#really good jumpscares in that one esp since it's a first person game so youre really put Into the experience

[pretty-little-martyr]

jumpscares are a tool with exactly one main use, i think: to relieve emotional tension without dropping any of the narrative tension

oh yea absolutely, but sadly i feel like the way they get used a lot--and especially in horror games, imo, since that's a majority of my exposure to horror other than books--is more for a sort of "well, technically, you're still scared, so it's horror." like screamer videos, y'know? cheap misuse of the concept. (analogue horror on youtube are also guilty of this)

GOOD jumpscares are meant to be exactly what u said, though: relieving emotional tensions without losing narrative tension. i know ive seen good ones but it's very 2am right now so i'm completely fuckin' blanking on which films. if anyone has examples/recs i'd lvoe to hear them tho

funny enough though i think the original doctor who weeping angels episode, Blink, used that shit expertly, but it's been forever since i've seen it so maybe i'm misremembering

#msot of my beef with jumpscares is from people who dont udnerstand this trying to use them #it's not the fault of the thing itself but the way people use it ig #like trying to drive a nail into plaster with the handle end of a screwdriver. like sure i GUESS you can do that but thats not what its for #funny enough i jsut got done watching someone play a game called Mannequin and that had very Blink vibes to me #really good jumpscares in that one esp since it's a first person game so youre really put Into the experience

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SO HERE’S THE IDEA’S THAT ME AND @stcrmclcud got done

Some sort of game,, idk yet,,, doesn’t know their inside one

Different problems for each character (Missing parts, glitching parts, + parts they don’t need ect )

Idk why but. Stan as some kind of stitched Frankenstein’s Monster-esque furry.

Just. a fucking DOG with different parts. And it’s Stan.

Kenny has,,, skeleton bits MAybe,,

Cartman cld have like. An error or glitch on one of his eyes, kind of in reference to the many theories that he has Kenny’s eye??

Sobs idc if my girl heidi isnt in the au but. If she is. Flowers. She’s just covered in flowers. Any blemishes she has. Flowers.

Craig possibly is rather glitches out around the eye and a few other spots around his body

Frozen @ some point in the game and can not pass that said part

Missing File.exe

Missing background in some places, that and or rather glitched up and hard to see

Moments of g l itching,,,

Are. Are we allowed to let Ken pull a sans and know they’re in a fucking game bc his file keeps getting more and more corrupted (hence his body having skeleton bits; he rots more and more after it gets corrupted). He warns everyone so they cld do something abt it bc eventually he will fade away or disappear.

Tweek’s voice is fucked up, possibly has a third eye behind all his hair

RANDY IS NOT IN THIS AU,, His file was deleted a whole while back due to him knowing too much and yada yada, No randy

Kyle probably doesn’t have a mouth lol,, Its more glitched than anything

Butters missing his eye’s, blind boy

“LETS PLAY”

Creek? In my au?? NO THANK YOU

SOBS

Token probably doesn’t exist sorry,,

Jimmy has no legs sadly,, Missing in his files

Very tempted to make eric behind the whole thing

He probably is honestly,,

Tbh i really like the idea of Eric having alters, and since this is more of a glitch kinda game? He cld shapeshift into them. Mitch Conner, the more prominent one, is just a bald guy with the SAME eye glitch as eric.

Gotta add scott tenorman to the game because I love him, Possibly half human half robot type shit

Clyde ….. Died, more than likely, Possibly before the glitched happen, causing Craig to be more bumbbed out then usual...Craig probably wears his Jacket

I want Jimmy,,,, to wear Token’s sweater around his waist. Bc now that you mention it, the same thing cld happen to Token too :0

Fuck I think the idea of the characters all looking super surreal pre-corruption, kinda like the npcs of Yume Nikki- i just. Gfdnmmbhfbhghg pls. hOLD ON LEMME JUST-

KINDA LIKE THEM. wait im gonna send a clearer version to you in dms

Lots of secrets, lots of secrets,,,

What if, like in ddlc, Cartman cld put shit in ur game files. Or the characters cld.

A lot of it is just. Cries for help.

Insert a drawing kenny made of himself (skeleton with a fucking 2 foot dong) and the rest is just. Crass handwriting saying “PLEASE HELP ME I’LL DIE AT THIS RATE” or smth.

The game has a dark sense to it, not having very much lighting, the ora around the whole place is dark and mostly everyone isn’t so happy

Cartman thought the place was a little TOO happy so that’s why he probably did it, wanting full control over the whole place and by that he’d need to make the town dark and shit so they’d throw out the mayor and that.

Most of the girl’s files are missing, but everyone knows them….you just can’t see them

Oof to reference Heidi’s “quitting [twitter]”,,, whenever Heidi’s mentioned the words ‘Quitter’ appear so it’s a rule that no one talks about her.

What im trying to say is she voluntarily deleted her own file.

SHE KILLED HERSELF, MAN.

Craig is more emotionless than ever

RUBY?? IDK HER. KAREN ETHER

Everyones just DEAD MAN.

Idk how it happened theyre just gone.

Eric ‘ the hacker ‘ Cartman

Cartman you Big Blubbery Bitch

Sometimes really high pitched screaming happens but everyones used to it so its okay

Part of why theyre used to it is because tweek screams at the same pitch as the other ringing screams so they cant tell

What if at

Eric probably got Heidi to help him delete everyone’s Files, Possibly blackmailing her with someone of some sorts ( idk rn ) and forced her to delete files and that’s when she also deleted herself not going to be able to stand knowing she did it

If craig or kenny or either one says her name enough the writing “please don’t. I don’t wanna come back” will be written among a bunch of “quitters” overlapping and making this big fucking patch of whatevers. A conversation can probably be initiated from there.

Only Craig and kenny remember Heidi

The game probably disappears after a while because of so many files being deleted the game won’t run properly and will be forced to shut down...aka ALL FILES are deleted. So MC or NEW KID has to fix that?? And stop Cartman bringing everyone back ( But clyde cause he died before the glitch )

It all looks like peaches and cream at first (the scenery), esp while new kid roams through, and then they meet the first character and their monstrous appearances.

Wld this game be in FIRST person or third like the south park games,,

Third person

clyde glitches in and out of the world but since his file is gone. dead. destroyed for good and it really fucks with craig's mind bc he shouldn't even be here

OOOOO WHAT IF THE NEW KID CLD CHOOSE THEIR DESIGN LIKE IN THE OTHER GAMES

But you CANT be normal looking.

So like. Theres animal bits ummmmmm glitches,,,, your SKIn can be like. Really fucky.

Some characters don’t even have color to them, their just bland gray’s whites and blacks

If by chance bebe is in there,,, she probably has eyes all over her. In reference to people looking at her. Looking at her for too long results in a jumpscare of her shaking in tears and the words “PLEASE DON’T LOOK AT ME” appearing for like a split second. This is more likely to happen if you’re not engaging in conversation with her. (FUCK YES)

Kenny’s a filthy BODY PART THIEF

He steals ppls limbs so like he has his own skeleton-ish arms and then like four other ones

New kid having the option to hurt the people they meet

And Craig’s just like ‘ Nope ‘,, You choose the wrong people to hurt and Criag’s gonna get cha

#It Follows ; OOC

[pixelberrygardens]

lookin at ppl’s opinions of all the choices stories, so i decided to just jot down a few of my own!!

i?? actually like the freshman A LOT more than i thought it would, personally?? like i went in expecting a plain, cheesy romcom but it mostly boils down to the relationships of ALL the people around you, especially your friends! the roommates interacting are hands down the best part of the story!

i personally liked the first book in the crown and the flame series more than the first one?? which is weird bc i LOVED dom and sei’s training bits in the sequel, and the final battle had me hollerin lol

most wanted was really cool!! i personally LOVE mystery and puzzle games, so i enjoyed piecing clues and passwords together, even if they were very few. (crosses fingers for a lot more in the sequel)

rules of engagement!!! is also v good! but i personally like all of the siblings’ stories except for the MC’s :^( i mean its not to say that the MC’s is bad, not by a long shot, its just that the love interests do not interest me at all (leading to me givin em terrible names, such as Dick and Jiminey Cricket LOL) this is also the game that has me using the most diamonds!! haha

#lovehacks is still just beginning, but im SUCH a slut for the cute character designs in this particular story!? cole is so funny and i love everyone its gr8 i cant wait to see where the story takes us

the haunting!!!!!! of braidwood manor!!!!!!!!! the story i looked forward to being released the most, and ultimately the one i love to read the most each week!! once again, GR8 character designs!! and ngl i was a bit skeptical about how effective the horror aspect would be, but PB really nailed it with the spooky atmosphere!! which, imo, REALLY makes a good scary movie, so im not expecting any jumpscares in this story (which is for the best! altho im not adverse to it c^;) the art for this story REALLY stepped up, esp for the scary character sprites!!! i rly wanna save my diamonds for more premium choices (rly regret not buyin the vintage outfit!!!!!!) its also easily the most refreshing story out of all the other books, and im so glad PB’s reachin out to a variety of genres!!!

i!!!!!! love the relationship gimmick in endless summer (as well as the new style!! hell yeah!) and as a result, its the first story since the crown and the flame thats got me usin more keys to replay it! im curious to see whats been happening on the island!!

altho i like ALL of the PB stories, i think i’d rank my personal faves like so:

haunting of brainwood manor > the freshman > endless summer = #lovehacks > most wanted = rules of engagement > the crown and the flame

but choices has definitely taken off!! its no wonder its in the top 100 apps im so proud of PB and co. for delivering us the best content week after week! cheers for more to come!!!

#tp #pixelberry #choices: stories you play #choices #pb