Games with really good atmosphere?

Narj said:
It's a very subjective thing. To me, atmosphere in a game is the tipping point where reality is suspended and I feel like I'm part of the game world. That really doesn't happen very often.
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Part of the reason I am crazy about VR. Just standing in the game marvelling at the atmosphere, soaking in the sights & sounds, feeling the vibe. I love it
 
Sleepery said:
I think you're looking at atmosphere as in "this pub has a good atmosphere". It's a city that's been ravaged by a deadly plague, it's supposed to be dead!
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Ravaged by a deadly plague does not have to equal bland and boring! :p

bledd said:
Alan Wake
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The torch mechanic and darkness of the forest were great foreboding atmosphere. I don't remember the part exactly, but the scene where you
(I think) walk into the diner and have to walk down a corridor, when the lights start flickering or go off. Or the scene where the girl was kind of pocessed or brain dead or something lol
Atmosphere +1 it felt like I was in a real Stephen King book type moment, gave me the shivers lol
 
lokiss said:
For the 5 or 10 minutes of it, you've seen the Gnomes & Goblins preview? http://store.steampowered.com/app/490840/

Best 'in a world' I've been in, hopefully they expand on it.
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ah no, I havent! Thanks for the link. I'm currently really really really enjoying serious sam even though its a bit 'seen it before', I'm enjoying the playthrough.

DnD settings work so well in VR (well everything does but you know what I mean) Vanish realms has a nice feel to it too.

OT but I CANT WAIT for more games to start appearing
 
heartburnron said:
I was loving Alan Wake when I played it a few years back however I never quite got to grips with the combat - either that or I couldn't stay calm enough to fight effectively - I remember it being truly terrifying and I was loving to the story but in the end wussed out and gave up. I must go back to it now that I have few more horror games completed under my belt...
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Yea I was finding it too hard at the start and its only going to get more extreme so I played it through on easy because I wanted to see the whole story for it. Replaying hard bits too much would take the fun away from the story and the surprises to it. Just watching videos of it I still think they did a great job, maybe just get all the games this guy screenwrote for: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Lake

Just OT but about books, if you have never read 'the house of leaves' by mark danielewski, then dont read any synopsis or reviews, and go for it. My fave horror novel ever.
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uncut version of the stand might be my fav King book or the short stories book behind the film stand by me. Also James Herbert was a good british author
 
If you can get hold of a copy the Blade Runner game from the 90's captured the atmosphere of the film perfectly.
 
Fubsy said:
If you can get hold of a copy the Blade Runner game from the 90's captured the atmosphere of the film perfectly.
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Never played that, apparently it has 12 endings? Crying out for an HD remake with new assets! shame the soundtrack isnt going to be as good in the new film (apparently). Hearing that synth line in a youtube video of this brings back good memories



Currently Alan Wake is taking my late nights. It does nail king pretty well, good acting, I like the fact he's a bit derpy


Ideas for next thread 'what games have the derpiest main character'?
 
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