And yes, he has already finished Alien: Isolation. Next plz. >:D
I've had my eye on Darkwood for a while. Top-down horror survival. My favorite of many good reviews:
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I scare Gus year round.
^better. thanks.
That's because in mirth's heart it's always winter. :coolsmiley:
This is a great thread idea, thanks Pratt!
Once I am on a proper pc (tonight) I will check out Darkwood some more. If it's the top down game I think it is, I was no really that intrigued.
What is the name of that relatively recent game set in 17th century North America that sees the protagonist looking for the reason a colony got lost...just saw it for sale at Humble Bundle or Bundletars for .99.
Can't remember the name but I have been interested in it for a while.
IIRC the game I am thinking of is Betrayer.
I can scare Gus. Gus, those Prit Buttar books you wanted me to hang onto.... I used them to keep my velvet painting of Elvis above water during Hurricane Irma. Sorry. :wow: BOO! :DD
Not really. Just shaking you up man. They were the first thing I put up high and dry. Next was the Elvis painting.
Quote from: Gusington on September 15, 2017, 12:54:06 PM
IIRC the game I am thinking of is Betrayer.
You're in luck, Gus! For the next five days the Humble Store is selling
Betrayer (https://www.humblebundle.com/store/betrayer) for 99¢.
I actually own Betrayer, but have never played it (or even installed it so far as I recall).
In other news, I could have retired some time ago to play games, except for all the games I've bought over the years, including ones I've never even played. L:-)
Yeah Greybriar I got that email for the .99 deal - it's what made me think of Betrayer. However a quick check of Metacritic reveals some meh reviews, so...anything else you guys recommend?
At drill right now so it's going to take a lot to scare me 💀
Quote from: JasonPratt on September 16, 2017, 08:21:29 AM
In other news, I could have retired some time ago to play games, except for all the games I've bought over the years, including ones I've never even played. L:-)
I like to call those 'investments'. I've pinned my retirement on the returns.
Me too!
Quote from: Gusington on September 16, 2017, 08:49:26 AM
....anything else you guys recommend?
At drill right now so it's going to take a lot to scare me 💀
The pat answer I used to give was the
Gabriel Knight series (http://www.mobygames.com/game-group/gabriel-knight-series). But it's pretty long in the tooth now except for
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition which has a Metascore of 74 and a User Score of 8.1 at Metacritic (http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/gabriel-knight-sins-of-the-fathers-20th-anniversary-edition).
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition is currently on sale at the Humble Store (https://www.humblebundle.com/store/gabriel-knight-sins-of-the-fathers-20th-anniversary-edition) for 75% off, or $4.99 U.S.
Thanks Greybriar, I know nothing about those games, will check them out.
You're welcome, Gus. I haven't played Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition yet but I just discovered it in my GOG game library and am installing it now. As to when I'll get around to playing it...well, possibly next month during Halloween. ;D
Post impressions!
Quote from: Gusington on September 16, 2017, 12:53:05 PM
Me too!
I hear Shady Acres has great vistas of the oil refinery and tire recycler.
I asked my family to euthanize me in my sleep before I become to senile.
Quote from: Gusington on September 16, 2017, 02:59:35 PM
I asked my family to euthanize me in my sleep before I become to senile.
What's taking them so long?
Well I threw them off by replacing 'too' with 'to,' y'see...
Quote from: Gusington on September 16, 2017, 03:37:13 PM
Well I threw them off by replacing 'too' with 'to,' y'see...
Hehe. Always leave 'em guessing.
Them, and me 👍
Sang-Froid is exactly free on Steam right now for no reason I can understand. ???
It isn't a jump-out-and-boo kind of game, but it's certainly a game about overcoming fear (by both faithing and sciencing the bleep out of it. O0 ) Atmosphere is very good.
Space Beast Terror Fright (which should be "Terror Fight" frankly) is a properly dread-inducing Space Hulk kind of game. It's also hard as hell, even with multiple players, and throat clenching alone. Looks a bit old-school as a 3D shooter, but claustophobic and dark. Light exists only to give you hope to take away. >:D
^Checking out Sang Froid again now. I remember being somewhat interested when it was released a few years ago.
Greybriar that Gabriel Knight 20th Anniversary game looks pretty good!
I played it back in college and enjoyed it then but I wouldn't call it scary. It's an old-timey point and click adventure game.
You might want to have a look at
Layers of Fear. It's pretty spooky in places but it's also full of a lot of horror cliches. Good game if you can find it on sale.
Also, the team who made that recently released a cyberpunk adventure called
Observer and the main character is voiced by Rutger Hauer (I think he needs to lay off the smokes and whiskey. He's starting to sound like my aunt). It's very, very Blade Runnery.
I'm only about 90 minutes into it so far so I can't tell you if the story's any good but the aesthetic is fantastic. The amount of detail the artists crammed into each location is phenomenal.
^Nice.
I thought we decided that 'Shower With Your Dad' game from last year was the scariest game ever?
I had finally forgotten about that and now look what you did.
Started playing Enderal (conversion mod for Skyrim) again and in the last hour found four different locations that look like they will fit the scary bill well.
Local cemetery outside the capital city of Ark [unexplored]:
(https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/860608186748164269/1E08BADA4D0E246E43C5E31B119C63DB3A24C013/)
Some kind of fortress, not too far from the cemetery:
(https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/860608186748164364/D2239AB8E971D163957D76812B86F8F1508508C7/)
Gate surrounding the manor house of the 'Aged Man,' a bizarre old hermit/artist who likes 'puppets':
(https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/860608186748164444/B95B92251B1DB66CF567D715DAC2CF81DBE32D2A/)
Entering the Aged Man's manor house to complete a quest. Wish us luck.
(https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/860608186748164532/2309E0CF41483CCAE4413FD7639840FC83C4741A/)
Quote from: Gusington on September 18, 2017, 11:26:09 AM
Started playing Enderal (conversion mod for Skyrim) again and in the last hour found four different locations that look like they will fit the scary bill well.
Is the mod known by another name? A search on the Workshop didn't return any results.
EDIT: http://www.moddb.com/mods/enderal
Wow. Just amazing the talent of so many individuals. Keep us informed of how you like it. I may even reinstall Skyrim.
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Sorry I don't think it's loaded to Steam workshop. Enderal is basically a one man project - do a search for SureAI and that will bring you to the main site.
I've put about 25 hours in to Enderal before returning now to where I left off and if you liked Skyrim at all you will enjoy Enderal too. A DLC pack is also being worked on, as well as constant updates. The lore alone is worth the price of admission (which is free 😎).
Meanwhile, knock knock? >:D
Hi it's Darkwood.
These threads have taught me a lot - What scares Gus is really not that scary... Other than Goatfury
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s_30zQFJp4g/SZSKgZQUEVI/AAAAAAAAO7E/S3O30kFnp4w/s320/Incubus+%2867%29.jpg)
Gus is a braver gamer than I, if he has indeed played A:I. I still can't touch it, or Outlast. :(
I haven't played Outlast but Alien: Isolation was sweet sweet gaming lovin'.
Perhaps Darkwood would be a good middle ground for you?
Perhaps. It reminds me of Sunless Sea, which I also own. The latter was in early access when I got it back in 2014. I haven't played it since they made it a full version, but that's because of other gaming distractions. Sunless Sea might be doable, but it's a challenge.
You own Darkwood already???
No, Sunless Sea. I just put Darkwood on my wishlist earlier this morning though.
Oh :(
I was just saying S-Sea has the same kind of feel. You're exploring a dark dimension and encountering stuff. It's not nearly as strange and trippy as Darkwood is (I had a Let's Play on briefly of Darkwood this morning), but it's somewhat similar.
I travel a dark dimension and encounter stuff on my commute to work every day. Darkwood is more fun.
Not to derail such a fine thread but, is there anybody here that isn't afraid of that dark creature? That thing is what nightmares are made of.
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s_30zQFJp4g/SZSKgZQUEVI/AAAAAAAAO7E/S3O30kFnp4w/s320/Incubus+%2867%29.jpg)
^Is that Black Phillip from The Witch? 'Cause that mofo was scary.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incubus_(1966_film) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incubus_(1966_film))
So that's not Black Phillip?
It's the goat from Incubus, a delightfully weird movie.
How do you say Black Phillip in Esperanto?
Nigra Phillip
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Quote from: mirth on September 26, 2017, 07:09:15 PM
It's the goat from Incubus, a delightfully weird movie.
Would you recommend viewing with or without LSD?
Quote from: Moreb on September 26, 2017, 07:26:15 PM
Quote from: mirth on September 26, 2017, 07:09:15 PM
It's the goat from Incubus, a delightfully weird movie.
Would you recommend viewing with or without LSD?
I'm not sure with would be a good idea.
Live deliciously! Awesome image, Moreb.
Oddly enough, the name 'Phillip' actually means 'Horse lover', not 'Goat lover'.
Irony's other name is Star.
I thought it was Oedipus?
Depends on the day. Sometimes it is also 'Piss Boy' or 'Bucket of Shit.'
There's a free demo up on Steam for a new horror game called
Home Sweet Home. It's from a Thai development company. I don't know if it's the same group that made
Araya or not. That's another horror game that was put out by a Thai dev group and got pretty good reviews. I was going to get it until I found out that you couldn't remap the key controls.
Anyway....
Home Sweet Home.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/617160/Home_Sweet_Home/ (http://store.steampowered.com/app/617160/Home_Sweet_Home/)
Arayahttp://store.steampowered.com/app/466740/ARAYA/ (http://store.steampowered.com/app/466740/ARAYA/)
^Oooh...
Well I just celebrated the 27th anniversary of my 21st birthday, and maybe I'm just a product of my time, but there is something genuinely authentic, weird, and frightening about horror movies from the late 60's through the 70's. Perhaps it is due to the fact that many were slow burners and didnt rely on CGI's to generate emotions. Tie in some open 4 barrels pumping down the highway at 7 MPG's and you might end up with
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OK. Bad example. I don't dare watch it in the last 40 years to see how corny it actually was but I remember going to the drive-in with my parents and my older brother tormenting my for weeks afterwards. In those days there was an unspoken rule that mom would say 'blanket' and whatever we gleaned while peeping out from underneath was just part of some twisted learning curve. From knifes through the eyes to partial frontal nudity. :bd:
You were raised well 😎
Yeah? I guess the parents get most of the credit/blame.
As well they should.
Darkwood may drive me insane. Difficult game.
Race with the Devil was a classic Drive-In movie. Not nearly as scary in the walk-in theater I later saw it in. What's really scary is Peter Fonda was once cool. :o
Oh hell, Warren Oates? Wasn't that Sgt. Hulka?
I think I am hopelessly trapped in Darkwood and have to start over 💀
Almost exactly like Peter Fonda's once cool persona.
That would suck if Darkwood is like those old Sierra adventure games. You know, where you forget to pick up something but the game lets you go 16 hours in before you realize you didn't pick something up and you have to start all over.
Quote from: BanzaiCat on September 28, 2017, 06:07:09 AM
Oh hell, Warren Oates? Wasn't that Sgt. Hulka?
The Big Toe.
I knew he passed, but didn't realize it was at 53 whilst taking a nap. :(
I'm getting the vibe that Darkwood is indeed like that...it prides itself on unforgiving and tough. Very unlike Peter Fonda.
I watched a little of a Let's Play for the first part of Darkwood, which I gotta stop doing. It always frustrates me to watch someone totally miss something that they can pick up or search.
^Was that my Let's Play? Because exactly that happened to me about 50 times in two hours of gameplay. This is one of those games that makes me feel like a moron. YMMV
Quote from: Gusington on September 28, 2017, 08:05:37 AM
^Was that my Let's Play? Because exactly that happened to me about 50 times in two hours of gameplay. This is one of those games that makes me feel like a moron. YMMV
Uh...you do Let's Play videos?
Peter Fonda would've missed it too.
I'm playing Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father 20th Anniversary Edition from gog. The game is broken up into days where you must accomplish certain things to advance to the next day. I'm currently on Day 4.
The rework is pretty good. So far, none of the basic puzzles or story line has changed. I remember enough of it from the last time I played to get through the game. The reworked game does not have the timing issue from playing a DOS game, has a space bar to indicate hotspots so you don't have to play "hunt for the magic pixel," and retains all of the psychological buildup of the original. It has been pretty fun, probably great fun for someone who has never played it.
^Thanks airboy, I have it on my Steam wishlist. Greybriar also recommended it.
I had to check but I have Gabriel Knight on GOG also, though I never played it. If you guys recommend it that's good enough for me to give it a try sooner rather than later.
BTW Gus, Sunless Sea is pretty enjoyable. It's much slower-paced and not in-your-face with jump scares or anything. It comes across as a Lovecraftian horror thing too. The longer you spend out on the water, the more Terror your crew accumulates, but your goal is to explore. The game warns you from the beginning that your Captain will die, so don't get too attached to them. ;D You'll get to continue on as other characters, though, as something gets passed down each time it happens.
Admittedly I rage quit last night (well, not really rage, more like ::) than actual rage) when my Captain died about 20 minutes into the game.
Does anyone else find it odd that we could sum up a discussion on the meaning of life in three pages yet scaring, and quite possibly scarring, Gusington may never end?
Does anyone else find it odd that we could sum up a discussion on the meaning of life in three pages yet scaring, and quite possibly scarring, Gusington may never end?
I find very little odd about this site.
I find very little odd about this site.
:o
'that'
I was already scarred when I fell in with this gaggle of clowns 15 years ago 💩
And you contribute mightily to this gaggle of clownery.
Do clowns come in gaggles?
I thought it was troops.
<honk-honk><pours bucket of whitewash down the front of Gus's pants>
Clowns come in "fuckin' nooooope."
<honk-honk><squirts water at BC from plastic flower>
Joke's on you Sir since it's way too warm for pants.
<honk-honk?>
WAKKA WAKKA
FOZZIE!
Watch your mouth
I have Tourette's; that's impossiCOCKSUCKERble.
WAKKA WAKKA
Hey Gus. What do you post under for your Let's play videos? I was going to pull the trigger last night on Darkwood but when I went to the checkout my info was not stored as usual. The bed ended up being closer than my card.
Do you recommend Darkwood?
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I have Tourette's; that's impossiCOCKSUCKERble.
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Depends how challenging you like your games, b. If you enjoy difficult puzzle solving and crafting, you with love it. I definitely enjoy it for it's creepy factor from what I've played so far - couple of nights worth - but I am stuck now and think I have to start again. I was also constantly consulting the internet for help. It's not like Skyrim or The Witcher or other more standard rpgs, roguelikes or action games...the difficulty can be brutal.
I'll be posting a quick and dirty review with screening here soon too. You don't have much to lose if you get it though, at 15.00. I think it's worth the risk and it's something I would return to when feeling more ambitious/smart/self-confident.
If I keep mucking up in Darkwood I will switch gears to The Witcher 3 for the DLCs, and then Shadow of War comes out on 10/10 🤓
Quote from: Gusington on September 28, 2017, 06:34:04 PM
the difficulty can be brutal.
I'm not one for frustratingly difficult games. That may be a problem but 15 is certainly reasonable.
Quote from: Gusington on September 28, 2017, 06:34:04 PM
the difficulty can be brutal.
Sounds like RL and I haven't particularly enjoyed that.
Yeah brutal difficulty is definitely not my thing either guys but the lore and Eastern European feel were enough to get me to buy.
Quote from: mirth on September 28, 2017, 06:49:13 PM
Quote from: Gusington on September 28, 2017, 06:34:04 PM
the difficulty can be brutal.
Sounds like RL and I haven't particularly enjoyed that.
You wonder around lost in the dark irl?
Sorry, that was a little over-the-top language-wise, even for me.
Que?
Uh...your Mom's chicken is wearing a fedora?
Quote from: Gusington on September 28, 2017, 08:57:07 PM
Uh...your Mom's chicken is wearing a fedora?
Close. My mom is wearing a chicken as a fedora.
Quote from: BanzaiCat on September 28, 2017, 08:26:33 PM
Sorry, that was a little over-the-top language-wise, even for me.
Bah! I've heard worse at my grandsons last Cub Scout meeting. They really get going when they've had too much to drink
I once wore a chicken for Halloween. So I could ask the pretty girls if they wanted a little 'Cock-a Doodle-Doo'. ^-^ My luck... I didn't get lucky but the chicken did.
Quote from: airboy on September 28, 2017, 09:48:04 AM
I'm playing Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father 20th Anniversary Edition from gog. The game is broken up into days where you must accomplish certain things to advance to the next day. I'm currently on Day 4.
The rework is pretty good. So far, none of the basic puzzles or story line has changed. I remember enough of it from the last time I played to get through the game. The reworked game does not have the timing issue from playing a DOS game, has a space bar to indicate hotspots so you don't have to play "hunt for the magic pixel," and retains all of the psychological buildup of the original. It has been pretty fun, probably great fun for someone who has never played it.
I finished it after 1.5 days of play. It is better than the original - but not a lot different from the original. Unfortunately, there is no screen capture on the program and greenshot would not work. So I got no screenshots. Still, my mind is refreshed enough to write a review for the mystery mobile front plate that does not exist.
I played it a bit yesterday to get a feel for it. If you press and hold the Space Bar, every object you can interact with will appear on the screen, just like airboy said. I wouldn't have believed it until I saw it - that's pretty amazing for a game from the early 90s.
I think I heard that the space-bar highlight was added much later.
Quote from: JasonPratt on September 29, 2017, 07:50:44 AM
I think I heard that the space-bar highlight was added much later.
Yep - 20 years later on the Anniversary edition!
That would have been a helluva pixel hunt pre-Anniversary edition, then!
Just pressing the space bar in that first scene must bring up 25 or so hot spots. :o
Meanwhile, Gus I don't recall, did you ever get around to playing Batman: Arkham Asylum for one of those prior Halloweens?
B:AA isn't scary, though. It's awesomely thematic and a tad creepy, but not scary.
Hmm have not heard of Die Young, will check that out.
Have not played Batman: Arkham Asylum either, but I only got it just a few months ago which is nothing in Gus Time.
Quote from: BanzaiCat on September 29, 2017, 11:05:38 AM
That would have been a helluva pixel hunt pre-Anniversary edition, then!
Just pressing the space bar in that first scene must bring up 25 or so hot spots. :o
Yep - there are a lot in the bookstore, the voodoo museum and the drugstore.
Voodoo museum?? Why is that not a game...
Gabriel Knight is creepy as hell. Voodoo freaks me out for some reason.
Quote from: Gusington on September 29, 2017, 06:30:16 PM
Have not played Batman: Arkham Asylum either, but I only got it just a few months ago which is nothing in Gus Time.
I really thought you had picked that up on sale somewhat earlier.
Quote from: BanzaiCat on September 29, 2017, 05:02:36 PM
B:AA isn't scary, though. It's awesomely thematic and a tad creepy, but not scary.
No, I've never told Gus it's
scary. It's got a major autumn haunted-house vibe going for it though, and plays heavily into the Batman theme of overcoming fear by becoming what scares the things that scare you.
Another non-scary but hugely Halloween-atmospheric game (and much more linear) is the first
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow.
^Played Lords of Shadow :)
It was very on-rails, but serviceable.
Just in time for Gus for Halloween, Darkest Dungeon is on sale for $10 on steam.
Harlots...all
What about Dead Space 2, i'm in the middle of a play through. Got some jump scares that will probably make you pee a little bit. Isn't that all we want, a game to make us pee a little.
I played it. And peed a bit.
I have the first Dead Space. And I played it, too. I think I got about 80% through it (I know I got to the bridge, which was tough to get past), but I can't remember if I actually finished the game or not.
I might have the first Dead Space for 360. Never played it though.
Pretty sure I didn't finish it...but I remember getting to the bridge.
Found a few creepy things you might like, Gus.
Welcome to the Game (http://store.steampowered.com/app/485380/Welcome_to_the_Game/) (on Steam)
The Uncle Who Works For Nintendo (https://ztul.itch.io/the-uncle-who-works-for-nintendo) (text adventure, but good, and free - can play right at the link)
Thanks bruh. FYI the developers who created Dead Space were shut down earlier this week 💀
Quote from: Gusington on October 03, 2017, 07:36:22 PM
I played it. And peed a bit.
Yea, but you're old....old people pee themselves so it might not have been the game
Define 'old' - my bladder is one of iron, son.
It's the back end that fails him.
True. My bowels are made of iron but at least that's close to my bladder.
A less than 1 percent failure rate is acceptable to me.
Pretty sure state militia SGTs are issued bladders that might have been iron back when the Maine blew up, but are now as rusty and crotchety as the SGTs they're issued to. ;)
That is correct. The rust and uh... crotchetyness...is what makes the bladders impermeable!
Crotchety crochness!
Gus' stage name is Rusty Crotch
Crusty Roach?
Roachy Crust?
and I always thought the moist loins was caused by something totally different!
Turns out it was the WD40.
Take it from me, you don't want to get your DW40 mixed-up with your Flex-Seal. That causes a whole other problem.
Well, if that isn't scaring Gus, it's at least scaring me... :hide:
Dick Rickulous.
I just completed a quest line in Witcher 3 Hearts of Stone that is one of the great PC game ghost stories I've ever played through. Rivals that legendary level from Thief, in the asylum. I'll have to do a What's Gus Playing on it and try to capture it's greatness.
Yes, yes, yes, yes, YES! Capture it's greatness by all means. And if it includes any hot, naked ghost girls, include them too.
^It...actually does.
That doesn't surprise me. I need to go ghost hunting in Poland! <:-)
Most of my recommendations I get from Markiplier's YouTube channel. He covers a lot of scary games, especially indie horror games, so if you're interested in that go check his channel out and browse his playthroughs.
There's a hitchhiking one that is EXTREMELY creepy.
Gus you take a spin with "The Evil Within 2" yet? Looks like a decent scare fest with action.
^ I don't usually go for gorefests - they tend to be too over the top for me. That said I did like the first Silent Hill game, Alan Wake and some others like Clive Barker's Undying when it came out. I've been a little curious about Evil Within, but more interested in Resident Evil - Biohazard. It never seems to go on sale though.
I bought Dying Light a few months ago but got stuck on one of the early parkour sets and rage quit - which is a shame because I was really looking forward to that game :/