Scariest game of all time?

[apoppin]

i absolutely don't 'get' what was so scary in SS2

:Q

i think the Shalebridge Cradle of Thief DS had 10x the "atmosphere" and creepyness that SS2 did ...

... and AvPII was much more "suspenseful" or "stressful".

i do 'get' what was 'scary' in D3 ['boo' in the Dark ... music way up] but it got really "old" really quick ... then simply got annoying.
:thumbsdown:

 

[Gamingphreek]

Though I have never played it I have always heard that System Shock 2 was the scariest game to be released.

Out of what I have played I would have to say that any of the Doom series games and FEAR. Half Life 2 (In Ravenholm) got pretty crazy. Finally, I have to mention Return To Castle Wolfenstein; the crypts had me on edge much of the game.

-Kevin

(I actually have the Original Dark Forces sitting right in front of me on a CD Rack )

 

[brandonr23]

After reading this thread, I decided to play System Shock 2. I'm not sure how far into it I am but it has definitely had some moments that made me jump. The feeling of being completely alone on this ship, with only the random hybrids mostly all you see, it lulls you into a sense of calmness, then BAM!! Hybrid appears as you turn the corner. That along with the voices and cyborg midwives is enough to propel it to near the top of scariest games.

Back in the day, when I was about 12 or so Wolfenstein and Doom with the demonic references freeked me out.

But Silent Hill 1 and 2 are probably the scariest games I've played.

BTW, if you haven't played SS2 you neeed to. It is an extremely fun game.

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: brandonr23
After reading this thread, I decided to play System Shock 2. I'm not sure how far into it I am but it has definitely had some moments that made me jump. The feeling of being completely alone on this ship, with only the random hybrids mostly all you see, it lulls you into a sense of calmness, then BAM!! Hybrid appears as you turn the corner. That along with the voices and cyborg midwives is enough to propel it to near the top of scariest games.

Back in the day, when I was about 12 or so Wolfenstein and Doom with the demonic references freeked me out.

But Silent Hill 1 and 2 are probably the scariest games I've played.

BTW, if you haven't played SS2 you neeed to. It is an extremely fun game.

it is an excellent game -- if with terribly dated gfx ['99 ... think Thief ... 1 ]

it is also the first real "hybred" game with RPG elements melded very well to a FPS shooter ... it seems to have 'inspired' DeuSex [i'd say they and most other popular games that followed ripped ideas from it]

unfortunately when you play it NOW, you lose the sense that this was the "first" game to implement so many innovate ideas back then
{it had some *crap* jumping puzzles, if i remember right also}

HOWEVER, i never had the sense that it was "scary" ... atmosphere of horror with suspense [and irritation at the endless respawning] ....

... as i said before, Thief DS [shalebridge] and AvP II [marine mission] are "scarier" ... intense to the point of just having to exit the game to take a 'break' from jangled nerves.
:Q

 

[CP5670]

i absolutely don't 'get' what was so scary in SS2

I agree. I have played through it twice but never found it particularly scary (the AI was sort of lousy and the enemies made a lot of "ambient" noise, so you could sneak up on them more often than the other way around). The ghosts got my attention a few times, but after the first two or three, they just became silly and looked out of place more than anything else. It was still one of the best FPSs I've played though, especially with its detailed, RPG-like stat system.