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eiahmon ([personal profile] eiahmon) wrote2011-02-19 03:40 am
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Scary Stuff

I love a good scare - as long as it's of the entertainment kind. Real scares? I hate those with a passion. Anyway, I was flipping through my most recent edition of Game Informer (need to renew btw) when a game was mentioned in an article as having terrifying atmosphere. Well since Hollywood hasn't been able to deliver the screams - the last good horror movie for me was Below back in '01 - I figured I'd look into it.

Well the game may be just a bit much for me. Watch the vid to find out why. If you're really brave, do as the game developers advise and watch it in the dark with headphones on.



I have the demo, and I've only played for about ten minutes so far. It's hard to play more than that, since I literally jump at every sound. If the game didn't have those horrifying monsters, I would likely already have breezed through. Creepy atmosphere = good. Scary shit that pops out at you like a nightmare-in-the-box = bad. I like to think though, that I won't react like this dude did:



If I find it, I'll probably get it - and play it with lights on and headphones off. XD

[identity profile] eiahmon.livejournal.com 2011-02-22 05:24 am (UTC)(link)
Sadly no, the game is not free, but I've heard it's dirt chap. ($15 according to one guy online), but you can download the demo for free off the game's website at:

http://www.amnesiagame.com/#main

The full game can also be bought there, but I'm going to try and find it in teh store before giving them my debit card number.

[identity profile] ninjakitters.livejournal.com 2011-02-23 06:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Sweet! I'll download the demo. XDDD Thanks. <333

[identity profile] eiahmon.livejournal.com 2011-02-24 05:56 am (UTC)(link)
Buying the game now. I couldn't get it off the shelf, so I'm getting it off Frictional Games' online store. I'm also getting their Penumbra trilogy, and since I'm doing that, I'm getting Amnesia at 40% off, so $32 for all four games. XD

What a steal.

[identity profile] ninjakitters.livejournal.com 2011-02-25 10:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Nice deal!

In other news, I started playing the Amnesia demo a few days ago, AND HOLY SHIT I AM TERRIFIED. ;___; My sanity keeps running out because I take too long to proceed out of fear of some shit coming after me in the next room, so I end up blacking out and shitting bricks. And now I'm stuck in an area with the door to advance blocked from the other side, so I just keep running around in circles in a panic, and I'm too scared to actually figure out how to get past the door and AAAAH. ;____; *cries* HALP.

[identity profile] eiahmon.livejournal.com 2011-02-25 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Glad you are scared. XD That's the whole point. ;)

If you're where I think you are then you need to move some crates aside one or two rooms before the blocked door to find a space that you can crawl through to proceed.

In other news, I bought those games two days ago and I still haven't been able to download them because I keep getting 403 forbidden page whenever I try. I fired off an email to Frictional Games about it, but I haven't received a reply yet. Hopeuflly I get the games soon. I wanna play damnit!

[identity profile] ninjakitters.livejournal.com 2011-02-25 10:43 pm (UTC)(link)
I really didn't think it would be this scary! @____@

Oh, okay. I'll try that. Thanks! XD

Ouch, I'm sorry about that. DDDD8 Hopefully they can fix the problem. <3

[identity profile] eiahmon.livejournal.com 2011-02-25 10:43 pm (UTC)(link)
You on messenger? Wanna chat?

[identity profile] ninjakitters.livejournal.com 2011-02-25 10:55 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll try. Hopefully, my internet decides to behave. ;_;

[identity profile] eiahmon.livejournal.com 2011-02-25 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Well if it doesn't, you'll be in good company, cause mine's been being a bitch all damn day. XD