The Long Dark possible gameplay spoiler, animal attacks
Holy fuck though getting attacked by a bear is legitimately horrific.
Unlike with wolves, you can't even try to fight back. You just gotta experience being knocked to the ground and mauled, in first person.
And it goes on for a *really* uncomfortably long time.
heck I played some of that game to try and relax and now I am actually way more tense.
I'm still going on about The Long Dark
So a thing about this game is that the time between "make a decision" and "realize if it was a mistake or not" can be anywhere between like 30 seconds to a couple of hours. And even when you do get immediate feedback on a mistake, it's often another 10min or more before you can figure out if it's actually recoverable or not.
That's *way* longer than most games.
And it means second-guessing everything in a way that's pretty cool but also kind of intense.
I'm still going on about The Long Dark
Example: I was really aggressively recycling found clothing to keep my own gear in top condition which was *fine* and maybe even correct, but bit me in the ass when an animal attack destroyed my rather nice hats and gloves in a -20C windchill with no shelter nearby and no backup clothing.
I'm still going on about The Long Dark
It's not "path A or path B" type decisions, but more "will doing this thing to help a short-term need cause massive problems in the medium to long term?"