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Am I mistaken, or is the actual loading text in Resident Evil "Welcome to the world of survival horror", not just "welcome to survival horror?" |
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:That's right - I think the quote is used correctly in the ''[[Resident Evil]]'' article, but not here. I've fixed it. -[[User:Gtrmp|Sean Curtin]] 23:03, Sep 4, 2004 (UTC) |
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Can ''[[BloodRayne]]'' be classified as a survival horror game? I would personally categorise it under [[third-person shooter]]s. It does not employ claustrophobic environments or puzzles, nor does it attempt to scare the player. Rather, it is more of an action game or third-person shooter, with horror elements. This page seems to include games very liberally, on the mere basis of horror elements. I would be perfectly happy to call ''BloodRayne'' "horror", but I think that "survival horror" is unsuitable. [[User:Zoggie50|Zoggie50]] 18:03, 8 Oct 2004 (UTC) |
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:Hmm. I can't know because I haven't played the game. You see, it's already a hard to classify genre, so we can only ponder. If you think the game doesn't belong to the list, I think it's alright to take it off. – [[User:Mackeriv|Kaonashi]] 18:20, 8 Oct 2004 (UTC) |
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I think the problem is that the survival horror genre is defined by theme rather than game play style, making classification more difficult. I personally associate survival horror with slow-paced, third-person games in which the focus is puzzle-solving and trying to survive (hence the term, "''survival'' horror") on a small amount of weaponry and ammo: i.e. the "''[[Resident Evil]]'' mechanics" mentioned in the article. I do accept the beat 'em ups, role-playing games, first-person shooters and text adventure games mentioned in the article, but I feel that ''[[BloodRayne]]'' is more like ''[[Doom]]'': i.e. a game that features survival horror elements, without actually being a survival horror. [[User:Zoggie50|Zoggie50]] 20:12, 8 Oct 2004 (UTC) |
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:Well, you're right. For example, someone had added ''[[Zombies Ate My Neighbors]]'' to the [[:Category:Survival horror games|Survival horror games category]]. I had to change that, obviously. Check [[Talk:Zombies_Ate_My_Neighbors|talk page]] to see it. So yes, it's hard to classify and we can only use common sense with this. About ''DOOM'', I don't know. Check the new ''[[DOOM 3]]'' for example. I don't know about you, but I get a strong survival horror feeling from that. Sure, the ammo is pretty abundant, but the atmosphere is pretty much survival horror. That's what I think. – [[User:Mackeriv|Kaonashi]] 20:30, 8 Oct 2004 (UTC) |
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Agreed: common sense is required. However, I personally think that it would be better to use the term with only those games that follow the ''[[Resident Evil]]'' format - such as ''[[Alone in the Dark]]'', ''[[Silent Hill]]'' and ''[[Eternal Darkness]]'' - rather than to use the term more liberally to include games such as ''[[Doom]]'' and ''[[BloodRayne]]'', as this is what causes confusion such as that over the ''[[Zombies Ate My Neighbors]]'' example you gave. [[User:Zoggie50|Zoggie50]] 21:47, 8 Oct 2004 (UTC) |
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