Blogpost 4: Horror in Amnesia: The Dark Descent

Possibly the scariest game ever made, Amnesia: The Dark Descent is one hell of a nightmare. From the weird and mysterious start where the protagonist, Daniel, lost all his memory( He reads a note stating: "I can't tell you why, but know this; I choose to forget," and it was dated August 1839). To the very thrilling middle game and of course to the multiple endings, Amnesia is worth every second of your time. And if you never tried it before, I'm telling you dude, you are missing out on all the fun and scare. Although some soft hearted players cursed the game and never wanted to play it again, there are still a higher percentage of players who actually enjoy Amnesia, especially with the storyline and roaming the medieval Prussian castle. 

As I scavenged for articles I found this article in entitled "Amnesia The Dark Descent Review" written by Nathaniel Berens in the site "Adventure Gamers". It was a review of the game and he had some pretty sick thoughts.

Nightmarishly, unrelentingly scary; incredibly atmospheric graphic and sound design; puzzles are logical and use physics to great effect; perfectly paces supplies to be scarce without ever trapping the player; clever use of light as a limited resource.

 Madness is the word. I was trying to play the game and I had my hands placed on my eyes and ears. Amnesia is terrifying indeed. The rapid breathing and slow footsteps, the dark hallways and random shrieks, with only a lamp and yourself, I was like F***, I can't take a second no more. When things were going smooth all of a sudden the atmosphere turns into a bloodish nightmare and fiends appear from nowhere. You will get plunged into a disturbing situation and all you can do is to hide also in darkness, helpless. How ironic. But I am not ashamed to admit that I'm scared. The game developers really did a great job with the overall effect of the game to normal people like me. And if you want a diet, you might want to try it yourself too. For horror games like these burn the most calories. LOL.

As a conclusion, yes, Amnesia is a brilliant and unique. Everything is in harmony for the perfect scare. Amnesia delivers the full package. The intense gameplay, monsters, graphics and sound form an aesthetic wonderland of horror as I learned in an article I scanned entitled "Amnesia Review: Horror Done Right" by Adam Biessener in the site "Game Informer".

While the gameplay would probably be terrifying even with dated graphics, it certainly doesn’t hurt that Amnesia’s visuals are fantastic.

According to the article, Amnesia may be simple just relying on a single castle the whole gameplay, but it pretty wicked and puzzled. You have the tendency to go insane why playing the game. You have this so called sanity that drops whenever you go in the dark and freshens up when you are in the light. Also, Danie's heartbeat that represents his life or hit points. The cool effects and creepy sounds are just perfect. It's a pain that your only ally in the game is yourself and nobody is really there to help you. It has been a great step for the creators to create a game in that you will be emerged in an environment where you can't grab any arsenal, just your legs when you're running from a monster. LOL.

Beware for this game is not for the faint hearted. But if you are a person who enjoys terror, you could spend 12$ to purchase it legally. It has all that a horror game could possibly ever have.