Call of Cthulhu makes me sick!

[kiwi_2005]

Ive tried to finish a few games before i enter the world of warcraft. In fact once all other games are out of the way all i'll have on is SH3, SH4 and WOW.

Anyways with Call of Cthulhu i find myself getting motion sickness when i play this game. In the game when your character emotion state is affected like scared of heights the screen would go into a blur effect & you would sway sideways & inwards kinda thing like a drunken state. At first it wasn't serious i notice i would start to feel dizzy, yet now whenever I load this game up and those effects mention happen which is quite often i just about throw up! I get bad headaches, nuasiated and can feel my stomach ready to chunder Plus i become irratated. Man talk about realism I would like to finish this game but the way it affects me i have no choice but to delete it.

First game ever where its made me sick

*Just a Warning* I mean i can load up a flight sim fly around at g speeds twist and turn and would not get any motion sickness effect, yet Call of Cthulhu seriously affected me...

[Reaves]

I've had a similar experiance playing Battlefield really drunk.

[kiwi_2005]

Well im telling ya i was sober as they come. I sometimes read the warning signs in manuals about the dangerous of motion sickness while playing games but thought nothing of it, until i experince it first hand. Kinda weird, i mean i dont even get sea sick. Yet a game on a screen can make me throw up.

[Radtgaeb]

Just got my copy of CoC. If you're looking for a good horror/mystery game, get Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened. Yes, I said HORROR. There is a distinct Lovecraftian feel to it (I mean, it IS about a cult of Cthulu worshipers). It's got a very creepy/sickening feel to it...I mean, it won't make you loose your lunch, but there IS a guy that is carved up and full of snakes. Yeah, good mystery/psyche thriller.

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by kiwi_2005

Well im telling ya i was sober as they come. I sometimes read the warning signs in manuals about the dangerous of motion sickness while playing games but thought nothing of it, until i experince it first hand. Kinda weird, i mean i dont even get sea sick. Yet a game on a screen can make me throw up.

Carefull! You sound like the 1 person in 100,000 that is showing signs of epilepsy! Ever read the warning labels on the outside of a game about it? You sound like a strong possible candidate.

-S

[Syxx_Killer]

I've been getting motion sick from FPS games ever since I can remember. If the game takes place inside building chances are I will get motion sick. Games that take place outside don't seem to bother me much if at all. It's just those enclosed environments. Wolfenstein 3D and Goldeneye 64 were the worst. Return to Castle Wolfenstein also made me motion sick. Now, games like Ghost Recon or Halo don't bother me at all.

[NeonSamurai]

Not nesissarily, that game did a pretty darn good job with the visuals for dizziness, and i can recall sometimes feeling a little dizzy playing it too. I do not have motion sickness in any way shape or form and definatly not epilepsy, im also quite adept and comfortable at moving at very high speed in enclosed confined spaces for example where the side walls are a blur (i also use to run around like a mad man in wolf 3d with no problems). If you have never ever expirenced the symptoms before and have played alot of games that can induce that effect i wouldnt worry.

It may be also the resolution you play at, the frame rate and the monitor you have too. If the effect is realistic enough you can develop a sympathetic response where you start to feel what your eyes are seeing. It could also be the environment, playing in a dark room with a bright monitor is bad for the eyes focusing which can cause headaches and dizzyness, then add in visual effects that simulate dizzyness or drunkness and you can trigger a full on response in your mind where you feel it. Try playing the game with all the lights on and the monitor lit up, see if you feel the same, also try lowering the resolution or increasing the framerates.

[SUBMAN1]

Photosensitive Seizure Warning
A very small percentage of people may experience a seizure when exposed to certain visual images, including flashing lights or patterns that may appear in video games. Even people who have no history of seizures or epilepsy may have an undiagnosed condition that can cause these "photosensitive epileptic seizures" while watching video games.

These seizures may have a variety of symptoms, including lightheadedness, altered vision, eye or face twitching, jerking or shaking of arms or legs, disorientation, confusion, or momentary loss of awareness. Seizures may also cause loss of consciousness or convulsions that can lead to injury from falling down or striking nearby objects.

[Wim Libaers]

Epilepsy and motion sickness are not the same thing. I also get motion sickness sometimes, in some (not all) FPS games. Usually it's worse if the game includes viewpoint changes when walking (head going up and down). Severity varies, and even playing the same game can sometimes do it or not.

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by Wim Libaers

Epilepsy and motion sickness are not the same thing. I also get motion sickness sometimes, in some (not all) FPS games. Usually it's worse if the game includes viewpoint changes when walking (head going up and down). Severity varies, and even playing the same game can sometimes do it or not.

Sometimes motion sickness is the result of lightheadedness and altered vision. That is why I posted the warning. No big deal if you think your OK.

-S

[stabiz]

Great game, sorry to hear it makes you sick. Awesome storyline.