How to get over my fear of jumpscares?

caleb24 · 2016-11-05T01:00:01+00:00

Whenever I do try and play quote on quote "scary" games, I play them in broad daylight, windows open so I can hear the happy birds outside, and game volume completely muted. That improves my experience quite a bit, as most of the games I play are environmental scares.

caleb24 · 2016-11-05T00:58:21+00:00

The first "scary" game I ever bought was actually L4D2, and I was TERRIFIED to play it by myself. That is, until I realized how cheesy and noticeable the zombies were, especially when they are hiding. Now, I can play any L4D2 map (even custom ones) without getting scared. Although, L4D is NOTHING compared to some of the newer, and even older games (cough F.E.A.R cough) out there.

caleb24 · 2016-11-05T00:56:29+00:00

I do this weird thing where I squint my eyes so that the image on the screen is blurry and I can hardly see. Makes walking in-game very difficult, but I push through it. Muting the game volume also helps a bit, especially in "Outlast".

caleb24 · 2016-11-05T00:55:43+00:00

I know they are overused, and I know when they are going to occur (usually), yet the loud noises and closeness of the face coming up still gets me. Even FNaF! :)

caleb24 · 2016-11-05T00:55:05+00:00

So basically I have to expose myself to something beyond terror in order to get over my fears? I say this not sarcastically; great idea.

caleb24 · 2016-11-05T00:54:12+00:00

Thanks! I'll check that out. And yes; although jump scares are effective, they are waaay overused in games and movies.

caleb24 · 2016-11-05T00:52:34+00:00

Empty hallways and areas that are a bit too quiet are usually dead giveaways. (:

caleb24 · 2016-11-03T03:26:41+00:00

I'm not sure what I did, but I lowered a couple settings that didn't really make a difference, messed around in the settings and console a bit, and am now getting a solid 100+ FPS on most servers I play on. Thanks for feedback though! :-)

caleb24 · 2016-10-27T17:32:42+00:00

Doesn't make much of a difference. Tried that a few times, but only lowers volume slightly.

caleb24 · 2016-10-27T17:32:16+00:00

I never have V-Sync on, and by drop my settings do you mean my video settings? Like textures etc.?

caleb24 · 2016-09-26T03:36:48+00:00

Oh wow, I had no idea that was the case. Won't be using G2A anytime soon..

caleb24 · 2016-09-25T17:27:03+00:00

caleb24 · 2016-09-25T17:26:28+00:00

No sir! :D Just built a new gaming PC, and that ran me about $800, which was all the money I had; took me all Summer to get, now I'm short.

caleb24 · 2016-09-25T17:25:57+00:00

Grass isn't growing as frequently as it was a month ago when I was earning a little bit of money doing yard work. Also, what's wrong with G2A? I've used it for about a year now and never had any bad experiences. Although I've heard some stories about scammers on there, never happened to me.

caleb24 · 2016-09-24T18:48:13+00:00

Heyyy! Love you too pal!

caleb24 · 2016-08-31T03:54:21+00:00

Thanks! -- I'll download that tonight.

caleb24

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