psychological horror. It is a game that you will take a mental toll. As the player, there's going to be things you come across that are disturbing. Mental anguish is the type of horror that this game brings.

There are a couple of jump scares, but the focus definitely is on the psychological aspects. Every monster has symbology associated to it. Arguably every location has it's symbology as well. Symbolism and narrative are the mainstay of this Silent Hill game (as was the case with all of the first 4 games).

The atmosphere is scary. The monsters are more symbolic than scary in the traditional sense. The game gives a sense of unease. There is a wrongness to the situation that you are in that you might find disturbing. It leans more heavily into atmospheric horror than physical horror I think.

[Linfried]

You would probably have PTSD after playing this game. This game subjects you to some of the scariest scenarios imaginable.

[Mista Dobalina]

What happens to you when you are afraid?

[VoiD]

This game was disturbing, now it's just a censored action game with ugly monsters (and people)

Edit: Don't worry, men are still normal, if you care.

[Mista Dobalina]

Originally posted by VoiD:

This game was disturbing, now it's just a censored action game with ugly monsters (and people)

Edit: Don't worry, men are still normal, if you care.

You are quite the character lol

[Eastersimulator]

Originally posted by Michael Magpie:

What happens to you when you are afraid?

As soon as you recognize fear, your amygdala goes to work. It alerts your nervous system, which sets your body's fear response into motion. Stress hormones like cortisol and adrenaline are released. Your blood pressure and heart rate increase.

[Mista Dobalina]

Originally posted by Eastersimulator:

Originally posted by Michael Magpie:

What happens to you when you are afraid?

As soon as you recognize fear, your amygdala goes to work. It alerts your nervous system, which sets your body's fear response into motion. Stress hormones like cortisol and adrenaline are released. Your blood pressure and heart rate increase.

So it's like orgasm?

[angstlicht]

Originally posted by Uzziel:

this forum is more scary than game itself...

yes

Originally posted by VoiD:

This game was disturbing, now it's just a censored action game with ugly monsters (and people)

Edit: Don't worry, men are still normal, if you care.

remake eddie is 'still normal' for you? bare-handing ice cream?

[angstlicht]

Originally posted by Michael Magpie:

Originally posted by Eastersimulator:

As soon as you recognize fear, your amygdala goes to work. It alerts your nervous system, which sets your body's fear response into motion. Stress hormones like cortisol and adrenaline are released. Your blood pressure and heart rate increase.

So it's like orgasm?

only sometimes

[bRice153]

The performance is scary