why do people like horror games

Eguanazor

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#215920155Thursday, May 04, 2017 5:20 PM GMT

every one i've played has been really boring and pretty silly

PSCStar

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#215955236Friday, May 05, 2017 4:12 AM GMT

they dont like sunlight

Major_Degtyarev

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#215955319Friday, May 05, 2017 4:14 AM GMT

i've only had two really being amnesia from years ago and alien isolation other than that i haven't bothered with horror games in ages

metaknight200

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#215956154Friday, May 05, 2017 4:35 AM GMT

i like horror games because they're basically spooky puzzle games

Generic_Hero

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#215966482Friday, May 05, 2017 1:52 PM GMT

Bloodborne and Deadly Premonition are good though. I can't vouch for the others I still want to play though

Spathi

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#215973586Friday, May 05, 2017 4:39 PM GMT

BloodBorne was such a good game

PotatoVortex

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#215973637Friday, May 05, 2017 4:40 PM GMT

I enjoy them

Awpf

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#215973903Friday, May 05, 2017 4:46 PM GMT

i like horror films not games

Retrold

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#215975422Friday, May 05, 2017 5:19 PM GMT

For fun. Some like Resident Evil and Outlast are AMAZING. They are actually slightly scary, and quite fun to play at night.

X_Redemption

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#215979613Friday, May 05, 2017 6:36 PM GMT

Try RE games.

Eguanazor

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#215995095Friday, May 05, 2017 11:05 PM GMT

bloodborne isn't a horror game lol, it's an rpg in a dark environment

Spathi

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#215995469Friday, May 05, 2017 11:12 PM GMT

I dunno man, it gets pretty bad later on, and depressing

BobafrigginFeet

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#215995504Friday, May 05, 2017 11:13 PM GMT

bloodborne is pretty scary

WikiThis

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#216000461Saturday, May 06, 2017 12:52 AM GMT

"Bloodborne" While it spooked me a couple times, I wouldn't call it a horror game.

Generic_Hero

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#216004372Saturday, May 06, 2017 2:06 AM GMT

"bloodborne isn't a horror game lol, it's an rpg in a dark environment" "While it spooked me a couple times, I wouldn't call it a horror game." Maybe not, horror is subjective after all. I don't get scared from horror games but they're still "horror" games, right? I guess Bloodborne is more gothic horror. And that's still a form of "horror" is it not?

WikiThis

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#216007768Saturday, May 06, 2017 3:00 AM GMT

@generic There is a difference, scaring you is not the point of Bloodborne. It's an action game that takes place in a darker setting. I've jumped with games like Halo and Fallout as well, that doesn't make them horror games.

Eguanazor

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#216015382Saturday, May 06, 2017 5:40 AM GMT

"Maybe not, horror is subjective after all. I don't get scared from horror games but they're still "horror" games, right? I guess Bloodborne is more gothic horror. And that's still a form of "horror" is it not? " that's not how genres work. if i jump from a loud sound effect in viva pinata or something, that doesn't make the game a horror game. bloodborne obviously isn't made with the main intention being to be scary, the core gameplay has nothing to do with that, and the game really isn't scary aside from some creepy looking things. calling bloodborne a horror is like calling L4D a horror, just because there are aspects that could be considering "scary" doesn't mean it is a horror game...

Generic_Hero

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#216029681Saturday, May 06, 2017 12:34 PM GMT

That's not the point I was trying to make. I'm trying to say there is more to the horror genre than just jumpscares and stuff like that. I was saying Bloodborne is basically gothic horror, which is still a form of horror. Dracula, Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. Those are all still horror but their point isn't to scare you.

xvbones

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#216032410Saturday, May 06, 2017 1:25 PM GMT

depends whether they're actually scary rather than relying on jumpscares

Pidgey217

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#216032571Saturday, May 06, 2017 1:28 PM GMT

it's probably for the adrenaline rush of being scared i really really hate anything horror but i did enjoy alien isolation for that reason, the feeling of being hunted and trying to hide from the xenomorph was really exciting

min1up

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#216033693Saturday, May 06, 2017 1:46 PM GMT

i got really bad trypophobia, so it doesn't take too much to scare me if you know my fear i mean really bad one thing i will absolutely never be is a doctor just because of that fear

Spathi

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#216034059Saturday, May 06, 2017 1:52 PM GMT

BloodBorne gets your adrenaline pumping like crazy

Eguanazor

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#216038584Saturday, May 06, 2017 2:58 PM GMT

"That's not the point I was trying to make. I'm trying to say there is more to the horror genre than just jumpscares and stuff like that. I was saying Bloodborne is basically gothic horror, which is still a form of horror. Dracula, Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. Those are all still horror but their point isn't to scare you. " horror by definition is intended to scare you...