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what is sooo bad about having 1 jumpscare or... 20?

Jumpscares are generally frowned upon with good reason. Do you think Amnesia:TDD had a lot of jumpscares? No. It didn't get it's reputation as one of the scariest games of all time through such methods. It's based on subtlety; small details in the environment such as sound and visuals that are capable of building up so much tension the player simply doesn't want to continue. Subtlety is engaging, and if done properly, mind-numbingly terrifying. Many of the modern methods "jumpscares" are best described as "fun", which is a word that doesn't belong even remotely near the horror genre.

Don't get me wrong, this doesn't mean that there should be no jumpscares ever, but most people are so lazy and unoriginal when it comes to scripting them they either are just loud noises or visual abominations that make no sense whatsoever.