Scariest Games Ever

[johndarkness]

The only game I've got scared was Alien Vs. Predator on Jaguar. Every time when the little alien thing from the egg jump on the screen and you didn't notice he is around I've got a heart attack

[megasdkirby]

I know many gamers probably would not agree with me but back in the day Friday the 13th for the NES use to freak me out probably because of the music especially when it became night time, it set a scary mood that scared me more than the silly movies did, although I must admit that I did enjoy Freddy vs Jason

I agree. It had great potential. Maybe if they would have given it a bit more time, with more haunting music, it would be been great.

[Videogamerdaryll]

One game I recently gotten back into playing is the original Clock Tower - the one with Scissorman. It's quite eerie trying to escape from a serial killer. You'll hide under the bed in one room, he'll coming lurching in, look about, the music swells, and he'll leave. Othertimes, he'll stagger in, look about, then PLUNGE THE GIANT SHEARS THROUGH THE BED AS YOU SCREAM AND GURGLE YOUR DEATH THROES.

Wow, it still gets me to see my on-screen persona mutilated like that.

When I read the thread title without reading any replies Clock Tower instatly came to mind..


went to post and saw your reply..

This is the game that used to scare the crap out of me.

I think I still have a PS copy...I saw one at the Flea Market for $5.00 bucks,not sure if it's worth that as I'm pretty sure it's a game i still have.

[Sniderman]

went to post and saw your reply..

From Oct. 2003 I see...

I think I still have a PS copy...I saw one at the Flea Market for $5.00 bucks,not sure if it's worth that as I'm pretty sure it's a game i still have.

It is certainly worth that as the game has become fairly hard to find and a bit pricey when you do find it. I would've grabbed it for $5 even ifI already had it.

Coincidentally, I'm playing through it again right now.

[megasdkirby]

Clock Tower was fantastic. It wasn't fair that it received poor ratings due to it's graphics. Underneat everything was a great horror game, though a tad easy.

Clock Tower: Thre Struggle Within was also pretty good, just lacking. Plus the story did not make any sense.

I hope one day they go back to the old mechanics and with Scissorman as the villian.

[NESGamer24]

The three that come to mind are:

1: Resident Evil for Sega Saturn. I remember renting this game. I think I was 11 or 12, and sitting in my room with all the lights out in the middle of the night and being freaked out. But you can't put it down once you start.

2: Silent Hill 2: Not really scary but freaky. playing that in the dark and the sounds effects and feeling of it is surreal.

3: Condemned: Once again not scary but on 360 in HD with a surround sound system in the dark def has some moments that make you jump. Especially when you are turning around and a guy is right there.

[Videogamerdaryll]

From Oct. 2003 I see...



It is certainly worth that as the game has become fairly hard to find and a bit pricey when you do find it. I would've grabbed it for $5 even ifI already had it.

Coincidentally, I'm playing through it again right now.

..I didn't even notice the post date..

Thanks,I'll try to grab it if I see the vendor again..

I have been wanting to play the game again myself..

[GameBoyGeek]

Scariest game ever? Heh easy...Barbie game girl. *shivers in fear*

[nensondubois]

Out of This world for the SNES was scary when your guy melted form the creatures, was chased by that beast or dematerialized from the ray gun.

[sebastiankirchoff]

The original Resident Evil on PS. I first played it when I was 6, and that stupid hallway with the dogs scared the living shit out of me everytime. I actually screamed and ran into the other room when that happened for the first time, and I refused to touch my PlayStation for a week in fear the dogs would get me again.

[allyourblood]

The original Resident Evil on PS. I first played it when I was 6

!!!!!

[sebastiankirchoff]

!!!!!

Don't worry, I was watching Dawn of the Dead, RoboCop and the Terminator even before I played RE.

[allyourblood]

Don't worry, I was watching Dawn of the Dead, RoboCop and the Terminator even before I played RE.

Somehow, those don't phase me. I caught Robocop in the theater (!), at the tender age of 8.

[Lo0kY]

Amber: The Journeys Beyond for the PC sorta scared me back then. Awesome game though.

Resident Evil 4 for the GC freaked me out a couple times.

[primalmaster]

Scratches and the dark fall series ( the adventure game not the mmo) also think the Shalebridge Cradle level in Thief 3

[ReTrO-pLaYeR]

When I was a kid, "Altered Beast" always gave me chills. There's just something about the soundtrack that is unsettling. Also, it always creeped me out whenever the nameless macho-man died. "Auuughhhh!!!!" sounds like he's getting stabbed in the stomach with a Civil War bayonet while being raped by Barney the Purple Dinosaur.

[mezrabad]

First game that gave me some chills was the original Alone in the Dark (1992?). Despite the low polygon count, the music and sound effects were effecting in making the game creepy.

Realms of the Haunting had a nice selection of chills in it, too, though I don't think I played it for very long.

Fatal Frames 1 and 2, awesomely scary. I don't get a gun? And I'm a little girl? Very intense, so much so that I'm usually exhausted after playing from all the adrenaline rushes.

Both System Shocks were scary, as were the Thiefs. Not so much in the supernatural way but in a "oh shit, they've seen me and they're coming after me" kind of way.

Siren - in all three iterations, still scares me. I just downloaded the demo for blood siren the other night and it still scares the crap out of me. When a Shibito sees me and comes after me, it makes my skin crawl.

[sebastiankirchoff]

Castlevania: Bloodlines use to give me the chills when I was a young one, especially when the first boss/wolf is howling and shattering all the windows. Also, the music was pretty creepy and the castle was even creepier.

[Legend Of Zelda]

Metroid would spook me when I was quite young. The music is just sooooo creepy. It haunts me still. :X

[JagMod]

I dropped the controller the first time the gate came up and the alien screeched and charged me in AvP on the Jaguar.