What's the scariest thing in the world? Ask your teenage daughter

Re:What's the scariest thing in the world? Ask your teenage ... by MichaelDickens on Wednesday July 16, 2014 @12:25PM (#8042877)

> That aside, the game has a problem, in my view: it's too real.

Exactly. I don't play zombie-based video games because zombies scare me. I play them because zombies are fun to kill. This game seems a little too realistic.

Then again, it might be a good thing to confront some real-world fears in a video game. I could see a game like this working really well if it's designed right.

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Re:What's the scariest thing in the world? Ask your teenage ... by gknoy on Wednesday July 16, 2014 @01:18PM (#8043188)

I think it's a neat premise. We've had several critically acclaimed games that dealt heavily with "realistic" things -- Heavy Rain, for example.

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Re:What's the scariest thing in the world? Ask your teenage ... by Forlien on Wednesday July 16, 2014 @07:00PM (#8045102)

I don't disagree with your point, but Heavy Rain is a pretty out-there example. The game revolves around rescuing a child from a murderer. Though there were realistic aspects to Heavy Rain, the game itself is centered around a very unrealistic core story.

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Re:What's the scariest thing in the world? Ask your teenage ... by saraid216 on Wednesday July 16, 2014 @02:29PM (#8043647)

People are allowed to play games that aren't fun.

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Re:What's the scariest thing in the world? Ask your teenage ... by jdmichal on Wednesday July 16, 2014 @10:41PM (#8045754)

Dwarf Fortress, for instance, has lots of Fun.

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