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[Nivim]

 Didn't...JoshuaFH write a game idea with this exact same atmosphere? Ah yes; different characters, light is less important, but the same concept. I'm going to assume it's been around for a very long time.

[Rex_Nex]

Amnesia came out around August, Amiright?

[Cthulhu]

I think Amnesia is mad at me for calling the Lovecraftian elements of the story trite in the Sad Thread.  It's gone from okay but kind of boring to way scarier than any of the Penumbra games, and almost more than I can handle. 

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In the library, when you turn around and there's a monster right behind you.  I can't remember the last time I felt an adrenaline rush like that

[Asehujiko]

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Anyone else bashed all the glass casings and the window open with one of the skulls found in the desk? You get through the game up till there by punting helmets at things so this seemed like a logical follow up to that.

My first thought upon seeing them was "Of course! This guy is so pimp, he doesn't just have one to put on his desk like everybody else in fictionland, he has an entire collection of them!". I'm bad at being startled...

Also I've determined that Daniel wears huge glasses, darkness is really dense mist that causes them to fog up immediately upon entering and he's a habitual ice cube chewer based on the noise he makes when sitting in a corner.

[Mindmaker]

My playstyle will probably make me miss a lot of content.
As soon as I start hearing scary noises, I dart to the next cabinet.

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Did the monster appear, after grabbing the wine cellar key?
I was to busy hiding in the cabinet to notice.

After that I started running to straight to the exit.
The only time I turned around, I saw the monster right behind me, but it dissolved in smoke.
Damn, that was scary.

[Argembarger]

Got this game a few days ago (payed the full $20 because I thought the demo was awesome)

Played it exclusively after midnight, beat it in two days

7 hour playtime

GOD THAT WAS AN AMAZING GAME

It was scary and epic and awesome.

Playing through again in commentary mode

(Protip: commentary mode is just as dangerous and scary as real mode; they don't take it easy on you just because you're listening to commentary)

[Asehujiko]

Ugh, I give up. The combination of the protagonist's.... chittering and the nauseating wobblecam the moment I move out of the large mission hub rooms punctuated by BRILLIANT WHITE FLASHES along with some questionable mechanics like invincible enemies spawning after touching arbitrary plot items making exploration an exercise in frustration generate an intense headache after 10-15 minutes of playing.

I go up to Storage, where touching the dildo in pretty much the first room made the Zombie Patrol appear immediately and I decided to call it a day.

How much of the game did I miss and are there any mods that give Daniel a neck brace, a ballgag and a warning prompt on stuff that summons a grotesque nanny effectively telling you to GTFO and play with your new plot trinket in the designated "stick stuff to wall" playpen?

[Tack]

No. But the enemies are very short sighted, so that's always nice.

[Bas1lyk]

In particular, I liked how nearly every room seemed to have drawers full of identical white shirts, but were strangely absent of lower body clothing of any kind. No trousers, no pantaloons, no jodhpurs. Nada.

Now, either Daniel had already soiled them all, or this is surely a joke on the developers behalf...

[Knight of Fools]

Maybe everyone's running around topless?

[Argembarger]

Ugh, I give up. The combination of the protagonist's.... chittering and the nauseating wobblecam the moment I move out of the large mission hub rooms punctuated by BRILLIANT WHITE FLASHES along with some questionable mechanics like invincible enemies spawning after touching arbitrary plot items making exploration an exercise in frustration generate an intense headache after 10-15 minutes of playing.

I go up to Storage, where touching the dildo in pretty much the first room made the Zombie Patrol appear immediately and I decided to call it a day.

How much of the game did I miss and are there any mods that give Daniel a neck brace, a ballgag and a warning prompt on stuff that summons a grotesque nanny effectively telling you to GTFO and play with your new plot trinket in the designated "stick stuff to wall" playpen?

't ain't everyone's cuppa tea

Most of your other complaints can be considered features, if you like that sort of thing.
Wobbly camera and chittering? Punishment for running around in the dark.
Invincible enemies? Of course they're invincible, I wouldn't want it any other way. I'm not playing Doom 3 here.

I will give you the super-bright whiteness that happens during a flashback, though. Those hurt my eyes too.

For the most part, it kind of sounds like this just isn't the kind of game you would enjoy.

But I can also say that as the game progresses, the things you're complaining about get better.

The arbitrary enemy spawns had a greater purpose: they put you on edge later on in the game when you're grabbing items and nothing is happening. I found that to be way scarier, because I'm expecting a predictable spawn and all I hear is the castle settling and strange noises in the distance... But, yeah, enemies don't always spawn on an item, don't worry.

Also, I dunno if it's just me or what, but I find that Daniel handles the darkness much better late in the game. It seems to take a lot longer for darkness to drain your sanity the further you get in the game.

Give up if you wish, but it really does get better, and it has a pretty fascinating story.

[Tack]

Not exactly, but the Choir is full of dim light, so you can wander around without a lantern lit.
It's the same with the water part. Lantern isn't necessary.

Plus, I like how they give you a good, well lit puzzle part every now and then, so that you can get some of your own personal sanity back.