need more jump scares

[GreenLeaf]

most of my friends have left because it just not as scary we need more of a jump scare it would bring a new feel to the game.

[Michael Scott Paper Company]

No, jump scares are terrible.

[ImWeTodd-Ded]

agree. get mad more than i get scared now

[galacticcorgi]

Jump scares are cheap and startling, not scary.

[StaticR]

There's some sudden jumpscare like things here and there but outright jumpsaces hell no. No one needs some full screen ghost.gif accompanied by an earrape or anything like that in this game.

All the "jumpscares" in this game are environmental and natural and not blatantly forced like some other games.

[Lithevampy]

I just want it to be more scarier. Harder just makes me mad.

[SiEgE]

I often feel like every thread about "add jumpscares" is not exactly about jumpscares, and should be read like:
I have no idea what you should do, but I'll say jumpscares because I think it is a term for "scarier".

Thread creators often show no knowledge in how the scary games are built, and why they work, so my request is not to bash such threads for asking for jumpscares, but to help people explain themselves about what exactly they want(and stop them from using horror genre terms wrong).

[BILLIE EILISH]

nah that gets old too

[StaticR]

Originally posted by SiEgE:

I often feel like every thread about "add jumpscares" is not exactly about jumpscares, and should be read like:
I have no idea what you should do, but I'll say jumpscares because I think it is a term for "scarier".

Thread creators often show no knowledge in how the scary games are built, and why they work, so my request is not to bash such threads for asking for jumpscares, but to help people explain themselves about what exactly they want(and stop them from using horror genre terms wrong).

Good point. Rather than taking a suggestion like this at face value it may be more useful to ask "what effect do you want to archive with that?". A video game is a complex system of different rules and mechanics interacting with each other and something that works for one may not work for another, even if the mechanics seem mostly the same. If they're balanced differently whatever they're suggesting may not work at all.
People can only go off of what they've seen before so when they know something they liked in something they deem similar, they will suggest that.

In addition to that, "jumpscare" is a very broad term. Is it just something scary that makes someone jump? Well phasmo has plenty of those, although they always emerge naturally and are never in your face.

[☁]

Last time I played the random loud screaming/breathing in my ear was enough jump scare for me.

Maybe play with better headphones and louder volume/in the dark and play alone if you want a scarier experience. If you're playing with a party of four players then the game is a lot less scary too.

[Pepper Pimienta]

Originally posted by GreenLeaf:

most of my friends have left because it just not as scary we need more of a jump scare it would bring a new feel to the game.

For pete sake the answer to this question is no the Devs have straight up said they will not be adding Jumpscares so Deal with it because they are stupid ignorant and is a massively overused mechanic if you want freaking jumpscares go to the millions other games out there with that boring and overused tactic Jumpscares have no place in a game based off of terror and atmospheric Horror Seriously I am getting so Tired of these threads demanding jumpscares. The answer is Straight up always gonna be the same its not happening period the devs have already stated this as they want there game to be unique and not like every other damn horror game out there almost.

[Parsee Mizuhashi]

Originally posted by Anakha:

Jump scares are cheap and startling, not scary.

I think that's literally better than anything

[Freeloader Fred]

Originally posted by GreenLeaf:

most of my friends have left because it just not as scary we need more of a jump scare it would bring a new feel to the game.

Dev has confirmed that he is not a fan of jumpscares and that they are nothing more than a super cheap "scare." he prefers to add ambience and atmosphere over a cheap jump scare which atmosphere is what this game excels at.

[postal.boy]

bad opinion

[Renim]

The game has jump scares already. Atmosphere > cheap mechanics.

[MightyBalian]

You should try Nightmare difficulty. Phasmo hasn't been scary for me for awhile now but when I played my first round in Nightmare last night, I damn near ♥♥♥♥ my pants I was so scared. lol