Thanks for the awesome feedback .
You are the third person that mentioned the “Weeping Angels”, I checked that out and those statues are creepy. I am not sure I want to watch “Night Terrors”! but I will 
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I like the idea of creepy toys messing with the player’s head
Thanks, I have always had a fear of dolls, so it seemed like a good idea to me. -
I think the whole appearing and then vanishing when the lights flicker is really overdone
Yeah it is cliche. I am trying to pull it off subtle and clean. I only use it once, right in the beginning. I have been trying out different ideas, but since the door closes, I wanted to show something causing it and put the player on edge a little. -
I also think the creepy girl thing risks your project being lumped in with the millions of others
Yeah, I definitely do not want to get lumped in with any bad expectations. I am trying to overcome that. -
I believe more subtlety would work in this situation
I definitely agree. I believe subtlety, and letting the imagination fill in some blanks makes things more scary.
I have been trying many different ideas with the AI of the “monsters” of the game. My initial idea was very similar to the weeping angels, but whether you looked at the doll or not, it would get closer. After testing it, I made changes, because it ended up not being as scary as I thought.
I am still tweaking how each doll and Emily works, but I do have them all running my initial ideas. You definitely have to look at two of them and it would be in your best interest to look for the other two as well (when you hear them in the room). Three of them just appear in the room with you, and pretty close, invading your personal space. As for Emily, you have to hunt her down within a time limit, while dealing with the others. If you don’t find Emily within the allotted time, she hunts you down
The upper part of the house is lit well, I am having some problems since every light is dynamic. But I can work through it. There is a basement area, that is dark and grungy for the people that like that type of thing. But you won’t want to hang out in the basement for very long.
side Note I really do not like looking at those freaky dolls in the “Night Terrors” image you posted!
