Why do games about the deep sea or space always have to be so creepy?
The biggest part of it is our imaginations. They say we know less about the deep ocean than we do about space, and both locations usually end up being the arenas for some grizzly deaths, such as in Dead Space or Bioshock. This is because both places are uninhabitable by mankind. We can put men there, but not for any great duration of time. And we certainly cannot thrive in these places, so our imaginations run amok to fill in the blanks for what we do not yet know.
Narcosis puts us in the dive suit of Kip Mattas, the lone survivor of the "Oceanova Disaster" where 20 people died while working on a deep sea methane hydrate drilling rig. An earthquake hit 50 miles from where they were working, and aftershocks destroyed the base. Kip must keep his dive suit topped up with oxygen and remain calm if he's going to find survivors and get back to the surface.
The life aquatic
Traditional survival-horror games hit you hard and fast with scares, but Narcosis has a slower trend. Favoring psychological impact and deep thinking over obvious and in-your-face gore, it's a slow but bright burn, like a flare in the night.
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