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Keith Stones

#1 October 25, 2008, 08:31:39 pm

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I'm looking for some really scary videogame experiences. I know about the obvious Silent Hill series (that radio...[shivers]), and that I might need therapy if I play through those. Is there anything else like that, though? Something that after I play it, I won't sleep for a week? Also, we can talk about scary games in general here.

A game that was actually surprisingly scary for me was Doom 3. I know it's pretty much all cheap-scare, haunted house stuff, but the periods in between fights with the demons actually carried this apprehension that I liked. And then of course after the buildup, a demon would pop out and I'd jump. Good times.

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#2 October 25, 2008, 09:15:54 pm

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F.E.A.R : I remember recommending it to a mate because my PC was to shitty.... OH the long nights, I didn't even touch the game I enjoyed seeing him getting scared the fuck out of him... its much scarier watching someone play it since your not in direct control.

also.. oblivion and morrowind pretty much scare the crap out of me at moments, mostly because its not a horror game but crawling through tombs or secret passages cant go without a good scare.

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#3 October 26, 2008, 02:09:41 am

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If you're looking for a real good fright, try Dead Space for the 360.

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#4 October 26, 2008, 02:18:37 am

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Quote from: Grunthor on October 26, 2008, 02:09:41 am

If you're looking for a real good fright, try Dead Space for the 360.

Yeah this games made me jump quite a few times!

It's one of my favorite 360 games now. It's quite top-notch.

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#5 October 26, 2008, 02:52:27 am

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Or try Dead Space for the.. PS3. ;)

Damn good game, though. Keeps me on edge the entire time I'm playing.

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#6 October 26, 2008, 03:15:41 am

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I wanna try Dead Space for PC, but I hear it's a terrible port.... ;(

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#7 October 26, 2008, 03:24:41 am

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I've been playing some Castlevania, mostly Rondo of Blood. Not scary in the least, but it does have the gothic Halloween atmos going for it.

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Marcus

#8 October 26, 2008, 06:13:26 am

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i always recommend call of cthulhu dark corners of the earth in these topics because it really is the only game that has frightened me.

system shock 2 is creepy with disturbing audio clips.

realms of the haunting isn't OMG SCAREY but it is kind of disturbing and really atmospheric for a 1996 first person adventure/shooter.

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#9 October 26, 2008, 06:19:02 am

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The first Condemned is pretty scary and freaky. The second one is a little more actiony/story-oriented rather than scares/second and suspense.

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#10 October 26, 2008, 06:44:23 am

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Quote from: The Penguin on October 26, 2008, 06:19:02 am

The first Condemned is pretty scary and freaky. The second one is a little more actiony/story-oriented rather than scares/second and suspense.

yeah but the second condemned has that lunch lady OMG FFFFFFFF

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#11 October 26, 2008, 01:45:20 pm

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Once I start working I think I might pick up Dead Space. I'd play Call of Cthulhu: DCotE if it weren't so fresh in my mind (I beat it a couple months ago, so it'll have to wait awhile).

Are the Fatal Frame games or Siren any good? Or are they just weird-ass Japanese horror like the Grudge?

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#12 October 26, 2008, 01:58:16 pm

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"We Don't Go to Ravenholm"

OK, HL2 is mostly cool action stuff, but the Ravenholm chapter had me going "oh shit oh shit" a lot. Especially when I heard poison headcrabs or fast zombies.

Edit: haha I'm dumb though - who hasn't played Half-Life 2 by now?

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#13 October 26, 2008, 02:43:21 pm

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I second Condemned. There where parts of that game that were truely frightening.

I looked through this list to see if i saw anything I recognized as good or scary. (its all the games with a filter for Horror) and just listed the non obvious or unmentioned in this topic so far.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R has some scary moments.
Bioshock, while not necessarily scary WAS pretty creepy on occasion.
I vaguely remember parts of Far Cry: Instincts that were somewhat scary.
Dino Crysis 1 and 2.
I hear that Fatal Frame is really scary.
The Quake series has some scares in it.
Parasite Eve 1 and 2 are apparently scary (but I never played them, but I've seen a bit of it to think it MIGHT be what your looking for)
Never played it but I imagine Dark Sector is scary to a degree.

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#14 October 26, 2008, 02:54:08 pm

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Try some of the Fatal Frame games. I know that there are some on the Playstation 2, not sure about other systems.

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#15 October 26, 2008, 03:46:32 pm

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Quote from: Murex Brandaris on October 26, 2008, 01:45:20 pm

Once I start working I think I might pick up Dead Space. I'd play Call of Cthulhu: DCotE if it weren't so fresh in my mind (I beat it a couple months ago, so it'll have to wait awhile).

Are the Fatal Frame games or Siren any good? Or are they just weird-ass Japanese horror like the Grudge?

Siren: blood curse is pretty fun, but only scary in some places. I haven't played the other ones.

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#16 October 26, 2008, 04:39:50 pm

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Quote from: Marcus on October 26, 2008, 06:13:26 am

i always recommend call of cthulhu dark corners of the earth in these topics because it really is the only game that has frightened me.

system shock 2 is creepy with disturbing audio clips.

realms of the haunting isn't OMG SCAREY but it is kind of disturbing and really atmospheric for a 1996 first person adventure/shooter.

yeah i forgot about that game! it was awesome.

so yeah:

Call of Cthulhu
Condemned
Dead Space

you should try those three. CoC and Dead Space have the no HUD going on for them, so it's even more immersion.

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#17 October 27, 2008, 01:16:59 am

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I think I've said this in a dozen topics already but Rule of Rose is too scary for me to play.

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Keith Stones

#18 October 27, 2008, 02:31:24 am

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Thanks for the suggestions, guys. I wish I could get Silent Hill 2 in time so I could play it on Halloween (nothing else to do that night).

Damn that game is scary. I never finished it.

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#19 October 27, 2008, 07:50:07 am

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Quote from: baseball19225 on October 26, 2008, 01:58:16 pm

"We Don't Go to Ravenholm"

OK, HL2 is mostly cool action stuff, but the Ravenholm chapter had me going "oh shit oh shit" a lot. Especially when I heard poison headcrabs or fast zombies.

The Ravenholm Chapter is immensely scary. It's made me jump so many times (I only just started playing Half Life 2, for the first time ever) it was intense. The only other game to make me jump was STALKER whenever you encounter those invisible dudes.

Oh yeah, play STALKER. Good game, good jumps at points.

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#20 October 27, 2008, 07:56:07 am

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Quote from: Dr. Ears on October 27, 2008, 07:50:07 am

The Ravenholm Chapter is immensely scary. It's made me jump so many times (I only just started playing Half Life 2, for the first time ever) it was intense.

Yeah I only began it a few months ago. The game rules but god damn that chapter is nuts. I liked it, even if I was desperate for health/ammo almost all the time. Getting out was a relief.

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