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[MassiveAttack]

 

[Teppic]

This looks cool-- thank you.

Forgot to mention that you can only save in your room. That info might come in handy

 

[Diablohead]

Such a sucky yet awesome game, the demo was rather long too so me and a friend would play it for about 2-3 months until he owned the game, then we played that a fair bit too

The sequel was not as good but still fun.

 

[I NEED SCISSORS]

Siren: New Translation is my pick (was also the best game of 2008).

It's one of the few horror games that made me feel genuinely unsettled - so much so that I actually had to persevere to finish the game. The story is fantastic, taking on a fairly unique episodic-but-not-quite narrative structure that sees multiple characters intertwining to create a lengthy, interesting adventure.

There are so many great locations in the game such as an abandoned hospital, a mine and, oh god..... that house. You do have to replay them a few times, but it's usually a joy as different characters have different objectives and abilities (the little girl for example is completely helpess).

And of course let's not forget the amazing '70s exploitation horror soundtrack and complete mindfuck of an ending.

 

[Meohsix]

The only thing in a game ever to scare me.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Siren: New Translation is my pick (was also the best game of 2008).

It's one of the few horror games that made me feel genuinely unsettled - so much so that I actually had to persevere to finish the game. The story is fantastic, taking on a fairly unique episodic-but-not-quite narrative structure that sees multiple characters intertwining to create a lengthy, interesting adventure.

There are so many great locations in the game such as an abandoned hospital, a mine and, oh god..... that house. You do have to replay them a few times, but it's usually a joy as different characters have different objectives and abilities (the little girl for example is completely helpess).

And of course let's not forget the amazing '70s exploitation horror soundtrack and complete mindfuck of an ending.

I started playing this the other day.
Definitely has the right atmosphere, but man, the atrocious voice acting really takes me out of it.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

Great Game(s)

Surprised they weren't posted earlier.

 

[MassiveAttack]

Such a sucky yet awesome game, the demo was rather long too so me and a friend would play it for about 2-3 months until he owned the game, then we played that a fair bit too

The sequel was not as good but still fun.

Unfortunately, Kalisto went bankrupt before they could complete Nightmare Creatures 3. Ubisoft owns the IP but has done nothing with it and didn't seem interested in finishing NC3.

 

[GhaleonQ]

Here's a new one I found: Twilight Street Explorers/Yuyami Dori Tankentai/夕闇通り探検隊
http://www.nicovideo.jp/mylist/17596791
I'd say it strikes the tone of Paranoia Agent or Gabriel Knight. There are 3 kids growing up who get up to mischief in their neighborhood. They end up discovering a mystery, and then it gets exciting, and then it gets horrifying. It's a pretty neat graphic adventure game.

 

[Host Samurai]

More of a Halloween game than a survival horror game. Monster Party on the NES. It has all of those classic horror monsters that you would find in the Castlevania games and more.

Yes even a shrimp boss and onion ring boss

 

[olimpia84]

REmake!

 

[I NEED SCISSORS]

I started playing this the other day.
Definitely has the right atmosphere, but man, the atrocious voice acting really takes me out of it.

Most games have shit voice acting so it's par for the course.

 

[hikarutilmitt]

Friday the 13th on NES is still chill inducing if only because you NEVER know when that asshole will show up and just rush you. It's also hard as hell (I've only beaten it once that I can remember).

Haunting Ground/Demento is just creepy as hell and I've had a number of "oh crap oh crap oh crap oh crap oh crap" moments playing it.

 

[kharma45]

http://www.amnesiagame.com/#buy

Cheers dude, much appreciated!

 

[TheFLYINGManga_Ka]

I like these. Some are horror, some aren't, but I think they're fitting for the topic:

• Resident Evil 4 - One of the best games ever.
  
• Resident Evil 5 - Yeah it gets hate but I enjoyed every moment of it.
  
• Condemned - The melee action did give me some chills.
  
• Dead Space - Pretty cool space horror action.
  
• Dante's Inferno - Creepy hell setting is disturbing.
  
• Deadly Premonition - So weird that it's creepy! :lol
  
• Luigi's Mansion - Doesn't have to be a mature game to be a Halloween game!

 

[sixteen-bit]

Most games have shit voice acting so it's par for the course.

This doesn't really help the game's case

 

[jett]

The original Silent Hill! Although I have no idea how it holds up today, especially gameplay-wise, which I fear must be kind of excruciating.

 

[rjfs]

Favorites, not necessarily scariest

1- Silent Hill 2
2- Fatal Frame 2
3- Resident Evil 4
4- Haunting Ground
5-REmake
6-Silent Hill
7- Fatal Frame
8- Condemned
9- Clock Tower 3
10- Tecmos Deception

Most Overrated
1- Dead Space
2 - Penumbra


I'm curious to try Amnesia, but I could never get into the Penumbra games at all.

 

[Interstellar]

Resident Evil 1 & 2

Silent Hill 1 & 2

And to a lesser degree Dead Space & Siren.

 

[Teppic]

Found the game Missing online here, along with some other games made by the same people:
http://studioeres.com/games/missing

And a walkthrough for those who need it:
http://www.indiegames.com/blog/2007/02/top_20_adventure_games_part_1.html

 

[the_zombie_luke]

Condemned 2 has

Spoiler

a rabid grizzly bear sequence!

How did the developers steal my nightmares? A game where you had to escape from infected animals without being able to shoot everything would be so scary. In Far Cry 2 I always imagined how cool it would be if monsters were just everywhere and killing people and the safe houses would actually become a place to hole up and not just a save point. We always get open-world crime games, Spider-Man games, and even racing games, but no horror ones. It might get old like the other free roam games, but I think it would be cool, if it just had a little structure.

 

[ULTROS!]

The original Silent Hill! Although I have no idea how it holds up today, especially gameplay-wise, which I fear must be kind of excruciating.

The game is still pretty unnerving (finished it more than 7x). I recently played it on the PSP/PS3.

 

[DidntKnowJack]

Just placed an order for these on Amazon:

I used to own them all, but stupidly sold them. Getting them all back for just under a hundred. Not too shabby.

Anyway, these are my ultimate scary games. Especially the first 2. There's nothing quite like playing Fatal Frame alone in the dark.

 

[Alaskanbullworm]

I usually don't play any horror games, not sure if it's just because or if subconsciously I don't want to shit my pants. I guess Dead Space was pretty good and scary, but I still haven't finished it yet. However I REALLY want to play Amnesia after viewing this guy's reaction:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIRo0iT0qNw

 

[grap3fruitman]

While I don't really think it's considered a horror game, Alan Wake has been the most terrifying game I've played in recent memory. If you have a good subwoofer then you'll appreciate the awesome use of LFE to make you even more uneasy. It doesn't get enough credit but the use of audio in that game is just awesome.

 

[Chakan]

Silent Hill 1, Eternal Darkness, Siren New Translation, Condemned Criminal Origins.

Only games that made jump out of my chair lol

 

[Shrennin]

Zombies Ate My Neighbours. Great with a friend, and awesome soundtrack

A classic and my favorite horror game by far. This game also gave me some of my greatest memories of gaming.

 

[DR2K]

Fatal Frame 4 is managing to scare the shit out of me at the moment. The last game that made me yell was Fatal Frame 2.

 

[jsnepo]

Silent Hill
Siren Blood Curse

 

[randomwab]

Silent Hill
Siren Blood Curse

This exactly. Only two games to actually scare me. Both of them give me a totally uneasy feeling, and they're the only two games to feel like a realistic end of the world scenario to me. I should play both next week.

 

[LongDongJunon]

Kenji Eno is one morose muhfucka

 

[EatChildren]

 

[hertog]

never got the love for Eternal Darkness.
I love survival horror games, so I've tried it 3 times.

The graphics are too cartoony, it isn't scary and the fighting is awkward. Why is this game so beloved?

 

[Pumpkins]

:lol Yuppp. I dunno what it was about that thing, but boy did it scare me as a child.

 

[ohhthegore]

i thought this game was pretty fun back when I was a kid

 

[EatChildren]

never got the love for Eternal Darkness.
I love survival horror games, so I've tried it 3 times.

The graphics are too cartoony, it isn't scary and the fighting is awkward. Why is this game so beloved?

The story is pretty good. That's why I liked it, but I also quite liked the overall atmosphere and enjoyed the gameplay.

 

[Four_Chamber]

Kagero Deception saga.

YES- thanks bro!

That game was badass. It was Tecmo's Deception in the US- that game was dark but I had a ton of fun with it as a young teenager :lol

 

[Jigsaw]

REmake

hounting ground,overlooked little gem from capcom

i'm probably one of the few who like silent hill 3 more than 1 or 2

also,i need to track down a copy auf siren blood curse,never played it on ps2