Scariest/creepiest/most unnerving sequences in any game
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The bit quite early on in Dead Space where you're walking down a corridor and you see a man banging his head on a wall over and over and as you get quite close he does one last whack and his neck snaps and he dies...that was pretty unnerving to play as it's all you can see as it's so dark and he is bathed in light and it's the continual banging until you hear that crack.
It's a tricky question. I don't see Ravenholm as really being all THAT scary, so much as somewhat scary in an awesome way. It also doesn't leave so much to the imagination that average players will be horrified at length.Darkgoosey666 said:
If you "don't do scary", though, do expect to jump a little when the undead break into the energy drinks xD
Actually, I think I might call it more "awesome" than "scary", though it has heaps of both. You'll understand why I mentioned the former attribute pretty early on in the mission!
Pretty much every minute of Resident Evil 1 and 2. Where that crawler thing jumps through the window in 2 terrified me when I was younger.
I could never actually play the games back then either, it shit me up too much so I always had to watch a friend play it.
I recently bought them both and it still freaks me out. Anything zombiey does. It's getting overdone but that doesn't stop them giving me the jitters.
I could never actually play the games back then either, it shit me up too much so I always had to watch a friend play it.
I recently bought them both and it still freaks me out. Anything zombiey does. It's getting overdone but that doesn't stop them giving me the jitters.
The Overlord DLC for Mass Effect 2.
God. I had to take a break from the game for a day after that. And I really like Mass Effect 2, so taking a break is not normal for me. It was just that disturbing.
From the very beginning, the computerized noise the "AI" makes sounds a lot like screaming. As you progress, it sounds more and more human as you realize it is saying "MAKE IT STOP". Then at the end, when you realize the horrible truth about this AI...
God. I had to take a break from the game for a day after that. And I really like Mass Effect 2, so taking a break is not normal for me. It was just that disturbing.
It's been said a few times, but any given segment from Amnesia gives me the heebie jeebies. I recall two moments particularly well:
The first occured when I had to find the antidote for the poisonous fungus. After doing the slightly upsetting sequence where you have to drill into a cadaver's skull to get at the aforementioned medicine, then inject it into yourself, I glanced up at the door in time to see the thing explode into splinters and standing there is a grotesque monster with a sodding great machete for a hand and a horrible gaping wound where it's face should be. It was the first time I had honestly squealed in abject terror from any form of media, either game book or film.
The second occasion was much simpler but all the more terrifying through it's immediacy. This was towards the end of the game, and I was creeping through a large cavernous hall full of pillars. Suddenly the music started to turn to that horrible metal scraping sound they use when a monster has spotted you. I started frantically looking around and didn't see anything so I hedged my bets and just legged it forward. I sprint headlong into it's welcoming arms and I nearly wet myself. Goddamn
Every level in Corridor 7: Alien Invasion always made me feel uneasy. The enemies which liked to sneak up on you, coupled with the creepy sound effects made it a classic unnerving FPS back in its day.
Also, Condemned: Criminal Origins had a bunch of parts that were unnerving to me.
Also, Condemned: Criminal Origins had a bunch of parts that were unnerving to me.
It's pretty freaky at times with a few jump-out moments. But that's all that might scare you. Any atmosphere the place tries to create goes to all hell when the game pulls it's usualy trick of saying "You look like you're having fun, so here's a physics/jumping puzzle to fuck with the game-flow and make you miserable. Enjoy!".Darkgoosey666 said:
either the bear sequence in condemned 2 or the most obvious one in my min, 3 words...silent hill 2...just all of it.
For the record also, ravenholm was timid people, TIMID!
For the record also, ravenholm was timid people, TIMID!
The Choir part in Amnesia. Basically, the room is huge, but covered in this immense fog. Also, there's a weird fleshy red substance on all the walls. You get lost in it really easily, and there's a giant... thing stomping around. It's very easy to get lost too. All in all, the scariest part of the game for me. Not to mention that Iron Maiden part... I nearly wet myself.
Well, there are two additional varieties of zombie in addition to the standard ones. There are fast zombies which can climb buildings. There are also poison headcrab zombies. Poison headcrabs reduce your health to 1 when they bite, although the lost health does regenerate. Both will probably freak you out a bit.Darkgoosey666 said:
