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Hideki Kamiya says Resident Evil developers have lost sight of how scary their games are
The Resident Evil 2 director wants players to be able to turn down the horror
How Scary?
Released Feb 15, 2023
How Scary? is a web-based analysis tool that launched in February 2023, designed to evaluate the horror credentials of games. The project examines how effectively titles deliver on their intended scares and atmospheric tension.
Recent coverage has focused on the tool's assessment of Metroid Dread, with horror expert Jenna Stoeber using the platform to compare the game's horror elements against Yoshio Sakamoto's earlier work on Metroid Fusion. The analysis explores whether Dread actually achieves its positioning as the franchise's scariest entry, or if it falls short of its horror ambitions despite drawing inspiration from previous titles in the series.
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Resident Evil 2's director believes Capcom has become 'completely numb to how scary' recent games have been and wants a 'non-horror mode'
Ok, so, the zombies don't want to eat you, they just want a hug—wait, that's still scary.
via Polygon
How scary is Metroid Dread actually?
Metroid Dread is supposed to be the scariest Metroid game yet. But IS IT?? Horror expert Jenna Stoeber explores the similarities and differences between Metroid Dread and producer Yoshio Sakamoto's previous work Metroid Fusion. Metroid Dread might fail at being a horror game, but…