ShadowBlade Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 So last week, I found in the back alley by someone's garbage bin a stack of 21 playstation 2 games. All in good condition. So I took em'. Among them was Silent Hill 2. I had distant memories of the original game on ps1. So I thought I'd give it a shot. I'm sure I won't sleep for months now. I was wondering what other games will scare the $h!t out of me and what makes them scary. I've played Resident Evil 3-5 and now the first 2 Silent Hills. What else would you people recommend? Was Parasite Eve a horror game? I can't really remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollgagh Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 $h!t don't do this swear or don't Was Parasite Eve a horror game? no, definitely not unless you consider mutating mitochondria to be horrific also it was an rpg so it's kinda hard to be afraid of something when you can destroy it in 3 seconds with [a summon] for recommendations: the Penumbra games, and their "sequel" Amnesia The Dark Descent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overflow Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 I liked Eternal Darkness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowBlade Posted March 27, 2011 Author Share Posted March 27, 2011 don't do thisswear or don't no, definitely not unless you consider mutating mitochondria to be horrific also it was an rpg so it's kinda hard to be afraid of something when you can destroy it in 3 seconds with [a summon] for recommendations: the Penumbra games, and their "sequel" Amnesia The Dark Descent That's my favorite way to spell shit. Never heard of Penumbra. Shall check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otakatt Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 I've never played a Silent Hill game but they strike me as the closest thing to 'scary'. I've read thorough plot descriptions and analysis and the story seems pretty gripping and I enjoy it. (I've just never bothered with the games because FPS aren't my thing. Ugh) Anything else seems... lame to me, which disappoints because I'd *love* to find a good game to actually scare me. Closest thing was probably Wizardry V when I was a kid... I remember recently there was a game I read about that was supposed to be really scary. I don't remember the title. So I found some gameplay footage where the main character encounters a monster. I expected the monster to FLY over there when he saw him and start wailing on him, but that wasn't the case. The monster slowly shuffled over. Then hit him every few seconds. Slowly. While the guy breathed heavily. It didn't have a sense of urgency at all and even if you were playing the game and it hit you out of nowhere... okay. Um. So? There was no sense of danger to it. I suppose there were parts of Shin Megami Tensei 2 for SNES that instilled moments of.. dread, sort of, and there were some creepy parts for sure. But nothing really fit in the 'scary' mold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coyote-Trickster Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Fatal Frame 3 was pretty good for the startle factors. shit would pop out when you least expect it. your only defense is the camera obscura which you need to enter a 1st person mode. It's a hindrance although minor, isn't that minor when your in a rush or just "SURPRISE RAWR". The soundtrack is good nightmare fuel and on a good surround system... yeah. JP trailer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwaltzvald Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 In regards to the PS2... Despite being the second weakest, SH:HC annoyed me more than horrified me, give a try. It's no Silent Hill 2 but do give it a shot. Silent Hill 3 pretty much continues where the first game left off so to speak; unfinished business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychowolf Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 I've never played a Silent Hill game but they strike me as the closest thing to 'scary'. I've read thorough plot descriptions and analysis and the story seems pretty gripping and I enjoy it. (I've just never bothered with the games because FPS aren't my thing. Ugh) Since when was silent hill a First Person Shooter? Or am i living in that magical fantasy land where silent hill is 3rd person action survival horror game? I'd really like to know somedays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coyote-Trickster Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 In regards to the PS2... Despite being the second weakest, SH:HC annoyed me more than horrified me, give a try. It's no Silent Hill 2 but do give it a shot. Silent Hill 3 pretty much continues where the first game left off so to speak; unfinished business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychowolf Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 For me it was silent hill 2. loved the atmosphere tho so i hunted down the original for playstation and loved every minute of that. The funny thing is i scare very easy yet love the silent hill games, weird really.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noTuX Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 It might not be that scary now, but when I first got it when I was a kid, I was too scared to even play the game. I remember the music that played when you entered the houses was creepy as hell. "Creepy house" music + actually running into Jason while in that house = the last time I ever played that game. I think I also peed myself a little bit too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dj Mokram Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Give Dead Space some luv will ya. Also, I second Amnesia The Dark Descent. This will give you some sweet, sweet nightmares... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziellink Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 The scariest games? Dead Space, and Condemned 2. Until the whole screamy attack thingy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-wix Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 During my younger days Clive Barkers Undying scared me more then any game. Dated i know, but bleh, just seeing it brings back fearful memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonamer Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Deceased Crab did an LP of 5 Days a Skeptic, but even watching it scared the hell out of me. Oh, and it's by Yahtzee. Yes, THAT Yahtzee. http://www.fullyramblomatic.com/5days/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BardicKnowledge Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 No time to read the whole thread atm to see if anyone mentioned this already... ...but play Amnesia: The Dark Descent. Just go get it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eilios Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Yume Nikki. Not so much shock value, but more of by basis of being absolutely unsettling. Incredibly creepy game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollgagh Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Give Dead Space some luv will ya. I reiterate it's hard to be afraid of something you can literally beat the shit out of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike911 Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 They said it above, but I'll say it again: Dead Space. I haven't played 2 yet but the first one is dirt cheeeeeap now. Dead space 1 nails the feeling of isolation and loneliness better than a lot of games I've played recently. And the story is pretty good to boot. EDIT: To be fair, the monster things are probably the least scary part since you can kill them with a number of weapons, but honestly, Dead Space's environments and ambiance is what makes the game interesting imo. That said, those bad guys turn scary as shit when you run out of ammo. haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chernabogue Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 King's Quest VII scared me when I was 5-6 years old. F*cking Boogeyman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowBlade Posted March 27, 2011 Author Share Posted March 27, 2011 During my younger days Clive Barkers Undying scared me more then any game. Dated i know, but bleh, just seeing it brings back fearful memories. How did I manage to forget that game for a moment lol? I freakin' loved that game. I'll give this deadspace a shot too. I've heard lots of people talking about it but I don't really know much about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollgagh Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 it's resident evil 4 in space basically I maintain that it's not really that scary but it's a damned blast to play nonetheless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mr. Bottle Rocket Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 +1 on penumbra series and amnesia: the dark descent. hell, even penumbra: requiem was an unsettling and tense experience the first run through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwaltzvald Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 "Dreams, they feel real while we're in them, right? It's only when we wake up that we realize something was actually strange." —Dom Cobb, Inception I don't even remember ever finding it more scary than those red assholes in Zelda II in Death Mountain; Now if you were aiming for the "Freddy Krueger" aspect then maybe. Not to mention it was too easy to glitch through that game ridiculously. I also didn't realize this one guy I knew had "Ommatophobia", fear of the eyes, and when he finally reach in LoZ:Minish Cap he took the whole ending ; sort of a grand personal achievement. Didn't know what it meant to him till he told me about his phobia. But hey going back on topic regarding Deadspace being scary. It's not so much scary as something that could incapacitate you from doing anything as it's more of light body horror as well as imagining such creatures overtaking humanity ala "grey goo" effect; or rather "organic goo" effect in this case. Seriously the idea of this monstrosity overtaking the entire world rapidly is more frightening than actually fighting them. Probably the on thing that makes the Necromorphs less frightening as they can't hide amongst humans as easily as that thing can. Not to mention seemingly much more resilent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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