Jump-scares: What's your opinion?

[Adny]

That depends on how you define jumpscares. If you're referring to the crap found in House of Creep and related titles, then they're pretty bad. However, if you're referring to real jumpscares, sudden noises/events, if used in moderation and have coherency with the story, are sure to make the bravest of players whimper in the corner.

To further explain my point, imagine two scenarios (one taken from aforementioned mods, another from the campaign):

1. You're walking down a well lit hall. Suddenly, a naked body materializes in front of you and flies full speed towards you, playing the iron-maiden sound bit.

or

2. You carefully move through the dark corridors of the storage. Whimpers of a sobbing lady can be heard in the distance. They grow louder and louder as your progress through the level. You happen upon a small, poorly lit room. Upon approaching the center, a small bonfire ignites in the middle as you hear the woman scream.

It should be rather obvious which one of those is superior (and actually scary).

tl;dr - I blame the democrats

@failedALIAS
#thanks obama.