AAAIIIEEEEEEE: Games Make Better Horror Than Movies

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » August 29th, 2007, 23:16

deject wrote:Have none of you guys played System Shock 2? WTF. That shit is still scary.

I tried last week, it crashed my computer, which was moderately annoying, but not scary.

Post by **HereComesPete** » August 29th, 2007, 23:48

nunoncastors wrote:Though I'm still bothered by the fact I found SHODAN to be a bit hot.

Nah, don't be, I'd nail that crazy electro-skin lady, she's hawt.

Post by **deject** » August 30th, 2007, 1:08

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:
I tried last week, it crashed my computer, which was moderately annoying, but not scary.

I assume you've tried all the compatibility modes and such? I have it working on my PC right now.

Oh also, FRAPS might cause it to fuck up. Maybe.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » August 30th, 2007, 1:11

I dunno, hard crashes make me not care.

buzzmong · Post by **buzzmong** » August 30th, 2007, 11:02

System Shock 2 is ace.

Berk, I can hook you up with a small .rar with a crack and the compatitbility fixes if you want. Prod me on xfire.

buzzmong · Post by **buzzmong** » August 30th, 2007, 14:25

Extra spammage:

The rar is now available on megaupload for those who want it, contains the compatibility fixes and a no-cd crack.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NWO3V5QR

Post by **Dog Pants** » September 6th, 2007, 20:26

I still find it harder to get as emotionally attached to games because they still feel like a game to me. AvP had me shitting myself though, and the first couple of levels on AvP2 were extremely tense as you don't see an alien for aaaages, but you just know they're going to get you at some point. You find yourself not wanting to go into places because you know that you're screwed if they find you there. I think that's the closest I've ever got to actual fear in a game. Playing Doom for the first time had my pulse racing too, being new to the first person perspective.

Some games can be creepy rather than scary. The beginning of Doom 3 was good with the lights going out and everything going haywire. Resident Wiivil had me jump a few times. Stalker didn't - even the invisible face-sucky things weren't very scary. The bit insode the transmitter was a bit bloody creepy though.

Even so, none of them have got me as emotional as a good horror film like The Shining.

Sol · Post by **Sol** » September 10th, 2007, 15:24

Condemned was pretty much brown trouser time ALL the way through. Specially played in the dark D:

And the ocean view hotel in Vampire the masquerade bloodlines *shudder*

MIkkyo · Post by **MIkkyo** » September 10th, 2007, 23:18

Resident Evil 4 on the Wii made me jump twice, once in chapter 5 some place where a guy jumps out of an oven on fire and another time when I was reloading only to turn around to a guy in my face who hadn't made any noise up until that point.
I agree that games are far more scary than films

Sheriff Fatman · Post by **Sheriff Fatman** » September 11th, 2007, 13:03

Soloman wrote:And the ocean view hotel in Vampire the masquerade bloodlines *shudder*

Fucking. This. The ghost of the little girl still gives me goosebumps today. I love that game. Nothing has yet come close to The Cradle in Thief: Deadly Shadows though. It's the only time, in a game, I can honestly say I was fucking bricking it - genuinely unsettling.

Post by **HereComesPete** » September 11th, 2007, 13:11

Fucking hard. I actually found myself with chest pain my heart was beating so fast, I could barely bring myself to explore the cradle. Even though I know the game mechanics allow for hiding, the whole run up to the end of this game, the assassins with the glowy eyes, the cradle, all of it was fucking freaky. A game that I had to play in short bursts.

Lateralus · Post by **Lateralus** » September 11th, 2007, 14:35

I bought Deadly Shadows from a bargain bin once on a whim and have never really played it much. Maybe I should, once Bioshock is completed and before other stuff gets released.

Post by **FatherJack** » September 11th, 2007, 17:06

The first level of Clive Barker's Undying was a bit scary, but then it just became a boring slog.

Duke of Ted · Post by **Duke of Ted** » September 11th, 2007, 20:09

FatherJack wrote:The first level of Clive Barker's Undying was a bit scary, but then it just became a boring slog.

just realised the weapons and magic in undying are very similar to Bioshocks weapons and plasmids

Post by **Roman Totale** » September 12th, 2007, 17:01

Everyone should play Vampire: Masquerade, if only to play as a Malkavian. Bloody good game with some real creepy bits (the previously mentioned hotel scene made me jump a good number of times).

I never managed to complete it though, hard drive died right near the end just as I was fighting a sodding massive werewolf.

Mr. Johnson · Post by **Mr. Johnson** » September 12th, 2007, 17:48

i'm

thief and bloodlines, it better be worth the bandwidth.

Post by **Roman Totale** » September 12th, 2007, 17:54

Bloodlines is a tad buggy, but certainly worth it.

Post by **tandino** » September 12th, 2007, 18:12

Mr. Johnson wrote:i'm thief and bloodlines, it better be worth the bandwidth.

The [Shalebridge] Cradle level on Deadly Shadows is one of the scariest and most atmospheric maps I've ever played. Enjoy it with the lights off, late at night, with a storm outside.

Mr. Johnson · Post by **Mr. Johnson** » September 12th, 2007, 18:57

tandino wrote:
The [Shalebridge] Cradle level on Deadly Shadows is one of the scariest and most atmospheric maps I've ever played. Enjoy it with the lights off, late at night, with a storm outside.

that reminds of the time when i watched lost highway for the first time

Post by **Roman Totale** » September 12th, 2007, 19:06

Mr. Johnson wrote:
that reminds of the time when i watched lost highway for the first time

I'm inside your house right now...