Most dreaded sounds in gaming.

[NekoRose]

The constant droning of Mattias Nielson on Mercs 2, same 4 lines over an hour makes me glad i have a mute button.

 

[Kuroneko97]

Remember the Miniblins in The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3U8rJOowTI

I always hated that little sound they would make when they were nearby. They always came in big numbers, and were VERY annoying.

 

[Naheal]

I agree with the MGS !. But no one who has played Silent Hill 2 could forget the radio. The static was a sign that shit was coming your way.

This or the sirens signaling the... change in the world.

 

[Ranooth]

There's exactly one sound more dreadful than all the rest. Listen and be horrified:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TOkKttTkpo

That simple bit of sound still haunts my dreams, i was shit scared of drowning in the original Sonic games.

The screech of a metroid.

Just thinking about that sound creeps me out

 

[The Unworthy Gentleman]

That MGS sounds you listed. The loading sound of a PSP. The sound of a prepubescent boy who just got his first nuke on MW2.

 

[fullbleed]

Bloodsuckers in STALKER, terrify the shit out of you. The game is so atmostpheric, the actual environment becomes as much the enemy as the mutants and bandits.

 

[Devil's Due]

It messes with my head..

Haha, my favorite Dead Space song. I love it to death (pun intended) and listen to when playing. I hope they add it Dead Space 2. And I really wish to have seen the person singing it in the game. You hear them but only see dead bodies around you.

I'm sure most of you will agree with this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duRO3noyAKU&feature=related

I lasted through ALL ten minutes of it. I don't feel right for some reason.

 

[Tyrann]

"Nuclear launch detected."
- Command & Conquer series, Total Annihilation, Supreme Commander series

 

[sun_and_earth]

That moaning noise the Closers in Silent Hill 3 make. It's like a female zombie type groaning thing, and the sound goes to a certain point and then reverses itself. So disturbing. Also the Closers are bar-none the scariest video game monsters ever.

 

[octafish]

My soundcard's buffer repeating itself.

Full of win this post. I haven't had this happen for a couple of years. SETBLASTER=A220 I5 D1

 

[Dr. wonderful]

Yes, this is the scariest song in zelda fandom.

 

[Hayate_GT]

Spoiler: that little shaking sound of a poison headcrab when you can't see it...

Spoiler: redeads from Zelda games (specifically OoT but i can't find a vid with them but this is creepy enough)

 

[Extraintrovert]

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HellIsThatNoise

There are other mediums included, but the gargantuan size of the video game section says something (I don't kow what, exactly, but it says something). And while it's tempting to be completely unoriginal by simply leaving a link, I will have to nominate almost all the music in Silent Hill. If it can even be called music...

 

[LogieBear]

Fast Zombies from Half Life 2, Scares the living shit owta me

 

[Doinstuffman38]

Sound of any Special Infected from Left 4 Dead.

For me, it's the music that lets you know a Tank is about to beat your face into a fine mist, cut it into lines, and snort it.

That, or the sound of a Mauler on wave 50 of Horde mode on Insane lumbering toward me.

 

[Joshimodo]

While a good amount of these are agreeable, 2 that pop to mind are:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cWbLagjxbA
Hateful bastards.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VBvKobFQ2g&feature=related
As soon as you heard footsteps, you knew this theme was coming shortly after...

 

[TheBaron87]

I guess this hasn't been mentioned because it's simply too horrifying to remember, but for me it's far too horrifying to forget.

 

[StriderShinryu]

Zelda or Metroid when you're down to almost no life.. if you're in a dangerous place, you know you're going to die. If you're in a safe place but can't find a health up or heart it's just insanely annoying.

Also, the Silent Hill horn/siren that sounds as the world changes. *shudder*

 

[hi_im_h]

Another classic is "Nuclear Launch Detected" from Starcraft when you are playing one on one against a terran. Usually this is followed by you shouting "Where is that fucking ghost!?"

easily the most nerve racking sound any online RTS player can experience

 

[Mister Awesome]

I hate it when the zombies in HL2 beg for your help. Same as the ones in System Shock 2. It disturbs the fuck out of me.

i agree, i hate when i'm just walking around, and just BOOM! 20 fucking zombies coming around a dark corner, scariest thing ever