Is Slender really what is supposed to be the horror genre?

[Darkmoon]

Jumpscares should never be the focus of a horror game, and the fact that Slender and Slender The Arrival is what is considered to be the new and bet horror games out there makes me scared for the horror genre. That being said, I played the first Slender game and it had an excellent atmosphere. BUT, it had very repetitive gameplay and I would get lost alot. It also failed in making me afraid to sleep at night. I have seen several horror games that made me scared and I didnt even play them! They made me scared like a good horror movie. I personally think that the best horror game I've ever played personally was Dead Space 2, but thats because it had enough action that I kept playing instead of being in the futile posistion.

[Arale//Zero]

The popular stuff of the horror genre today are gimmick games made for YouTube, not for gamers, unfortunately.

[Darkmoon]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von cynicalIncarnation//Guy Bold:

The popular stuff of the horror genre today are gimmick games made for YouTube, not for gamers, unfortunately.

Exactly my point. The problem with that is that most youtubers act when they play things like Slender. Slender didnt have anything disturbing and twisted in it like Amnesia. And Slender himself isn't as memorable and horrifying as the Necromorphs from Dead Space. Again I played the first Slender and it was a fun expeirience (I don't know how to spell that! XD) while it lasted.

[Darkmoon]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von CCz | AlfaLykos:

Am I the only one who doesn't see the difference between Slender and Slender:The Arrival? Anyways, to me, the scarriest thing in horror games should be the atmosphere or the anticipation of getting attacked. Jumpscares, while scary, are just cheap scares.

It really isnt that different in terms of gameplay. Arrival has a very thin plot this time. And the first Slender game had great atmosphere and music, but it just doesnt stick like the atmosphere from Amnesia and, again, Dead Space.

[Cup o' Bug]

Nah
Now Faceless, if they can get their stuff together, that looks like it will be interesting

The whole of Arrival was item gathering pretty much, which is annoying as hell if you are constantly under threat of being caught.

[Darkmoon]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Among the Marked.j2:

Nah
Now Faceless, if they can get their stuff together, that looks like it will be interesting

The whole of Arrival was item gathering pretty much, which is annoying as hell if you are constantly under threat of being caught.

Im really looking foward to Faceless actually. Has a nice art style, if they stick to the story thats been shown in trailers it would be awesome story wise, and the added games modes and multiplayer are huge added plus and I think that since its free Faceless will have a long life as a game.

[Phaerius]

eh, didn't like amnesia. Wasn't ever truly scared, though I did get mad at the devs for being dickish with the spawning locations a few times. Basically, whatever would be the worst place for an enemy to spawn, that's where they'll be.

[D-ManOz]

*SPOILER ALERT FOR DEAD SPACE AND CONDEMNED*

The two scariest moments in a game that I ever had was in Condemned (first game) and the first Dead Space.

In Condemned, it was the locker search moment... I'll say no more.

In Dead Space, it was returning back to the airlock moment... I'll say no more.

My underpants could not be replaced.

[Cup o' Bug]

I've never had a nightmare, and I slightly want a game or something to give me one at some point
No game has done that thus far, but then again I've not fully inveloped into any horror game

[KinglerKrabs]

You should try Anna, it genuinely creeped me out.

[Zeco]

Despite me disliking jumpscares Slender did one thing right, making the playable character a slow and defenseless victim. The only other game I've played that did that properly was Amnesia.

Dead Space is probably one of the worst examples of the horror genre, you star as a completely bad ass spaceman loaded to the teeth with incredible space weapons. Fun games but not really scary when you can just blow the enemies away. Hell, you can even stomp them to death. Dead Space did have fantastic atmosphere though. If only they'd make a Dead Space game where you play as a defenseless citizen.

Silent Hill 2 is my favorite horror game because it understood this. The combat was intentionally terrible because you're just a normal man and you felt vunerable.

[awave]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Zeco:

Despite me disliking jumpscares Slender did one thing right, making the playable character a slow and defenseless victim. The only other game I've played that did that properly was Amnesia.

Dead Space is probably one of the worst examples of the horror genre, you star as a completely bad ass spaceman loaded to the teeth with incredible space weapons. Fun games but not really scary when you can just blow the enemies away. Hell, you can even stomp them to death. Dead Space did have fantastic atmosphere though. If only they'd make a Dead Space game where you play as a defenseless citizen.

Silent Hill 2 is my favorite horror game because it understood this. The combat was intentionally terrible because you're just a normal man and you felt vunerable.

it still surprises me that no developer has really reached the same level as those original two or three silent hill's yet.. i guess a couple are in the running, but for me... nothing else has ever resulted in me leaving my friends house in the middle of my night, only to check my back seat, under the car, behind the car. watching the woods on either side of the road...etc etc. lol

[*Rocker1024]

Slender isn't only jumpscares, if you'd read the mythos behind Slenderman, which has been around since 2009, you'd start to get the idea as to why Slenderman is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ terrifiying. Just playing this game and not reading the mythos behind him is stupid, because you'll come to the point you just made, only jumpscares. Watch MarbleHornets, or Everymanhybrid on youtube, they both do the slenderman mythos incredible justice.

[Darkmoon]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von *Rocker1024 Octa-Core:

Slender isn't only jumpscares, if you'd read the mythos behind Slenderman, which has been around since 2009, you'd start to get the idea as to why Slenderman is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ terrifiying. Just playing this game and not reading the mythos behind him is stupid, because you'll come to the point you just made, only jumpscares. Watch MarbleHornets, or Everymanhybrid on youtube, they both do the slenderman mythos incredible justice.

I know why he is hes a ****ing pedophile.

[Darkmoon]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Zeco:

Despite me disliking jumpscares Slender did one thing right, making the playable character a slow and defenseless victim. The only other game I've played that did that properly was Amnesia.

Dead Space is probably one of the worst examples of the horror genre, you star as a completely bad ass spaceman loaded to the teeth with incredible space weapons. Fun games but not really scary when you can just blow the enemies away. Hell, you can even stomp them to death. Dead Space did have fantastic atmosphere though. If only they'd make a Dead Space game where you play as a defenseless citizen.

Silent Hill 2 is my favorite horror game because it understood this. The combat was intentionally terrible because you're just a normal man and you felt vunerable.

True, its not a true horror game but its still provides me with enough creep factor because of the enemies, Imean come on! Theyre based off CARCRASH VICTIMS!

[TildenJack]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von *Rocker1024 Octa-Core:

Slender isn't only jumpscares, if you'd read the mythos behind Slenderman, which has been around since 2009, you'd start to get the idea as to why Slenderman is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ terrifiying. Just playing this game and not reading the mythos behind him is stupid

Well yes, the Slenderman myth is very interesting but the game itself doesn't actually tell you much about him. It would have been better to put the info into the game (so that you can actually investigate the myth) instead of having to read about him afterwards.
It's not as if I dislike the game but it wasted quite a lot of potential in telling a good story.

And ultimately taste simply differs. I don't find Dead Space scary even though it can create a good atmosphere. But only Slender - The Arrival actually gave me goosebumbs due to it's scary atmosphere in combination with it's jump scares. Although that only applies to the woods. Being hunted by the proxy was more annyoing than anything.

And most indie horror games are simply boring. I don't even know what's supposed to be good about any of the SCP games. Containment Breach for example has an interesting premise but the gameplay is just boring.