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[Busomjack]

I'm 26 so I don't find too many games scary anymore.

Looking back though there have been a few games that have given me goosebumps.

Scariest I have ever played?  Probably Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines.  Even playing it today let me tell you there is just something downright unsettling about that game.  The atmosphere, music, and sound effects can be terrifying at times.

It's not the kind of game that scares you by making you jump with cheap scare tactics, rather it's a game that leaves you with just a bad feeling inside just because of how disturbing it is.

Another game that was scary was the original Clock Tower for the playstation.  This game was scary because you were constantly being hunted and therefore most of the scare scenes were unscripted making things very unpredictable.

Also, System Shock 2 will make even the manliest of men quiver in their boots.

Modifié par Busomjack, 14 mars 2010 - 04:55 .

[JRCHOharry]

Unfortunately i've never actually been scared from a scene from a game but i have jumped a lot when playing FEAR 1 and FEAR 2... and that usually made me anxious to continue playing. Good games though - loses its appeal after the first playthrough, just isn't the same when you're expecting it.

[Giant ambush beetle]

Well, try the F.E.A.R series.



Some examples of scary moments in the games:

FEAR Extraction point - Hospital mission



Or:

FEAR mind games

[Rubbish Hero]

System Shock 2 easily.

[Busomjack]

I've considered trying F.E.A.R but from what I've heard and from what it looks like, the horror in that game is inspired from Japanese horror like the Ring. I thought that movie was so lame.

[Seagloom]

Silent Hill 2 if we're talking psychological horror. It's suspenseful in a way that crawls under your skin. In an overt "gotcha" way, I found Resident Evil 2 scary at times when I first played it. Ditto for the original Silent Hill.

The Ocean House in Bloodlines and Hollywood sewer network had its moments too; although I was always able to steel myself by remembering that my character is a badass vampire. Still, there were several creepy areas in Bloodlines. The worst for me was probably the Primogen's mansion with all those insane bondage outfit wearing subjects running around. His cold, clinical commentary on his experiments... many of which were essentially torture, were disturbing. His musings were eerie as well. Plus the whole mansion had an air of hinky to it. I was glad when the place went up in smoke.

Modifié par Seagloom, 14 mars 2010 - 05:13 .

[Doozle]

I found the Fatal Frame series pretty darn 'crap your pants' worthy, if not for the Horror elements the 'screamer' moments definitely made my heart skip a couple of beats on more than one occasion

[Giant ambush beetle]

Busomjack wrote...

I've considered trying F.E.A.R but from what I've heard and from what it looks like, the horror in that game is inspired from Japanese horror like the Ring. I thought that movie was so lame.

Its far better than that, give it a shot. 

[Busomjack]

The Woldan wrote...

Busomjack wrote...

I've considered trying F.E.A.R but from what I've heard and from what it looks like, the horror in that game is inspired from Japanese horror like the Ring. I thought that movie was so lame.

Its far better than that, give it a shot. 

I may try it, but I have never found horror stories involving little girls to be scary.  Even the Exorcist which everyone tells me is terrifying I thought was completely lame and even laughable.

[Arbiter Libera]

Bloodlines was very interesting because it offered different takes on horror in 3 "houses" you visited during the game: Ocean house with it's mystery and suspense with a tragic story in between, Grout's Mansion for pure pandemonium and an overall confusing experience (gotta love the architecture) and King's Way for pure body horror with it's visceral and macabre approach.

[Giant ambush beetle]

Busomjack wrote...
I may try it, but I have never found horror stories involving little girls to be scary.  Even the Exorcist which everyone tells me is terrifying I thought was completely lame and even laughable.

The ''Girl'' is part of the story, but there are lots of other great horror elements appearing in FEAR and the sequels. 
All I can say is that you should try it out. 

[The_Abyss]

I was fairly young when I played diablo 1. The catacombs atmosphere creeped me out. Its not exactly fear though - more being immersed with the atmosphere (which, sadly, was missing in diablo 2)



Other than that, no.

[MerinTB]

Phantasmagoria

Daggerfall (wandering the city of Daggerfall while playing in a completely dark dorm room with stereo headphones on and hearing that "Vengeance" ghostly wail echo all around you....)

Fatal Frame

I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream (psychological, when thinking about what was happening)

VTM: Bloodlines (the haunted hotel (a la The Shining))

The Suffering

Bioshock (the first time a Big Daddy comes bearing down on you with a little girl screaming "kill him!" and the controller is rumbling)



What helps makes moments "scary" - stop taking breaks. Play in the dark, at night, alone - especially when tired.

It's easy to not be scared by horror if you keep looking away from the screen to remind yourself it's not real, and you don't let yourself get absorbed in a story or scene.



If you are the kind of person who doesn't get absorbed in a story, then you'll never be scared. Or excited. Or moved. And why do you choose fiction at that point?

[MerinTB]

Oh, and if you didn't have Detective Mode and weren't the "goddamn Batman", Arkham Asylum did a pretty good job on shocks and atmosphere.

[Lilitv]

Seagloom wrote...
The Ocean House in Bloodlines and Hollywood sewer network had its moments too; although I was always able to steel myself by remembering that my character is a badass vampire. Still, there were several creepy areas in Bloodlines.

It was the contrary for me. I was running around Santa Monica confident, knowing I'm a badass vampire. I entered the Ocean House for the first time confident in my powers, only to learn quickly that they meant nothing and I was a helpless whelp. Part of what contributed to that horror was the humbling. And not forgetting that the only way out was to venture deeper into the horror.

Grout's Mansion was creepy because of Grout, and culminated nicely at his Inner Sanctum   

And the Hollywood sewers, as well as King's Way mansion, had the grotesque working for it. Just thinking about the kind of experiments the Tzimisce probably did to achieve those results... Raw imagination is a powerful tool indeed.

Of course there are other places with different kinds of horror, but they pale in comparison to the above three. And not forgetting the feel to it, where it seems you were just a pawn for some unspeakable ancient terror whose play games are beyond comprehension. Very lovecraftian. And that the only way you can be sure that you are free is to sever your ties with everyone and everything. Even so, can you be sure that was entirely your choice?

Wow, I guess I got kind of passionate there

[Seagloom]

Bloodlines is a game worth getting passionate about in my eyes.

I agree with your post. Particularly the final decisions part. I remember many a hateful comment about Bloodlines' endings back then, but I was always satisfied with the way they wrapped it up.

Bloodlines just felt creepy all around. Heck, I remember feeling uncomfortable even in my vamp's apartment. I never knew just what was going to happen *anywhere*. Even at home. Then Heather would start telling me about being followed and such. By endgame I didn't feel entirely at ease anywhere.

Modifié par Seagloom, 14 mars 2010 - 05:58 .

[Sloth Of Doom]

Seagloom wrote...

Silent Hill 2 if we're talking psychological horror. It's suspenseful in a way that crawls under your skin. In an overt "gotcha" way, I found Resident Evil 2 scary at times when I first played it. Ditto for the original Silent Hill.

Exacty the games I was gonna mention.   The first time I played RE2 I had 3 friends over and none of us had slept in over 48 hours.   We were all a little twitchy on caffine and sleep deprivation to begin with and that game was creepy as hell.   The scene where the first licker darts in front of the window actually had one of my overcaffinated friends scream "WHAT WAS THAT?" like a little girl.   Good times.

SH2 was one of those games you never wanted to put down because it kept suspense going, I can't think of a more modern game that has had the same effect.

[Lilitv]

Bloodlines is like a compendium of horror. It has all the scary things in there. Ghosts, savagery (the Beast), Nature's Angry Side (werewolves), zombies, disease (Ninth Circle), sadism (smut films), body horror, religious fanaticism, stalkers, slavery, alien cultures (Kuei-jin), and politics among many other things. Even now, I dread going into another playthrough. Not because it is a horrible game, but because it does its job really well.

And there is no such thing as reading too much into things when it comes to Bloodlines

MerinTB wrote...
Daggerfall (wandering the city of Daggerfall while playing in a completely dark dorm room with stereo headphones on and hearing that "Vengeance" ghostly wail echo all around you....)

How could I forget that? The first time I went out at night in a city, I never expected it to be haunted. Then I heard a bloodcurling wail, and ran around to see what it was... Only to encounter a wraith staring at me. And then you have dogs barking at the direction of the wraiths.

Is it pathetic that ghosts never ever scared me in Oblivion?

Modifié par Lilitv, 14 mars 2010 - 06:11 .

[MerinTB]

Lilitv wrote...

Is it pathetic that ghosts never ever scared me in Oblivion?

Daggerfall, for all it's faults and old tech, had atmosphere in much of the game (that wasn't the ridiculously repetetive parts (ok, that was most of it))

The only atmosphere I give Oblivion is the FIRST TIME you step through a portal.  Especially if you are playing the game cold, without having read anything about it, and you were just wandering around and found that strange glowing thing in the distance.  You walk over, curiousity gets the best of you and you enter it . . . and find yourself in hell.

That was cool for me.  Rest of game, eh, not so much.

[Giant ambush beetle]

Oh, oh I forgot! It may be an old game but its fun and scary, kind of.. the atmosphere is awesome, the story breathtaking. 

THIEF The dark project.

You play a master thief in a medieval-steampunkish setting, its heavily based on stealth.
Here is a briefing from a great mission:

The haunted cathedral
And the mission

[Godak]

I played Fatal Frame 2 or 3 at a friend's...It left Resident Evil/Silent Hill/FEAR SO far behind.

[Panderfringe]

I don't really get scared at games. It's like, to me, this isn't real, it's not happening. Creepy? Sure. Unsettling? Yeah. Outright scary? Nope.

[medlish]

Some scenes of Call of Cthulhu were nice. And the first Penumbra was also great. Cryostasis also was nice, but not that scary, even though some monsters were just ****ed up.

[Sloth Of Doom]

The CoC game was really good at the beginning. Running through that hotel with no weapon while being chased was scary as hell. Panicking to lock a door just to buy yourself 5 more seconds really added suspense. Then it turned into a really bad shooter....so disappointing.