Kevin from Denkiphile: "Coming straight out of left field, Five Nights at Freddy’s was an excellent entry to a genre that I feel has gotten very stale very quickly. A look at most horror games now reveals a lot of shoddy stealth mechanics, uninspired art direction, and terribly predictable AI. Five Nights at Freddy’s did away with all that, with its crude mid-90s feel, ridiculously scary presentation, and crisp, yet terrifying gameplay. I just wish its sequel was as good because unfortunately, it isn’t."
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Is there another one of those 10k point achievement quests this month? They haven't run that in awhile and I haven't seen anything about it.
Neil writes: "It didn't take long for Five Nights at Freddy's to become a monster hit upon initial release back in 2014, with the original game spawning multiple extra components as the world went mad for the horror created by Scott Cawthorn. But over the years we've never seen the franchise arrive on Xbox, until now, as the original Five Nights at Freddy's launches, alongside Five Nights at Freddy's 2, Five Nights at Freddy's 3, and Five Nights at Freddy's 4. That's a lot of Five Nights at Freddy's action!"
It’s releasing on all consoles....
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Differing perceptions of horror lead to differing perceptions of horror games in general.
Good horror is that which serves as an allegory to a bigger issue. Until Dawn was a great game. My only complaint though, is that it contains a smorgasbord of "scary things," something for everyone most definitely, but no true horror. It wasn't really about anything but I give credit where due, it was a lot of fun. Great horror... Different story. Examples are below:
It Follows: Some see it at face value, an STD which follows you through your life. I say nay. I think it's about youthful decisions and how they'll always follow you, good or bad. I.e. Student loans. $100k is fun to play with when you're in school but that will always follow you, potentially ruining your life down the line as it needs to be satiated, one way or another.
Night of the Living Dead: a classic. Also Romero's take on the "silent majority" of the late 60's, those who, at the time, elected the much maligned Richard Nixon during the peak of the Vietnam War. Those "zombies" are just people, mindlessly doing what they're told by who's in charge. His further sequels, like dawn of the dead, the zombies are allegories for mindless consumerism.
Resident Evil: the zombies weren't the true enemy, the corporation was. Resident Evil was an allegory for what happens when corporate power goes too far. Which is ironic because that's exactly what happened to capcom in recent years.
Scary stuff is easy and cheap. True horror though, is rare. We need more true, meaningful horror in video games.
