Wes Craven's Principles of Fear
Name: | Wes Craven's Principles of Fear |
Developer: | Asylum Entertainment |
Systems: | PC |
Due date: | late 1997, then 1998 |
Wes Craven's Principles of Fear is a cancelled PC game by Asylum Entertainment.
It was to be a 3D survival horror game.
Plot
The plot involves a new family moving into a house that suddenly comes to life.
You can either play as the father or the step-daughter.
To escape the house you must face your fears.
Gameplay
You the player are trapped in a house, forced to confront the Seven Mortal Fears.
These fears are:
- Fear of the Bad Parent
- Fear of the Predator
- Fear of Immobility
- Fear of Falling
- Fear of Drowning
- Fear of Loss of Self
- Fear of Chaos
Each fear has its challenges, both real and imaginary.
Spider webs slow you down, nightmares give you hallucinations, and demons strike out at you.
You have to conquer all these fears to escape.
There was to be a co-op mode with the both players playing as either character.
Cancellation
Wes Craven's Principles of Fear was cancelled in 1997 when the publisher Cyberdreams went down.
Prototype
There is supposedly a demo out there.
Gallery
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PC Joker (June 1997)
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GameLand issue 26 (July 1998)
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Gambler issue 12 (December 1998)
External Links
- https://web.archive.org/web/19970407152354/http://fear.cyberdreams.com/
- https://web.archive.org/web/19980205154639/http://avault.com/previews/fear.asp
- https://www.game-nostalgia.com/darkseed/games/principles_of_fear.html
- http://www.thecomputershow.com/computershow/previews/wescravensprinciplesoffear.htm
- https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gamers-get-a-taste-of-fear/1100-2466823/
- https://davidmullich.com/2015/08/31/remembering-wes-craven-principled-man-of-fear/
- https://www.game-nostalgia.com/companies/cyberdreams/cyberdreams_company_history_8.html