By: Xavier Arenas
Typical Game Developer: “OOOWEEE! That was scary. I think that was quite pleasurable… lemme bank on that and make games made to make you jump out of your chair!”
And with that I bring you Gamie Games new segment, Horror Games.
As we all know horror movies are made with suspense, creepy vibes, and goosebump scenes. But it is nothing like being put in the same world as the characters you are watching. Watching someone in danger of a serial killer on the loose is entertaining and all but actually being the character in danger brings more fear as you sometimes will feel like you are the one in danger of losing your life to a hockey mask wearing, machete wielding, tall as heck, beast-like mad man named Jason.
First game I say that is very good in terms of making my skin crawl is indeed Amnesia. It is a first person thriller game that makes you get out of a labyrinth of a castle mansion. Just the way you move is scary as you cannot run, which makes the game more slow paced essentially making chase moments that much scarier as you can only go 1 mph. The house itself is menacing as it gives off the vibes of a Dracula’s Mansion. You hold a small torchlight that can barely light up 5 feet ahead of you. A wrong turn will get you cornered and the broken jaw monster will get you. About the monster following you it is one of the most iconic characters due to its face deformity. The jaw is so broken it goes down to his belly button and his eyelids drip down to show more flesh, making him that much more scary. Good luck trying to find your way out!
The next game is the Outlast series. These games have had my friends and I shook to the bone when it comes to rotten creepy moments in a game. Scenes like an undead woman trying to eat you? or kill you? The only thing you need to know is that you have to escape while using the only tools set around the map to help you. Be aware that the recent Outlast 2 is quite the scare as the graphics have been upgraded along with the feeling of actually getting attacked, by the small things like the soundtrack and sound effects and controller vibration and graphics. The game has no sense of remorse as it includes scenes of hanging little girls and a zombie woman with a Minecraft pickaxe chopping off your junk… yeah that’s actually in the game. Trigger warning! Next game!
Resident Evil Series is one of the most famous series for its jump scares and story mode. The game is based around a company called the Umbrella Corporation that makes experiments which lead to a virus that infects an area around Racoon City. The group of individuals are freelancer-like in the sense that they try to stop the corporation from causing anymore harm to their city. However it is too late as the Umbrella Corp. gets them caught in situations against zombies and mutated monsters to get to them. This game is based around the subgenre of horror games as a survival horror game where you are slow paced by the game to experience fast paced action. However the limit to your physical activity just adds to the immersion as you feel like you are stuck against crazy monsters that will eat you alive or infect you. I recommend this as this series holds 12 games (including remakes) which adds to a lot of playtime.
GAMIE GAMES: HORROR GAMES