Anything scarier than this quest?

Post » Thu Jul 28, 2011 1:43 pm

I had my character start the "Through a Nightmare, Darkly" quest. (Possible spoilers?) I'm not that far into the game, but this is the first time I am irresistibly drawn to a quest. All the other quests, so far, do not feel like they could actually exist. Kud-Ei's plea felt so real to me...
Problem is, I'm quite sensitive and impressionable. (I've been avoiding Ayelid ruins because they just... scare me. Having Vilja and Toaster's Companion share and recruit helps so much!) So far, I left my character in the very first room of the quest. When I explored the room, I forgot that I had the music setting Off, so the whole experience was That Much More intensified - faint sounds of a pounding heart and some creepy ambiance contributed to an acute feeling of claustrophobia. It feels so real!! Whichever of the game devs was responsible for executing Dreamworld is damn Genius. But...I can't think of a quest that could be more terrifying than this one. Are there?
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Post » Thu Jul 28, 2011 12:35 pm

I had my character start the "Through a Nightmare, Darkly" quest. (Possible spoilers?) I'm not that far into the game, but this is the first time I am irresistibly drawn to a quest. All the other quests, so far, do not feel like they could actually exist. Kud-Ei's plea felt so real to me...
Problem is, I'm quite sensitive and impressionable. (I've been avoiding Ayelid ruins because they just... scare me. Having Vilja and Toaster's Companion share and recruit helps so much!) So far, I left my character in the very first room of the quest. When I explored the room, I forgot that I had the music setting Off, so the whole experience was That Much More intensified - faint sounds of a pounding heart and some creepy ambiance contributed to an acute feeling of claustrophobia. It feels so real!! Whichever of the game devs was responsible for executing Dreamworld is damn Genius. But...I can't think of a quest that could be more terrifying than this one. Are there?


Quest? Maybe not.

Outside Oblivion, oh yes.
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Post » Thu Jul 28, 2011 9:40 am

ah i remember that questline (had to google it though first :blush2: it was one of the better quests in the game.i personally haven't been afraid of anything in the game (ooh get him :wink_smile: i do love horror films e.t.c though) i agree though,that it was quite an atmospheric quest (very well done also).i do like the atmosphere of the ayelid ruins.with the music,i do feel like i am exploring some really ancient ruins (of a lost civilization).good luck with the quest :thumbsup:
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Post » Thu Jul 28, 2011 10:28 am

Love that quest
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Post » Thu Jul 28, 2011 5:09 am

Well, I guess it depends on what scares you. There are a number of things that unnerved me in the game.

A Shadow Over Hackdirt (it was night and raining while I was doing this quest, both in-game and in real life. That might have done it.)
That DB quest where you go to the real traitor's lair.
The one where you find an abandoned house near Anvil.
And going inside Oblivion

That's all I can remember for now, but there are certainly more moments in the game.
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