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XenMon2 Since: Dec, 2011
Jun 26th 2013 at 3:05:35 PM •••

C'mon, now, does Last of Us really count as survival horror? Survival horror has an actual definition, and isn't just a category for "zombie games I like".

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IndirectActiveTransport Since: Nov, 2010
Apr 13th 2017 at 7:52:06 AM •••

Luigi's Mansion is listed as a straight example.

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CritzCrisis Since: Jul, 2013
Jul 12th 2013 at 3:09:01 PM •••

Wait, why is survival horror a subset of first person shooters? There are several very important survival horror games that are third person, and several more that don't even contain guns.

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Larkmarn Since: Nov, 2010
Jul 12th 2013 at 4:41:06 PM •••

Not unlike Post Modernism, modern Survival Horror isn't really a genre in itself; it exists more as a blurred subset of Horror and First-Person Shooter or Third Person Shooter

Did you stop reading after the phrase First-Person Shooter?

But yes, I do agree that it's a bit of an oversimplification... though I can't think of any recent big-name SH games that weren't essentially shooters.

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76.253.98.61 Since: Dec, 1969
Nov 8th 2010 at 9:59:14 PM •••

Okay, so why is F.E.A.R. not listed in examples? I mean, I can sort of see the argument that it's not "Survival Horror" per se, but when other examples include Left 4 Dead and, of all things, Portal, I think it deserves a mention.

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MrDeath Since: Aug, 2009
Nov 9th 2010 at 11:02:26 AM •••

If you think it's an example, add it.

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Aetheus Since: May, 2010
Apr 8th 2011 at 7:47:41 AM •••

Both Portal & Minecraft (and possibly a few others) need to be deleted. The page should have a disclaimer somewhere: Just because it scares you for some bizarre reason, doesn't mean it qualifies as a survival horror game.

I mean, seriously? Minecraft? =/

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mariofan1000 Since: Dec, 2009
Aug 13th 2011 at 1:14:35 PM •••

Minecraft fills the basics:

It's scary. You need to survive.

saintboot7b Since: Mar, 2013
Apr 3rd 2013 at 11:58:03 AM •••

there should also be more indepth notes regarding the fact that even though games like dead space and resident evil 4 are more on the action side, this is not true of everything before new game plus (meaning when you play it for the first time) ammo is still scarce, equipment still sucks, and enemies can still kick your ass pre new game plus.

Larkmarn Since: Nov, 2010
Apr 3rd 2013 at 12:18:17 PM •••

Yeah... that's equally true of Halo, though.

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Amitai The Cool Since: Jul, 2009
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Mar 20th 2013 at 5:28:28 PM •••

Can we make it so this isn't strictly a videogame trope? Survival horror fiction is fantastic and should receive more attention.

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