Why is 2023 Set to Spark a New Golden Age of Survival Horror in Gaming

Survival horror in gaming is set for a revival in 2023, and for fans of the genre it couldn't come soon enough.

[shinoff2183]

It's coming with a couple remakes. Slow down. Dead space is dope. I lost interest in the re universe after playing re4 in gamecube day one. So that's how I'm looking at it. As a straight hater

[SullysCigar]

(not my disagrees!) try survival horror in VR, it makes the world of difference.

[Yui_Suzumiya]

Resident Evil 7 is what ushered in a new era of survival horror in my opinion

[hombreacabado]

i beat resi 7 and village and i didnt find them to be good particularly ethan is always putting his limbs back together again so its like why even be afraid of death when you are so supernatural you can just reattach anything that is lost.

[S2Killinit]

Horror in VR is next level for sure.

[ApocalypseShadow]

Yup. Because of VR. True fear, tension and immersion can't come from a flat screen.

[DogJosha]

It has though... The only element that VR improves is immersion. Fear and tension comes from atmosphere, story, and gameplay.

[S2Killinit]

@DogJosha
Well, he did qualify his comment with “true” fear.

I mean sure a flat game can be scary as hell. It can mess with your head and all, but you are still scared of what's on the screen not what’s around you. The sense of presence is heightened with VR. But I dont want to preach something we all agree on anyway.

[hotnickles]

Just saw a trailer or something called beneath that looked fun. It looks budget but in a good way. Dead space 1 remake was dope. I ran into one bug where the camera locked in place but other than that solid. Resident evil 4 this month. Silent hill on the way back. We need condemned and fear to come back.

[Ninver]

F.E.A.R remake in VR would be absolutely insane. Wouldn't be able to sleep right for a while.

[hotnickles]

Condemned would hit me worse in VR.

[CorndogBurglar]

FEAR is awesome, but it isn't really survival horror. It's a normal FPS game with a little girl ghost that shows up in the backgrounds sometimes.

You have tons of guns and ammo at all times and you never fight anything other than soldiers through linear levels. There's really no Survival Horror aspects in it at all.

[hotnickles]

The most impressive part about FEAR was the AI. That’s what I remember the most. It was more survival horror than most to me lol.

[Yui_Suzumiya]

Gimme Condemned 3! After 15 years I'm still waiting to find out what the cure is!

[hotnickles]

Yes for real

[mastershredder]

Set to spark? …erm … the new golden age in survival horror is already going on yo.

Are you that scrub Pachter with his foggy crystal ball of guessing or something?

[enkiduxiv]

We need new IP to come out before we call it a golden age. These remakes are great, don’t get me wrong, but we aren’t adding anything to the genre that wasn’t already there.

And let’s be honest, RE4 is a popular Resident Evil game but it’s not much of a horror game. You’re basically just gunning down angry Spanish people, which always makes me feel a little uncomfortable.

[hotnickles]

Horror is supposed to make you feel uncomfortable. That’s the point.

[enkiduxiv]

Yeah. More like I’m uncomfortable murdering seemingly ordinary Spanish townsfolk rather than actual monsters though. I get the zombie genre was a bit tired by the time Re4 rolled around but I think Re7 and Re8 have done a much better job of evolving the old formula.

RE4 is pure camp. A lot of people love it, but it just wasn’t my thing.

[hotnickles]

Seemingly ordinary townsfolk? They weren’t though lol. They’re the first level, low level monsters trying to kill you. You felt bad because they were Spanish?

If it’s not a horror game what would you call it? I get that it’s not the survival horror of yore but what else would it be?

[AshleeEmerson]

Lol funny but true. I love resident evil 4 but I cannot and will not be buying this if this doesn't get a full VR mode.

I would love to see something new, perhaps from Hideo kojima or something. We need a new standard of horror for next generation and vr.

Resident evil is amazing and I'm playing village in VR right now and it's just incredible but we have been playing horror games that are similar for a long time and it's time for some different psychology to go into the thought of making these things.

Something truly disturbing and plays on the strengths of virtual reality and stays away from its weaknesses.

[Silver_ShadoWolf]

With remakes?

[richardmmorales]

Surprised no one mentioned Alan Wake 2.
Seeing as when it was announced at the Game Awards. They did mention that this time it was gonna be a Survival Horror game.

[AshleeEmerson]

Hopefully it comes to VR but yes, that has me more excited than anything as far as horror.

I know people praised that game and they did a good job for a flat screen game to bring that intensity so hopefully they can do a really good job of making the next game unsettling.

We need different ideas in this medium. I'm glad Alan Wake is a story about a story because that's exactly what we need, some deep engagement in a horror games that makes sense and makes it more believable while we're inside.

The impact of storytelling can deeply help the immersion.

[AshleeEmerson]

For anyone who doesn't like horror games, by a PlayStation VR2.... Fin

[DefenderOfDoom2]

"Survival horror game since the early days of arcades" ???? What??? Maybe Space Invaders with the scary Jaws like music? I am in my 50s and the first horror video games came out on PC with text horror adventure games in the early 80's.