重點資訊
At The Tenth Mosaic event held on September 22 and 23, 2026, at the Collège Franco-Japonais de Tokyo, four prominent creators discussed the origins and aesthetics of survival horror games.
Frederick Raynal explained that Alone in the Dark aimed to break safe player patterns by introducing sudden floor collapses and unpredictable enemy attacks. He also noted that text compensated for graphical limitations to stimulate imagination.
Keiichiro Toyama noted that Silent Hill utilized fog and darkness born from technical limits to evoke unseen dread, while Goichi Kono used fixed elements so players noticed dangers before characters did.
Raynal remarked that creators must draw lines regarding real-world horrors, recalling how he abandoned a project about a serial killer targeting children after researching actual crimes.
