Alan Wake 2's Jumpscare/ Horror Flash Intensity Settings

[@fisher3317]

I'm glad they added this. I could handle every jumpscare just fine up until Cynthia Weaver, that b*tch was just too much for me.

[@eden20111]

Jumpscares in horror games like Outlast, Soma, Deadspace, Visage, Amnesia, etc, never really scare me and i always know when they will occur. But in Alan Wake 2, the flash jumpscare always gets me and freaks me out lol

[@JohnSmith-ef2rn]

Does SOMA have jumpscares, though? I can't remember any.

[@themarcshark]

Honestly the reduced audio isn't a bad option. Sometimes when playing it with headphones loudly it can be annoying because the loud noise by itself jump scares you because it's so loud. I may try it out with reduced audio

[@jacobkosh]

Thanks for the comparison video! I was curious what I'd been, uh, "missing," and it reaffirmed my choice to wait a bit to play until this option was in. It works like a charm; I still get the "point" of the jump scares without feeling gross afterward.

[@d-rocky]

I like this setting for my migraines & I’m just relieved I’m not missing out on scares. It’s kinda creepier.

[@jamess854]

Seems even worse with the reduced settings haha.

[@jerry-kz1tj]

Someone plz do a mod and replace all jump scares with kittens pics…

[@dogtorwho]

That would be a funny mod, haha!

[@JoonKimDMD]

I still find it too scary!!!

[@moeburn]

I'm so glad they added this. Basically a scary slider. Too much scary and I get nauseous. Now I can play the game!

[@elqord.1118]

I maybe an idiot but I don't see the difference in the visual. It still flashes briefly and surprisingly to make a jolt drive through you

[@dogtorwho]

@@elqord.1118 When the visual intensity is turned down, it's mostly a still image/ slower video that quickly appears on screen, rather than flashes of multiple images. 😄

[@elqord.1118]

@@dogtorwho not enough for me not to hate it unfortunately

[@77jamess]

It just makes the scary image appear clearer in my opinion, making the jump scare worse! What were they thinking?

[@fisher3317]

@@77jamess anything to make the Cynthia Weaver jumpscare less nerve inducing

[@jamess854]

@@fisher3317 Didn't work haha.

[@JohnSmith-ef2rn]

I do adore Alan Wake II - it is, in most respects, one of the finest examples of interactive media in recent years. But I cannot say that these "jump-scares" are a good addition. I do not appreciate being startled, and that's all they do - they are timed to occur at periods where the player is concentrating heavily on the screen or when they are not expecting a loud noise to suddenly erupt in their earphones or headphones. They require no effort, they add nothing, and all they do is make me recoil and spill my drink all over my desk! Horror does not require these "jump-scares". Silent Hill 2 does not have them. SOMA does not have them (for the most part). Signalis doesn't have them. I can appreciate Horror. I can't appreciate being startled. I do not enjoy the sensation of my heart leaping out of my chest. I don't know who does, frankly. So I am grateful they have added these settings. Hopefully, if they do make the wrong decision to include such jump-scares in future releases, they will temper that wrong by giving us the ability to reduce it.

[@medstuvwxyz5897]

idc ill download no jumpscare mod on my 2nd run

[@Rlambdin1985]

My dumbass just realized that these settings exist. I literally have to force myself to play this game that I’ve wanted to play for years cause of those stupid jumpscares. I feel I can finally play this game again because of this.

[@gaijinblow]

They didn't exist until around a month ago.

[@Rlambdin1985]

@@gaijinblow oh really? I didn’t know that. Glad they have those settings or else I would’ve regretted getting a game I’ve wanted for over a decade now

[@gaijinblow]

@@Rlambdin1985 I get what you mean. I couldn't play the retirement home mission for more than 30 minutes at a time because of the fucking God damned jump scares. There's also a mod that removes the video and sound completely. But I can completely tolerate what they did with the change.

[@Rlambdin1985]

@@gaijinblow I’m right there with you, literally. Cynthia Weaver can fuck off with those jumpscares. I get that she succumbed to the darkness after keeping it at bay for so long, but does she have to look both creepy and scary as fuck while she’s at it? 😆 Wish I can get in on the mod, but I’m a console player so I guess we don’t have the privilege

[@lorenzostupify]

@@gaijinblow Oh man, I'm right now in the nursing home and I'm f*** dying. I literally had to stop playing because it got me really bad the first one

[@DariuszBlasi]

hahaha - its even worse :D This shows how they actually dont undeerstand the concept of horror using these cheap tricks. Now, uou can clearly see the image which looks more disturbing and wicked then before :D The noise is also still there.

[@Ahmed277d]

My god its so fuckin annoying

[@Reddervetter]

I think jumpscares are cheap, and this option is silly. But I think the game does well by keeping it limited to "astral" projections or whatever it is where we get to see the forces driving the scene in a pop. It's quite stylistic how they turned something cheap into something more of a scene element that drives the action.

[@shaishavpathak]

The option isn’t silly. Probably helps for people with epilepsy, sensitive vision, or sensitive hearing.

[@Reddervetter]

@shaishavpathak oh I guess that's facts. I still think typically if you're intentionally creating jumpscares you're just kinda a dick anyway, but that's a positive way to see the option.

[@GrimFables]

@@Reddervetter The jumpscares in AW2 are actually very important narrative-wise. I won't spoil you as to why, but they're actually a key component.

[@gracz0unl]

@@GrimFables I've completed the game twice (Final Draft included), and heard multiple story explaining videos (like 2-6h each), yet the narrative importance of the jumpscares eludes me. Can you elaborate? What is everybody missing?

[@Reddervetter]

@GrimFables I beat it, I don't see exactly what you mean, but idk if you read my comment through because I do go on to explain why I appreciate remedy's use of jumpscares as almost stylistic exposition. I still think jumpscares are quite dumb in general