I’ve been trying to decide which moment in Conscript I think is the scariest, and it depends essentially on your definition of fear. There’s visceral fear, when something leaps out at you or it’s horrifying to look at. There’s also fear of the unknown, this idea that something is happening that you can’t understand or control, and that it’s preparing to destroy you in a way you can’t defend. There are moments of Resident Evil, Amnesia, and the wonderfully postmodern Signalis in here, but if I’m trying to simplify or singularise what makes Conscript the best survival horror game of 2024, it’s the way it preys upon a more unusual, more intricate, and more excruciating type of fear.
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I’ve been trying to decide which moment in Conscript I think is the scariest, and it depends essentially on your definition of fear. There’s visceral fear, when something leaps out at you or it’s horrifying to look at. There’s also fear of the unknown, this idea that something is happening that you can’t understand or control, and that it’s preparing to destroy you in a way you can’t defend. There are moments of Resident Evil, Amnesia, and the wonderfully postmodern Signalis in here, but if I’m trying to simplify or singularise what makes Conscript the best survival horror game of 2024, it’s the way it preys upon a more unusual, more intricate, and more excruciating type of fear.
RELATED LINKS:
Brutal new horror game Conscript mixes Resident Evil and Battlefield 1
Win a 1TB Steam Deck OLED and HyperX gaming gear bundle
Terrifying WWI horror game finally has a launch date and new demo
