I've been watching some Silent Hill let's plays, or rather, mostly listening to Silent Hill let's plays while I draw. I understand what all the fuss is about now, there's some really compelling stuff in there. On the other hand, it looks like these games play like ass. Man I'm glad the Internet is there to show me the good sides; if I had tried myself I think I would have quit on account of the mechanics before quitting on account of the horror.
Said horror is not as bad as I was expecting; the critters aren't as bad as environments and the, uh, the music. Those decaying walls, yeesh. I don't know why that feels so awful to me. That said, I've dreamed of much worse; it's like I'm so full of nightmare fuel that anything I could pour on top just kind of overflows. (DON'T TAKE THIS AS A CHALLENGE I'M SERIOUS
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I'm beginning to eye my long-unplayed copy of Eternal Darkness. I'm pretty sure I've spoiled all the jump scares for myself already so I should enjoy it after all, for certain values of "enjoy". That psychological stuff utterly fascinates me.