I found Dead Space 1 scary, the second one...not at all actually. The game looks interesting, the scenery is a nice refresh and looks varied. Now, as far as horror goes, the last one that got it right was Amnesia and Penumbra. They've forgotten what the term horror means, confused it with the word "unexpected scare".
True horror comes from small rooms, with minimal resources, knowing that something is out there, able to kill you without a hitch, which will make you go to the last point YOU saved. (Yeah, remember that?) Save points play a huge role. Restart from checkpoint ruins the horror genre. Look at the early Silent Hill games or Resident Evil games. No "retry". Sure, it will be much more annoying to make a simple, but it gives you the thrill that you are actually fighting for something, not that you can just go and try whatever comes to mind with no serious implications.
And yeah squishysquishy, I definitely agree. As I mentioned, scarce ammo and health (Definitely no regen, at least Dead Space keeps that true) is another crucial factor of a true horror game.
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