Tools of Torment proves DBD is no longer Horror

[Consent]

Look at the original Killers.

- Trapper, a guy with nails embedded in his back with a horrifying makeshift mask, catching survivors in animalistic ways

- Wraith, a cursed tribesman with a supernatural ability to go invisible

- Hillbilly, no clue wtf he is since I played him like 3 times but at least he doesn't look human

And so on, so on.

I don't know if anyone else realized this by the way, but ever since Artist got added IIRC, the Killer descriptions don't start with "A .........'ing Killer", which is true for EVERY previous Killer to that. This is somewhat proof for me that the game took a turn after a certain point, to where they don't even stick to their own labeling method anymore.

I don't really care about how weird, easily countered or just obnoxious to go against her ability is, but...

When did we go from something like Blight to whoever this woman is meant to be? When did Killers become regular psychopaths and not actually freaks of nature?

Even Legion is a cooler concept, because at least he isn't just a regular person wearing a knockoff Wolverine claw with a military grade futuristic drone. If we have that, when are we going to add a Killer with a .44 Magnum?

Honestly, I'd be fine with the drones. IF THE KILLER WAS A CYBORG OR A ROBOT. It would at least explain the obsessive usage of machinery, and how it was acquired.

Plus, the outfit and the walking style. Does any of it scream "Killer" to you? It looks more like she's trying to seduce the survivors with those posh moves than actially trying to catch up. Even Trickster makes more sense with his looks because that's his ENTIRE identity.

I don't hate the chapter, honestly I love content updates regardless of how good or bad they are, but I feel like this direction that the game is headed into is very unhealthy.

[MasterDilong]

This game lost its slasher charm

[Tommy]

Yeah. It's somebody's fetish to have a big booty japanese girl and some half hearted pitch of 'people are scared of drones they are always watching you ' was probably pitched. It's been a long time since a good killer came out. It's at the point I don't play survivor outside of cheevs.

[Nyx]

I'm sorry, but DBD hasn't been a super serious and scary horror game in a long time. You literally have people running around in giant red Christmas box outfits, Elf outfits with jingle bells, bright neon climbing gear, ugly sweaters, etc. The immersion ship sailed off a very long time ago. DBD is a horror themed game that has a bunch of ridiculous stuff in it. I understand not liking that sort of stuff, but this game stopped trying to take itself too seriously WAY before Tools of Torment.

I'm sure we'll eventually get more killers who evoke the classic "horror" feeling, at some point. Even Dredge wasn't too long ago.

[CHRIST IS KING ♰]

I never honestly expected a killer with a worse design and less horror attributes than the Trickster, but I guess they wanted to surprise me.

By far the worst killer in terms of looks and kit.

[Nangi]

Originally posted by cnsnnt:

Plus, the outfit and the walking style. Does any of it scream "Killer" to you? It looks more like she's trying to seduce the survivors with those posh moves than actially trying to catch up.

I'm about to bust 😫💦💦

[TKOdarkshadow]

Honestly after my last game I wouldn't be surprised. Just dropping pallets on the Killer and spamming Dead Hard.

[old town road]

This new killer is literally like the hunter who used drones in Deathgarden

[Consent]

Originally posted by Nyx:

I'm sorry, but DBD hasn't been a super serious and scary horror game in a long time. You literally have people running around in giant red Christmas box outfits, Elf outfits with jingle bells, bright neon climbing gear, ugly sweaters, etc. The immersion ship sailed off a very long time ago. DBD is a horror themed game that has a bunch of ridiculous stuff in it. I understand not liking that sort of stuff, but this game stopped trying to take itself too seriously WAY before Tools of Torment.

I'm sure we'll eventually get more killers who evoke the classic "horror" feeling, at some point. Even Dredge wasn't too long ago.

Yeah, but this IS the lowest the game has been.

[miketheratguy]

I prefer the ghoulish / paranomal / monstrous killer type of design. That's just my own preference, to each their own.

As for the game being scary I agree that it isn't, but I attribute that more to the removal of fog and - in particular - the emphasis of action, looping and mindgames over suspenseful cat and mouse / hide and seek gameplay.

[CHRIST IS KING ♰]

Originally posted by cnsnnt:

Originally posted by Nyx:

I'm sorry, but DBD hasn't been a super serious and scary horror game in a long time. You literally have people running around in giant red Christmas box outfits, Elf outfits with jingle bells, bright neon climbing gear, ugly sweaters, etc. The immersion ship sailed off a very long time ago. DBD is a horror themed game that has a bunch of ridiculous stuff in it. I understand not liking that sort of stuff, but this game stopped trying to take itself too seriously WAY before Tools of Torment.

I'm sure we'll eventually get more killers who evoke the classic "horror" feeling, at some point. Even Dredge wasn't too long ago.

Yeah, but this IS the lowest the game has been.

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Not trying to be too controversial, but I feel like the killer's design sort of has to do with the current woke culture that we live on.

I'm pretty sure they only made the killer a woman to balance the amount of male/female killers in the game. It's rather sad. They could have at least made her uglier/scarier

[CHRIST IS KING ♰]

Originally posted by miketheratguy:

I prefer the ghoulish / paranomal / monstrous killer type of design. That's just my own preference, to each their own.

As for the game being scary I agree that it isn't, but I attribute that more to the removal of fog and - in particular - the emphasis of action, looping and mindgames over suspenseful cat and mouse / hide and seek gameplay.

Me too, that's why I even bought the game, it's sad what it has become.

And no matter how some people would try to exaggerate, there will never be anything horrifying about The Trickster or this killer. They are just cheap action figures.

As for the gameplay, the killer should be more powerful, the fact that the survivors can just dance around him while stunning him continously with little to no repercussion makes it so cringe, even when they get caught it's like "oh well" instead of "oh sh!t"

[The Hermit]

Originally posted by Straight White Male:

Originally posted by cnsnnt:

Yeah, but this IS the lowest the game has been.

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Not trying to be too controversial, but I feel like the killer's design sort of has to do with the current woke culture that we live on.

I'm pretty sure they only made the killer a woman to balance the amount of male/female killers in the game. It's rather sad. They could have at least made her uglier/scarier

I just wish she had a full face mask like mrs foster from killing floor 2, that'd make me like her a lot more.

[Probably afk tbh]

Originally posted by miketheratguy:

I prefer the ghoulish / paranomal / monstrous killer type of design. That's just my own preference, to each their own.

As for the game being scary I agree that it isn't, but I attribute that more to the removal of fog and - in particular - the emphasis of action, looping and mindgames over suspenseful cat and mouse / hide and seek gameplay.

I would kill for this to be less looping and more cat and mouse. This game was legit one of the most fun games I ever played when I was suspenseful of being hunted. Now you know you can just hop through a window and the supernatural Killer is powerless to harm you for the most part.

[miketheratguy]

Originally posted by Tommy:

Yeah. It's somebody's fetish to have a big booty japanese girl and some half hearted pitch of 'people are scared of drones they are always watching you ' was probably pitched. It's been a long time since a good killer came out. It's at the point I don't play survivor outside of cheevs.

I strongly stand behind Dredge, he's a great original killer. One of their best, in my opinion.

This one does seem.........Idunno. Mundane. I've seen people saying that she looks like a cross between Kris Jenner and a modified Trickster model and I can't say that I disagree.

[miketheratguy]

Originally posted by Probably afk tbh:

Originally posted by miketheratguy:

I prefer the ghoulish / paranomal / monstrous killer type of design. That's just my own preference, to each their own.

As for the game being scary I agree that it isn't, but I attribute that more to the removal of fog and - in particular - the emphasis of action, looping and mindgames over suspenseful cat and mouse / hide and seek gameplay.

I would kill for this to be less looping and more cat and mouse. This game was legit one of the most fun games I ever played when I was suspenseful of being hunted. Now you know you can just hop through a window and the supernatural Killer is powerless to harm you for the most part.

Yeah I mean I love that the game has so many diverse characters, abilities, powers and perks but all of it combines to create a situation where survivors are never truly hidden and killers are never truly scary. I never got to play this game when it debuted but I could only imagine how fun it must have been to have to sneak everywhere through fog knowing that some horrible thing could suddenly come around the corner and find you (and you wouldn't have a million powers to deal with that).