View Full Version : Games that scare/scared you
Vodstok
10-31-2008, 05:11 AM
Its All Hallows Eve, so i figured this would be a good time to talk about games that scared the ever living shit out of you. I am thinking more of games that filled you with an overall sense of dread through out rather than a few jumping moments.
For starters:
FEAR. Of course. Although it has some of the best all out action of any game i have ever played, the sequences with Alma, Paxton and the Shades (for lack of a better term) Have in some cases left me shaking. They managed to take everything that was scary about movies like the Ring and put them into a game. The Add-on Extraction Point builds on the original game perfectly, and when two of the character's from the original meet their end in it, it is heartbreaking for one, and just pants-shitting scary for the other. If you havent played it, go get it.
Quake. Between the zombies fiends and shamblers, i would sit in a protected corner for minutes soemtimes waiting to get the courage to get chased down and slaughtered. And of course, the fiends always liked to attack in the dark or in hallways with strobes...
They Hunger, 1,2,3:
The greatest Single PLayer mod ever for any game, ever. Neil Manke and his team were obviously die hard fans of classic horror movies and NOTLD. It is one of the most atmospheric games I have ever played. What it lacks in sophistication it more than makes up for in originality and great zombie kills.
VampiricClown
10-31-2008, 05:23 AM
Fatal Frame
It scared me really bad the first time I played it. After that, it didn't really affect me.
Vodstok
10-31-2008, 05:36 AM
I am a ridiculously sensitive human being, so i rarely get desensitized to games. It took close to 30 or 40 times through quake for me to stop jumping (i didnt have much of a life back then).
I consider myself lucky in that regard because i still get that "new" feeling from games after playing through several times.
_____V_____
10-31-2008, 05:50 AM
Fatal Frame had some genuinely jumpy moments.
I thought Doom 3 had some "Jesus!" moments too.
FEAR was good, although I wasnt scared too much...the ending had me watching with my mouth open though.
I guess I was a bit shaky while playing Clive Barker's Undying. Some of the sequences, coupled with the background scores, had me uncomfortable and squirming more than once.
Doom 3...lots of atmosphere
Fear had some creepy moments
There was one part in Resident Evil that made me jump
The Ravenholm level in Half Life 2 had some real tense parts
and just two nights ago...I was playing Far Cry 2...now this isn't what you would call a "scary" game...but I was buzzing along in a boat on the river when I decided to pull over to the shore and get off....as I'm pulling up to the river bank a fucking car comes flying over this little hill and just misses my head by inches and lands in the water neat to my boat.....scared the shit out of me.
Vodstok
10-31-2008, 07:02 AM
Doom 3...lots of atmosphere
Fear had some creepy moments
There was one part in Resident Evil that made me jump
The Ravenholm level in Half Life 2 had some real tense parts
and just two nights ago...I was playing Far Cry 2...now this isn't what you would call a "scary" game...but I was buzzing along in a boat on the river when I decided to pull over to the shore and get off....as I'm pulling up to the river bank a fucking car comes flying over this little hill and just misses my head by inches and lands in the water neat to my boat.....scared the shit out of me.
I read about this game over a year ago and they had me drooling over the realistic fire the same way Bioshock had me drooling over the water. Supposedly, it would ignite brush and spread in teh wind realisticly. Does it?
I read about this game over a year ago and they had me drooling over the realistic fire the same way Bioshock had me drooling over the water. Supposedly, it would ignite brush and spread in teh wind realisticly. Does it?
somewhat.....I haven't got the flamethrower yet but I have tossed a couple of molotovs....nice effect
Vodstok
10-31-2008, 07:32 AM
somewhat.....I haven't got the flamethrower yet but I have tossed a couple of molotovs....nice effect
If i remember correctly, I think the demo i read about was using a physics card, so I imagine it would be ridiculously realistic.
if only I had 20 grand for a new pc...
Phalanx
10-31-2008, 08:14 AM
Undying
Quake 1
Sonic the Hedgehog (yknow...when you're running outta air, the panic sets in)
5 days a stranger
Alien resurrection
Land of the dead (gameplay not great, atmosphere awesome)
nosferatu - wrath of malakai
The Thing
Vodstok
10-31-2008, 08:53 AM
Sonic the Hedgehog (yknow...when you're running outta air, the panic sets in)
I completely get this one. Sometimes, those damn bubbles just couldnt come fast enough.
La Chat Noire
10-31-2008, 10:41 AM
Resident Evil 4 made me jump at some parts, like when I had to go down in the sewer where the giant invisible bugs were. They made these awful screeching noises and I kept jumping and accidentally dropping the controller.
Despare
10-31-2008, 11:12 AM
Eternal Darkness
It almost made me take back my Gamecube when it went into the fake shutdown mode. Bastard of a game...
VampiricClown
10-31-2008, 12:19 PM
I completely get this one. Sometimes, those damn bubbles just couldnt come fast enough.
I agree. I hated that. It makes you get up and stand at the TV, almost pacing.
_____V_____
10-31-2008, 06:25 PM
The Thing
Good call. Forgot that one too.
Nauseatingly fidgety in many parts, especially the corridors.
Leprucky Cougar
10-31-2008, 06:31 PM
Silent Hill...especially when I played alone with the lights off at midnight
monster123
10-31-2008, 07:13 PM
I have to agree with LC silent hill scared me so did Eternal darkness it just played with my mind and really freaked me out.
If i remember correctly, I think the demo i read about was using a physics card, so I imagine it would be ridiculously realistic.
if only I had 20 grand for a new pc...
or $199 for a 360 :D
ya stubborn bastard
re93animator
11-01-2008, 11:19 AM
Don't wanna sound like a wuss, but Ive played many games that have scared me before. Games usually scare me a hell of a lot more than movies. I really haven't seen a film thats scared me but there are more than a few games.
I guess Condemned freaked me out the most. Eh...it got to the point where I stopped liking it cause there was too much tension.
The Thing scared me when it first came out. Me being younger then most likely made the effect stronger. Then I played it about a year ago and it kinda lost its spark for scares but was fun to play nonetheless.
Doom 3, FEAR, Silent Hill, first few minutes of Bioshock are some notably tense games.
Vodstok
11-01-2008, 02:50 PM
Don't wanna sound like a wuss, but Ive played many games that have scared me before. Games usually scare me a hell of a lot more than movies. I really haven't seen a film thats scared me but there are more than a few games.
I guess Condemned freaked me out the most. Eh...it got to the point where I stopped liking it cause there was too much tension.
The Thing scared me when it first came out. Me being younger then most likely made the effect stronger. Then I played it about a year ago and it kinda lost its spark for scares but was fun to play nonetheless.
Doom 3, FEAR, Silent Hill, first few minutes of Bioshock are some notably tense games.
Dont feel like a wuss, some of us are affected way more than others. I am one of them, it took me a couple of years to make it through They Hunger, it scared me that much.
Dont feel like a wuss, some of us are affected way more than others. I am one of them, it took me a couple of years to make it through They Hunger, it scared me that much.
wuss
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ChronoGrl
11-02-2008, 04:48 AM
I am a ridiculously sensitive human being, so i rarely get desensitized to games. It took close to 30 or 40 times through quake for me to stop jumping (i didnt have much of a life back then).
I consider myself lucky in that regard because i still get that "new" feeling from games after playing through several times.
I'm the same way.
Bioshock definitely had me on my toes... The fact that you could HEAR your enemies lurking before you saw them... That and sometimes they would sneak up behind you and wait for you to turn around...
Condemned II scared me so much I had to make my boyfriend play it through a couple of levels... Though the first Condemned was definitely darker and spookier. Both freaked me up a bit.
Sonic the Hedgehog (yknow...when you're running outta air, the panic sets in)
DAMN those bubbles.
Despare
11-02-2008, 07:07 AM
I'm the same way.
Bioshock definitely had me on my toes... The fact that you could HEAR your enemies lurking before you saw them... That and sometimes they would sneak up behind you and wait for you to turn around...
Condemned II scared me so much I had to make my boyfriend play it through a couple of levels... Though the first Condemned was definitely darker and spookier. Both freaked me up a bit.
DAMN those bubbles.
YOU need to find a Gamecube and play Eternal Darkness. You character starts to go mad as things get intense and he'll hallucinate; your limbs will start falling off as you walk or it'll rain blood, and like I mentioned before on trick makes it look like your Gamecube turned itself off. Makes for a pretty cool experience even if it is a bit dated now.
_____V_____
11-02-2008, 07:44 AM
Another one which made me really fidgety was System Shock 2.
Brrr...those sounds.
Despare
11-02-2008, 08:05 AM
Another one which made me really fidgety was System Shock 2.
Brrr...those sounds.
And like Bioshock you would be looking around a room, taking things in, turn around and have some asshole monster just ready to attack.
_____V_____
11-02-2008, 08:08 AM
And like Bioshock you would be looking around a room, taking things in, turn around and have some asshole monster just ready to attack.
Thats why it was more effective than RE 2, which I thought was the most scary out of all the RE games.
Despare
11-02-2008, 08:15 AM
Thats why it was more effective than RE 2, which I thought was the most scary out of all the RE games.
RE 2 was scary as hell but I'll never forget running from the Nemesis just to have him burst through a wall in front of me and make me run the other way. Code Veronica has some killer moments too. Oh, and I'm an RE fanboy :o
_____V_____
11-02-2008, 08:20 AM
RE 2 was scary as hell but I'll never forget running from the Nemesis just to have him burst through a wall in front of me and make me run the other way. Code Veronica has some killer moments too. Oh, and I'm an RE fanboy :o
Oh boy dont remind me about Nemesis. He was a real pain in the ass. :D
Although the licker in the mirror in RE 2 was a real jumpy moment. Same when the zombies jumped through, crashing windows.
ChronoGrl
11-02-2008, 08:38 AM
YOU need to find a Gamecube and play Eternal Darkness. You character starts to go mad as things get intense and he'll hallucinate; your limbs will start falling off as you walk or it'll rain blood, and like I mentioned before on trick makes it look like your Gamecube turned itself off. Makes for a pretty cool experience even if it is a bit dated now.
NICE
As it turns out, we have a dusty Gamecube in the bedroom. I'll have to see if I can find Eternal Darkness.
_____V_____
11-02-2008, 08:51 AM
NICE
As it turns out, we have a dusty Gamecube in the bedroom. I'll have to see if I can find Eternal Darkness.
Amandaaaaaaaaaaa! Happy Halloween gurl! :)
You have to play it to believe it. Be ready to jump out of your skin more than once. ;)
VampiricClown
11-02-2008, 11:27 AM
Amandaaaaaaaaaaa! Happy Halloween gurl! :)
You have to play it to believe it. Be ready to jump out of your skin more than once. ;)
I personally didn't think Eternal Darkness was all that scary....
ChronoGrl
11-02-2008, 11:31 AM
Amandaaaaaaaaaaa! Happy Halloween gurl! :)
You have to play it to believe it. Be ready to jump out of your skin more than once. ;)
Right back at ya, Babe! :D
I personally didn't think Eternal Darkness was all that scary....
Ahhhh, yes. But I get scared easily with video games.
That and NOTHING seems to scare you. ;)
VampiricClown
11-02-2008, 01:36 PM
Right back at ya, Babe! :D
Ahhhh, yes. But I get scared easily with video games.
That and NOTHING seems to scare you. ;)
The only thing that really scares me is heights.
I think it's because, I can make latex masks, effects, etc.. Ghosts don't bother me anymore. And I know that when the lights go out, the scariest thing out there, are humans.
The only thing that really scares me is heights.
I think it's because, I can make latex masks, effects, etc.. Ghosts don't bother me anymore. And I know that when the lights go out, the scariest thing out there, are humans.
Obviously you've never tripped over an ottoman in the dark....hurts like hell.
VampiricClown
11-03-2008, 10:23 AM
Obviously you've never tripped over an ottoman in the dark....hurts like hell.
I see quite well in the dark. ;)
Skunner
11-18-2008, 02:37 PM
The one game that's ever really frightened the hell out of me was Clock Tower 2.
I remember playing it when I was maybe 14 and hearing the little girl laughing, and then things just coming out running at you. Traumatized me. Then my friend bought Clock Tower 3 and invited me over, such a creul bastard he was.
Brought my memories back, with better graphics.
Also ObsCure was quite chilling too.
CrimsonFiend138
12-11-2008, 10:45 PM
Silent Hills always Creeped me out. I rememeber when I was little I'd ask my brother where all the zombies were in Resident Evil 1(like he could do that lol, told me to stop being a pussy).
From the little bit of Condemned I played freaked me out, I looked over this balcony and this guy jumped up and I started shooting and he dropped back down HAHA that scared me.
One part in Resident Evil 1, the hallways where that room with the dropping ceiling, and the angles made it scary, and when I FINALLY got over the fact there was nothing there, I had to come back later on in the game and a green monster called a hunter popped out from behind one of the walls.
Before mentioned The Licker that break through the Two way mirror in Resident Evil 2.
Resident Evil 3 anytime the Nemesis Chased me.
I tried playing the SNES Clocktower but it was too hard. Something very scary about being chased by just one guy instead of killing a bunch of enemies.
The scary thing about video games is it feels like its YOU, its you the whole time. Instead of like movies where someone walks into a room and the camera switches as if the monster is watching(which I always hated because you don't get the fear they are feeling, it's just a camera angle)
freddy69
12-13-2008, 08:49 AM
im not scared of anything
Phalanx
12-13-2008, 02:38 PM
The only thing that really scares me is heights.
Maybe "mirrors edge" would scare you some then...
When I was little... (and if you have heard of this game you'll no doubt laugh) Corridor 7 scared me so much. But that's why I loved it. I would spend a good five minutes readying myself to hit this switch that would release some big slimy eyeballs... then run away like a sissy! Aaah, good times.
Apart from that, Quake II... I remember having a few nightmares brought on by that game. But again it's why I loved it.
I'll admit, even today I get scared playing certain video games... mainly Resident Evil (I was playing the remake on the Gamecube) that game gave me way too many jolts.
And the Silent Hill series ♥ ♥ ♥
I have to inch my way through those.
But eh! Being scared is fun so I'm not all that ashamed to be scared of pixels. :)
missmacabre
01-02-2009, 01:08 PM
The first run in with a berzerker in Gears of War scared the shit out of me the other day. Not fun at all.
Dante'sInferno
01-02-2009, 02:05 PM
Resident Evil 3 anytime the Nemesis Chased me.
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Angra
01-02-2009, 02:10 PM
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Wasn't that all the time?
Only thing i remember from that game.
Phalanx
01-02-2009, 05:27 PM
Yeah, never got into re3 much at all...might one day I suppose, just seemed to lack something.
I remember playing one called "gun survivor" that was ridiculously short though.
Dante'sInferno
01-03-2009, 10:57 AM
Wasn't that all the time?
Only thing i remember from that game. Nah, not all the time. But enough to keep you on edge all the time. Keep in mind though, I was 11 when I started playing.
mikeyjay88
01-03-2009, 10:58 AM
Well when i was young resident evil scared the shit out of me. I got over that though haha. Now im alittle embarrassed about this but in silent hill 5 homecoming some of the stuff scared me a tad bit like the doll simply because she was huge, and creepy. Also just the atmosphere was eerie. Thats about it most games dont trigger my fear button.
Angra
01-03-2009, 11:17 AM
Well when i was young resident evil scared the shit out of me. I got over that though haha. Now im alittle embarrassed about this but in silent hill 5 homecoming some of the stuff scared me a tad bit like the doll simply because she was huge, and creepy. Also just the atmosphere was eerie. Thats about it most games dont trigger my fear button.
Don't be embarrassed.
Makes much more sense getting scared over a video game than a movie. Coz whether you'd like to admit it or not, you ARE that person trying to survive in the game.
When it comes to horror movies you'll always just be a spectator.
mikeyjay88
01-03-2009, 11:20 AM
Don't be embarrassed.
Makes much more sense getting scared over a video game than a movie. Coz whether you'd like to admit it or not, you ARE that person trying to survive in the game.
When it comes to horror movies you'll always just be a spectator.
Wow man believe it or not thats exacly what i think of, i definatly feel like im really being attacked by these gigantic creatures and stuff. I love horror movies but playing the games just makes my adrenaline go sky high its amazing.
bloody_ribcut
01-03-2009, 02:52 PM
the only game that scared me was friday the 13th for nintendo. when jason would pop out of nowhere with that music, i would jump.
UngodlyWarlock
01-13-2009, 03:10 PM
Fallout 3 is actually doing a really good job with me these days.
Not in the "horrified" kind of sense, but just in the insane amount of tension while walking around in the open wasteland. It really feels like walking around in that type of terrain and it's unnerving.
I've had to start over because my first character was kind of screwed up, but somehow I'm not bothered by that.
Awesome shit.
-D
The Mothman
01-13-2009, 05:56 PM
Ive never really felt scared by Fallout 3, aside from the occasional startle when a goul runs up on me in a tunnel, but at this point I can put those things down with one shot, my dude is a badass.
Freak
01-13-2009, 08:03 PM
Yeah once you get to a certain point in the game you pretty much become unstoppable.I love sneaking up on someone and then blasting their head of with my combat shotgun.
Gerbzilla2000
01-14-2009, 03:15 AM
I'm just about to play Call of Cthulhu:Dark Corners Of The Earth as I am a big H.P.Lovecraft fan and hope its alot better than Robert D.Anderson & the Legacy of Cthulhu on the PC ....
But the best horror game that spooked me was Silent Hill the 1st one it had every think in horror that I loved ( can't wait for the second film )
Babygurl20
01-14-2009, 08:23 PM
Silent Hill (First One)
Left 4 Dead (Zombie Apocalypse)
Marroe
01-14-2009, 09:17 PM
Fatal Frame scared me while I was playing it. I always felt like something was looking over my shoulder.
Gerbzilla2000
01-15-2009, 01:00 AM
Silent Hill (First One)
Left 4 Dead (Zombie Apocalypse)
Did not think much of Left 4Dead great at the start but just gets boring after about half hr but each to there own ..
CrimsonFiend138
01-27-2009, 03:55 AM
the only game that scared me was friday the 13th for nintendo. when jason would pop out of nowhere with that music, i would jump.
Yeah man I loved it when I was little becase of the walls then BAM there he is throwing ninja stars at you haha.
archivesofthedead
01-27-2009, 08:57 AM
Resident Evil, the first one. I was also creeped out by the Goonies Nintendo game when I was younger for some reason.
hacelikewhoa
01-27-2009, 10:11 PM
Video games in general scare me. Probably because I suck at all of them and I try really hard to concentrate on accomplishing anything I can so when things jump out at me I usually don't expect it and scream. haha. Like I play the Tomb raider games all of the time and there's always tigers, lions, and bears and stuff attacking me but it scares me every time. So, needless to say I don't play horror games so much. :rolleyes: Oblivion gets me a lot of times too. All of the goblins and vampires and stuff in the caves scare the crap out of me. Best game ever though.
Posher778
01-28-2009, 03:11 AM
Dead Space has managed to make me jump a few times, and i'm only on chapter 2 :D
CrimsonFiend138
01-28-2009, 08:49 AM
Yeah the Tomb Raider games scared me actually. Like the T-rexes and the traps and wern't there alligators too? I always loved the second one.
Geedoo
01-28-2009, 09:42 PM
f.e.a.r. My god, countless scares in that game,countless. The famous ladder,elevator and a few other scares. :S!
f.e.a.r 2 demo also scared me shitless
Bioshock's atmosphere ftw (Y) the dark room with bastards running at you <3
Fatal frame is also one hell of a game, i just wanna talk about it. :D Im alone and its dark here. :(
Halfpastundead
01-29-2009, 12:25 PM
Dead Space - 360
Condemned 2 - 360
Blood - PC
The Thing - PC
Leprucky Cougar
01-29-2009, 06:12 PM
IN 1997....I was terrified by Silent hill....haven't picked up any version of it since. And the fact I was watching someone play it when it was cold weather in the wee hours of the night...in a room with the lights out...didn't help me either. :o
CrimsonFiend138
01-31-2009, 06:49 AM
IN 1997....I was terrified by Silent hill....haven't picked up any version of it since. And the fact I was watching someone play it when it was cold weather in the wee hours of the night...in a room with the lights out...didn't help me either. :o
I love silent hill. Prolly couldn't play the first one now if my life depended on it, the graphics are sooo bad. Some people don't mind( I don't mind SNES and Sega and stuff but not old gen playstation though) The Silent Hill games are great.
ChronoGrl
01-31-2009, 01:12 PM
I had to put down both Dead Space and Left 4 Dead on the 360 because they both scared me too much. :o
I keep telling myself that I'm just "high strung" at the moment and will be able to tell them again. But, let's just face reality.
OH, and even the demo of Resident Evil 5 for the 360 freaked me the fuck out - WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME?!?!
Leprucky Cougar
02-01-2009, 08:10 PM
I love silent hill. Prolly couldn't play the first one now if my life depended on it, the graphics are sooo bad. Some people don't mind( I don't mind SNES and Sega and stuff but not old gen playstation though) The Silent Hill games are great.
Yeah I had Silent Hill on the playstation console then...I think I saw someone play it on sega genesis before too.
Silencio
02-02-2009, 07:30 AM
I used to be a huge video game fan; don't play them anymore. But I once played a game called "Silent Hill 4: The Room" and it just creeped the absolute shit out of me. I literally through the controller on the floor during one part.
hacelikewhoa
02-04-2009, 04:50 AM
Yeah the Tomb Raider games scared me actually. Like the T-rexes and the traps and weren't there alligators too? I always loved the second one.
haha I'm glad I'm not the only one. I had the second one on pc not that long ago. Controls were hard but I always love tomb raider. My bf had to reformat the computer though so I lost it. The only ones I actually own are Legend, and Underworld for the 360.
skull_fracture
02-05-2009, 03:56 PM
A game that scared me a lot was Haunting Ground. There are four villains and you can't fight them directly, just run, and as you run, your 'fear gauge' gets higher and the screen gets messed up...it's a pretty fun game, and kinda tense =B
scouse mac
02-06-2009, 02:14 AM
I had to put down both Dead Space and Left 4 Dead on the 360 because they both scared me too much. :o
Theres nothing wrong with you, Dead Space is a genuinely tense game! Im big enough to admit the lamp stays on when that game is fired up.
Falkuse
02-09-2009, 01:51 PM
Hmm, Call of Cthulhu was pretty scary :)
The haunted mansion in Vampires the masqurade: bloodlines
FEAR
Silent hill
Aliens versus predator 2 was a bit creepy as Marine too :P
Umm, thats all I can come up with right now.
ChronoGrl
02-11-2009, 09:47 AM
Theres nothing wrong with you, Dead Space is a genuinely tense game! Im big enough to admit the lamp stays on when that game is fired up.
LOL! Thanks!
I just feel bad because it was a Christmas present from my mom and now I don't play it at ALL.
I just got a place and was up against The Hunter and a couple of other beasties and it was just too much.