Brick Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Since Backlaugust seems to be a bit of a hit on here, I figured I'd bring over another Negative World annual event; Shocktoberfest! In the spirit of the spooky season Shocktoberfest is all about playing horror games! Yes you're encouraged to get scared for fun. Unlike Backlaugust these games don't necessarily have to be from your backlog (although that's always encouraged to chip away at), these can be games that you want to replay, new games coming out, or games you haven't played yet but always wanted to pick up, ex. have you been wanting to play Resident Evil 7? Then it'll more than likely go on sale this month, so go ahead and buy it and finally play through it. The only requirement is that the games be horror themed. Survival horror, action horror, doesn't matter, any horror works! From now until the end of Halloween night let's encourage each other to brave through these frightening games and have fun along the way! I'm thinking I'll replay Dead Space 2 so that I can prepare myself to finally play Dead Space 3. I'll also try and go back and finish Condemned: Criminal Origins and pick up where I left off, which I haven't played in 7 years! So let's get started, and have fun encouraging each other, and discussing what we're currently playing. Don't forget to spoiler tag anything that might ruin something for someone else who hasn't yet played a game as there's nothing scarier than an unwelcomed surprise spoiler! I'll add a finished list so we can see what we've made through. Happy Haunting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Does Tecmo's Deception count? It's kinda unnerving, at least those footsteps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 6 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: Does Tecmo's Deception count? It's kinda unnerving, at least those footsteps. lol I've never heard of it, but a quick Google doesn't look like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 I'll get to Hellblade this month, sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPDunks4 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 I played some Phasmophobia. It was okay, but I had no idea what I was doing. I need to install it to try in VR though, I'd imagine it'll be much scarier in VR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Hmmm. I don't really have any horror games that I really feel the need to check out now. I guess I have Man of Medan on Game Pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 28 minutes ago, Brick said: lol I've never heard of it, but a quick Google doesn't look like it I'm going to say it is. It deals with dark themes such as resurrecting satan and killing people who come into the castle of the damned with traps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamer.tv Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 I’m all for this. I’m still plodding through RE4 but my wife finds it boring to watch, so that’s a bit as and when. I’ll have a look and see what might be good as we both love scary games - maybe Alien Isolation might be a good one, or Outlast... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The def star Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 The Resident Evils were just on sale last week too. I guess I can jump into Dead Space 2 since I beat the first one many years ago. If RE2 Remake go on sale will be picking that up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 3 hours ago, gamer.tv said: I’m all for this. I’m still plodding through RE4 but my wife finds it boring to watch, so that’s a bit as and when. I’ll have a look and see what might be good as we both love scary games - maybe Alien Isolation might be a good one, or Outlast... Alien Isolation is fantastic, and I would love for there to be a sequel one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleG Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 L4D2 just had an update so Ill be jumping in on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heydude93 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 This gen has been a treasure trove of fun horror games but with IPs like Silent Hill and Fatal Frame MIA, it kinda feels lacking as far as scary horror. Fortunately I still have PT on my harddrive so I'll definitely be playing that in a couple weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted October 4, 2020 Author Share Posted October 4, 2020 Started playing Dead Space 2 again last night. Almost forgot it'll be a New Game Plus. I miss this series. I hope it gets revived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 I think I'm most of the way through Hellblade (just got the Sword back and did the beast trial). It reminds me a lot of Eternal Darkness, or what I'd expect a modern version of it to look like. It's a great game, but the narrative is a bit jumbled and relies too heavily on monologue. Though it's cool in the way its told. Glad I opted for headphones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Beat Hellblade. Still have the same opinions, especially after the ending. It would have been cool to see what exactly her madness caused her to do IRL, but they kind of squandered that opportunity in making it all about her mind. And even that could have been explained a bit better. Coolest part of the game was the beast battle, by far. I haven't seen a game go there with horror elements before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted October 24, 2020 Author Share Posted October 24, 2020 Finished my second playthrough of Dead Space 2 just now. That was fun to go back to. I'm looking forward to finally playing Dead Space 3 even if it's supposed to be the weakest of the trilogy. Only question now is if it's better solo, or in co-op. I'm going to guess solo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamer.tv Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 On 10/2/2020 at 7:19 AM, gamer.tv said: I’m all for this. I’m still plodding through RE4 but my wife finds it boring to watch, so that’s a bit as and when. I’ll have a look and see what might be good as we both love scary games - maybe Alien Isolation might be a good one, or Outlast... Still plodding along though on Chapter 5-3 so getting their. I’m going to buy the next Dark Anthology game for Halloween and after a bit of thinking, it seems that getting PS Now for a month actually works out best as it has Observer, Days Gone, SOMA and The Evil Within 2. All ideal Halloween games - but none is actually want to own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 On 10/1/2020 at 11:53 PM, Keyser_Soze said: Does Tecmo's Deception count? It's kinda unnerving, at least those footsteps. Which one, the good old ps1 game or the more modern PS4/Vita game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 7 hours ago, chakoo said: Which one, the good old ps1 game or the more modern PS4/Vita game? The first one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heydude93 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Has anyone played Blair Witch? Does it actually suck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 49 minutes ago, heydude93 said: Has anyone played Blair Witch? Does it actually suck? It's on Game Pass so I've been thinking of checking it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heydude93 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 http://www.gameinformer.com//sites/default/files/favicons/favicon.ico Horror Game Visage Releases On October 30 WWW.GAMEINFORMER.COM Terror is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 15 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said: The first one. Not bad. I have a fondness for the 3rd game the most in the series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 8 hours ago, chakoo said: Not bad. I have a fondness for the 3rd game the most in the series. I think the second one is the first one I played so when I started this one up I was a little perplexed since you can't set up traps in real time, you have to go to some room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 Finished Condemned: Criminal Origins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 On 10/25/2020 at 1:19 PM, heydude93 said: Has anyone played Blair Witch? Does it actually suck? I just finished it now (got the bad ending, so I guess I'll replay it to get the good ending), and I enjoyed it. It doesn't really have much to do with the Blair Witch property, which makes me think it was an original one before they got the rights. It's got some good jump scares, and some slight puzzles to keep it from being strictly a walking stimulator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamer.tv Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Sad to read that Little Hope (the follow on from Man of Medan) is wank - really banking on Supermassive making something on par with Until Dawn, but it's starting to feel that it was a one-off from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 So I think I only finished one game this month and it wasn't scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heydude93 Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 On 10/31/2020 at 4:07 AM, Brick said: I just finished it now (got the bad ending, so I guess I'll replay it to get the good ending), and I enjoyed it. It doesn't really have much to do with the Blair Witch property, which makes me think it was an original one before they got the rights. It's got some good jump scares, and some slight puzzles to keep it from being strictly a walking stimulator. Thanks for the heads up. I love how the gameplay seems to capture the feeling of being lost in the woods at night that the movie did so well. It was a tough choice, but ultimately I made Visage my Halloween game this year. Anyone who likes or missed out on PT owes it to themselves to play this one. Not quite as scary so far, but just as atmospheric and cerebral with potential to be a classic in the genre imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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