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    Why do all good games have to be SCARY???

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by _Cheesy_, Jul 4, 2011.

  1. hockeymass

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    Crysis 2 is a good game that is not scary. F***ing epic would be the words I would use to describe it.

    Tranq Lane was creepy, but I wasn't really scared.

    The Dunwich Building was the scariest part of the game for me, but I never finished the whole game.
     
    hockeymass, Jul 8, 2011
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  2. The Happy Swede

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    Yeah the campaign did have the sense of epic scale over it. It was a quite nice game indeed!
     
    The Happy Swede, Jul 8, 2011
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    The only game that actually "scared" me, was Amnesia. But that could be because I was playing it at like 3am with all the lights off heh
     
    Nascentes, Jul 8, 2011
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    The Penumbra series was pretty intense and had it's moments, as well as Amnesia. Doom3 made me jump several times. Thief 3 had a level, enter the cradle that has some very good atmosphere, and a lot of gamers agree its one of the most atmospheric levels in gaming history.

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    I've been wanting to play a game that scares the sh.. (err I mean) crap outta me lol... I've played FEAR but it's not that scary...

    And the games that the OP posted... they weren't that all scary. :/

    Could it be that I don't get scared that easily? unno. lol
     
    Aznkorealee, Jul 8, 2011
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  6. Nascentes

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    Try Amnesia. *Nod nod*
     
    Nascentes, Jul 8, 2011
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  7. Rodster

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    Eternal Darkness (Gamecube). Not a scary game but one that messes with you. :cool:
     
    Rodster, Jul 8, 2011
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    Thief has been a game that I've been interested in buying for quite awhile now. It's actually at the top of my wish list currently. Is it worth the $13 it costs? Or would I be better off waiting til it goes down a bit?
     
    Nascentes, Jul 8, 2011
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    You nailed it buddy! It was probably one of the few, but man... was it intense!

    Thief: Deadly Shadows - Shalebridge Cradle mission, anyone?! :D
     
    doombug90, Jul 9, 2011
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    Nascentes, Jul 9, 2011
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    System Shock 2 had it's moments. Hopefully GOG.com will re-release it now that they've signed a deal with EA. :)
     
    Rodster, Jul 9, 2011
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    I'll buy it when it 75% off, it too old of a game to be worth $13.
     
    _Cheesy_, Jul 10, 2011
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    Haha reading this thread got me excited, I'm going to finally beat Amnesia Tonight! its going down. ...wish me luck.
     
    SaveTheKennies, Jul 10, 2011
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  14. The Happy Swede

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    Good luck. You will need it.
     
    The Happy Swede, Jul 10, 2011
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    Don't I know it...
     
    SaveTheKennies, Jul 10, 2011
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  16. The Happy Swede

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    Heh, remember to report back when you have finished it so we know you´re alive ;)
     
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    wow... i mean... wow, i didnt realize there was Fallout 3. I only played 1, 2, Tactics and New Vegas. Ok i guess i found smth to play.
     
    Lieto, Jul 10, 2011
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    you are in for a treat :D
    It was also on sale on steam with all the dlc for 10 bucks like two days ago... :(
     
    SaveTheKennies, Jul 10, 2011
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    It was a day ago and I choose not to buy it cause I want Vegas more.
     
    _Cheesy_, Jul 10, 2011
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    Haha you are right, two days ago in 2 hours then :D
    That one was on sale too a few days ago. I got it for 9.99 at best buy though.
     
    SaveTheKennies, Jul 10, 2011
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    Yea same, is it in store price as well? I might get it, does it link to steam?

    BTW today encore might include Fallout 3: GOTY edition for $10.16 so you might luck out!
     
    _Cheesy_, Jul 10, 2011
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    Anyone old enough to remember Fantasmagoria or the Shivers series?

    Those were scary lol
     
    Ktulu85, Jul 10, 2011
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    Yeah It links itself to steam, the sale is over I think though.
     
    SaveTheKennies, Jul 10, 2011
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    Nope but Dead Space seem to be the least scariest to me. I am very afraid of the Russian atmosphere and nuclear wasteland.
     
    _Cheesy_, Jul 10, 2011
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    Oh dam I was going to go to Best Buy today.
     
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  26. The Happy Swede

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    Dead space can be scary as all hell! Have you actually played the whole game?
     
    The Happy Swede, Jul 10, 2011
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    I finish Dead Space 1, nice graphic and was a blast to play. I kind of laugh when those alien broke through the wall, cause I knew that there was really no place to hide in that game. It felt like I was more of a predator than a prey, at least that was my mindset going into the game.

    However games like Metro 2033 and Stalker series seem very scary, cause I research a lot on the Cheryobyle (spell wrong) incident and I had nightmare from reading eyewitness account, and all those explicit image. The aftermath of a nuclear explosion is the scariest place on earth, place a ghost town.
     
    _Cheesy_, Jul 10, 2011
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  28. The Happy Swede

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    Heh i also know alot about Chernobyl and have played Stalker SoC and CoP and those are also scary game, i have also played metro 2033 (which i find very very fascinating since it is based around a real idea. which is that under the cold war the russians expected a nuclear apocalypse and therefore built a underground metro that could holster 100000 plus people (not sure about the numbers) when it broke out. that is also what dmitry glukhovsky based his novels on) and that was one of the best games i have played, though it was not that scary. Id have to say that Dead space is the most scary game of those IMO.
     
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    Yes I know and it ironic that it my least scariest. I think it had to do with my mindset, if I go into a game already knowing it a scary game, it ease my fear by a lot. I remember playing Timesplitter 2 for the Ps2 and it scare the out of me. I didn't expect there to be any horror aspect to it and when I met those ghost reaper, I my pants, I kid you not. Well I didn't my pant but I got scare enough that I didn't even bother finishing the game.

    That is why I got scare of Fallout 3: I didn't know what to expect and when I met the Feral Ghoul, I was so scare!
     
    _Cheesy_, Jul 10, 2011
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  30. The Happy Swede

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    Heh yeah, the feral ghouls can be a bit scary when you dont expect them.
     
    The Happy Swede, Jul 10, 2011
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    Still say Timesplitter 2 ( I still won't be able to finish that game today) and the early Resident Evil games on PS1 for me. And those Japanese Silent Hill type games scare me as well.

    Also Ominusha 2 for the Xbox scare me cause the control stink. Otherwise most game scare me but Dead Space is not one of them which confuses me even more. Dead space is very similar to that movie serenity with the reaper. However Dead Space anime scare the out of me cause I have no control over what happen next.
     
    _Cheesy_, Jul 10, 2011
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  32. The Happy Swede

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    Well if im alone and playing Dead space 1 or 2 im scared to . If im with friends, and making fun of the game while playing i dont mind.
     
    The Happy Swede, Jul 10, 2011
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    Oh I don't play scary game in the dark ever, in fact I don't play any game in the dark, it really bad for your eyes.

    I usually play alone but usually in the daylight and I'm usually somewhere facing outside.

    I haven't done this but I would love to play Stalker while I'm drunk!
     
    _Cheesy_, Jul 10, 2011
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  34. The Happy Swede

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    [​IMG]
    that would lead to no good xD
     
    The Happy Swede, Jul 10, 2011
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    No Denying it would be fun and I would not get nightmares!
     
    _Cheesy_, Jul 10, 2011
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  36. The Happy Swede

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    Thats true, but i could imagine a damn fun reaction when you get scared :3
     
    The Happy Swede, Jul 10, 2011
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    NO NEVER!!! I'll hold on to my airsoft gun while I play just in CAse ;) You can never be too prepare...
     
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  38. The Happy Swede

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    Heh yeah, get my m4 lying next to me ; ) Btw where are you actually from?
     
    The Happy Swede, Jul 10, 2011
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    Northern CA, U.S.A

    I have a SCAR and a SA80/L85 and even though I no longer play airsoft, I'm not ever selling these!
     
    _Cheesy_, Jul 10, 2011
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  40. The Happy Swede

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    Haha, yeah i have a m4, CZ75D Compact, a Smith and Wesson 357 revolver and a Smith and Wesson full stock full metal Shotgun (which can almost pierce through a half to 1 cm of metal ;) )
     
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    I love the look of the SA80 so I bought it but it not a good brand. I was going to buy the G&G one but it cost $320 so I opt for the G&G Scar which is the best. I bought the Army L85 which has lot of problems according to a lot of people to which i have not encounter yet.
     
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  42. The Happy Swede

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    Heh, my M4 is also G&G and is working really well : )
     
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    G&G make the best M4, nevertheless I cannot afford G&P or King Arms gun, they are so beautiful though. It just too expensive for my wallet.

    Beside which steam sale, I could get over 100 games for that price :D
     
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  44. The Happy Swede

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    Hah yeah, well i considered buying a Armalite m4 but i found the G&G to be better for the price : )
     
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    Nope you made the right choice. G&G is about performance, while G&P is more exterior. Ever consider a Systema? :D

    My dad was like "if I were you, I get a Systema", and Im like You Nutx :eek:
     
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  46. The Happy Swede

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    Heh nah never considered a systema, im either purchasing G&G or armalite or smith & Wesson.
     
    The Happy Swede, Jul 10, 2011
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    If I was in Scotland, Systema 100%. Dam you guys, I'm so Jealous!!!
     
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    I used to play Shadow of Chernobyl with a bottle of vodka quite a lot, actually :D

    It's pretty fun...it definitely adds to the immersion, just pretend it's a bottle of Cossacks Vodka :p
     
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    I'm a bit of a wuss and had some trouble with Metro 2033 for a while... the nosalices creeped me out quite a bit. Interestingly, I got over it for the most part when one of them was about to eat me and I jammed a knife into its skull. I still remember it; probably the most visceral feeling I've ever gotten from a game, and they haven't been so scary since.
     
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