Creepiest Moments You've Had... in Non-Horror Games
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The first time I came across komodo dragons in Far Cry 3. I was hunting a pig through the jungle at night when I heard the hissing. I thought it was a snake until I started getting attacked. I couldn't see them but I could hear the hissing followed by an attack. I just started shooting at anything that moved until the hissing stopped and then looked around for the bodies to figure out what the hell just attack me. Of course all the gun fire attracted pirates soon after too. I hate komodo dragons.
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty - I'd been playing the game solid for a day, since about 9am (well, solid - bathroom breaks and grab snacks) so about five in the morning I'm nearing the end and the commander comes on the radio saying I've been playing the game too much and it's time to switch it off.
I was genuinely confused, I wasn't sure if I'd hallucinated it..
I was genuinely confused, I wasn't sure if I'd hallucinated it..
Chesty from Fable 2.
That crap was like... NOPE!!! nope nope nope.
That crap was like... NOPE!!! nope nope nope.
That entire part of the game scared/confused the hell out of me the first time through.Sampler said:
I've mentioned it before. I was playing some 2D side scroller arcade game years ago, based on Japanese mythology I think. At the end if I believe the third level you fight a boss. After he takes so much damage Hua body falls apart, leaving you to fight this nightmare fuelish flying brain with bloody eye stalks *shivers*.
I'm not a person that scares easy, but in Twilight princess I had to play with a friend in the room because the Twilight Relm dungeon was too scary for me. I don't know if it was the music or that GIANT FREAKIN HAND but i couldnt do it.
Which is the only reason why I havent played that game twice. I can't.
Which is the only reason why I havent played that game twice. I can't.
Would it count if I bring up how I screamed like a little girl when I first saw a Super Mutant Overlord in Fallout 3's Broken Steel expansion?
If not, well, in Skyrim I did bump into some Dragons that somehow didn't have their textures fully loaded (and this is the Xbox 360 version I'm talking about), I dreaded having to up close to those things.
If not, well, in Skyrim I did bump into some Dragons that somehow didn't have their textures fully loaded (and this is the Xbox 360 version I'm talking about), I dreaded having to up close to those things.
guild wars 2. the town by the floating castle. talking to the npcs in the town just gives an ominous and eerie feeling, like something sinister is going on and that its only a matter of time before everything goes to hell. im really hoping they do something with this town later and that it isnt just a nod to fans of the first game. given that the castle is on the map and they developed a sort of story for the town, relating to the castle, i have to assume it will come in to play eventually. i would love to see it become a significant part of the story
It was a pretty haunting feeling when entering there for the first time. The area was simply so vast, bigger than Anor Londo I presume. The music is what hit me the most. Dunno why but with the music playing and seeing the Everlasting Dragon, it almost made me feel sorry for all the dragons that were killed during the war in the Age of Ancients. Also with the lake being the only place left untouched by the beginning of the Age of Fire, it was great to see how the world looked a long time ago.Denamic said:
The intro video for the first stage on Turok 2: Seeds of Evil, where she was describing the Dinozoids or whatever they were called actually made me scared to fight them. Also, the introduction to Oblivion from the same game.
Fighting the underwater squid things and the wampas from Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
First encounter with ReDeads on Ocarina of Time.
Running from the Chainsaw Gardener on Castlevania 64
Most of my examples are from the N64 era since I was fairly young then.
Fighting the underwater squid things and the wampas from Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
First encounter with ReDeads on Ocarina of Time.
Running from the Chainsaw Gardener on Castlevania 64
Most of my examples are from the N64 era since I was fairly young then.
Some from Command and Conquer:
From the Tiberium series:
-Tiberium: This alien substance can kill you in little time without treatment, for which there is none;
-Visceroids: Lumps of mutated humans fused into a single entity, hard to kill (at least in the old games), and will spit Tiberium at you;
-Any of the mutants you find in the later levels of Renegade: they are fast and kil you in few hits.
From the Red Alert series:
-Chrono Leggionaire: He basically erases you from time, as if you never existed;
-Terror Drones: Small machines developed for dismantling vehicles that were converted to destroy enemy vehicles and kill enemy soldiers;
-Desolators: In RA2 they carry a radiation cannon that kill infantry in seconds. The RA3 version of the desolators, they are terminaly ill people put in suits (almost like a Big Daddy from Bioshock) and carry chemical launchers.
From the Tiberium series:
-Tiberium: This alien substance can kill you in little time without treatment, for which there is none;
-Visceroids: Lumps of mutated humans fused into a single entity, hard to kill (at least in the old games), and will spit Tiberium at you;
-Any of the mutants you find in the later levels of Renegade: they are fast and kil you in few hits.
From the Red Alert series:
-Chrono Leggionaire: He basically erases you from time, as if you never existed;
-Terror Drones: Small machines developed for dismantling vehicles that were converted to destroy enemy vehicles and kill enemy soldiers;
-Desolators: In RA2 they carry a radiation cannon that kill infantry in seconds. The RA3 version of the desolators, they are terminaly ill people put in suits (almost like a Big Daddy from Bioshock) and carry chemical launchers.
I`m curently replaying Sleeping Dogs and just had the pleasure to do the Karaoke hostess (Tiffany) side missions.
The first time felt uncomfortable, this time i roleplayed it creepy for the heck of it. Below is a little guide containing side mission spoilers.
The first time felt uncomfortable, this time i roleplayed it creepy for the heck of it. Below is a little guide containing side mission spoilers.
A Triad pal will tell you that Tiffany is cheating on you and Wei doesn`t hesitate to use his police equipment for his personal needs and bugs a public phone booth for information. After gathering the knowledge your Triad pal will appear at the doorstep to tell Wei where to look for Tiffany and her new guy. The final confrontation is at a little park. Wei mentions that he`s in the triads to scare off the boyfriend and Tiffany tells Mr. Undercover that he started it. Wei asks for a second chance but get`s dropped.
If the missons itself aren`t creepy enough and you want to be more than a sick stalker you can do this:
Make sure you don`t date until you`ve met Amanda, Tiffany and "not"Ping. Start dating with Tiffany and then the other two to make sure you cheat her at least twice. Then start the side missons regarding Tiffany. At the misson end and your "offering" of a second chance don`t let her walk away. Grab her, give her one in the face and break her leg. If you carry a gun you could make sure she will never cheat again by shooting her two times in the head. Then search for her new guy (or the npc model of him). Grab him and throw him right in front of a bus or from a higher place. Congratulations now you promoted yourself from sick stalker to cheating sick stalking murderer.
If the missons itself aren`t creepy enough and you want to be more than a sick stalker you can do this:
Make sure you don`t date until you`ve met Amanda, Tiffany and "not"Ping. Start dating with Tiffany and then the other two to make sure you cheat her at least twice. Then start the side missons regarding Tiffany. At the misson end and your "offering" of a second chance don`t let her walk away. Grab her, give her one in the face and break her leg. If you carry a gun you could make sure she will never cheat again by shooting her two times in the head. Then search for her new guy (or the npc model of him). Grab him and throw him right in front of a bus or from a higher place. Congratulations now you promoted yourself from sick stalker to cheating sick stalking murderer.
I was going to say the part in Pendhrana when you're in the Space Pirate base and all the lights suddenly go out, Metroids start bursting out of their containers, and there's that tense atmospheric music playing at all times.blank0000 said:
But now that you mention it the Chozo ghosts were probably scarier. I avoided fighting them whenever possible.
And of course there's this.
WHAT THE FUUU... oh that's not it's face.
That one demon door in Fable 2 with the city... I think it was called Bloodstone?
Anyway, its a nice looking peaceful home with birds chirping and trees everywhere. When you walk up close to it suddenly its all dark, house has burnt down and everything is dead. That scared the hell out of me the first time.
Also when you are young and you have to get the music box again at night. That was terrifying.
Anyway, its a nice looking peaceful home with birds chirping and trees everywhere. When you walk up close to it suddenly its all dark, house has burnt down and everything is dead. That scared the hell out of me the first time.
Also when you are young and you have to get the music box again at night. That was terrifying.
Do sections with the Falmer and charus count? If so than I ust say Frostfall Lighthouse. What happens in there is creepy and worthy of a full fledged horror movie. Here's what happens you walk on into a likely shelter from the storm when you see desolation in front of you, . . A slaughtered Redguard women on a broken table blood everywhere ad a charus dead infront of the fireplace. There are diary's strewn throughout the lighthouse that tell you this family's last moments. By far the 2nd creepiest thing i've found in Skyrim.
In Mass Effect 3. The first time the room is dark and you use your gun flashlight? I figured "Something HAS to be in there waiting to jump out at me" and the creepiest bit? Nothing did... I was so twitchy at that bit, eyes wide and everything. So I was a little disappointed.