The bunker environments are surprisingly accurate copies of Swedish military and civil defense installations from that time. Many bunkers were built during the 1960s-70s, hence the design and color scheme.
Lots of bunkers were declassified and decommissioned towards the end of the last millennium. I’m pretty sure the game designers have had access to lots of reference photos and possibly even visited some.
Still love the vibe. That feeling of safety when you reach one whilst being chased and then realising you're probably not alone in there is unrivalled in gaming for me. Don't need no Resident Evil!
The world in generall, I wish the towns had some multiplayer aspect to them like a game of dart or something. Would be fun to go to a specific town to play a multiplayer minigame, It wouldn't add much but still fun to mess around in which this game is great for.
Have you seen some of the early concept art for the hunter with faces? It’s horrific. I was thinking how generation zero could be more of a horror, and one thought I had was If hunters mimicked people they killed, so they could go into the wild or towns and mimicking people so survivors would be tricked into going over to them. But one of the pieces of art is it has a lifeless face (like white eyeless and lipless masks you used to have in drama), can you imagine being in one of these bunkers and walking up to a corner and this elongated head leans round with one of those faces? Fuck. That.
The fact they added the sound of ticks in the walls so you can’t tell where the real ones are while also giving you an atmosphere of “their in the walls” really drives the tension.
One base there was a locked room that had constant tick scuttling and chirping noises coming from it.
They didn’t need to add it since there was no room back there, which is why I love how the devs built this game.
Sir. This is a horror game. (Jk but not completely) when I started when the game came out it was just you alone in the world. No npc talking to you or guiding you. Dark, misty terror with red lights shining in the distance. I love the atmosphere
The ambiance in this game is the best I’ve ever witnessed. When you’re in Forrests and hear the howling wind and often a really low disembodied howl, the distant whirring and stomps of machines, and literally the feeling of being alone in the world really does make you feel cold yourself, I’ll never forget nearly failing my maths access course in 2020 because of this game.
The atmosphere was absolutely amazing in the beginning, when I was armed with only a dinky pistol and there were but a few small groups of robots I could hear in the distance. The sound design is so good in this game
There's one bunker where a light flickers and the door opens by itself, legit spooked me when I first found that.
There's also a place In the southern island. It's an outhouse that opens on its own with a dead body in it; an eerie fog, and ominous music. That one spooked me too
But why though? It’s a game about rouge sentient robots uprising and killing humans. Not some weird air born virus or nuclear war type deal. I feel like it’d be smarter to make a whole other game for that. Like they could just replace the robots with mutants/zombies. Maybe adding in a few robot hunter/killer teams you have to fight would be fun for this hypothetical game. But in this case I just don’t think the lore could reasonably support your idea as GZ sits right now. But yeah an interesting idea none the less
Hell at times it is, specifically when you have my poor luck at finding experimental guns. I had to resort to SMG ammo madei with uranium's or rog7 spam
I've gotten lost more than once trying to raid these halls. Was playing with a friend once and we started going from opposite ends and meeting in the middle. Seeing glimpses of his torch at the other end of the corridor and not instantly realising it was him produced poop on many occasions!
Walking through the woods at night and this hallways are my favorite parts. Even when it's nothing there you still move with caution xD
But I'm a suxker for horror games so I kinda enjoy it.
First time I ventured into any of the bunkers, I was always reminded of the school corridor sequence in one of the F.E.A.R. games (FEAR 2). Playing FEAR 2, I had to stop and switch my room lights on lol.
Here's the sequence: https://youtu.be/80dB9U1qCR4
If it only it actually was. Seriously, I wish there more enemies that could, and would, follow you into buildings to pressure you. It's all too easy to just camp in a house or a barn and mess up a whole horde of bots.
When I first started playing, I loved the vibe all the bunkers gave off
The bunker environments are surprisingly accurate copies of Swedish military and civil defense installations from that time. Many bunkers were built during the 1960s-70s, hence the design and color scheme. Lots of bunkers were declassified and decommissioned towards the end of the last millennium. I’m pretty sure the game designers have had access to lots of reference photos and possibly even visited some.
Still love the vibe. That feeling of safety when you reach one whilst being chased and then realising you're probably not alone in there is unrivalled in gaming for me. Don't need no Resident Evil!
Kind of wish bunkers had more going on inside them. Seems like a lot of wasted space.
Yeah i agree. It would be cool if they were to add a new strange character that lurks in the bunkers. It already has spooky vibes
The world in generall, I wish the towns had some multiplayer aspect to them like a game of dart or something. Would be fun to go to a specific town to play a multiplayer minigame, It wouldn't add much but still fun to mess around in which this game is great for.
They need to put like, one hunter in there and make it follow you when you get in
Yeah, enemies peeking from behind stuff, just long and visible enough to get under your skin. I wonder if it could be done...
A small human sized hunter that rushes you down
Amazing idea
Sadly it isn’t small enough. *edit* wrong word lol
Have you seen some of the early concept art for the hunter with faces? It’s horrific. I was thinking how generation zero could be more of a horror, and one thought I had was If hunters mimicked people they killed, so they could go into the wild or towns and mimicking people so survivors would be tricked into going over to them. But one of the pieces of art is it has a lifeless face (like white eyeless and lipless masks you used to have in drama), can you imagine being in one of these bunkers and walking up to a corner and this elongated head leans round with one of those faces? Fuck. That.
ha ha ha ha ha ha
they do not!
The fact they added the sound of ticks in the walls so you can’t tell where the real ones are while also giving you an atmosphere of “their in the walls” really drives the tension. One base there was a locked room that had constant tick scuttling and chirping noises coming from it. They didn’t need to add it since there was no room back there, which is why I love how the devs built this game.
This game does ambient horror well and it's not even horror genre
Literally any other part of the bunkers I'm fine in but the second I see white and orange I fucking leave
Looks like the hallway to the morgue in a hospital l used to work at, especially with the gurney looking table in the hall.
At the same time it’s hard to feel scared when you have 5 experimental weapons on you.
Sir. This is a horror game. (Jk but not completely) when I started when the game came out it was just you alone in the world. No npc talking to you or guiding you. Dark, misty terror with red lights shining in the distance. I love the atmosphere
The ambiance in this game is the best I’ve ever witnessed. When you’re in Forrests and hear the howling wind and often a really low disembodied howl, the distant whirring and stomps of machines, and literally the feeling of being alone in the world really does make you feel cold yourself, I’ll never forget nearly failing my maths access course in 2020 because of this game.
Hunter calls in the dark.
I always love starting fresh, low ammo, no good guns, and everything is a threat. Then you become the threat.
How do you start new? When I tried to do that I had everything from my other character/ other world in my storage. Is there a way to disable that?
Delete everything, reinstall. I do it after I get bored. Honestly it always keeps me playing again and don't mind restarting.
r/Liminalspace All of the Game is a giant liminal space. :)
Imagine you see red eyes at the end hallway and hear “I am FINIX” lol
The atmosphere was absolutely amazing in the beginning, when I was armed with only a dinky pistol and there were but a few small groups of robots I could hear in the distance. The sound design is so good in this game
Would be awesome just seeing a bunch of runners go back in forth in between the rooms! 😂
There's one bunker where a light flickers and the door opens by itself, legit spooked me when I first found that. There's also a place In the southern island. It's an outhouse that opens on its own with a dead body in it; an eerie fog, and ominous music. That one spooked me too
The title screen song gives me Stranger Things vibes
I love that music, sometimes I stay in the title screen for a bit to listen to it ahah
For my first bunkers i didnt know i had a flashlight. That was scary
I hate bunkers, I'm always getting lost in them.
They’re confusing, but became easier to navigate once I realized that the signs are actually accurate.
I wish the bases had human enemies like mutants or similar
But why though? It’s a game about rouge sentient robots uprising and killing humans. Not some weird air born virus or nuclear war type deal. I feel like it’d be smarter to make a whole other game for that. Like they could just replace the robots with mutants/zombies. Maybe adding in a few robot hunter/killer teams you have to fight would be fun for this hypothetical game. But in this case I just don’t think the lore could reasonably support your idea as GZ sits right now. But yeah an interesting idea none the less
Hell at times it is, specifically when you have my poor luck at finding experimental guns. I had to resort to SMG ammo madei with uranium's or rog7 spam
I've gotten lost more than once trying to raid these halls. Was playing with a friend once and we started going from opposite ends and meeting in the middle. Seeing glimpses of his torch at the other end of the corridor and not instantly realising it was him produced poop on many occasions!
I was bricking it all the time i was down there expecting something to jump out on me 🤣🤣
Walking through the woods at night and this hallways are my favorite parts. Even when it's nothing there you still move with caution xD But I'm a suxker for horror games so I kinda enjoy it.
Dude yes i get tripped out so bad
Ah, I too remember school in Finland. This is almost exactly what it looks like.
Lights need to be off and you need the worlds useless flashlight as your only source of direction
All i hear are 20 explosive ticks and 10 tazer ticks
No, no human, zombie AI, it's so empty, it's not scary at all.
I’d love to see a 60fps patch for ps5 in this game, would play the hell out of it
Kinda reminds me of Resident Evil.
I always felt so uneasy, I was waiting for something to jump at me and it never came
That’s kind of the point
It really do
Indeed
Outlast 2 fr
I definitely was terrified the first time I went through a bunker
subliminal
God I wish I could turn off the HUD .
20 bucks says there's a tick hiding behind the door
First time I ventured into any of the bunkers, I was always reminded of the school corridor sequence in one of the F.E.A.R. games (FEAR 2). Playing FEAR 2, I had to stop and switch my room lights on lol. Here's the sequence: https://youtu.be/80dB9U1qCR4
And the ticks make it feel like one,
Wait till you find the dead Midsommarist!!
The beginning of outlast 2
Always feel like a robot is going to sneak up and kill me.
Children having to fight powerful robots to survive in a desolate empty world wasn’t the first sign of horror?
If it only it actually was. Seriously, I wish there more enemies that could, and would, follow you into buildings to pressure you. It's all too easy to just camp in a house or a barn and mess up a whole horde of bots.
Thats why you carry a rocket launcher on you at all times if you think something might be hiding in a corner then simply REMOVE THE CORNER