Survival Horror Camera Mods - How Perspective Changes The Game

A collection of camera mods for the Resident Evil, Dead Space, and Silent Hill series to change the game.

Plus, a look at the virtues of fixed cameras, and a plea to larger studios to give them another shot.

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MOD LIST:

Dead Space
• First Person Mod: https://www.nexusmods.com/deadspace/m...
• Install Guide: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfile...

Resident Evil 2 Remake
• REFramework (First-person Camera): https://www.nexusmods.com/residentevi...
• Fixed Camera Mod: https://www.nexusmods.com/residentevi...

Resident Evil 4 Remake:
• First Person Perspective: https://www.nexusmods.com/residentevi...

Silent Hill 2, 3, and 4:
• https://github.com/zealottormunds

In the realm of horror games, camera perspective can make a world of difference. From how the game controls, to how the game builds tension and evokes fear in the player.

A change in perspective can change the game, both from a literal and figurative sense. There's no better proof of this than mods that allow you to change a game's camera perspective. From changing an over the shoulder experience to a fixed camera, over the shoulder to first person, or even a fixed camera to first person or over the shoulder.

This video has two purposes. One is bringing a spotlight to mods from the Resident Evil, Dead Space, and Silent Hill series that change the camera perspective.

The second is discussing the merits and drawbacks of three types of camera perspectives. That being fixed camera, first person, and over the shoulder.

Yes, there are other camera perspectives horror game use. Top down is one of them- games like Signalis, Conscript, and Darkwood use them to great effect. But for this video, I'll be focusing on the big three.

Spoiler alert - I'll be gushing about fixed cameras while dunking on the overuse of over the shoulder for modern, large budget horror games. This video will also serve as a plea for larger studios to take another chance on fixed cameras. Indie titles do a great job of keeping fixed cameras alive, and I would love to see larger studios take another crack at them.

Timestamps:
00:00 - Prelude
02:03 - Resident Evil Camera Mods
09:01 - Dead Space (2008) First Person Mod
11:05 - Silent Hill Camera Mods
13:59 - A Plea To Large Studios for a Return to Fixed Cameras
19:55 - In Conclusion

Footage:

• Cold Fear
• Conscript
• Darkwood
• Dead Space (2008)
• Fatal Frame
• Haunting Ground
• The Medium
• Resident Evil Remake
• Resident Evil 2 (1998)
• Resident Evil 2 Remake
• Resident Evil 4 (2005)
• Resident Evil 4 Remake
• Resident Evil 7
• Resident Evil Village
• Signalis
• Silent Hill 2 (2001)
• Silent Hill 2 Remake
• Silent Hill 3
• Silent Hill 4: The Room
• Tormented Souls

Additional Footage:

Resident Evil 3 Fixed Camera:    • Resident Evil 3 Remake [FIXED CAMERA ...  

Resident Evil 4 Remake Fixed Camera:
•    • Resident Evil 4 Remake CASTLE [FIXED ...  
•    • Resident Evil 4 Remake [FIXED CAMERA ...  

Resident Evil 7 Fixed Camera:
•    • Resident Evil 7 [FIXED CAMERA DREAM C...  
•    • Resident Evil 7 [FIXED CAMERA DREAM C...  

Resident Evil Village Fixed Camera:    • Resident Evil Village [FIXED CAMERA D...  

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