Favorite horror based video game

[shponglefan]

In the wake of some of the recent Ebola news, I'm starting to think that Pandemic is the scariest game I've ever played.

[horizon]

What was the game with the aliens invading the slumber party?  Night stalkers?  Night watch?  You controlled the cameras and traps to catch said aliens.

Best horror game for a 14 year old ever.  Ever.

I assume you're talking about Night Trap.

You assume correctly. 

[thomas_surles]

What was the game with the aliens invading the slumber party?  Night stalkers?  Night watch?  You controlled the cameras and traps to catch said aliens.

Best horror game for a 14 year old ever.  Ever.

I assume you're talking about Night Trap.

You assume correctly.

I played that for the first time recently on the Sega CD emulator. It was my first time and I had no idea what was going on or what to do. I had to Google it to figure it out.

[jimmy2x2x]

No mention of splatterhouse?

Thats what prompted this Eric.  I saw a great custom Splatterhouse cabinet I want to emulate (with a little custom tweaking of course) but I want to turn mine into a "Maim" cabinet with all my favorite horror or horror related games.

This one?


Some music to get you in the mood for halloween

http://remix.kwed.org/files/RKOfiles/Trauma%20-%20Cauldron%20II%20-%20Im%20a%20pumpkin%20man.mp3

[Vigo]

Let me dig back to C64. Forbidden Forest and Beyond Forbidden Forest were two awesome horror survival games.

[jdbailey1206]

No mention of splatterhouse?

Thats what prompted this Eric.  I saw a great custom Splatterhouse cabinet I want to emulate (with a little custom tweaking of course) but I want to turn mine into a "Maim" cabinet with all my favorite horror or horror related games.

This one?


Some music to get you in the mood for halloween

http://remix.kwed.org/files/RKOfiles/Trauma%20-%20Cauldron%20II%20-%20Im%20a%20pumpkin%20man.mp3

Thats the one.  I have a couple other projects going but as soon as I finish....Mwahahaha!

[JimmyU]

The Clock Tower series is pretty good. There is a translated ROM of the original that was only for the Japanese Super Famicom floating around the internet.

[jdbailey1206]

Though I've never played the Clock Tower series everything I have read has been extremely positive.

[pbj]

P.T. (Playable Teaser for Silent Hills) is the first thing to make me really want a PS4. I can't wait for the full game.

Yeah, so about that.  No Silent Hills for you.

P.T. has been completely removed off the internet by Sony.  If anyone would like to play it, I'll sell you my PS4 for $2,000.

 

[shponglefan]

^ That's balls.  Granted the teaser would have likely been nothing like the real game, but still... what a tease.

[ark_ader]

Fahrenheit for the original Xbox.

[Ginsu Victim]

P.T. (Playable Teaser for Silent Hills) is the first thing to make me really want a PS4. I can't wait for the full game.

Yeah, so about that.  No Silent Hills for you.

P.T. has been completely removed off the internet by Sony.  If anyone would like to play it, I'll sell you my PS4 for $2,000.

 

Yeah, I know. Pisses me off that they pulled this ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---.

[Howard_Casto]

It seems these days that Konami and Capcom's business strategy is to completely piss off and alienate their loyal fanbase and bleed money until they are forced to file for bankruptcy. 

[eds1275]

And the other companies refuse to do anything but release the same thing over and over! Where is the middle ground? Although I must admit I'm enjoying the latest tomb raider.

[shponglefan]

^ Support indie developers!  They are the ones innovating and making interesting games these days.

[Howard_Casto]

And the other companies refuse to do anything but release the same thing over and over!

Because... that's what the fan's want in many cases.  They don't want a new Resident Evil that tries something different (like re6, which was fantastic) they want the same broken mechanics they played in 1996. 

I've got to admit, I'm sort of that way with certain franchises.  Assassin's Creed.... it's been basically the same game since the first one.... and I'm ok with that.  I wish Ubi would release other games as well, but they can keep AC the way it is. 

For the record though, Nintendo isn't guilty of this and it's why I'm an avid supporter of them.  To the casual observer, sure, they always release a Mario, a Zelda and occasionally a Metroid, but each Mario, Zelda and Metroid uses a brand new engine with brand new gameplay mechanics.... and they always have two or three "out there" games a generation, like the upcoming splatoon, so I give them a pass on the few areas they are repetitive about (like Mario Party... uGGGGH).   

[SNAAKE]

resident evil revelations 2 isn't bad.......


the evil within is good too. better than rev2.

[eds1275]

I want to play The Evil Within. But my next game is going to be the latest Lego Batman to appease my wife. I enjoy those games, but she gets obsessed and we play to the point that I don't like it anymore.

[pbj]

I'm waiting for Evil Within to get down to $10.  Picked up Outlast recently but NOPE!d out of that one pretty quick.

This might be nightmare inducing if it comes to fruition:

[Willy49]

Well guys I haven’t play any hardcore horror games but I did played some Zombie games. If you can consider them as horror games, I would say Left for Dead then.

[Le Chuck]

Nightmare in the Dark is wicked fun!

[jdbailey1206]

Nightmare in the Dark is wicked fun!

[Mary_Baker]

One of the most terrifying games I've ever played has to be Slender: The Eight Pages. The games is pretty basic, but it gives me the creeps. There is this very thin man who comes after you, trying to catch you; and all the while you're left in confusing, dense woods where you have to look for clues. The worst part? When this 'very thin man' tries to launch your stomach up to where your mouth should be. Ugh. Then there's the one called Dead Space, wherein you have to board an abandoned mining starship - except for the fact that it isn't abandoned and abounds with terrifying creatures of all kinds that do their best to scare the hell out of you.

[Well Fed Games]

Dead Space hit the sweet spot for me. A nice mix of Alien/Event Horizon/The Thing, with shooting gameplay reminiscent of Resident Evil 4.

[Ginsu Victim]

One of the most terrifying games I've ever played has to be Slender: The Eight Pages. The games is pretty basic, but it gives me the creeps. There is this very thin man who comes after you, trying to catch you; and all the while you're left in confusing, dense woods where you have to look for clues. The worst part? When this 'very thin man' tries to launch your stomach up to where your mouth should be. Ugh. Then there's the one called Dead Space, wherein you have to board an abandoned mining starship - except for the fact that it isn't abandoned and abounds with terrifying creatures of all kinds that do their best to scare the hell out of you.

I'm so amused by this entire post.

[pbj]

That Slender game is pretty damn spooky, though.  I gave up and just intentionally tried to find him after awhile.

[eds1275]

I played through the first silent hill this week, finally beat it last night. The scares are not cheap jump scares in that game, it is excellent. Also, playing via emulator on an LCD, I could actually see a lot of things like the lizard creatures in the sewer.