Adding an element of horror to the story adds menace and chills, and the focus on atmosphere and mood can take any other genre along to a darker place.
Not exact matches
So much
of the success
of any given
horror film relies on a few aesthetic
elements: its atmosphere, its ability to play with light and the shadow, and,
of course, location -LRB-... location, location — as real estate folks would
add for effect).
What was once pure Gothic
horror adds elements of the Western to its palette, and the narrative moves fluidly from London to Africa to the New Mexico Territory and the frozen Arctic as it catches up with (most
of) our regular characters and introduces a few new ones.
Bioshock
adds a lot to the FPS genre with
elements of RPG and survival
horror.
One
of the advantages that indie studios have is that they simply don't have the resources to
add action
elements to
horror games.
Most
of the gamplay shown in the trailer is basically what you had in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, however there are new melee weapons that can be enhanced by combining with other materials, items and some gameplay
elements like climbing tunnels, crafting equipment, gathering resources, basically
adding survival mechanics that are seen in most zombie
horror games like Dying Light or more survival oriented games like Tomb Raider.
While the game's movement
adds to the overall tension, the
horror elements of Dying Light truly shine when the sun goes down over Harran.
Zombi is a port
of the Wii U launch game, Zombi U, it's a first person survival
horror that
adds gameplay
elements from dark souls, making it a game about pure survival with dire consequences if you die, such as losing all your items until you can find the corpse
of the last survivor you were playing and get those items back.
The survivor /
horror genre itself have gone a long way since the days
of Alone in the Dark and Resident Evil, taking more
elements and influences from other genres and media to further
add more» bite» to it.
To be honest, Dead Space 3 one
of the titles on this list we were a little concerned about, as
adding a co-op
element to EA's terrifying sci fi
horror franchise could weaken its power to frighten audiences.
The merging
of human and plants components
adds a speculative
element to the paintings,
adding a narrative effect that harkens old
horror tales and subtly hints at popular culture.