Atmospheric games. What're your recommendations for anyone?

Morve · 13 Aug 2017 at 21:13

rubberduck said:
Vampire the masquerade

Amazing game

Fishbait · 13 Aug 2017 at 21:32

Grandmaster Fap! said:
Thief series, bags of atmosphere. Silent Hill 2 still stands out to me as one of the most atmospheric games ive ever played.

Bickaxe said:
This War of Mine

Got these, have yet to find time to play them though

Morve said:
Diablo series, alien vs predator 2, The original Prey

Bought Alien v Predator couple days ago for next to sod all, good timing

Also have the Classic one too.

Fishbait · 13 Aug 2017 at 21:33

rubberduck said:
Vampire the masquerade

Got Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption, is that the same?

docsonic · 13 Aug 2017 at 22:05

This one:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/2600/Vampire_The_Masquerade__Bloodlines/

suenstar · 14 Aug 2017 at 11:02

Definitely Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines, it's one of the few games that I go back to frequently.

Transistor

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Yaayuh! · 14 Aug 2017 at 11:22

Some very good examples so far. I'm going to add in a couple:

Outlast 2 - Creepy, defenceless, on edge. Sounds are great and effects are superb.

Prey - Only 3 hours in, it's got the atmosphere down well. Which is good because the graphics are lacking in comparison to most modern games.

Tek81 · 14 Aug 2017 at 15:13

Rossi~ said:
Some very good examples so far. I'm going to add in a couple:

Outlast 2 - Creepy, defenceless, on edge. Sounds are great and effects are superb.

Prey - Only 3 hours in, it's got the atmosphere down well. Which is good because the graphics are lacking in comparison to most modern games.

What it lacks in the graphics department, it makes up for in atmosphere and storyline imo

Yaayuh! · 14 Aug 2017 at 15:16

tek81 said:
What it lacks in the graphics department, it makes up for in atmosphere and storyline imo

Certainly appears that way and I'm cool with that.

Fishbait · 15 Aug 2017 at 00:36

docsonic said:
This one:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/2600/Vampire_The_Masquerade__Bloodlines/

Ah, not got that one yet, but have heard good things about it.

Fishbait · 15 Aug 2017 at 00:38

Looks like we've a new one to add to the list.

>observer_

Check youtube for clips, spoilers of course

Voiced by Rutger Hauer

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/t...om-layers-of-fear-dev.18789759/#post-31061531

Yaayuh! · 16 Aug 2017 at 16:28

I found The Division very atmospheric. The setting, graphics, weather and sound were all great.

Fishbait · 20 Aug 2017 at 21:56

Another one I almost forgot about.
Dying Light.

Not so much during the day, but definitely is at night time.

Participant · 31 Aug 2017 at 21:46

Fishbait said:
Had just checked out Everybody's Gone To The Rapture on youtube today, doesn't seem to do well in reviews. Will check out more later.
Dead Space, forgot about that one. It's definitely atmospheric, but the controls... Reminds me, still need to complete those

Just finished this. My god it's slow and boring.

Beautiful scenery and music, but it's more like an orienteering simulator than a game. Waste of my life. 2/10.

Fishbait · 31 Aug 2017 at 22:02

Participant said:
Just finished this. My god it's slow and boring.

Beautiful scenery and music, but it's more like an orienteering simulator than a game. Waste of my life. 2/10.

I've heard some say that, but I don't mind walking simulators, as long as the rest is good.
Hell, I've even played Dear Esther (both versions) 3-4 times

Katanga · 1 Sep 2017 at 16:25

Grandmaster Fap! said:
Thief series, bags of atmosphere.

I like this suggestion, an atmospheric game does not necessarily have to mean state of the art modern sexy graphics to showcase your new Ti182700 XXR, unobtanium edition ETC we've just spend our savings on, and justify to ourselves pretending the current game is good with uber graphics

... I would put the first Dues Ex game up there for atmospheric award too, even after all these years I still play it once in a while, and once it gets its its hooks into you its hard to stop playing, and that for me is the true meaning of atmospheric ... you forgive the old graphics for outstanding gameplay and superb storyline ... original Dues Ex, when will we see the likes again?

Best game I've ever played, period and .

Amatsubu · 1 Sep 2017 at 18:18

Silent Hill series
Project Zero
STALKER series
Bioshock series
TLoU
Dishonored
Metro
Dead Space
Limbo
Ethan Carter
Alan Wake

Pretty much all the usual suspects and you've played most of them. From what I've seen of Senua's Sacrifice, it really feels disturbingly unsettling in a new way. I'd go with that.

LoadsaMoney · 1 Sep 2017 at 18:44

Woden said:
Bioshock, make sure to play with headphones.

Yeah this, just finished the first remastered few days ago, and what a cracking game, absolutely loved it, going through the 2nd remastered now, and thats a cracker as well.

Nate75 · 1 Sep 2017 at 20:41

been dabbling (2hrs so far) with Bioshock Remastered.

Never played them originally, put about 5hrs into Infinite but got distracted.

Must admit the game world is absorbing. You really feel the world on this one. I think the gun play is a bit well, average. But will persevere as it's just so atmospheric. And I really wanna find out what that big robot is all about...

famas · 1 Sep 2017 at 20:52

Alien Isolation?

Fishbait · 1 Sep 2017 at 20:59

Katanga said:
I like this suggestion, an atmospheric game does not necessarily have to mean state of the art modern sexy graphics to showcase your new Ti182700 XXR, unobtanium edition ETC we've just spend our savings on, and justify to ourselves pretending the current game is good with uber graphics ... I would put the first Dues Ex game up there for atmospheric award too, even after all these years I still play it once in a while, and once it gets its its hooks into you its hard to stop playing, and that for me is the true meaning of atmospheric ... you forgive the old graphics for outstanding gameplay and superb storyline ... original Dues Ex, when will we see the likes again?

Best game I've ever played, period and .

Completely agree with this. Amnesia: The Dark Descent is clear proof that graphics aren't the be all & end all, yet that is (& rightly so) one of the most hyped games for its atmospheric mood in the game.

Another, The Swapper. When I first played it I wasn't impressed & the second time I started afresh, my first thoughts were "Hmm, the character looks somewhat dodgy" but within 5-10 minutes I completely forgot all about it as the amazing atmosphere of the game kicked in.