Penumbra Overture, SCARY!

[Stigern]

Omg, just got this game and it's scary!

It really freaked me out when I was close to a barricaded door, and someone started whispering to me.
The developers really did a good job making some creepy sounds.
And the small puzzles you have to solve is quite good.

I havent gotten that far out in the game, but atm it's worth all the money!

Anyone else played it?

[Sardiini]

I didn't even play the demo, too creepy.

[Amynue]

Downloading it...

[soad667]

It's not just a game, it's an experience :)

Do yourself a favor and play it after midnight, alone - that means without friends joking around :p , with lights closed... and no cheating with gamma or brightness! :mad:

The whole feeling reminded me of the Lovecraft's book 'At the Mountains of Madness', the ones read it sure will get what i'm talking about ;)

[noodleboy200]

I tried the demo but both of my computers are too crappy to play it T_T. I really want to play it though.

[tommyverceti]

i so could not play that, way too scary

[Juggz]

I stayed over a friends place and we had a lan party, anyhoo we both started playing it with the lights off...

We stoped after 15 minutes, way to scary

[Dj Demetrius]

I've played a few scary games, like Condemned, SH and F.E.A.R., but they were nothing compared to this...

[soad667]

Yeah, Condemned way too predictable and FEAR had these gunfights that were ruining the scary part of the game. But it was a great FPS and the gunfights were more than enjoyable, so i forgive it :)

But Penumbra has this... 'bad' feeling everywhere, as for relaxing points... guess: nowhere :D
Survival horror at its best.................... ;)

[Z3R052]

heard of this but never downloaded it I may try it out.

PS. I love scary games

[Juggz]

This is great, no guns or anything. You must use brains and traps to kill the monsters that can just rip you apart :D

[668.5]

Hm. I don't think I want to play this after reading this thread.

[Juggz]

Play It!!!

But wear something brown

[Stigern]

But, there`s one thing wich annoys me.
And that`s the monster animations, they are kind of bad.
And it looks like something from 2000.

[Juggz]

Yeah but all the otehr graphics are state of the art... also the sound is awesome

[Dj Demetrius]

...And let's not forget about the physics and lights.

[Juggz]

Love the physics, the doors are awesome.
You can bar them with a chair and crap in the full one, till the monster break the door down anyway :D

[AquaGeneral]

In the demo. I will not spoil what happens in the end but; my chair shook, my PC shook, my PC desk shook and I screamed and shook. :eek:

[blackwolf575]

Does this game have a map editor? I am probly getting this game soon and I was wondering if you could make your own maps. If there isn't an sdk then can anyone tell me if they will release one in the future.

[soad667]

No editor and i don't think they're planning one...
But don't even think of not getting it! Great game ;)

[blackwolf575]

ya im gonna get it, and also i checked the forum and they said they might release one but they gotta figure out how to make it nice and easy to use.

[Dj Demetrius]

Almost finished the game now, but had to go to the forum...(I'm shaking too much)

[Rob223]

oh god... please don't remind me. Everytime i try and play penumbra it freezes when he opens the door. and overture? all I can say is >_<

I got this computer in NOVEMBER. why is it so CRAP?

[Dj Demetrius]

oh god... please don't remind me. Everytime i try and play penumbra it freezes when he opens the door. and overture? all I can say is >_<

I got this computer in NOVEMBER. why is it so CRAP?

Try running some virus/crap cleaning software. or just upgrade something.

[Steparnicus]

Is this a full game yet? I loved the demo, but it keeps making my PC overheat and die :P

The monsters could do with being made a bit more scary though, after all the creepy atmosphere it was kind of disappointing to come up against a flying maggot with teeth :P

[Dj Demetrius]

My computer runs Oblivion on max settings and 4x AA. Then it burns.

[Muntu]

Tried the demo, it ended very nicely :D..
"Hey there little fella... Oh SHIT"...
(this shouldn't spoil anything to those who haven't played it, 'cause everyone knows there are monsters)

[WoOt]

It's not just a game, it's an experience :)

Do yourself a favor and play it after midnight, alone - that means without friends joking around :p , with lights closed... and no cheating with gamma or brightness! :mad:

The whole feeling reminded me of the Lovecraft's book 'At the Mountains of Madness', the ones read it sure will get what i'm talking about ;)

and, add whole surrond sound with it. damn thats so cool, but!! even better, get a 3d pop out screen, theres a scary thing whats its it called again??? the flying things, and have it come out of nowhere and pop out of the screen and scare the shizzle out of you.

[Killa]

and, add whole surrond sound with it. damn thats so cool, but!! even better, get a 3d pop out screen, theres a scary thing whats its it called again??? the flying things, and have it come out of nowhere and pop out of the screen and scare the shizzle out of you.

DUDE!!!!!you just necroed a thred thats been dead sence APRIAL FOR NO GOOD REASON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <Rule #3, Keep it Civil.>*pant pant pant**deep brething**sigh*ok Killa stay calm no need to burst out a second time.......ahhh im better,just..just please....dont do anything like this agin,I have a very short anger span and i dont need any more stress so please just let old threds die in peace.

[WoOt]

ok o.ô , im not scared of penumbra now, im scared of you o.o meany :(

[Xerxes]

Please don't do that ever again, Killa. He wanted to say something so he did, and it's not like all senior members are Fantastic Four-style goodness. Would you have preferred it if he had made an entirely new thread?

[Maltor124]

Agreed, that was out of line, Killa. If a person has to say something, let them say it in the thread that is appropriate. You would have gotten mad if there was a repeat thread, or he had posted this randomly somewhere. Just calm down, it was no big deal.

Also, I have yet to work up the nerve to play this game. (Horror games in general just freak me out for days, even if they are the kind that aren't even scary. I just think they will be and don't sleep...)

[Relys]

I really wanted to play this but it froze on my computer. Hopefully thous bastards will get their act together and give me my computer sometime next week!:(

[Dennis]

I played it at a friend's house yesterday... Ok.. I can't sleep :[ OMG THAT GAME IS FREAKIN' SCARY O.O

[psygo]

i never played the first Penumbra after i saw the first monster

[Killa]

Agreed, that was out of line, Killa. If a person has to say something, let them say it in the thread that is appropriate. You would have gotten mad if there was a repeat thread, or he had posted this randomly somewhere. Just calm down, it was no big deal.

Also, I have yet to work up the nerve to play this game. (Horror games in general just freak me out for days, even if they are the kind that aren't even scary. I just think they will be and don't sleep...)

ok i allredy said that i was sorry(in a way) but im just very stressed with all thats going on at my house and crap.......so yea im good now.but really i think an apolgy is in order...ok WoOt im sorry i burst out like that and i HOPE i never lose control like that agin and once agin...im very sorry.sooo am i forgiven?(please for the love of god say yes!)

[Ryu Hinote]

I was creeped out the entire time I played this game... I was so twitchy even if I bumped into something, i'd mercilessly attack the sound with anything I had available. So, in effect, most wooden things that could break, were completely destroyed. It is such an awesome game!

P.S. DAMN SPIDERS!!

[3 solid]

I'm not ever going to buy it.

You think "He doesn't like the game" not true. I like the game.

So now you think "Oh, the demo overheated his computer" nope. Not that either.

And now your thinking "WTF?"

Well, the demo wouldn't work for me. I start off in the boat room thing. I grab all the stuff I need, I open the door, it loads the next level, and then the game freezes, crashes and dies.

Help?

[Ryu Hinote]

I'm not ever going to buy it.

You think "He doesn't like the game" not true. I like the game.

So now you think "Oh, the demo overheated his computer" nope. Not that either.

And now your thinking "WTF?"

Well, the demo wouldn't work for me. I start off in the boat room thing. I grab all the stuff I need, I open the door, it loads the next level, and then the game freezes, crashes and dies.

Help?

reinstall then immediately restart your computer
OR
Turn down the graphics/lighting/shadows
OR
I don't know

[3 solid]

Tried both of those.

[Muntu]

Tried both of those.

But did you try this: I don't know? :D

[rocketeer]

i so wish this was free :( i liked the demo a lot, cept i really wanted to kill that devildog with the hammer after it attacked me >: D

[ZomBuster]

I remember playing the demo.

I only got to the stairs, then i stopped because it was too scary :(
Just because of the atmosphere..

[rocketeer]

IMO, getting to the stairs was the scariest part in the demo :P (i mean when u go up to the metal door and... IT happens ;))

[Flameo]

I bought this game, TOTALLY worth the buy. Nice graphics and physics.
But seriously, people need to grow up. It's only a game. D=

I gotta admit though it was creepy at bits in the game.



i despise the spiders!

[thenecronwolf]

I tried the demo and it worked great for the first FRAME, and then froze. Oh well:(


(w00t Senior Member haha!)

[MACINTOSH USER]

i watched it on youtube and i almost wet my pants!!!! i can't wait for the mac demo! the physics look amazing and the monsters look spectacular!(then again the only console for gaming i have is the ps1!) looks great overall!

[Muntu]

(then again the only console for gaming i have is the ps1!)

Kinda offtopic, but PS1 has few of the best games I've played ;)

BTW, how can you be so sure there will BE a mac demo?

[Dj Demetrius]

Kinda offtopic, but PS1 has few of the best games I've played ;)


True, very true. (Rumble racing is great fun, Final Fantasy, Rayman, Time Crisis <3, Tekken 3, i can go on like this forever...)

I finished the game, wohoo! :D

too bad i can't go outside anymore cause i'm so scared something is gonna eat me. I always barricade the door to my room with my TV before i go to bed, too.

[MACINTOSH USER]

BTW, how can you be so sure there will BE a mac demo?

why is there a beta for mac if there isn't going to be a game for it?:) :D

[MyNameIsJason]

Has this game been posted yet??? and if so please dont get mad at me :)

Linky: http://www.penumbra-overture.com/


Thanks :D

[THREAD MERGED]

[Sokuto]

http://fun-motion.com/forums/showthread.php?t=173&

It's been posted, 'tis a good game though. Next time use the search button before you post a new thread.

Welcome to the forums too!

[MyNameIsJason]

Thanks... And sorry D: you can delete this thread then.. or we can make a disscussion for it!

[rocketeer]

or we can continue the discussion in the old thread :D

[MyNameIsJason]

Ok thats ok:)

[Pret.Sal]

yay got a post in before the lock!

Welcome to the forums though!

[Kirby]

I did too! Welcome to the forums! :D

[oxology]

speaking of locks, someone's gonna get it in the suggest a game section

[Xerxes]

Wait, what's the point of locking a Suggest a Game thread? People can't post in it.

Also, whoot penumbra! I've never played it but it looks friggin' sweet.

[turunen45]

Wait, what's the point of locking a Suggest a Game thread? People can't post in it.

Also, whoot penumbra! I've never played it but it looks friggin' sweet.

you should buy it. it is one of the best horror games after silent hill. and you can buy it with 5 euros from finland :)

[What?]

Looks reeeeaaaallly creepy.

[rocketeer]

keep this discussion in the original thread D:

[Relys]

I really want to play this, but I'm not sure how scary it is. I had nightmares from the FEAR demo.:o Will I be able to cope with this? It looks really fun...

[Nintendo-Guy]

I really want to play this, but I'm not sure how scary it is. I had nightmares from the FEAR demo.:o Will I be able to cope with this? It looks really fun...

You got nightmares from the FEAR demo?! o.o

[raymastereo]

I like the physics in it, but I don't like how you don't have any weapons.:( And it's creepy.

[Loplop]

In overture you have weapons but i think its 20x scarier :/

[turunen45]

I really want to play this, but I'm not sure how scary it is. I had nightmares from the FEAR demo.:o Will I be able to cope with this? It looks really fun...

well its not actually HORROR but it has evil rabies contracted dogs and evil poizon zpiderz that jump out from every corner!!!!!

[turunen45]

I like the physics in it, but I don't like how you don't have any weapons.:( And it's creepy.

Why do you need weapons??? you can hide run or block your way through. like blocking a door with chairs and boxes and climbing into a vent.

[Loplop]

Its scary as crap they dont even have an option to turn off the freaky music....

[Farbror Fazer]

soo.. Is this thread going to be locked or what? The link to the old one is already posted

[raymastereo]

Why do you need weapons??? you can hide run or block your way through. like blocking a door with chairs and boxes and climbing into a vent.

Running? Blocking? Why would you want to do that when you can shoot them?

[ShaggE]

Running? Blocking? Why would you want to do that when you can shoot them?

That would ruin the whole point of Penumbra. It's not a FPS. The fact that the character isn't some Rambo knock-off and probably couldn't fire a gun worth crap anyway is what makes the game unique and scary.

[raymastereo]

That would ruin the whole point of Penumbra. It's not a FPS. The fact that the character isn't some Rambo knock-off and probably couldn't fire a gun worth crap anyway is what makes the game unique and scary.

Yea, but they could atleast let you pick up stuff like planks and use them as weapons. :rolleyes:

[ShaggE]

I can agree with that. Maybe in the same way you use a hammer as a weapon in the game. (Force dictated by how you move the mouse)

[rocketeer]

Yea, but they could atleast let you pick up stuff like planks and use them as weapons. :rolleyes:

first: oh comon mods why isnt this locked yet?! D: D:

second: you pretty much CAN use planks as weapons, provided you can pick them up. anything you can pick up can be thrown at an enemy :3 *fantasizes about throwing thousands of mini-mes at killer dogs that probably have rabies*

[MyNameIsJason]

Hey rocketeer if you want this thread to be locked so bad stop taking in it ... :S

[rocketeer]

Hey rocketeer if you want this thread to be locked so bad stop taking in it ... :S


it's not so much that i want it to be locked, just that I want people to use the OLD thread.

[Maltor124]

Merged with the old thread. Feel free to continue discussion. ^_^

[MyNameIsJason]

Wow Thanks Maltor ^^ ^___^ ^^

[Loplop]

My favourite thing about these games is using props to block doors, if this game could be made into a multiplayer zombie survival it would be superb, they should let some other developers use this engine.

[rocketeer]

My favourite thing about these games is using props to block doors, if this game could be made into a multiplayer zombie survival it would be superb, they should let some other developers use this engine.


that would be the most awesome thing evar (except portal XP)

[Loplop]

The closest i can think is Killing Floor, its a UT 2004 zombie survival horror mod, but you can weld up doors to hold off zombies played it before it needs well going over but its still quite good.

[edthefirst]

Actually this game is moddable, the community just hasn't produced anything significant up till now.

[Loplop]

Sweet, wonder how it would handle a load of zombies tho, its quite laggy for me, but its that realistic....

[soad667]

Check the last trailer (http://www.gamershell.com/download_22372.shtml) of Overture's sequel, the Black Plague :cool:
Watch carefully and i'm sure you'll notice that there are zombies (or zombie-likes,whatever) involved :eek: :p

[Odellus]

What about Zombie Survival from Gmod 10? I don't think Zombie Mod should be mentioned though because one hit is a kill from a zombie. But their both really intense and fun.
I haven't tried Penumbra yet because of the feedback I'm seeing. I'm scared really easily and I've only gotten to the second level of FEAR if that tells you anything. (I've had the game for about a month.)

[MrGreed]

I played the demo, it rocked, I definitely want this for Christmas, but hey, the demo wasn't scary at ALL. Maybe the dog in the end is, but not very. If you think this is scary, try Afraid of Monsters (http://www.moddb.com/mods/7579/afraid-of-monsters-dc), seriously, Penumbra is Teletubbys compared to this. Not physics related, it's a mod for Half-Life. But hey, I've only played the demo of this game, maybe it is as scary as you say it is.

[Loplop]

What about Zombie Survival from Gmod 10? I don't think Zombie Mod should be mentioned though because one hit is a kill from a zombie. But their both really intense and fun.
I haven't tried Penumbra yet because of the feedback I'm seeing. I'm scared really easily and I've only gotten to the second level of FEAR if that tells you anything. (I've had the game for about a month.)

Lol, i had F.E.A.R too, notice the word HAD, scared the shizbiz outta me that, im halfway thru penumbra but only cus i play it with a friend, ive got arachnophobia aswell and some spiders attacked me while i was in the dark and it was the first time something in a game made me swear out loud.

[MyNameIsJason]

Hey guys guess what.. my bro bought the game yesterday and i checked the physics engine it and said it used Newton Game Dynamics... which is a good physics engine

[Beakless]

Lol, i had F.E.A.R too, notice the word HAD, scared the shizbiz outta me that, im halfway thru penumbra but only cus i play it with a friend, ive got arachnophobia aswell and some spiders attacked me while i was in the dark and it was the first time something in a game made me swear out loud.

I really REALLY don't know what anyone was smoking when they said F.E.A.R was a scary game... It didn't bother me in the slightest. THESE games, however, are scary:

Doom3 - Because of the relentless terror and dispair around you. It's the un-diluted hoplessness and the suffocating stark mood of the game that is both depressing and soul destroying at the same time. I played this at night, alone with no light and a locked door. It was a truly shocking experience.
The Dark Eye - I talked about this on another thread. Just use the magic search button and search for "The Dark Eye" to see what I though about this chilling masterpiece.
Silent Hill 1 & 4 - These two in the series for some reason stand out as being an utter brown experience.
Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfl - Seriously, DON'T PLAY THIS GAME! It may be the scariest thing you'll ever do in the video gaming world. I will not say anything more incase I ruin it.
Afraid of Monsters: Directors Cut - I think someone just mentioned this, but let me underline his point, for a shitty-looking HL1 mod this is really really disturbing. From the start of the hopsital you are aware straight away that you are playing something really special, and the nightmare-ish monsters really stick in your mind... which is bad.
System shock 2 - From the same people who gave you Bioshock, a haunted-house-in-space thriller from the same old days as HL1. This is a very cleverly made game and is widley forgottten by the public. Which is a shame because I think anyone can appreciate the time and effort put into this game and it is STILL pretty scary today.


In a wierd way the Max Payne series was pretty scary too, especially the nightmares...

Oh, FEAR IS NOT SCARY!

[Amynue]

Oh, FEAR IS NOT SCARY!Holy true, few days ago I completed FEAR Perseus Mandate and I didn't noticed anything scary.

[3 solid]

I found Bioshock rather creepy. Not scary, but creepy, because almost all of the enemies were just normal people, insane normal people, but the screams still creep me out when I burn them.

You want scary? Play against my friend on Halo 3 Ninja-Naught, doesn't sound scary, but he knows how to mess with people's heads, heck, once we had a near impenetrable defense against him, so he sneaked in a bubble shield, we all freaked out and fired around randomly, allowing him to get in and hide in the corner while we panicked wildly.

[Loplop]

Doom 3 isnt scary, infact i think its funny as (insert profanities here) u just walk round the whole game on easy with a torch or your fists and nothing can kill you lol, i completed it on the xbox with just my fists and my torch..... SIlent hill isnt either i just laugh whenever i see people with pyramid heads, however F.E.A.R is imo, i mean its not like scary scary but more shock.....

[Odellus]

I don't like games that continuously creep you out through the whole game, like you have some ominous being staring down on you wherever you go. Crap that pops out doesn't scare me the least bit. And I've played Doom 3 at night in a garage with the lights out and all I could hear was the big ventilation thing on the cieling. That was one of the worst experiences ever. Just look at the box, "Not for the faint of heart". It warns you about other stuff also, I think, but that really flipped a switch in my head when I read that sentence. And Beakless, just because one thing scares someone else doesn't mean their wimps or whatever you implied by saying that FEAR is not scary. It's called psychological fear, and that scares the hell out of me. You must have been in World War II or just saw a lot of scary crap in your life if FEAR didn't scare you because most gamers that are on TV or some kind of media broadcast called it one of the scariest games of all time. So go crawl in your corner acting manly while the rest of us truthfully admit our fears and phobias. Thanks for your time.

[fulltimekiller]

i thought this thread was about penumbra

[PandaPawn]

hmm for some reason when i open it it plays the intro and everything but after
the intro is over my screen goes black and i have to unplug my computer to get it to stop 0.o

[edthefirst]

hmm for some reason when i open it it plays the intro and everything but after
the intro is over my screen goes black and i have to unplug my computer to get it to stop 0.o

Your hardware doesn't have the capabilities (consider yourself lucky, I actually can run it, and I wish I couldn't)

[Beakless]

Beakless, just because one thing scares someone else doesn't mean their wimps or whatever you implied by saying that FEAR is not scary. It's called psychological fear, and that scares the hell out of me. You must have been in World War II or just saw a lot of scary crap in your life if FEAR didn't scare you because most gamers that are on TV or some kind of media broadcast called it one of the scariest games of all time. So go crawl in your corner acting manly while the rest of us truthfully admit our fears and phobias. Thanks for your time.

What? "Acting manly"? Did you even read my post?! The whole post was about games that have scared me... How is that acting manly? "...the rest of us truthfully admit our fears and phobias" DUH! That what I was talking about in the whole post!

Doom3 didn't scare me by things jumping out at me or whatever, as I said IN MY POST, it was the sheer hoplessness of the situation you were in, and the relentless horror around you. Not something jumping out at me.

You wanna know why I didn't find F.E.A.R. scary? Because there was nothing to be sacred of. Simple. I loved F.E.A.R. as a game, but as a horror? Pathetic. It tried to make you jump all the time by having objects move around you and seeing ghosts, but apart from that, there was little to actually be scared about.

For example, early on in the game, when you see the images of dead peoples faces flash up on the screen, it may make you jump, but that's it, theres no lasting fear that follows it. Whereas in The Dark Eye... I'll try not to spoil it so I'll warn you all now... Spoiler warning Spoiler The sqeuences that lead to you getting buried alive and the slow, painful process if listening to yourself suffocating It's safe, the spoiler has gone! That is an experience that will genuinely disturb you, even now, I still have that image of the wood over my head...

Anyway, the point is, I'm not trying to prove how many I am, becuase that's just, so not the point. F.E.A.R. was very dissapointing in terms of a scary experience, instead, look into some of the things in my list. And for god sake READ my posts befoure you slag me off.

Oh, by the way. Download and play the FREE mod Hidden : Source for HL2. It's a very very intense and frighterning experience.

[psygo]

HL2 and HL2 Episode 2 am scary D:

[Loplop]

Hey odell im the manly one running round punching demons and zombies in doom 3 jk :P

[edthefirst]

Oh, by the way. Download and play the FREE mod Hidden : Source for HL2. It's a very very intense and frighterning experience.

Yeah, it isn't scary in terms of monsters and things jumping at you, but what scares me the most is the fact that I might have a guy right behind me and I can't see him. I'm always running from something I don't even know is there. You can't see your enemy but you know he is close. The worst thing is when you have a teammate in front of you and you are running towards him, when suddenly he is downed and disappears. Or the person next to you isn't next to you anymore.

[Muntu]

Yeah, it isn't scary in terms of monsters and things jumping at you, but what scares me the most is the fact that I might have a guy right behind me and I can't see him. I'm always running from something I don't even know is there. You can't see your enemy but you know he is close. The worst thing is when you have a teammate in front of you and you are running towards him, when suddenly he is downed and disappears. Or the person next to you isn't next to you anymore.

Yeah. It's the hopelessness that makes the game scary. As Beak said. Hmmm... Gotta download it again tomorrow =)

[ShaggE]

We should set up a Hidden: Source server.

[soad667]

i thought this thread was about penumbra

I had the same... vision too :confused:

[edthefirst]

I had the same... vision too :confused:

But the title also includes the words Scary, so we are all ontopic.

Anyway, I am playing some Hidden Source right now!

[ShaggE]

I just played it for about an hour or so for the first time. Holy hell that game is tense!

The community is actually pretty friendly too, much to my surprise.

[edthefirst]

I just played it for about an hour or so for the first time. Holy hell that game is tense!

The community is actually pretty friendly too, much to my surprise.

Yeah. I agree. I found them extremeley helpful the first time I played a year or two ago.

[Beakless]

Yeah. I agree. I found them extremeley helpful the first time I played a year or two ago.

Yeah, they are always gald to help newbies, after all, the better the hidden, the better the game!

Condemed: Criminal Origins was also quite scary come to think of it. Like, when you see someone run into a room in front of you, and you follow, just waiting to be attacked by a crazy person with a 2x4.

Manhunt was scary in its own little way. Because, guys, suff films are REAL. Ok? They are not urban legends, and they are not myths, they are REAL. And Manhunt, in some ways, was less of an action adventure as it was a simulation of snuff movies, and when you keep this in mind, the game suddenly gets a whole lot darker and twisted, because this has happened to some poor people. It's very deressing and disturbing.

Great game though...

[MrGreed]

A question to all of you who own this game: Is it worth buying? Or is it a game that you play for a week or two then you get bored?

[ShaggE]

It's a short game, since it's only the first episode, but it's still worth it. There's none other quite like it.

[soad667]

It's a short game, since it's only the first episode, but it's still worth it. There's none other quite like it.

Agreed, one of my best gaming experiences... in many ways :confused: ;)

[Odellus]

Okay Beakless. I took a look back at F.E.A.R. and started playing again. To my surprise, it really didn't scare me. My dad played through it in about a day on the hardest difficulty. At like, 12 AM to 3 AM. I sat there and watched him the whole time, and he said that the scariest part in the game for him was when Alma would be crawling around behind him, moving boxes and the sort. So I played that level, and I agree'd with him, it was pretty scary. So sorry for my immature post earlier. It wasn't needed. Also, before having two of my Steam accounts stolen, I hadn't had the pleasure of trying The Hidden. I thought it was stupid from the screenshots, so I never tried it. I may go and "grab" a copy of HL2 and try it out.

[ShaggE]

I hadn't had the pleasure of trying The Hidden. I thought it was stupid from the screenshots, so I never tried it. I may go and "grab" a copy of HL2 and try it out.

It is delicious game, you must try it. Definitely scarier than FEAR, imo, even when the usual chatting is going on and jokes are being made.

[Muntu]

It is delicious game, you must try it. Definitely scarier than FEAR, imo, even when the usual chatting is going on and jokes are being made.

Yeah, very disturbing... Quite scary to see a teammate getting killed just like that. You see nothing, then WHAM, and the teammate lies on the ground on his on puddle of blooooood...

[Odellus]

It is a delicious game, you must try it. Definitely scarier than FEAR, in my opinion, even when the usual chatting is going on and jokes are being made.

Is it as scary as your avatar? :p

[ShaggE]

The genius of it is, it's even scary to play as the Hidden. Not knowing if they can see your blur, making sure you aren't knocking things over (unless you have a quick escape route, in which case knocking things over is a great psych strategy), watching out for trip-alarms...

@Odellus: Bow to Mr. Manson :P

[Loplop]

Who posted Afraid of monsters because that scared the shit outta me F.E.A.R seems like a barbie playhouse now, plus Manson is just weird and a freak imo

[ShaggE]

Why's that? (not setting up for a flame or anything, just curious)

Ontopic: Is Afraid Of Monsters a standalone mod? I don't have HL1 anymore.

[edthefirst]

The genius of it is, it's even scary to play as the Hidden. Not knowing if they can see your blur, making sure you aren't knocking things over (unless you have a quick escape route, in which case knocking things over is a great psych strategy), watching out for trip-alarms...

@Odellus: Bow to Mr. Manson :P

The best part is to mess with the IRIS. Start throwing things, and people start to get scared and edgy. They start to develop a trigger finger. Then once the run out of ammo.... well lets just say, they won't be scared anymore.

[ShaggE]

Hehe, yep. I played against a great Hidden once, in the map with the XBox easter egg. He picked it up and started running in circles around me, and I'm panicking and firing my shotgun blindly (and laughing at the same time)... by pure luck I killed him, but that was a great "waste ammo" tactic on his part.

[edthefirst]

The worst map is Executive. The hidden has so much of an advantage it isn't even funny.

[Loplop]

My fav map is derelict.

Shagge i dont like him because: He wears makeup. He has weird eyes. HE thinks hes sexy. His music is rubish IMO. Plus i heard he had two of his ribs removed so he could suck his own *HEYO*

[ShaggE]

No problem, I'm not one of those who forces music tastes down people's throats. :)

BTW, the rib thing: not true. Wouldn't work anyway.

EDIT: Concerning Hidden: Source:

Holy crap, is there some world event going on that I don't know about? Only 4 servers, three are empty, and one is full of TKers and voice-chat spammers with ridiculously annoying voices. Did everyone suddenly lose interest?

[Loplop]

Well im glad your not the type to argue "oh yeah such an such is fin good so stfu" thats why i had all the IMO's... i was gonna say something then but i wont...

[Beakless]

Okay Beakless. I took a look back at F.E.A.R. and started playing again. To my surprise, it really didn't scare me. My dad played through it in about a day on the hardest difficulty. At like, 12 AM to 3 AM. I sat there and watched him the whole time, and he said that the scariest part in the game for him was when Alma would be crawling around behind him, moving boxes and the sort. So I played that level, and I agree'd with him, it was pretty scary. So sorry for my immature post earlier. It wasn't needed. Also, before having two of my Steam accounts stolen, I hadn't had the pleasure of trying The Hidden. I thought it was stupid from the screenshots, so I never tried it. I may go and "grab" a copy of HL2 and try it out.

Thank you. I seriously reccomend getting the mod.

Who posted Afraid of monsters because that scared the shit outta me F.E.A.R seems like a barbie playhouse now, plus Manson is just weird and a freak imo

Well, I talked about it, but I think someone else mentioned it befoure me. Glad you enjoed it... in a way.

The genius of it is, it's even scary to play as the Hidden. Not knowing if they can see your blur, making sure you aren't knocking things over (unless you have a quick escape route, in which case knocking things over is a great psych strategy), watching out for trip-alarms...

Yeah, it's a really clever mod andd utilises the engine very efficently.

@Odellus: Bow to Mr. Manson :P

NO. I really have no reason to bow down to a talentless screamer. :mad:

Enough about hidden now, There is a thread already for it so someone may as well necro it of you huys really want to talk about it.

I just found a trailer for Silent Hill V... See what you think of it... Will it be as scary as it's predecessors?

Videos: http://youtube.com/watch?v=D802Vd8H0xc
http://youtube.com/watch?v=oMw5D5wi_a0 <quite horrible...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=xMQbuBBIRxE

And this is a link to the website: http://silenthill5.net/

[Loplop]

its not scary its freaky, not as much as manson tho.

[ShaggE]

Enough about hidden now, There is a thread already for it so someone may as well necro it of you huys really want to talk about it.

I just found a trailer for Silent Hill V... See what you think of it... Will it be as scary as it's predecessors?



Silent Hill 5 should be great, with any luck. I look forward to seeing the areas change like they did in the movie.

NO. I really have no reason to bow down to a talentless screamer.

I was joking, you know. :P And he hasn't screamed much in years, and not at all in his last album.

As for the talentless part... to each his own, I guess. But may ninjas fly into your room at night and go ninja-y on you for such heresy :D

[Loplop]

He doenst scream really he just sings like a girl trying to put a deep voice on, his cover o personal jesus was just terrible though.

[ShaggE]

I can agree to that. I love Manson, but "Personal Jesus" should be left to Johnny Cash and Depeche Mode.

Then again, his cover songs were never that great, except for "Sweet Dreams", which is a perfect example of why I like him. He managed to take a fairly innocent 80's pop hit, barely change any of the lyrics, and still make the song mean something completely different.

Then you've got his original lyrics, which are often intricate webs of wordplay and commentary.

I'm fanboy-rambling again... lol

So... yeah... the topic... hmm... what to say about Penumbra.... I've got nothin'.

[Loplop]

Also i didnt like that song with the jfk thing. But mansons wife is hawt :3

Erm yeh penumbra...... SCARY IMO!

[Beakless]

I'm having a bit of trouble installing Afraid of Monsters. The installer won't work. It says:

"The installer you are trying to use is corrupted or incomplete.
This could be the result of a damaged disk, a failed download or a virus.

You may want to contact the author of this installer to obtain a new copy.

It may be possible to skip this check using the /NCRC command line switch
(NOT RECOMMENDED)."

I have tried to download from like, 5 different locations, all of which have given the same error message. I have scanned the file for a virus, nothing has been found.

What is this "/NCRC" command line switch it speaks of? How do I use it?

[Loplop]

I dunno but i got mine from the www.moddb.com server.

[ShaggE]

I'm having a bit of trouble installing Afraid of Monsters. The installer won't work. It says:

"The installer you are trying to use is corrupted or incomplete.
This could be the result of a damaged disk, a failed download or a virus.

You may want to contact the author of this installer to obtain a new copy.

It may be possible to skip this check using the /NCRC command line switch
(NOT RECOMMENDED)."

I have tried to download from like, 5 different locations, all of which have given the same error message. I have scanned the file for a virus, nothing has been found.

What is this "/NCRC" command line switch it speaks of? How do I use it?

I think it has to do with the Cyclic Redundancy Check your computer runs every time something's added to the hard drive. Try downloading some other files. If you get CRC errors on them, your hard drive might be failing.

[Beakless]

Dosn't matter, I got it fixed. I contacted the guy who made AoF: DC and he supplyed me with a working installer. My GOD this game is scary!

Seriously, anyone thinking they don't get scared by video games, PLAY THIS!

Afraid of Monsters: Directors Cut. <PLAY THIS GAME!

[Tooba Dooba]

i think we need to let this thread die now... :p

[Amynue]

Damn, so unuseful post -_-

[Dj Demetrius]

Damn, so unuseful post -_-

Very.THIS IS MADNESS! THIS.....IS....NECROPOLIS!

[stuntman021]

Demo for Mac, woohoo! Imma play this today at 11.
Edit: I didn't even make it through the intro because of the atmosphere.

[ClavusElite]

I'm going to buy Penumbra Overture soon I just played the demo it was fun!
Yay first post!!!

[rocketeer]

I'm going to buy Penumbra Overture soon I just played the demo it was fun!
Yay first post!!!

Location: Bad.
Bump: Bad, but I won't complain further.

Welcome, try not to act like how you did on Facepunch :D

[ClavusElite]

Whoops sorry for bad bump. :o

[rocketeer]

Whoops sorry for bad bump. :o

That's not too bad. Just a bump, anyways.

[ClavusElite]

Ok, I just got Penumbra: Overture and it is amazing this game is the first horror game that I like to play the puzzles and horror makes this game a fantastic game.
P.S. I'm in the spider caves.

[soad667]

Don't forget to get Penumbra:Black Plague too, its sequel.
Btw, after playing both of them, i can say that it has an almost perfect scenario, very close to H.P. Lovecraft's stories...

I can't wait for Penumbra:Requiem, the third part, coming around June i think :rolleyes:

[ShaggE]

I'm glad that they un-cancelled part 3.

[ClavusElite]

Wow I just beat the game and I just got it.

[rocketeer]

I'm glad that they un-cancelled part 3.

WHY WASN'T I INFORMED?! But, how are they gonna pull that off? Is there gonna be a different character? Will we play as Philip's dad? :D And most importantly... Will there be scary zombie dogs? :D

[soad667]

WHY WASN'T I INFORMED?! But, how are they gonna pull that off? Is there gonna be a different character? Will we play as Philip's dad? And most importantly... Will there be scary zombie dogs?

It's gonna be a prequel to that story. There gonna be more details and in-depth view about the characters of Overture and Black Plague - at least that's what they say. Plus, they want to make it much more based on puzzles. It will be still an atmospheric game, but very puzzle-based. Sounds exciting. One way or another, i'm getting it for sure ;) :cool:

Btw, i guess there will be more dangerous enemies than those... Overture's puppies :p
Like the... ones (trying not to be... spoily here) in Black Plague, where fighting=suicide - they should keep it that way... just ten times more :eek: