Atmosphere and Mood (Make it scarier!)

[honest folio]

A lot of people have offered suggestions regarding the game design, story, characters, etc., but I'm not seeing a lot of talk about the atmosphere.

Personally, I wish that HN2 had more of a horrific/eerie atmosphere and mood. I want to feel creeped out by the town, I want to feel uncomfortable in the houses, I want to feel unsafe and vulnerable at night - those kinds of things.

I could go on with examples and how I'd go about doing this, but I think you guys get the point already lol. Maybe I'll elaborate if people ask.

Sidenote: Gameplay and story do heavily contribute to this, it's not just visual upgrades, but I think a lot of people have already touched upon that lol

[safe cave]

I agree i really want more of an scary atmosphere.

[strong lake]

The gameplay really complements the atmosphere. You’re so focused on solving a puzzle and then bam you get caught. You get startled hard because your mind wasn’t expecting even more so because you’re thinking about puzzles.
This game is literally begging for a deeper more terrifying atmosphere. As the game goes on the scarier and more horrific it should become.

[spark frigate]

Ya

[honest folio]

To add onto this: the atmosphere of Raven Brooks in the AS is much closer to what I'd wanna see in HN2. Foggy, unwelcoming, and creepy