Board 8 > Is this a good horror video game history?

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Needs more Friday the 13th for the Commodore 64

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You forgot Left 4 Dead 2.

Also Dead Rising 2?

There weren't any horror games in 2009, 2011?

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I'd hardly call Doom a horror video game.

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^ Just doing major games, and I don't think L4D2 or DR2 bring anything new.

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What about Dead Island? It's pretty new. A Zombie apocalypse RPG

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Thinking about Dead Island, I'll add it.

I'll also cut Doom.

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Fatal Frame 2 should be on there, not sure of the date but it is one of the scariest games I ever played, moreso than 1 and 3. Some of them I wouldn't consider horror, but I guess it's how you look at them. Doom for example, I don't think it's scary but I suppose it has it's moments.

Also Siren is pretty scary, haven't gotten around to playing all of the psn downloadable ones though.

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not sure i'd call manhunt a horror game exactly.
there's also a bunch of visual novels that fit this bill. Higurashi being the cleanest one (as in, no H), and one of the biggest of the genre as well, certainly more than some other games on that list. i also assume you'll mention Fatal Frame 2 in passing of 1 because it's generally considered the scariest one.

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Do people still consider Zombies to be horror?

Cause they are just not even scary anymore.

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Onimusha and Devil May Cry are horror?

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Also I would definitely not consider Grabbed by the Ghoulies horror.

Supernatural maybe, but not horror.

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Both are on the edge, Onimusha more so.

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I wouldn't cut Doom. I'd cut Devil May Cry though.

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...yeah, after posting i saw Onimusha on that list. uhh... no.
yes, there starts being some lovecraftian things at the end of the 1st game and there's some undead enemies, but it damn well ain't horror. and DMC definitely has nothing to do with the genre. friggin' Castlevania has more to do with it.

however, something that fits the genre MUCH more than either of those would be the Legacy of Kain series, as that series probably can fit the genre in most ways.

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Clive Barker's Undying or Jericho would probably fit right in. There's also some of the more "well-known" Lovecraftian stuff like Call of Cthulhu and The Lurking Horror.

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onimusha... really isn't on any edge, no. for the majority of the game you're just some dude in japan fighting with magical swords.

only in the last eighth of the game do things go really weird. you'd never know until then. felt more like they just threw it in there without knowing a thing of what they were doing.

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If you've removed Doom, isn't FEAR pretty comparable in the horror department except for having better graphics?

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List Update: I'm actually not cutting doom, but I am cutting Omimusha and DMC. I also cut GBTG and will add Jericho and Call of Cthulu.

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If you've removed Doom, isn't FEAR pretty comparable in the horror department except for having better graphics?

Nawh, not really. FEAR has that whole thing with the creepy little ghost girl Alma. Also the game has more jump scares than Doom. I'm not saying take Doom out, I'm just saying FEAR is in fact scarier, imo.

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Thanks for the help BTW.

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System Shock 1 and 2 definantly need a showing on your list. They are a pinnacle of the genre.

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Needs more System Shock 2 and Siren.

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Out of curiosity, what kind of project is this?

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well, if you're trying to stick to the same number of games... yeah, Legacy of Kain over something like BloodRayne works better. that series' main claim to fame is the lead chick starred in playboy.

Amnesia being there while Penumbra's not also doesn't really make sense. same developers, except Penumbra put 'em on the map big time as a horror game developer.

and Higurashi def represents visual novels better than pretty much any other in this field; yeah there's a bunch more gorier or darker ones, but few of them are bigger or come close to it.

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I still think Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly needs to be on there.

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Just chronicling the history of horror. Probably do it on this board.

Basically, I give a detailed history of the game, its legacy, and impact to the genre.

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Oh yeah, Penumbra! that too.

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Eternal Darkness is nine years old and never got a sequel? Christ.

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1. Haunted House (1972, ODY)
2. Haunted House (1982, 2600)
3. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1982, 2600)
4. Halloween (1983, 2600)
5. Castlevania (1987, NES)
6. Splatterhouse (1989, TG16)
7. Sweet Home (1989, NES)
8. Zombie Nation (1990, NES)
9. Super Castlevania IV (1991, SNES)
10. Alone in the Dark (1992, 3DO)
11. Night Trap (1992, SCD)
12. Zombies Ate My Neighbors (1993, SNES)
13. Doom (1993, PC)
14. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers (1993, PC)
15. X-COM: UFO Defense (1993, PC)
16. System Shock (1994, PC)
17. Killing Time (1995, 3DO)
18. Clock Tower: The First Fear (1995, PC)
19. Resident Evil (1996, PS1)
20. Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh (1996, PC)
21. OverBlood (1997, PS1)
22. Nightmare Creatures (1997, PS1)
23. The House of the Dead (1997, SAT)
24. Resident Evil 2 (1998, PS1)
25. Parasite Eve (1998, PS1)
26. Silent Hill (1999, PS1)
27. Dino Crisis (1999, PS1)
28. System Shock 2 (1999, PC)
28. The Typing of the Dead (2000, DC)
29. American McGee’s Alice (2000, PC)
31. Okage: Shadow King (2001, Ps2)
33. Silent Hill 2 (2001, PS2)
34. Higurashi (2002, PS2)
34. Fatal Frame (2002, PS2)
35. Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem (2002, GC)
36. BloodRayne (2002, PS2)
38. Manhunt (2003, PS2)
39. Resident Evil: Outbreak (2004, PS2)
40. Doom 3 (2004, XBOX)
41. Siren (2004, PS2)
41. Resident Evil 4 (2005, GC)
42. Haunting Ground (2005, PS2)
43. FEAR (2005, X360)
44. Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse (2005, XBOX)
45. Condemned: Criminal Origins (2005, X360)
46. Dead Rising (2006, X360)
47. Dementium: The Ward (2007, DS)
48. Penumbra: Overture (2007, PC)
48. Dead Space (2008, X360)
49. Left 4 Dead (2008, X360)
50. Deadly Premonition (2010, X360)
51. Alan Wake (2010, X360)
52. Amnesia: The Dark Descent (2010, PC)
53. Dead Island (2011, X360)

This is for a personal project i'm doing,

I'm looking for feedback, accuracy, additions, or trimmings. Thanks!

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I know nothing about Higurashi, did it come out 2002?

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also, you got beaten to making a list by a long shot.


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A couple more candidates:

- S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl (or one of the other entries in the series)
- LSD (if only because the only other game that has come anywhere close to attempting the type of horror it portrayed would be Yume Nikki; hell, I guess Yume Nikki would work here as well)
- Maniac Mansion (gonna microwave me some hamsters)

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And yet you have Okage: Shadow King?

Like...I recognize that game, but only because it was one of those "really obscure JRPGs that come up in trivia".

I feel like Koudelka is less obscure than that (not to mention Shadow Hearts, although those are less and less horror, more and more humor).

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2002 was the first story, and a new story in the game got released every so often afterwards to make a bunch of different mini-stories to explain the bigger one, which is what's generally referred to as the game. it's a doujinshi game that broke 100,000 sales, and the 2nd to reach that goal. from there, pretty much grew into a bunch of other mediums and at this point the guys who made it are probably too big to really stay in that circle. though for horror visual novels, it's pretty much the go-to if you don't want to sleep. if you want tentacle monsters or demons and the like, you've got plenty of other choices. just none that are really as big.

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(also why was ffd's response so brief.)

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needs more fatal frame 2. that game is considered the best of the series and definitely was an all around amazing experience imho

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Final List
Haunted House (1972, ODY)
Haunted House (1982, 2600)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1982, 2600)
Halloween (1983, 2600)
Castlevania (1987, NES)
Splatterhouse (1989, TG16)
Sweet Home (1989, NES)
Zombie Nation (1990, NES)
Super Castlevania IV (1991, SNES)
Alone in the Dark (1992, 3DO)
Night Trap (1992, SCD)
Zombies Ate My Neighbors (1993, SNES)
Doom (1993, PC)
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers (1993, PC)
X-COM: UFO Defense (1993, PC)
System Shock (1994, PC)
Killing Time (1995, 3DO)
Clock Tower: The First Fear (1995, PC)
Resident Evil (1996, PS1)
Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh (1996, PC)
OverBlood (1997, PS1)
Nightmare Creatures (1997, PS1)
The House of the Dead (1997, SAT)
Resident Evil 2 (1998, PS1)
Parasite Eve (1998, PS1)
LSD (1998, PS1)
Silent Hill (1999, PS1)
Dino Crisis (1999, PS1)
System Shock 2 (1999, PC)
The Typing of the Dead (2000, DC)
American McGee’s Alice (2000, PC)
Silent Hill 2 (2001, PS2)
Higurashi (2002, PS2)
Fatal Frame (2002, PS2)
Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem (2002, GC)
BloodRayne (2002, PS2)
Manhunt (2003, PS2)
Fatal Frame II (2003, PS2)
Resident Evil: Outbreak (2004, PS2)
Doom 3 (2004, XBOX)
Siren (2004, PS2)
Resident Evil 4 (2005, GC)
Haunting Ground (2005, PS2)
FEAR (2005, X360)
Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse (2005, XBOX)
Condemned: Criminal Origins (2005, X360)
Dead Rising (2006, X360)
Dementium: The Ward (2007, DS)
Penumbra: Overture (2007, PC)
STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl (2007, PC)
Dead Space (2008, X360)
Left 4 Dead (2008, X360)
Deadly Premonition (2010, X360)
Alan Wake (2010, X360)
Amnesia: The Dark Descent (2010, PC)
Dead Island (2011, X360)

Thanks for all the tips and feedback! t was very helpful. I'll start this tomorrow.

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very good list!

i look forward to your project

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