Should weapons be introduced in the sequel to Amnesia?

000 · 12-31-2011, 05:41 AM

Should weapons be introduced in the follow-up game to Amnesia: The Dark Descent (if there is going to be one)?

andyp888 · 12-31-2011, 06:56 AM

Hell no, that would basically eliminate the entire point of the game.

Volkyboy · 12-31-2011, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by andyp888

Hell no, that would basically eliminate the entire point of the game.

i couldn't say it better myself. in the create a level yes just so you have that option but not in the actual, cannon, game.

fuller556 · 12-31-2011, 05:21 PM

Not necessarily weapons per se, but maybe ways to slow down or at least distract your enemies a little more, especially the few that never give up chasing you. I hate being completely defenseless.

FetusZero · 01-05-2012, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by fuller556

Not necessarily weapons per se, but maybe ways to slow down or at least distract your enemies a little more, especially the few that never give up chasing you. I hate being completely defenseless.

You can always throw chairs or barrels at them, barricade doors temporarily and find a place to hide. You're not completely defenseless :]

I too, with some others disagree on such an addition though.. Penumbra Overture lost 50% of its fear factor (if not more) once you found out you could pretty much own everything that attacked you.

noodle96 · 01-03-2012, 07:05 PM

i would say things like the gas traps(penumbra anyone) wouldnt be too bad. or just things like fuller said. Some ways to slow stop the enemies without necesarily killing them but giving you some kind of chance if you can control yourself to do something productive

xXFallout21Xx · 01-03-2012, 08:15 PM

The whole point of the game is to feel hopeless and defenseless.
Adding weapons would defeat the purpose and kill what makes the game scary.

Trained Target · 01-04-2012, 01:11 PM

maybe the either:
a) have things to distract the monsters that 1/2 a second you might need to GTFO;
b) grab something to take damage instead of you for a hit or two;
c) have a way to like push past the monster, as a way to have a fighting chance if you get cornered, possibly at the cost of a huge chunk of sanity because you have to touch the monster
Not so much weapons, but ways to help yourself out a bit in a pinch or those "OH S*IT" moments

noodle96 · 01-05-2012, 09:34 PM

but hitting them with barrels just jaratees them off and makes them run faster, and unless pre-prepared you aren't gonna have time to make a survivable barricade

fuller556 · 01-07-2012, 02:22 AM

I tried the barricade thing against the final monster in the Justine DLC. I took a ton of barrels and crates and stacked/positioned them as best I could in the area where he appears before opening that gate. In the end, though, it really didn't seem to slow that monster down at all; at the very least, I figured he would have to smash his way through a lot of them, buying me even 10 or 15 seconds (that's A LOT in that scene!). I finally got through the section just by sheer speed and adrenaline. That one, though, is a PRIME example of why there needs to be some little something added to help you out when you're otherwise hopelessly trapped--just something that gives you a fighting chance.

iSpaceman · 01-07-2012, 03:13 AM

IF you wanna try the weapons thing, you can go play another game of Paradox Interactive's called 'Penumbra Overture'.

Very similar in terms of atmosphere and the plot, but you do get several weapons

gotthisfortf2 · 01-08-2012, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by iSpaceman

IF you wanna try the weapons thing, you can go play another game of Paradox Interactive's called 'Penumbra Overture'.

Very similar in terms of atmosphere and the plot, but you do get several weapons

Penumbra overture is from frictional games.

iSpaceman · 01-10-2012, 05:54 AM

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Originally Posted by gotthisfortf2

Penumbra overture is from frictional games.

Yeah my bad*

Gallimaufry · 03-10-2012, 10:27 AM

Honestly, I would hate that. It's one of the best parts of the game, not being able to do anything against it, as someone has already said.

xxxVJ300xxx · 04-17-2012, 10:31 PM

No. I could see them having part of Penumbras melee code in just for custom stories, but not used for the main story or Amnesia.

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12-31-2011, 06:56 AM	#2
andyp888 Join Date: Aug 2011 Reputation: 20 Posts: 40	Hell no, that would basically eliminate the entire point of the game.

12-31-2011, 05:21 PM	#4
fuller556 Join Date: Aug 2011 Reputation: 154 Posts: 556	Not necessarily weapons per se, but maybe ways to slow down or at least distract your enemies a little more, especially the few that never give up chasing you. I hate being completely defenseless.

01-03-2012, 07:05 PM	#6
noodle96 Join Date: Jan 2010 Reputation: 16 Posts: 150	i would say things like the gas traps(penumbra anyone) wouldnt be too bad. or just things like fuller said. Some ways to slow stop the enemies without necesarily killing them but giving you some kind of chance if you can control yourself to do something productive

01-03-2012, 08:15 PM	#7
xXFallout21Xx Join Date: May 2010 Reputation: 17 Posts: 186	The whole point of the game is to feel hopeless and defenseless. Adding weapons would defeat the purpose and kill what makes the game scary.

01-04-2012, 01:11 PM	#8
Trained Target Join Date: Dec 2011 Reputation: 3 Posts: 45	maybe the either: a) have things to distract the monsters that 1/2 a second you might need to GTFO; b) grab something to take damage instead of you for a hit or two; c) have a way to like push past the monster, as a way to have a fighting chance if you get cornered, possibly at the cost of a huge chunk of sanity because you have to touch the monster Not so much weapons, but ways to help yourself out a bit in a pinch or those "OH S*IT" moments

01-05-2012, 09:34 PM	#9
noodle96 Join Date: Jan 2010 Reputation: 16 Posts: 150	but hitting them with barrels just jaratees them off and makes them run faster, and unless pre-prepared you aren't gonna have time to make a survivable barricade

01-07-2012, 02:22 AM	#10
fuller556 Join Date: Aug 2011 Reputation: 154 Posts: 556	I tried the barricade thing against the final monster in the Justine DLC. I took a ton of barrels and crates and stacked/positioned them as best I could in the area where he appears before opening that gate. In the end, though, it really didn't seem to slow that monster down at all; at the very least, I figured he would have to smash his way through a lot of them, buying me even 10 or 15 seconds (that's A LOT in that scene!). I finally got through the section just by sheer speed and adrenaline. That one, though, is a PRIME example of why there needs to be some little something added to help you out when you're otherwise hopelessly trapped--just something that gives you a fighting chance.

01-07-2012, 03:13 AM	#11
iSpaceman Join Date: Oct 2009 Reputation: 177 Posts: 531	IF you wanna try the weapons thing, you can go play another game of Paradox Interactive's called 'Penumbra Overture'. Very similar in terms of atmosphere and the plot, but you do get several weapons

03-10-2012, 10:27 AM	#14
Gallimaufry Join Date: Mar 2012 Reputation: 4 Posts: 13	Honestly, I would hate that. It's one of the best parts of the game, not being able to do anything against it, as someone has already said.

04-17-2012, 10:31 PM	#15
xxxVJ300xxx Join Date: Jan 2010 Reputation: 163 Posts: 1,784	No. I could see them having part of Penumbras melee code in just for custom stories, but not used for the main story or Amnesia.