Talk:Survival horror: Difference between revisions
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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) |
: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. |
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Revision as of 20:12, 8 October 2004
Regarding History
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?"
- That's right - I think the quote is used correctly in the Resident Evil article, but not here. I've fixed it. -Sean Curtin 23:03, Sep 4, 2004 (UTC)
BloodRayne
Can BloodRayne be classified as a survival horror game? I would personally categorise it under third-person shooters. 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.
Zoggie50 18:03, 8 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- 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. – Kaonashi 18:20, 8 Oct 2004 (UTC)
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.
Zoggie50 20:12, 8 Oct 2004 (UTC)