Is there any actual in-game threat?

[Smutrifice]

Meaning, anything other than screaming that gives you a game over.

[()_T_N_T_)----*]

Don't think so? Could be wrong

[BOWSER0897]

I believe everything is just to make you scream, you can't die

[jeje]

no

[Maxx Skywalker]

Kinda deflates a lot of the scares when you know you can't die by anything in the game unless you make a lot of noise. Some of them got me to flinch, but never enough to yelp or scream because I was trying to beat the game's only challenge.

[Der_Sauresgeber]

No, there are not. The only way you face an actual threat in this game is when you have a cat that is playing in the background or you are playing it while being sick with a cough. Jumpscares cannot hurt you. That is why all of them disappear from your screen after a total of 3 seconds because it would be really awkward for them to be there and not pose a threat to you.

[⛧StewieK666UK777⛧]

Being chased would make you scream

[Smutrifice]

Originally posted by ⛧StewieK666UK777⛧:

Being chased would make you scream

Well, depends by whom. If some person with a gun is chasing me, yeah, probably. Some big burly guy with a power tool or a cutting implement, yeah, probably.

But a pomeranian, or a june bug, or an unarmed sexy woman in lingerie carrying a packet of condoms? Probably not so much.

[Maxx Skywalker]

Originally posted by ⛧StewieK666UK777⛧:

Being chased would make you scream

Nothing chases you in this game. The scares come and then they go. They are no threat to you, they can't be interacted with nor can they harm the player in any way. They only exist to elicit a fear response.

[()_T_N_T_)----*]

That's why I suggested big creatures that can chase you. And I was originally suggesting they vanish JUST before they grab or attack you as another vision. But to plot twist it you could have it be a gamble they have to choose if it's a vision or is it the real deal they have to run from.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/2497900/discussions/1/3884977551674651255/

For the record I would hella buy this game for more friends if this became the situation.

[Maxx Skywalker]

Originally posted by ()_T_N_T_)----*:

That's why I suggested big creatures that can chase you. And I was originally suggesting they vanish JUST before they grab or attack you as another vision. But to plot twist it you could have it be a gamble they have to choose if it's a vision or is it the real deal they have to run from.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/2497900/discussions/1/3884977551674651255/

For the record I would hella buy this game for more friends if this became the situation.

If they actually interacted with the player in anyway, they'd be much more scary. Slenderman in Slender: The Eight Pages still gets jumps out of me because his very presence is a threat to the player. Slender also effectively builds tension with the music and visual/audio effects, too, none of which is really present in this game.

Quite frankly, I think this game would work a whole lot better if it had some sort of scavenger hunt like component (like Slender: The Eight Pages), where tension builds as you collect the McGuffins or as a result of the duration of play, with a singular baddie stalking and hunting you. Sure, keep the harmless jumpscares tied to the "don't scream" mechanic, but having that one baddie that could end your game, potentially around every corner, could present legitimate tension.

The map is well built and appropriately creepy, but there's nothing to do in it besides trying not to scream. Because of that, it's a really shallow experience.

[NivaFox]

Yeah there is after update, so far found only one
When you walk on asphalt road you can find broken electric pole with sparks going from wire, you walk over it you die

[everett]

Originally posted by NiwiTheFox:

Yeah there is after update, so far found only one
When you walk on asphalt road you can find broken electric pole with sparks going from wire, you walk over it you die

So far that is the only hazard I've found. If there's a spot where you can get hurt from a fall, I haven't found it yet.

[Maxx Skywalker]

Originally posted by everett:

Originally posted by NiwiTheFox:

Yeah there is after update, so far found only one
When you walk on asphalt road you can find broken electric pole with sparks going from wire, you walk over it you die

So far that is the only hazard I've found. If there's a spot where you can get hurt from a fall, I haven't found it yet.

And there's a couple fallen electric lines with sparks with sparks coming out of them that are deadly.

Additionally, your camera batteries will run out if you don't collect them, so that's another failure state.

[SkullZGaming]

at that point you might as well play silent breathe

[troinliveshere]

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