Parts in games you are ashamed of once being scared of

[PDorr3]

Cmon, you all know there are parts in certain games that just freak you out! maybe its that first zombie you see in resident evil or that certain boss in the game you love, be it horror or not, that you were or still are scared of, and are ashamed of it!

I got some bad ones..

In sonic 1 on genesis I was really scared of the level where the lava chases you down that path, ever since I have been scared of being chased by something in games (note this was when I was like 7)

In mario 64 I was affraid to play the ghost house level, I just found it really creepy, and I hate ghosts that...follow me

In zelda OoT I had many instances in that game where I was just plain out scared to fight or do something, but the #1 of all has to be nightime in hyrule feild, those skeletons that poped out from the ground scared the shit outa me, thank god there was the song to instantly turn night to day!

Resident evil games, basicaly every moment of these games scare the shit outa me, not too embarrasing though since they are meant to freak you out.

Doom 64, that shit came in so dark on my tv that every corner was a suprise, it truly did freak me out, and I dont believe I ever beat the first level, but the first time you meet up with one of those pink demon monsters oh my god... also the game of cat and mouse in there (try a cheat code to enter it) is downright scary as hell!

Zombies ate my neighbords had this one level with the chainsaw jason guys in a maze, it always manages to scare the shit outa me, even to this day.

Alien vs Predator on jaguar has some truly scary moments, especialy when you play as a human vs the aliens, the dark fog in that game makes it all the more scarier.

[Haoie]

In the first Clock Tower [the First Fear], just walking around scares me. It's a bit obscure, so people probably won't recognise these bits.

1. When the first 2F hallway collapses when you try to walk on it.

2. The shower bit.

3. Checking places where Scissorman could be.

Plenty more, but it'll ruin the surprise for new players. CT1 is the scariest [and the first actually] horror I've ever tried.

[CrimsonNugget]

The only game that truly scared me was Enemy Zero. I bought it when I was way too young and really couldn't figure it out. I was in a dark room and I heard faint chiming, but it continued to get faster and faster and faster then ROOOAR! I turned the system off. I regret selling the game though, would have been fun to play now.

[halbert]

In sonic 1 on genesis I was really scared of the level where the lava chases you down that path, ever since I have been scared of being chased by something in games (note this was when I was like 7)

When I played this when it came out and I was young, it scared the crap out of me too!

These days, the only game that scares me is Silent Hill. I cannot play that game for more than 5-10 minutes; it's sad. I'm sure Clock Tower would do the same thing, but I've never gotten around to trying it. Scary!

[Push Upstairs]

I remember playing "The 7th Guest" and always having this feeling that some ghost or something was going to pop out and kill my character.

I guess all those years of playing "Translvania" on Apple //c had an effect on me.


I'm not really ashamed of this, but there is a enemy in the game "Blood" that always makes me jump the first time it shows up. The 2nd episode had some levels inspiried by "The Shining" (winter empty hotels/giant houses) and in those levels there is a ghost baddie that can go from being "there" to "not there" but still be seen. Anyway, when this thing sees you it lets out this horrible scream that always makes me jump.

[Cauterize]

Heh i posted a story similar a while back...

back in the day, in 1996, i was 10 years old, i didnt have a games console, my parents always got me computers.. (Spectrum, Amiga and PC) as you could pick up the games so much cheaper and easier back then...

anyways i remeber getting the PC Format magagazine as i usually did to get the game demos...
there was a demo for resident evil on it, and i had heard that this game was meant to be quite scary, and as it had a 15 rating, it had a cool factor with me being 10! (very sad i know, but weve all been there wether it be films etc...!)

So i invited my best friend James over to check it out with me, we popped in the disc, installed the demo and ran the game...

the title screen was a little chilling saying "Resident Evil"...

we played through the first few minutes and thought.. "whats all the fuss about? were not scared" ...then it came to the first zombie encounter with the FMV Sequence of it eating the STARS Member... this slightly scared me, but deep down i thought "Its only a game! Its only a game!" so we blew the crap outta this zombie and carried on....

the door sequences also sent a shiver down my spine, as the slow openin of the door mixed with the creaking can really scare a 10 year old!!!

so we eventually got to the part where your team splits up and goes missing and you have to check the opposite room... casually walking down the corridoor... then BAM!

two high pitched undeveloped voices start screaming!

my mum comes running in to see if were ok

...the zombie dog had smashed thru the window in the small coridoor and scared the daylights out of me and james!!!!

we hit alt+F4, quit the game and i didnt play it again... i just stuck to monkey island and my favourites for a long long time...

..until today, ive decided to finally confront it on the Sega Saturn, as i recently got it quite cheap... so if anyone hears a scream near by, dont panic its only me!

i just thought id share this gaming memory with you all....

Now ive finished all the Resident Evils and probably consider them as on of my favourite games

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=43753

Adam

[Veepa]

For some reason, when I was young, I was afraid of the intro to Fester's Quest for the NES. The bit where it shows Fester on the roof, and the UFO drifts by.. and then Fester turns and takes his sunglasses off.. and that damn creepy music. It was just so damn eerie.. and when I was young I was convinced that there was some outside intruders (like aliens) that wanted to get me.

[McBacon]

1. Wizzrobes in the Wind Waker. They are like, parrot... things, and they laugh and scare the hell out of me.

2. The Pyramid Sphinx in Power Stone 2, so wierd.

[Teo]

I know the fear just about exploded out of me when those zombie dogs broke throgh the hal window in RE1 but that's not to be ashamed of actually.

[roushimsx]

I am incapable of finishing the game "Thief" for PC because of the level "Return To The Cathedral", which is mission 18 or some such.

The first time you encountered the cathedral was in a much earlier mission and THAT was scarry as hell (really showcasing the great audio work in the game), with a hammer spirit chasing you and The Eye taunting you...man...that was crazy....but "Return to the Cathedral" is hands down one of the scarriest levels (if not THE scarriest) I've ever played in any game. ever.

System Shock 2 was also an insanely scary game. Again, a large part of it was the amazing audio work (Irrational and Looking Glass did some amazing things with The Dark Engine ), which featured fantastic, haunting voice acting.

Glory to the many. I am a voice in their choir.

[heybtbm]

I wouldn't say I'm ashamed, but there's a room in the water temple (from Zelda OOT) where there's this dragon head statue under the water. You have to swim past it...very creepy. I've never heard anyone else mention this particular part of OOT, so I guess it's just me.

Also, any section of RE4 with a chainsaw guy/gal is terrifying. There were so many times that I had to take a break and stop playing RE4 when my nerves were shot.

Aaron.

[Gemini-Phoenix]

I'm not ashamed to say that everytime I play the very first Resi game, those dogs which jump through the window shit me up. Every. Single. Time.

I know they are there, yet for some reason, the sound of the window's smashing really does me in!


Also, the sound that those Redeads make in OOT really do my head in. Especially in Super Smash Bros. Melee in the action stages...


There are also a few parts in various Legacy Of Kain games where it scares the crap out of me.


Parasite Eve II - That moment after the shower scene where that massive monster shows up with the gun in it's mouth! Truly scary shit the first time you se it ~ Especially as you just get relaxed watching a nice nekkid shower scene...

Also, those horse-like things just after (When you enter the mines) are pretty freaky too.

[jajaja]

I never liked horror games like Silent Hill and stuff. Hate psyko stuff. But I aint ashamed of it.
Remember when I bought a Resident Evil game for PSX, think it was RE2, I returned it because I thought it was scary hehe. Im not ashamed of it tho. Can tell it everyone if I want.

[Yago]

I am in the mood now, I have not played Silent Hill and would probably get it for the PC, should I get the first one first then work my way down the sequels? Does the story carry over from one game or the next or can I just jump into 2 with no probs? Just curious.

[BrokenFlight]

When I was 10 or 11 I was playing Tomb Raider. I got a few levels in and was walking around, as you do. Suddenly a tyranosaurus rex came running out of nowhere and started attacking me. I tried shooting it but it kept getting me and I died. I nearly had a heart attack through a mix of excitement and fear.

Looking back on it I shouldn't have been so scared over something so blocky, but I was only 10 or 11.


When I was 15 I played a Silent Hill demo. That was creepy and made me not want to buy the game. Since then I haven't played any scary games. I'm probably mature enough to not get scared from a game now. Maybe excited, but not scared.

[Graham Mitchell]

There are some things about Snatcher that have gotten to me. All of the little medical facts concerning the malignant melanomas that the Snatchers get are pretty accurate. If you understand anything that they're talking about, you tend to get pretty wrapped up in it. The very thought of the Snatchers taking over an abandoned hospital, running the cyclotron and performing their own sugeries and tumor resections makes my skin crawl.

[Slimedog]

The Silent Hill series scares me in a good way.

There is one specific situation that gives me the willies on sort of a primal level. Any 3D game (either first or third person) that makes me fight enemies while swimming. Like an FPS that has me fighting pirannahs or sharks underwater. I actually had to pause Shadows of the Empire and psych up for about 5 minutes before I could fight the Dionaga boss in the sewers. Oddly, I'm not hydrophobic in real life, but that situation really freaks me out.

On a more embarassing note, I actually got rid of Metroid as a little kid because I was scared by (*drum roll*) the title screen music! It gave me nightmares. Glad I got over that one.

[legov8]

Bowser's Castle from Mario Kart 64. (I was only 7)

[Lothars]

Well the times I can think of is when playing any Resident Evil and Whenever something had jumped out from the windows

I always keep jumping in those situations

but I find that in resident evil 4 with the chainsaw men/women

that when i know they are coming I start to panic and prepare the best I can but always seem to be scared of them

though I still love Resident Evil games though

I've been wanting to play the silent hill games but I haven't as of yet.

[Gemini-Phoenix]

Silent Hill is the all time scariest game. Theres a bit near the beginning of Silent Hill I where you are walking down a narrow passageway, and past a shopping trolley, and then it's a dead end... You turn around and then suddenly this freaky baby / child is there...

(Ok, it's been a while since I played it, but that's how I remember it anyway)


And I do remember that the ending is a bit horrific as well - Depending on which ending you get that is...

Silent Hill is the game of the devil I tells ya!