{"id":215690,"date":"2021-03-14T21:19:45","date_gmt":"2021-03-14T21:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/horror-games-among-us\/"},"modified":"2021-03-14T21:19:45","modified_gmt":"2021-03-14T21:19:45","slug":"how-horror-games-can-look-to-among-us-for-inspiration-game-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/03\/14\/how-horror-games-can-look-to-among-us-for-inspiration-game-rant\/","title":{"rendered":"How Horror Games Can Look to Among Us for Inspiration | Game Rant"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Although originally released back in 2018,\u00a0Among\u00a0Us\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>had a slow burn to its explosion in popularity, with the game really grabbing attention a whole two years later in 2020. Since then, it has become a go-to social game for friends<\/a> to enjoy together, which is easy to understand considering its humorous tone and addicting gameplay loop.<\/p>\n

The ‘guess who’ setup of the game pits players against each other in a constant cat and mouse chase, resulting in a simple but effective mechanic.\u00a0Among Us<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>has found itself being ported across multiple platforms due to its popularity, and hopefully its influence spreads into other genres that would benefit from its ideas of investigation and mystery, namely that of horror based video games.<\/p>\n

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Even though its cutesy visual style and lighthearted sense of joy may exhibit anything but, make no mistake,\u00a0Among Us\u00a0<\/em>has all the ingredients to be a horror game in the making. With just a few little changes here and there to the design and graphics, this\u00a0breakout indie title<\/a> could be just as spooky as many of the contemporaries in the horror genre.\u00a0Among Us<\/em>\u00a0heavily leans into the elements of uncertainty and the unknown, both of which are fundamental to how to scare anyone’s socks off.<\/p>\n

Essentially, it’s not necessarily the spooky element itself that causes audiences to jump, be it a monster, ghost, or other freakish creature, but rather the anticipation that builds to the scare itself. That tension\u00a0of not knowing what will happen (and more importantly when) escalates within the viewer, building anxiety up to a boiling point that is released from a sudden jolt of surprise. One of the most prominent examples is how the\u00a0Alien\u00a0<\/em>franchise\u00a0creates terror<\/a> specifically by what is not shown, over what is visible on the screen.<\/p>\n

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There is naturally more to a scare than just that aforementioned build up, but it is one of the most crucial elements to success for this particular genre. Fans could look no further than the mistakes both the video game and film industry have made in past years for misunderstanding how horror works, thinking that just a relentless barrage of shock value moments can be as effective as creating a sense of unsettling atmosphere. The\u00a0Resident Evil\u00a0<\/a><\/em>franchise was suffering an identity crisis<\/a> prior to Resident Evil 7<\/em>, opting for more relentless action over sheer dread and suspense.<\/p>\n

The key is without a doubt in those calm, silent moments in between the bigger, more bombastic scares. A false sense of security or encouraged hope that success is near must always be given to the player, therefore making it that much easier to pull the rug out from under the player’s feet. Look at the\u00a0simple, yet extremely effective approach that\u00a0Five Night’s at Freddy’s\u00a0<\/em>brings to horror<\/a>. All the player really does in that series is observe a number of monitors…just waiting for something to go wrong. As small differences are noticed on the screens and more of the fiendish animatronics try to attack, the suspense builds and leaves the player completely on edge because it’s unclear what will happen next.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Among Us\u00a0<\/em>format would be a great blueprint to adopt for upcoming horror titles, primarily those with multiplayer in mind. The concept of finding the imposter player in a video game<\/a>\u00a0would work wonders in a\u00a0Resident Evil\u00a0<\/em>multiplayer mode, as opposed to the more expected team death match\/combat based scenarios. Or even better yet, a future video game adaptation of\u00a0The Thing\u00a0<\/em>could make great use of the formula, with everyone trying to figure out who is infected while one player among them simply laughs, waits to strike, and tries very hard not to be ‘sus’.<\/p>\n

Among Us\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>is available now on Mobile, PC, and Switch.<\/p>\n

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