PotW: The horror, the horror...

Harry Milonas

PotW: The horror, the horror... by Harry

PALGN Feature: What's your preferred source of scariness?

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mipac · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 9:52 pm�� Post subject:

Is it wrong that I instantly thought of Sarah Palin when I read this topic title?
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bobboblaw · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 10:44 pm�� Post subject:

Condemned has made me immune to being scared of any kind of horror. It's definitely my favourite videogame horror franchise. I'm currently playing Dead Space, and I just don't find it scary at all. Don't get me wrong, it's an incredible game, but ever since playing through both Condemned games, nothing manages to fill my pants with unrelenting grit.
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The Brett · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:01 pm�� Post subject:

I voted Silent Hill but I have to say bobboblaw is definitely onto something... the Condemned games are absolute gems and an incredible experience.

Sin Ogaris · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:18 pm�� Post subject:

I voted for Silent Hill. COndemned is a ***** though. I also found FEAR was phenomenally scary as well, I think most of that was because I was a guntoting badass yet, there was nothing I could really do about all the psychological stuff happening around me, I couldn't simply lob a grenade and it would go away, so for that reason FEAR is definitely up there as one of my scariest experiences in gaming.

That said, neither FEAR, nor Condemned, have got anything on Silent Hill 2, imho.

redemption · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:23 pm�� Post subject:

i should get around to picking up condemned for the PC. the footage i've seen of it didn't make it seem that great, and its scare tactics didn't seem to be in the right place.
I think the scariest series i've played was Forbiden Siren. Even with the god awful dub, the game freaked out a bit. Also gets frustrating though, because the enemies can't be killed.
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mikezilla2 · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:54 pm�� Post subject:

Resident Evil gah that should not even be on there - its the least scary of any horror game even in its PS1 days i mean its basically duke nuke em with out the cheesy one liners ( then again there are one liners but not the same style ) set in a 3rd person role with a bigger plot holed story dont get me wrong i like RE but if anyones ever seen RE vs SH well it shouldn't be RE vs anything , surprisingly alone in the dark was a bit scary ...

Passa · Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 12:10 am�� Post subject:

Mine are .. weird. As a kid I played a lot of the DOS era PC games, one of my favourites being Descent. Now, as a 4/5 year old, Descent was unsettling and frightening (while not exactly being 'horror'). That game practically shat atmosphere, made you feel so lonely and cold inside after playing for a while.

I got FEAR when it came out on the PC in 2005 and I found that provided a few scares as well, playing after 12am with the lights off and headphones on. Those invisible stalker guys that jumped down from the ceiling panels had me on edge for the entire Armacham section (pretty sure it was that part, memory is fuzzy, should replay it).

Yeah as you can see I haven't played many 'scary' games. Have played Silent Hill on PS1 and found it dull, Resident Evil 4 was meh (haven't finished it though) and Doom 3 is probably better described as tense rather than frightening.

I'm starting a playthrough of System Shock 2 soon which from what I understand will make me shit my pants. Sounds fun. Also have Condemned on 360 which I haven't touched yet..
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admeister · Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 12:25 am�� Post subject: .

Should have an option for "I don't play horror games", as that's what I would have voted for.

Personally I don't have much interest in them (same goes for movies).
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djrussell · Status: Offline Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 325 $poons: 8.80

Definately Resident Evil first... played all of them and finished them all so i guess thats why it gets my vote. But the Project Zero series is great... and i'm having a blast with Dead Space too - so that may be an interesting franchise too when they make some more games.
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rufati · Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 2:13 am�� Post subject:

I'd go with Condemned, but I don't play many (or any?) other horror games. By the end of the first level I had enough of psychotic hobos hiding behind pillars and shelving.

But hey, it was $8 on clearance at K-Mart, I couldn't *not* get it. I should probably try to beat that game... one day...
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JP2daMC · Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:42 am�� Post subject:

I notice the question asks "favourite" series rather than "scariest" series. That makes a difference.

Preferred source would have to be Bioshock or Resident Evil 4, but I don't think either of them are particularly scary compared to Silent Hill 2 or Condemned 2. However, they are slightly better games in my opinion.

I think the Condemned series should have been there if we are talking scary.

Personally, I would have voted for Tiger Woods golf. Has anyone else noticed that the crowds in those games look like they've been taken over by body-snatchers?

Or any new game branded with Sonic - I'm afraid of how bad they are going to be. Is that the same thing?

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Skiller · Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:44 am�� Post subject:

I would have voted system shock but it was bundled with bioshock which was just too watered down to vote for

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Instead I voted resident evil, played through the wii version of RE4 and it was great fun, not really that scary, but very good fun

Benza · Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:49 am�� Post subject:

Silent Hill is the only game I've actully been scared to play.
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ObsoletE · Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:48 am�� Post subject: Re: .

FEAR, and Sin pretty much nailed my reasons. as a guntoting grunt, you could easily dispatch the shooting elements of the game, but there was sweet FA you could do about the horror elements.
it was also fantastically atmospheric, which is what all my favourite horror games, or even horror elements (Vampire's Hotel, Thief's asylum) are.

System Shock 2 would also have to rank up there.
any game that has to release a patch to remove enemies to make certain members of the community even able to play it, is instant win in the horror department. Arachnophobics beware.

Alone in the Dark - the very original, Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem and Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth are also classics in my book, not least because the also combine HP Lovecraft with the scares.

Benza · Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:03 am�� Post subject:

While I loved Eternal Darkness, it didn't really scare me.
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unlachs · Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:08 am�� Post subject:

if it were 1998, i'd have no problems voting for resident evil

nowadays, project zero is definitely some of the creepiest gaming out there
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I love most horror games but silent hill is the ONLY 1 to give me any feeling of dread...scared the hell out of me in fact.
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Aftershock · Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 1:03 pm�� Post subject:

Oh come on, no Doom 3 option?

Sure, the first two didn't have enough atmosphere to be truly scary, but i shat myself multiple times through Doom 3.
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Gamesta · Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 1:12 pm�� Post subject:

I picked RE because it's my favourite horror series.

But in terms of scariest, it's definitely Project Zero for me.I actually stopped playing the game lol.

Other than PJ and SH, I don't find horror games scary.I find it hard to be scared by things I know aren't real.That's the reason for me, the scariest part of Condemned 2 is the bear chasing you.
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Flameforge · Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 1:45 pm�� Post subject:

I don't like horror games

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Dane Oss · Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 1:59 pm�� Post subject:

I dont really play all that may of them. but FEAR and Doom 3 scared the crap out of me.
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heatseeker · Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 4:12 pm�� Post subject:

Bioshock scared me.. really jumpy.
However, resident evil, didn't scare me at all.
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RWS · Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 4:20 pm�� Post subject:

Eternal Darkness
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Jellyfish · Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 6:50 pm�� Post subject:

Neverwinter Nights... Giant Spiders + Arachnophobia. Actually any game with realishly looking spiders will cause me distress

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