Survival horror

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"Survival Horror" is a fancy way of saying "Monsters will come through windows" -- Penny-Arcade

Survival horror is a genre that was popularized by Resident Evil and the games that followed it. Though Alone in the Dark may be considered an earlier example of Survival Horror, the genre had not been named yet. Today, Survival Horror games usually follow Resident Evil's lead. Third person perspective, limited ammo, and spooky things popping up to kill you. All survival horror games must attempt to be scary, and usually try and invoke a sense of panic & intensity in the player while struggling to survive. Resident Evil is the best known game for survival horror with the zombies,dogs, etc

Although survival horror basically involves the characteristics listed above, such as scares, they are done in different ways by different games. The Resident Evil series focuses on quick "pop-up" scares, in which the player is scared by a sudden moment, while the Silent Hill series focuses on horrific images to terrify the player.

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