Surviving Horror Games: Strategies and Insights

Sep 1, 2024

Lecture: Horror Games and Feasibility of Survival

Introduction

  • Horror Games Popularity: Loved by many for the thrill and fear.
  • Personal Reflection: The speaker feels capable of surviving horror game scenarios.

Granny Game

  • Gameplay: Solve puzzles to escape while avoiding Granny.
  • Strategy: Speaker believes they could physically overpower Granny or escape through windows.

Hello Neighbor

  • Premise: Sneak into a neighbor's home with sinister secrets.
  • Approach: Call authorities due to illegal activities, such as children in the basement.

Five Nights at Freddy’s (FNAF)

  • Plot: Haunted animatronics trying to kill the player.
  • Strategy: Avoid returning after initial night; otherwise, use weapons like EMPs.

Resident Evil Franchise

  • Challenges: Enemies like the Baker family and Nemesis are formidable.
  • Approach: Equipped with weapons, the speaker believes they could defeat certain enemies.

Dead by Daylight

  • Gameplay: Survive against various killers.
  • Tactic: Some killers are beatable, like Trapper. Unbeatable ones include Michael Myers and Nemesis.

Outlast

  • Setting: Journalist in a dangerous asylum.
  • Rationale: Best survival tactic is to avoid entering the asylum.

Friday the 13th

  • Scenario: Escape from Jason Voorhees at Camp Crystal Lake.
  • Strategy: Use distractions and escape on foot.

Doki Doki Literature Club

  • Meta Plot: Psychological horror with self-aware characters.
  • Solution: Avoid succumbing to the game's manipulation.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre

  • Characters: Facing Leatherface and his family.
  • Plan: Target weaknesses, specifically Leatherface’s physical limitations.

Cry of Fear

  • Story: Psychological horror with nightmarish creatures.
  • Outcome: Emphasis on mental resilience to overcome fears.

Bendy and the Ink Machine

  • Concept: Confronting ink-based monsters.
  • Solution: Hypothetical use of fictional characters like Goku for assistance.

Additional Thoughts

  • FNAF Series: Discusses the plausibility of beating various installments in the series.
  • Overall Survival: Believes survival is possible through smart tactics and mental fortitude.

Conclusion

  • Reflection: Humor and confidence in hypothetical scenarios of surviving horror games.
  • Audience Engagement: Invites discussion and further exploration of the topic.