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QuickJump QuickPeek Halloween Edition - When games turn into laxatives

Posted Oct 31, 2009 at 4:05AM EST by Ryan F.

Listed in: PC Gaming, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, iPhone Tags: Disneyland, Halloween

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When was the last time you felt scared? Not just my-girl's-gonna-let-me-have-it scared, I'm talking soil-yourself-shamelessly scared. True enough, there might not be a video game out there that'll make you literally crap your pants, and it's far too impractical (and stupid) to find Leatherface to force your dinner down the backdoor. That said, let's just take a look at the things that come close.

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There have been a lot of video games that tried, but few have succeeded in actually producing a decent scare. By scare, I don't mean surprising you with a sudden loud noise or a lady in her nighties walking right behind you. We want that longer-term fear, the kind that makes you want to put the controller down or hand it to someone else.

Always present on that list is Resident Evil. Ever since we took our first zombie down in the Raccoon Mansion, RE has made its mark as a leader in the genre. Couple that with two angry dogs, a huge snake boss, and a chillingly creepy soundtrack, then you've got more reasons not to mention your unmentionables.

"Err...I'm gonna need a bigger knife..."

Years later, improvements on gameplay and knowledge of the plot made RE less and less scary. Sure, the succeeding titles still had their scary moments, but not as much when all you had was a Beretta and little knowledge of what's going on. By the time Resident Evil 5 came along, very little was left to be feared. A pack of lickers? Bring them on, I've just upgraded my shotgun, and I have explosive rounds on my launcher itching to be used.

With upgradable firearms and a hot partner with an accent to help you out, RE didn't feel much like a survival horror game any more, but leaned more on the shooter side.

Then there was Silent Hill. To this day, the sound of the radio static in that game still sends a familiar chill down the spine. To add to the scare, you have the option of playing through the entire game using an arsenal of improving pipes and hammers. Who could forget the first time the world switched into the Alternate form? Bloody walls, chains, and the whole sadistic feel of the place? Very nicely done, and the similar feel carries across the franchise.

One thing I like about the Silent Hill games is that your protagonist never gets an arsenal that rivals that of a small country. The monsters will still pose some threat, and you won't ever have the assurance that you could go, "Stay still while I aim my Rocket Launcher!"

Speaking of feeling defenseless, there has to be no better game for that than Fatal Frame. My first encounter with the series was in the second, Crimson Butterfly, and it stays as as one of the scariest I ever played.

How? First of all, your character is a waify, soft-spoken girl that walks around like she's in freakin' Disneyland. Then unlike other horror games, she doesn't even have a gun. To add insult to that injury, all she has is a camera. Great concept. It's bad enough you have to look at the freaky @#$%^s, you even have to take their damn picture - you could even wait for them to get closer to get a money shot.

"I ain't sayin' Cheese!"

Like anything horror-related, it's always the first encounter that unloads the full blast. As you go on, the scare seems to die down and you move on to the next. There have been great titles to move on to - F.E.A.R., Dead Space, Siren to name a few.

Of course, fear is subjective, and what may make you squeal like a girl may not even faze the next guy. And so, as this Halloween post comes to a close, I ask, what are you afraid of?

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Now that game everyone should try, as its on board a whaler ship, the ship rocks from side to side with the sea hitting the side of the ship, its dark of course, and no one seems to be on board, until you enter the living quarters.

This game just freaked me out to the point, where i turned my PS2 off LOL.

I don't know what it was about this game, but i would vote this as being the scariest game on PS2 & PC.

I can't comment on Doom 3 or Dead Space as i have never played them.

# Try watching this film............ — KingPepper 2009-10-31 09:27

try watching "Drag me to Hell" without jumping, if you don't then you must be already dead. LOL

# ... — Gerinych 2009-10-31 09:44

There's nothing scarier than a dark empty hospital and a mental disorder.

# What, no Call of Duty World at WAR PS3? — lovehate 2009-10-31 09:57

NAZI ZOMBIES!

It gets a yell out loud with fear everytime I play it as well as all of my friends and the people on line with their head sets on, it is so funny when it gets them and not you this time.

The hoards....

You have not lived if you haven't had the chance to play this scare.

Well you are probably alive if you are ready this.

Happy Halloween everyone!

lovehate:);>

# YESSS!!!!!!!!!! ! — sherminator19 2009-10-31 10:07

im not the only one who's scared of that bit!!!!!!!

# well...... — sherminator19 2009-10-31 10:11

i do sort of go crazy and start laughing like a maniac when i'm on nazi zombies but i only get remotely scared at the higher levels. its not that scary.

# stop cancelling horror games — oborozaius 2009-10-31 10:53

There were 2 games in development that may have been added to the list but were unfortunately cancelled. Those being HARKER and Revistronics PROJECT WITCHES. Damn shame! Both had tons of potential!

I'm hoping Demon Souls and the upcoming Castlevania will live up to expectations and scare the living s**t outta me!

# hmm... — pinoy_92 2009-10-31 12:28

To me Resident Evil for the PS1, scared the crap out of me. I was only about 10 when i played it. First time I played it, I got to the Locker, where the dude locked himself in the beginning of the game, and stopped. I did not touch my PS1 for weeks after that...

# Dead Space could have been good — Kotonoha 2009-10-31 15:27

Pity the random mouse acceleration and input lag makes it unplayable as a proper FPS on PC.

# ... — symbal 2009-10-31 17:18

Never been scared by a game, but what was that breaking through the window on RE1? well that made me jump more than once.

# only jew kids — reyknow 2009-11-01 01:28

only jew kids are afraid of nazi zombies

# drag me to hell is a joke — reyknow 2009-11-01 01:32

its like a parody and not at all scary.

blair witch project is still the best for me. watching that after playing silent hill made me afraid of the dark since i was 13.

# Kotonoha, really? — GUNBEHINDTHESUN 2009-11-01 02:48

Is your PC good for high quality gaming? It sounds like other games i've played that lagged because my PC wasn't good enough to play them. Anyway, I have Dead Space on PS3 and it plays awesome.

# If you jump........... — KingPepper 2009-11-01 18:58

if you jump then you were scared, so RE1 was the game that scared you LOL

# @reyknow — KingPepper 2009-11-01 19:06

I bet you jumped once or twice, if not you must be dead yourself....:oD

Blair Witch Project, oh come on, that was the worst over hyped piece of crap ever made.

I suffer from bad nerves, and i never jumped once with that film.

# - — APerson 2009-11-02 03:03

Well I watched Drag me to Hell... LOL. Was it a joke film? The bits with fluids going into the girls mouth, and the whole sucking on her chin thing just made me laugh. I really don't think it's a serious film, especially when the 2 front actors are in comedy (Tucker and Mac adverts).

A few bits made me jump but it's that whole cheap technique of BAMTHERESAFACEI NYOURFACE. Totally weak effect that people mistake for being scary.

The Last Train scared me, and Dont Look Back (or whatever its called). On The Beaches was very haunting too.

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