Looking for good psychological/paranormal thriller...

consultech

Hi all,

I am looking for somthing similar to Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy that was on PS2 (if anyone remembers it) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigo_Prophecy

"Adam Wake" looks like it might be up the right street come Q1 2010, but does anybody know if there was anything relatively recent (<6 months) on 360 that would fall into this category? Ideally something with storyline branching etc...

Do the learned folk of this forum have any ideas?

Thanks in advance,

C.

Onearmedbandit

Alone in the Dark is good and its very cheap at the mo, I seen a second hand one in HMV for around €15.

RossFixxxed

Dead space is very good, should be cheap.
Silent Hill 5 is okish, but the no invert on the camera is idiotic.

Didnt' like alone in the dark, nice ideas, but terrible execution imo.

Onearmedbandit

I agree the execuetion was the best but it had a great storyline.

Dead Space how could i forget. Brilliant action/horror/thriller.

Res 5 as well for the gory stuff.

consultech

RossFixxxed wrote: »

Dead space is very good, should be cheap.
Silent Hill 5 is okish, but the no invert on the camera is idiotic.

Didnt' like alone in the dark, nice ideas, but terrible execution imo.

Isn't Dead Space a sci-fi 1st/3rd person shooter?

super_furry

Get Call of Cthulhu on the Xbox, it's backwards compatable with the 360 and absolutely brilliant.

calex71

consultech wrote: »

Isn't Dead Space a sci-fi 1st/3rd person shooter?

It is, but still pretty scary. Had me jumping out of my seat plenty of times :eek:

GAAman

Onearmedbandit wrote: »

Alone in the Dark is good and its very cheap at the mo, I seen a second hand one in HMV for around €15.

http://www.play.com/Games/Xbox360/4-/1011980/AloneInTheDark/Product.html?cur=258



Ordered it two days ago got it today

Smoggy

Im waiting on (and have been for some time) - Alan Wake

http://www.alanwake.co.uk/

Edit :

"the finishing touches on it ready for it's Spring 2010 release"

thorbarry

Hey

If you are looking for a "good psychological/paranormal thriller...". I'm afraid they're hasn't been a good game in this genre for a long time. Condemed 1 + 2 are ment to be good, but they are a bit more action/ horror, than psychological/paranormal thriller, as are most of the games mentioned above (dead space, resi 5, alone in the dark etc), I don't think these ganes are what you are looking for. I think holding out for "Alan wake" is your best bet. Or if you have a ps3 "Heavy Rain" is also coming out, its from the same studio that made Fahrenheit and it looks quite interesting. So nothin really out at the moment, but "Alan Wake" and "Heavy Rain" soon

consultech

thorbarry wrote: »

Hey

If you are looking for a "good psychological/paranormal thriller...". I'm afraid they're hasn't been a good game in this genre for a long time. Condemed 1 + 2 are ment to be good, but they are a bit more action/ horror, than psychological/paranormal thriller, as are most of the games mentioned above (dead space, resi 5, alone in the dark etc), I don't think these ganes are what you are looking for. I think holding out for "Alan wake" is your best bet. Or if you have a ps3 "Heavy Rain" is also coming out, its from the same studio that made Fahrenheit and it looks quite interesting. So nothin really out at the moment, but "Alan Wake" and "Heavy Rain" soon

Yeah, it's a bit of a thinly populated area...

Ah yes, Alan Wake. I was saying Adam. I was wondering whey I couldnt find it on gamespot when I went looking for a link. 'Looks like it'll be good alright, pity about the delay though...

thorbarry

consultech wrote: »

Yeah, it's a bit of a thinly populated area...

Ah yes, Alan Wake. I was saying Adam. I was wondering whey I couldnt find it on gamespot when I went looking for a link. 'Looks like it'll be good alright, pity about the delay though...

ha, i wasnt actually sure if this game was ever going to be released until i seen some previews recently. I'd also recommend Silent Hill 2, if you had the chance. It is not as action orientated as the other games in the series and it is a really good psychological horror

Moiph

What about that I Am Alive game? Not sure when its out but it looks good.

jaykhunter

calex71 wrote: »

It is, but still pretty scary. Had me jumping out of my seat plenty of times :eek:

Dead Space is an awesome game. I guess it's kinda paranormal....no, not really. But it's a fantastic survival-horror 3rd Person Shooter.

I know it's Nintendo, but Eternal Darkness : Sanity's Requiem would be worth a look at.

I hear Silent Hill 5 is alright not great, maybe the new Silent Hill (Shattered Memories) for Wii/PS2 might be better

That_Guy

How about Condemned? I got a loan of it from a friend and so far so good. It's an Xbox Classic game so I'm sure you could pick it up cheap somewhere.

I hated Alone in the Dark. Got it for free with the Xbox 360 and traded it in the next day.

Condemned is pretty excellent. Dead Space is fantastic. Unfortunately there just aren't many good games like that

Asmodean

Yeah I'll definitely throw in for Dead space and Condemned. Play both with the lights off and possibly headphones for best effect! Dead space is probably the most efficient mix of action/horror that I've seen recently. RE has completely removed itself from the 'Survival horror' of old I'm afraid but it's still a cracking action game.
Alone in the dark, as other posters have described had all the intention but the clumsy controls and inundation of glitches completely ruined it for me. I still went ahead and completed it though because it did have some nice set pieces.

thorbarry

What exacly do you do in Condemned? is it a action horror, or psychological? is there much fighting in it,. or does it just terrify you?

Mr Freeze

thorbarry wrote: »

What exacly do you do in Condemned? is it a action horror, or psychological? is there much fighting in it,. or does it just terrify you?

Your basically in the dark with the crappiest torch ever in a city where the homeless population is going mad and becoming violent, and your on the trail of a serial killer....and most of the combat is melee with whatever you can find (pipes, bits of wood, etc), you get the odd gun too with about 3 or 4 shots max...

Its a great game, some of the levels are very tense and atmospheric, if you have surround sound, turn it up and play this game in the dark, you will definitely get a good few scares...

Especially in the shopping mall

The sequel was a disappointment, as you had access to guns for most of the game and the enemies have guns too, and after playing the 1st one, its better when you rarely get a gun.

That_Guy

CKWPORT wrote: »

Your basically in the dark with the crappiest torch ever in a city where the homeless population is going mad and becoming violent, and your on the trail of a serial killer....and most of the combat is melee with whatever you can find (pipes, bits of wood, etc), you get the odd gun too with about 3 or 4 shots max...

Its a great game, some of the levels are very tense and atmospheric, if you have surround sound, turn it up and play this game in the dark, you will definitely get a good few scares...

Especially in the shopping mall

The sequel was a disappointment, as you had access to guns for most of the game and the enemies have guns too, and after playing the 1st one, its better when you rarely get a gun.

In a way it's also like CSI except better.

Mr Freeze

That_Guy wrote: »

In a way it's also like CSI except better.

Forgot about that bit.....The CSI bits are class in both Condemned games, investigating the crime scenes and using the black light and other tools, it was cool!

I must go back and played Condemned again....it wasn't fun while I was playing it though because I was so on edge, it was only when I would turn it off I would think "that was class".

Some of the scares in that game were unreal. I don't want to say any of them as most are scripted and will spoil it for any of ye that haven't played it.

+1 For Dead Space too. Great Game, Best Game of last year IMO.

Asmodean

Yeah thats an awful shame about Condemned 2. I never went near it because I didn't want the original ruined for me. I also heard it gets very Wizardy like toward the end with using magic spells or such bull****.
+1 for the shopping Mall level. I needed a new pair of pants after that one.

Mr Freeze

ya, the end of Condemned 2 went a bit mad:

You get super power like thing where you can pop heads with a scream

There was nothing like that in the original.

Standout bits in the first game where the Mall as mentioned already, the High School (this level probably has the best scare in the whole game, man did I jump and scream like a girl roar F**K at the TV) and the House in the countryside near the end, that was unreal tense.

Asmodean

The whole end of that game really reminds me of a film but I just can't quite put my finger on it.

I thought the whole 'Moral choice' with SKX at the end was executed (pardon the pun) really well

NotorietyH

I saw Condemned used in Gamestop for €5 earlier, I must pick it up though I played the demo for Condemned too and found it a tad too intense to be enjoyable! :P

I loved Dead Space though.

armour87

Again im gonna big up Dead Space, excellent game on par with Bioshock in terms of graphics, story and gameplay. People have mentioned Condemned already, and in particular I would recommend the first one.

As far as other games go I can't think of many on 360 but if you haven't played Halo 2 then do so immediately. Still, for me, the best game ever. And by far and away the best single player campaign out of all the Halo games.

There are a few games which have psychological and paranormal atmospheres without any great story. Left 4 Dead, Dead Rising, Nazi Zombies ;p

Mr Freeze

NotorietyH wrote: »

I saw Condemned used in Gamestop for €5 earlier

A steal at that price.

NotorietyH wrote: »

I played the demo for Condemned too and found it a tad too intense to be enjoyable! :P

You probably hit the nail on the head there with that comment, I found Condemned to be that way, its worth playing though, not many games like it.

thorbarry

CKWPORT wrote: »

Your basically in the dark with the crappiest torch ever in a city where the homeless population is going mad and becoming violent, and your on the trail of a serial killer....and most of the combat is melee with whatever you can find (pipes, bits of wood, etc), you get the odd gun too with about 3 or 4 shots max...

Its a great game, some of the levels are very tense and atmospheric, if you have surround sound, turn it up and play this game in the dark, you will definitely get a good few scares...

Especially in the shopping mall

The sequel was a disappointment, as you had access to guns for most of the game and the enemies have guns too, and after playing the 1st one, its better when you rarely get a gun.

On this review, i will deffo be buying the game sounds great

AdMMM

I'd recommend Dead Space and Alone In The Dark. When you have both, put the Dead Space disc in the Alone In The Dark case, that way if you ever get robbed you'll still be able to play Dead Space because nobody in their right mind would even steal the piece of **** that is Alone In The Dark!

donCORK

Moiph wrote: »

What about that I Am Alive game? Not sure when its out but it looks good.

Looking forward to this game myself.

djkeogh

Not much to recommend other that what has been said here before.

Condemned is great.
Condemned 2 is very good with better CSI moments but perhaps a worse story and the guns are too frequent.
Dead Space is one of the best games of last year no doubts in my book.
Fear and Fear 2 may be worth a look as well. Some very creepy make you jump moments in them both.