I think this is my favorite game ever, but I still haven’t played the DLC yet (I swear I’ll get around to it someday).
I’m not sure about the reduced frights setting. Are there jumpscares? And does it eliminate them or give more warning? I’m a complete coward when it comes to jumpscares 😭
I played with reduced frights disabled and spent half the DLC checking corners and jumping at shadows, but once I realized what the frights were it really wasn’t a big deal.
At least I assume I know what the frights are, I never actually turned them off to confirm.
I haven’t finished the DLC, I’m guessing I’m mostly through it but not sure. So far, it has definitely scared me very effectively but in a way that completely fits the tone and narrative. I wouldn’t call it jump scares in the classic, cheap jump scare way. Maybe if you’re really not paying attention you might get a fright? But I’d say leave that setting off, and turn it on if you’re really struggling to continue after getting scared
I really hate cheap jumpscares. I really like scares that are subtle but scary. Mortuary Assistant does it really well. I still haven’t gotten around to playing the DLC so thank you for your opinion!
It reduces the tension of some sections of the dlc - mostly less intense music and sfx. There’s really only one thing in the dlc you could consider jumpscares, but you can usually see coming and the “jumpscare” itself is fairly mild - nothing like a scary image popping up or anything. It’s about on par with the anglerfish imo.
I’d keep reduced frights off and you’ll probably know if you want to turn it on while playing.
The DLC is a different experience compared to the main game, for sure. I never played with the reduce frights option, but I’d recommend biting the bullet and playing it in normal mode. Before too long, I think you’ll know whether the option is necessary, and I’m pretty sure you can toggle it on and off in the settings (I think). I know someone else was suggesting that it would be cool to play with the reduced frights option, but after having played through it myself, I’m glad I was able to experience it as intended by the developers. Trust the developers :3
You and MsBluu have convinced me, I will trust the developers and try the DLC with frights on first
Awesome. Feel free to let me know how it goes o.o
A year later I finally played the DLC. I’m sad it’s over but now I have the modded stories to play.
When I first got to the really dark area I couldn’t handle the tension so I turned reduced frights on. The story in the DLC was really good but I got frustrated as I couldn’t see and didn’t know where I needed to go.
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Once you learn how to “hack” the dark area though to get into the vault, that felt amazing. I was mad that I never thought to try to drop the lantern earlier. I swear you almost have to look straight down at the ground to get the button prompt so it never crossed my mind.
I really missed reading stuff with the translator tool, although I loved the slide shows.