the next step in gaming, kinda gave me goosebumps...

@Scrawnto said:

@TheHumanDove said:

As someone who has a big fear of underwater shit...this is unpleasant

I know what you mean. I will not wade in water if I can't see the bottom, and you bet your ass I wouldn't swim in it. This sounds incredibly distressing, and not at all in a fun way.

Yeah, I kind of agree, but also, I think that's kind of what's attractive about it, because it's a new experience.

@Tim_the_Corsair said:

@NTM

@Scrawnto said:

@TheHumanDove said:

As someone who has a big fear of underwater shit...this is unpleasant

I know what you mean. I will not wade in water if I can't see the bottom, and you bet your ass I wouldn't swim in it. This sounds incredibly distressing, and not at all in a fun way.

Yeah, I kind of agree, but also, I think that's kind of what's attractive about it, because it's a new experience.

Did anything cause you guys to be scared of the water?

A few near drowning experiences as a young kid. I assume that has something to do with it, but who knows.

Man, I really wish I could try this out. I also really want a gas mask.

Wow, this is so awesome. I want it now.

I find the audio oddly soothing.

I would love to try Deep Sea for myself sometime. I can only imagine how neat it'd be to stumble upon it.

I would NOT want to get pulled over with that mask in my trunk.

Great article as always, Patrick.

I am too much of a Germaphobic to play that game. Especially since I have to share the mask with others.

I really love the ideas behind this game. Too bad micromanaging my automated responses would be likely to give a heart attack...

antichamber is going to rock

@Tim_the_Corsair said:

@NTM

@Scrawnto said:

@TheHumanDove said:

As someone who has a big fear of underwater shit...this is unpleasant

I know what you mean. I will not wade in water if I can't see the bottom, and you bet your ass I wouldn't swim in it. This sounds incredibly distressing, and not at all in a fun way.

Yeah, I kind of agree, but also, I think that's kind of what's attractive about it, because it's a new experience.

Did anything cause you guys to be scared of the water?

I'm not scared of water. I'm scared of the unknown. I'd be perfectly fine in well lit, clear tropical waters. It's murky water, and the deep sea that I have no interest in being near. I don't like not knowing if something dangerous like a shark or an alligator might be near me.

More than anything, the ripped-denim aesthetic of the mask itself scares me more than the concept of the game. It looks more like a Jigsaw creation than a gaming headset.

On a related note, whatever did happen to Nidhogg? It looked fairly done (and amazing) two years ago, and the site has no new news since then. GIVE IT TO ME ALREADY

I really want more games to be like this and tackle more unique circumstances. I really want to play this, I hope it spreads out or more experiences like it take off so I could try out something like this in my neck of the woods.

I just watched (or rather, listened) to the video on Youtube.com

I'm pretty sure doing the experience would be scarier than watching it on a computer screen. Regardless, that was kind of creepy, because the sound effects were eerie and realistic.

I'd find that pretty horrifying, I think. I'd still try it, though.

@thomasonfa said:

I am too much of a Germaphobic to play that game. Especially since I have to share the mask with others.

I am not particularly afraid of germs but still the first thing that came to my mind when Patrick was talking about this game was "a lot of people have probably sweated in that thing... not sure I wanna wear that".

want to try...

Sounds...exquisite....

i feel like i would pass out playing this..... i really wanna try it.

Great article Patrick. This game sounds very disturbing, but very intriguing.

I played this game in Oakland today. Yup, it's utterly terrifying!