Scratches - Director's Cut -- It was great. Now I want MOAR!

[Jasede]

Thanks, great recommendations man!

 

[A user named cat]

No problem. Just wanted to give a heads up; I tried Barrow Hill earlier (thank torrents) and didn't care for it. It felt way too static, much like Myst was. Basically just think of Scratches being stuck in slideshow mode and you get the drift. Those really aren't my thing, I like having some freedom of movement and the world feeling somewhat alive instead of just clicking on pictures. It also mixes in some FMV which brought back memories of Sega CD and Panasonic 3D0, yuck. Uninstalled.

Will be trying one of the Dark Fall games next. About halfway into Darkness Within and still digging it, still recommending this one. If only Call of Cthulhu had used this gameplay instead of those stupid run n' gun levels.

EDIT: I tried out Dark Fall 2, out impatience to see what it's like. Unfortunately it's just like Barrow Hill minus the FMV nonsense. Basically just pixel hunting still images and zooming in to view the developer's artwork. Just comes off as way too lifeless and dull, looks like Scratches and Darkness Within are about the only games of the like where you have some viewing freedom and the world doesn't consist of a million jpegs.

 

[marlboroo]

any info of horror games that dont need high hardware requirement? cause i usually play from my old laptop

like games froms yatzhee (5 days, 6 days, trilby notes, etc)

downfall looks kinda cool http://prawkonj.republika.pl/harvest/ga ... nfall.html

 

[trustno1code]

Another game that should be like Scratches is this upcoming, yet to be named, 'Unnamable 'Project' by the guy that made Scratches. It's being developed by this new company, Senscape Interactive, started by the guy that made Scratches. So as you can see, there's a good chance it'll be like Scratches.
Ohwaityoualreadyknownevermindthen. Scratch that.

 

[Darth Roxor]

This game was really fucking shit.

I mean it. Total garbage.

It had a cool story that was nice to piece together, and a good enough spooky atmosphere, but that's just about it.

The actual gameplay, on the other hand, had to be one of the most obnoxious pixel hunts I've had the misfortune to experience in the last 10 years. Not to mention some of that retarded logic.

Stuck and can't advance the time? NP, CALL JERRY!!!!

A hundred million billion paintings all over the house? HEY, ONLY ONE OF THEM IS RELEVANT AND HAS A SMALL THINGY TO ACTIVATE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT!

You need to stick a newspaper under this door! But forget about the 3 fucking stacks of newspapers in the attic, no, YOU MUST PICK UP A SPECIFIC ONE STASHED AWAY UNDER A BUCKET!

Entire floor lined up with junk? BETTER LOOK CLOSELY AT EVERY FUCKING BRICK PILE!

Also, that shelf with cans? THAT DIRTY CAN IS RELEVANT FOR WHATEVER REASON BECAUSE FUCK YOU.

Sorry, I can't leave the house today to make 10 steps to the toolshed because I'm too much of a fucking pansy to go through some rain!

The plaque under a coffin says 'R'! Why, surely it would be logical for a plaque under a coffin starting with R to say RIP. NOP. FORGET IT. IT TIES TO SOME HAPHAZARDLY STREWN AROUND TOY-BLOCKS IN ANOTHER ROOM AND THEN TO A SIKRIT BAWKS.

BETTER AIM WELL WITH THE SHOVEL INTO THAT ONE PIXEL-PERFECT SPOT, BRO

Yeah, fuck you, game. At one point I just said 'fuck it' and played with a walkthrough running in the background all the time. Centering just about EVERY FUCKING PUZZLE around red herrings and shit that looks absolutely identical does not a good adventure game make.

At least it was short as hell.

 

[Ringhausen]

I know what you mean. I ended up trying to call Jerry every time I got stuck. But he wouldn't answer.

 

[folgore]

Yeah, and it's gained a bit of a cult following judging by the Steam forums, which is fucking baffling. Decent atmosphere, music, and story--the actual gameplay is pure distilled tedium.