Continuing his quest to crown the most terrifying game ever made, horror enthusiast Mark Butler spent another nail-biting night in the company of games so frightening they should come with a health warning. Following a fresh bout of shocks, freak-outs and full-on breakdowns, he once again reports on the harrowing experience…
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Eternal Darkness was way ahead of its time especially for a Nintendo exclusive.
I would love to see a remake or sequel (multiplatform)
4 people love Eternal Darkness.
Quick! Jump on that remake, whoever holds the rights these days.
Fatal Frame 2 is the quintessential survival horror game which deserves to be remembered by every horror fan.
I played the OG Xbox game on 360 via BC. Played great and looked perfect. I imported the wii remake as well, but have never actually played it.
Great game and great series..hopefully they would port FF2 Wii remake version on other consoles as they did with FF4 and FF5
It's a shame there a so few recent horror games. Even Dead Space, the last real bastion of horror on modern consoles, seems to be turning into an action game.
Hopefully the next-generation will bring some more new IP's with an emphasis on horror.
RIP dead Space and horror in that extense.
Oddly enough, Clock Tower 3 was'nt the "scariest" of games, but it does hold a special place in my fear memory.
Particularly the part where your character, the young girl, witnesses the slaying of another girl in that house ( I think the killer used a sledgehammer or axe, don't remember). He sledged the crap out of the girl, & you were next if you could'nt run & escape out the house in time.
Also, that panic system was initially scary, how the visuals & controls distort when your in fear. But as the game goes on, that whole fear factor dies down.
But yes, I believe that video games can have an horror movie appeal. Devs just have to aim for it & DO IT RIGHT!
I think 1 thing that truly ruins horror games is the change in pace halfway thru the game.
For ex; the 1st half of the game is scary, submerging & serious-toned, then by the second half, it gets dull & silly, adding in magical elements, story plot twists & such, which breaks up & dilute the original fear feeling that you began'd the game with.
Oh, (snaps fingers), just like Clock Tower 3; it's scary & serious-toned during the 1st few chapters, then you start to learn that your character is some magical witch sister/daughter thing & how you have to "absorb" the evil with your powers (or something like that).
I've never heard of the winner before. Is it PC only?
I have never been scared by any horror game