Subject: Re: Does Survival Horror Really Still Exist? Mon 22 Jun 2009, 05:47
thrash242 wrote:
Johnny 3 Tears wrote:
All i have to say is Survival Horror died with Resident Evil 4
While I agree that Resident Evil is no longer survival horror, why would the genre depend entirely on the Resident Evil series? Resident Evil could turn into a side-scrolling platformer with cartoony animal characters and have no affect whatsoever on whether survival horror is alive or dead.
Resident Evil didn't invent survival horror--it just popularized it, especially on consoles.
Survival horror is not dead; it's just a niche genre. It may be dead in the mainstream, but that doesn't mean it's dead.
Agreed, I guess i'm a dumbass for not mentioning that i was solely on about mainstrem my bad. But as we all know, yes RE didn't invent Survival horror but they did make it accessible and dare i say it popular, and when a big title like RE changes, developers listen. it's much the same with the GTA series but you all know my views on that for me to have to elaborate. but yes the survival horror we all knew and loved has gone with only few titles still giving that nostalgic feeling but most are built on gore and cheap scares which is not cool at all. Even both Alone in the Dark and Silent Hill have fallen victim to this "evolution" though not as drastic as RE but they're getting there.
Subject: Re: Does Survival Horror Really Still Exist? Mon 22 Jun 2009, 09:11
Well said! However, I am afraid that by survival horror not being in the "mainstream", it will die all together. Certainly the numbers and the quality of games coming out these days is suffering.
Subject: Re: Does Survival Horror Really Still Exist? Mon 22 Jun 2009, 11:15
CowboyFromHell wrote:
Well said! However, I am afraid that by survival horror not being in the "mainstream", it will die all together. Certainly the numbers and the quality of games coming out these days is suffering.
Exactly the point i was trying to make! i just can't see it surviving much longer as the shooter generation has spoken, actual horror is out and cheap thrills are in.
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my bad. But as we all know, yes RE didn't invent Survival horror but they did make it accessible and dare i say it popular, and when a big title like RE changes, developers listen. it's much the same with the GTA series but you all know my views on that for me to have to elaborate. but yes the survival horror we all knew and loved has gone with only few titles still giving that nostalgic feeling but most are built on gore and cheap scares which is not cool at all. Even both Alone in the Dark and Silent Hill have fallen victim to this "evolution" though not as drastic as RE but they're getting there.
