Honestly, I think at this point in time that the most concise answer to the question is nostalgia. Like the author admits, it's not the best playing or scariest video game. If you want to play a...
Honestly, I think at this point in time that the most concise answer to the question is nostalgia. Like the author admits, it's not the best playing or scariest video game.
If you want to play a legitimately terrifying horror game that encapsulates all the elements the author talks about, you'll have to look a console generation earlier to a Saturn game called Enemy Zero. This game takes the fear of uncertainty to a new level by offering you enemies that are completely invisible. The only time you will ever see them is when they briefly flash after killing one - which is rare because the monsters have a number of combat advantages over you.
Offtopic but does anyone else feel that their redesign is kind of not very good? Aside from the fact that I can't seem to navigate between comics I just don't like the layout, I don't like the...
Offtopic but does anyone else feel that their redesign is kind of not very good? Aside from the fact that I can't seem to navigate between comics I just don't like the layout, I don't like the weird purple hue they've chosen (it's like a washed-up Twitch), I don't like that how the ads fit in with the page, and I don't know why you'd still want to use disqus.
I was sort of excited for the relaunch of The Escapist, and reading Shamus Young gives it a shot in the arm, but this does not inspire faith in me.
Honestly, I think at this point in time that the most concise answer to the question is nostalgia. Like the author admits, it's not the best playing or scariest video game.
If you want to play a legitimately terrifying horror game that encapsulates all the elements the author talks about, you'll have to look a console generation earlier to a Saturn game called Enemy Zero. This game takes the fear of uncertainty to a new level by offering you enemies that are completely invisible. The only time you will ever see them is when they briefly flash after killing one - which is rare because the monsters have a number of combat advantages over you.
Offtopic but does anyone else feel that their redesign is kind of not very good? Aside from the fact that I can't seem to navigate between comics I just don't like the layout, I don't like the weird purple hue they've chosen (it's like a washed-up Twitch), I don't like that how the ads fit in with the page, and I don't know why you'd still want to use disqus.
I was sort of excited for the relaunch of The Escapist, and reading Shamus Young gives it a shot in the arm, but this does not inspire faith in me.