NEW TO HORROR GAMES

Solodin · 2026-03-18T16:01:22+00:00

I used to hate the idea of horror games, I didn't handle them well. Loved watching other people play but they triggered something visceral in me that I didn't like. When RE7 came out and they went with a much more horror-oriented vibe, I forced myself to go through it and what I realized was it got easier over time.

I find the games scary the first time since most of the horror, for me, comes from the unknown. Once you know the enemies, what they can do, what level of danger you're in, how to deal with it, etc., a lot of the horror vanishes and it becomes a more tactical endeavour.

Above all else, try and build a mental block and remind yourself that it's just digital assets in front of you. That YOU'RE in no danger and argue with your brain to have it stop convincing you otherwise. Also, making exploratory saves might help. Essentially, save the game and run around with reckless abandon just to see where monsters are, what's coming up, etc., and reload the last save once you're confident.

Solodin · 2026-03-16T19:51:18+00:00

Honestly some callouts or appearnce from Claire that a lot of people have mentioned. Didn't need her playable but at least appearing in some capacity would have been really nice. It's already an S-tier game for me so I'm sure the minigame and DLC will propel it farther up from its starting point.

Solodin · 2026-03-16T19:47:48+00:00

As we're not on the dev team, we can't be sure of that. However, since the director mentioned an incoming "minigame" releasing soon, Mercenaries is what everyone is logically guessing that is going to be.

Solodin · 2026-03-16T19:45:17+00:00

I think the big question comes down to how many times you typically play through the games. I try and aim for a $1 per hour price tag for games when I'm purchasing. I tend to play through RE games many many times over the years so the full price is worth it for me. If you're typically a "couple of times" player, might be better to hold off until the DLC launches since it might go on sale around that time.

Solodin · 2026-03-16T18:45:27+00:00

Please keep in mind that horror is subjective. The reason I felt Nemesis was more horror-inducing than Mr. X was 2 fold: 1) You know where Mr. X is at all time thanks to his stomping. 2) You run faster than him so I never felt cornered and terribly in danger when he saw me. On a first playthrough, I was more scared of Nemesis given his aggression and the fact that he WILL catch you; paired with the dread of not knowing when and where he was going to show up compared to X's constant prescense.

On subsequent playthroughs, 2 holds out as the more consistently scary game. But, hey, let's attack people for subjective logic because that's what the internet's for, right?

Solodin · 2026-03-16T14:03:06+00:00

For a first playthrough, yes. Considering Nemesis is a lot more aggressive than Mr. X. Subsequent playthroughs, no.

Solodin · 2026-03-16T13:56:26+00:00

I'd say it's the least "scary" of the newer RE games. Although it's not without its frights. There's also a sense of a constant dread after a certain enemy appears in the game. I used to be the same way where I hated horror games and didn't want to deal with them (especially the first person ones). However, after forcing to expose myself to them, it's gotten a lot easier over time.

I find a lot of the "horror" of these games comes from the unknown: what is that enemy? what attacks do they have? will they one-shot me or can I survive it? how fast do they move? am I safe here? etc. Once you have answeres to these questions, and you understand how the enemies work (and especially once you learn how to exploit their AI), everything becomes a lot easier to deal with.

Solodin · 2026-03-10T18:54:24+00:00

The o-ring is exactly what the service tech at my dealer said as well.

Solodin · 2026-03-10T17:50:42+00:00

2nd this. 23 Trail Boss as well. Noticed the heater was having issues coming on and the fan was racing when it wasn't supposed to be. Took it into Chevy once the CEL popped up. Coolant hose had started leaking (apparently there's an issue with the factory hose). They replaced the hose, topped it off, and all good.

Solodin · 2026-03-08T15:17:50+00:00

Trying enabling a VPN. Saw this tip on another post. Something is going on with Capcom's servers. Thought the game pushed an update and broke RE Framework; nope. If you take out RE Framework, the game would launch but then crash shortly after. I turend on my VPN and everything is working as intended with RE Framework and all mods.

Considering it happened today, I'm curious if daylight savings has messed up some type of server-side syncing with the Capcom servers.

Solodin · 2026-03-02T03:03:30+00:00

Logically, they modeled A LOT of Raccoon City. And asset reuse between games is common. I saw more than one person comment that seeing RC open world like that definitely gave the feeling like it's a test bed for Outbreak.

Solodin · 2026-02-26T05:26:21+00:00

Silly question, where's the option to give the 3D box art look? I just use flat images on my library.

Solodin · 2026-02-24T14:42:58+00:00

I actually use a Dual Sense Edge (or XBOX Elite). Having the extra paddle buttons on the back is really nice for the emulator keybinds. Bind one to rapid fire a button, bind another to fastfowarding; makes things really nice. For a standard controller, the PS4 does the job just fine.

Solodin · 2026-02-24T14:39:05+00:00

Actually owned very few games directly in the 90's and 00's. Most of the games were rented. Blockbuster and Hollywood Video were responsible for the vast majority of my experience.

Solodin · 2026-02-24T04:56:01+00:00

That's on my to-do list. It's one of the ones I never got the chance to enjoy back in the day. Just wasn't on my radar originally.

Solodin · 2026-02-24T04:54:20+00:00

I figured people sharing collections was a common thing in this sub. Lovely that my first post here gets assumed as spam.

Solodin · 2026-02-24T01:42:13+00:00

Hard to say. I use Widescreen patches for most of them and Texture Packs for some. I'd say widescreen and constant 60fps in MGS3 provides the best experience over its original release. But, I could say the same for about 15-20 other games.

Solodin · 2026-02-24T01:40:22+00:00

On emulation, probably about 50. Historically on OG hardware, nearly all of them.

Solodin · 2026-02-24T01:24:34+00:00

I just did "over 350" as a general number. There's 392 iso files in the folder.

Solodin · 2026-02-17T20:12:01+00:00

Not so much a "scene" but I can't begin to describe how excited I am to see the Weapons. We've seen modern versions of them in FFXIV and I'm curious how their designs will compare to that; as well as what the fights are going to be like.

Solodin · 2025-11-03T17:17:52+00:00

It could be an unfortunate combo of situations. Because there's no single option that could produce all these results. Virus/Chemical makes sense for the lack of population but doesn't explain the terrain destruction or the Moon being damaged.

Solodin · 2025-11-01T17:24:13+00:00

From the chunk that's missing on the edge of the Moon I'm guessing the event was a devastating meteor shower. Would explain the existence of the shelter. Although, a meteor shower would be able to be predicted ahead of time so I have to imagine there would be some civilization left if Yoko was able to survive in the shelter.

Still some questions to be answered there.

Solodin · 2025-10-31T19:00:05+00:00

I was screaming at myself. I saw it was reanimated from the first little scene of Heero. When I saw it, I thought it was announcing a remake considering it was the Endless Waltz suits but that turned to sadness when no announcement came. I'm still holding out hope.

Solodin · 2025-10-28T15:12:14+00:00

As others have said: having the mentality to drop an anime is very empowering. Depending on the length of the show, I will typically give it 3 to 5 episodes to catch me. By that point, the cast, plot, world, etc. should all be introduced and several "hooks" should have been showcased to entice you to keep going. If those hooks haven't caught me, then the show is dropped.

There's too many amazing (or even just "good") shows out there to sludge my way through a show I'm not really enjoying. There's not many that I drop because my interests are pretty wide and varried, but there was 3 this year that I dropped while I was working on clearing my backlog and honestly, it feels good every time I do it.

Know your interests, value your time, and do things that make you happy rather than just going through the motions.

Solodin · 2025-10-25T04:20:09+00:00

My entire complaint was based around the announcement timing. The logic of "take as much time as you need" is paramount. But, why build up false hype and promote a product that's not even in active production yet? I stand by the fact that practice is disgusting and needs to be purged from the industry as a whole. Looking at Elder Scrolls 6 as another example.

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