Why does Daniel go insane when viewing the Gatherers?

[_MaZ_TeR_]

You probably would freak out when getting jumpscared by a monster in darkness but in broad daylight Daniel still goes insane if he views the monsters.

[Phylo]

To be fair they aren't the most pleasant thing to lay eyes on, especially when the first time you encounter one is in a strange claustrophobic castle with low lighting and sp00py background music.

[_MaZ_TeR_]

Originally posted by Phylo:

To be fair they aren't the most pleasant thing to lay eyes on, especially when the first time you encounter one is in a strange claustrophobic castle with low lighting and sp00py background music.

well yeah but but I wouldn't go insane looking at one.

[Phylo]

Originally posted by __MaZ__o:

Originally posted by Phylo:

To be fair they aren't the most pleasant thing to lay eyes on, especially when the first time you encounter one is in a strange claustrophobic castle with low lighting and sp00py background music.

well yeah but but I wouldn't go insane looking at one.

Haha I know what you mean but to play devil's advocate, imagine you're in a castle and you've just seen a monster with half its face hanging off staring you dead in the eyes moving towards you slowly. That could possibly drive a man insane haha.

[Phylo]

But yeah they're hardly the most disturbing monster in horror. The old woman in The Shining is more frightening.

[_MaZ_TeR_]

Originally posted by Phylo:

Originally posted by __MaZ__o:

well yeah but but I wouldn't go insane looking at one.

Haha I know what you mean but to play devil's advocate, imagine you're in a castle and you've just seen a monster with half its face hanging off staring you dead in the eyes moving towards you slowly. That could possibly drive a man insane haha.

Yeah if they were charging towards me. I remember the first time I saw the game on youtube when I watched TheRadBrad's walktrough of this and damn I remember my heart almost getting ripped off when he was in the Choir and the Brute saw him and the screeching noise appeared.

It's one of those moments I'd pay to experience again. This game was scary af when I saw it the first time.

[_MaZ_TeR_]

Originally posted by Phylo:

Originally posted by __MaZ__o:

well yeah but but I wouldn't go insane looking at one.

Haha I know what you mean but to play devil's advocate, imagine you're in a castle and you've just seen a monster with half its face hanging off staring you dead in the eyes moving towards you slowly. That could possibly drive a man insane haha.

Yeah if they were charging towards me. I remember the first time I saw the game on youtube when I watched TheRadBrad's walktrough of this and damn I remember my heart almost getting ripped off when he was in the Choir and the Brute saw him and the screeching noise appeared.

It's one of those moments I'd pay to experience again. This game was scary af when I saw it the first time.

Originally posted by Phylo:

But yeah they're hardly the most disturbing monster in horror. The old woman in The Shining is more frightening.

Hahhah

[Phylo]

Originally posted by __MaZ__o:

Originally posted by Phylo:

Haha I know what you mean but to play devil's advocate, imagine you're in a castle and you've just seen a monster with half its face hanging off staring you dead in the eyes moving towards you slowly. That could possibly drive a man insane haha.

Yeah if they were charging towards me. I remember the first time I saw the game on youtube when I watched TheRadBrad's walktrough of this and damn I remember my heart almost getting ripped off when he was in the Choir and the Brute saw him and the screeching noise appeared.

It's one of those moments I'd pay to experience again. This game was scary af when I saw it the first time.

I've just gotten up to the part where Daniel's searching for the parts to the drill to repair the elevator and the Gatherer makes its first proper appearance. Unfortunately for me I was foolish enough to light up the room and upon seeing it (and hearing it) for the first time I was so terrified I had to, honest to god, pause the game and quit out, I was that scared. And I've beaten Outlast and Alien Isolation and neither of them had anything on that moment.

[Phylo]

And I was playing with a friend sitting next to me, like myself a fan of horror games and films, and he had the same reaction. This was in broad ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ daylight. I don't know why that part was so effective, but it's brilliant.

[_MaZ_TeR_]

Originally posted by Phylo:

Originally posted by __MaZ__o:

Yeah if they were charging towards me. I remember the first time I saw the game on youtube when I watched TheRadBrad's walktrough of this and damn I remember my heart almost getting ripped off when he was in the Choir and the Brute saw him and the screeching noise appeared.

It's one of those moments I'd pay to experience again. This game was scary af when I saw it the first time.

I've just gotten up to the part where Daniel's searching for the parts to the drill to repair the elevator and the Gatherer makes its first proper appearance. Unfortunately for me I was foolish enough to light up the room and upon seeing it (and hearing it) for the first time I was so terrified I had to, honest to god, pause the game and quit out, I was that scared. And I've beaten Outlast and Alien Isolation and neither of them had anything on that moment.

Ahhhahhah.... I remember that part, it was the first time I also saw the first enemy (The Grunt).

I've seen that part so many times that I can avoid it so easily and even jump on its head.

There was a part also previously where you could see a hallucination of it coming towards you, given that you first saw it a moment later enter a doorway.

[Phylo]

Originally posted by __MaZ__o:

Originally posted by Phylo:

I've just gotten up to the part where Daniel's searching for the parts to the drill to repair the elevator and the Gatherer makes its first proper appearance. Unfortunately for me I was foolish enough to light up the room and upon seeing it (and hearing it) for the first time I was so terrified I had to, honest to god, pause the game and quit out, I was that scared. And I've beaten Outlast and Alien Isolation and neither of them had anything on that moment.

Ahhhahhah.... I remember that part, it was the first time I also saw the first enemy (The Grunt).

I've seen that part so many times that I can avoid it so easily and even jump on its head.

There was a part also previously where you could see a hallucination of it coming towards you, given that you first saw it a moment later enter a doorway.

Ah. I must have missed that part. Regardless, Amnesia does a great job of establishing atmosphere. I'm going to have to work up the courage to continue it. I've also got Silent Hill 2 and 3 to play, but I can't help but wonder if playing them first will only be more frightening haha.

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Originally posted by Phylo:

To be fair they aren't the most pleasant thing to lay eyes on, especially when the first time you encounter one is in a strange claustrophobic castle with low lighting and sp00py background music.

I don't know, I think the atmosphere in that place looks quite uplifting.

[Barrytarded]

ayy lmao, im thinking someone deleted my post, damn crybaby

[_MaZ_TeR_]

Originally posted by PipWhips Δ:

ayy lmao, im thinking someone deleted my post, damn crybaby

wut

[Phylo]

Jesus Christ I just tried to resume my game and it started again right as the Grunt sees you so I'm greeted by intense music, an otherworldly grunt of anger, the pounding of Daniel's heartbeat and some seriously scary ambient music and I just can't do it. I've insta-quit again.

[aWhiteScreen]

Personally I think it's because Daniel isn't very mentally stable to begin with.
Having ammnesia and not remembering much while waking up in a castle with low lighting(which further takes a toll on his sanity because he is afraid of the dark) doesn't help much with his mental stability.
Also before the start of the game he did some stuff that took a toll on his sanity and even with having ammnesia and not remembering doing those things still did take a toll on his mind.