[Planewalker]

I'm not sure if we've had threads like these before, but what's the game that either scared you so much that you couldn't continue playing or startled you so severely that you jumped out of your chair?

For me, it'd have to be that level in Thief 3. After half an hour of creeping (pun intended ) through the abandoned and burned Victorian orphanage/asylum, with scary sound effects slowly eating their way through my nerves to the very bone, I came to the Hall of Records. Suddenly, there was a glimpse, a silhouette of *something* unnatural passing by the window without making a sound. :afr Well, that was my cue to get a couple of minutes of rest.

What are your stories?

 

[zombiesatemyhappycells]

Oh my god that level in Thief 3... scary stuff.And the boss in that game was awesome... A monster old-lady.

Also Doom 3 kept me on the edge of my computer chair the whole game.there was a few parts where I had to quit and go outside for some fresh air.I think not being able to use the flash light and a gun was one of the things that made it so scary.

And Resident Evil 2 when it first came out.the part where arms pop out of the boards... got me every time.

 

[Cerberus]

That cradle level in thief 3 was very scary. I was down at the oven place and I was going back up the stairs when I ran into one of those crazy guys and I almost had a heart attack. I didn't even hear or see him coming. That level took me a lot longer for me to finish than it needed. I moved so slow throught that level. I had to take three breaks. That level was scarier than any scary movie I've ever seen.

The first hour of Doom 3 was scary too. After that it was just boring.

 

[Planewalker]

That cradle level in thief 3 was very scary. I was down at the oven place and I was going back up the stairs when I ran into one of those crazy guys and I almost had a heart attack. I didn't even hear or see him coming.

Oh yes, that too. I was going down using the elevator and saw him next to the incinerator. I briefly looked away, but when the elevator stopped at the middle section he wasn't there anymore. There were those stairs on both sides. I started creeping down the right stair, craning my neck to see whether he's in the morgue, when suddenly I heard this loud inhuman scream right BEHIND me! He must've come up the left staircase; I didn't know his patrol route took him up and down the stairs! My heart probably stopped working for a second or two, only to begin skippping wildly... That was a great level, especially the flickering lights and the sound of doors opening somewhere... :afr

Any more scary games?

 

[gorbulas]

i always say this. alien vs predator game. i am terrified of those face huggers, even in god mode. i get nightmares in bed after playing that game.

 

[ghostgurl]

Enclosure. :afr

 

[Scrub-Zero]

Clive Barker's Undying
Aliens VS Predator 2(playing as a human)
Resident Evil serie
Doom 3(my first time through)

 

[Fragilesoulkitten]

Any of the Silent Hills, Siren, Doom 3(what I got to play of it.), Fatel Frame.

 

[sadpanda]

i don't really play resident evil because i hate the cheap scares... how many times does **** have to jump in a window at you? it gets old fast

i played this game "D" a long time ago on psx... it wasn't scary like jump out of the seat, but it had some really neat/creepy bits

 

[itsmemaggi]

My brother played Resident Evil 4 while I watched (I rarely play video games)... Freaky stuff.

The one game I play that my brother doesn't play (it freaks him out too much) is Parasite Eve. Now THAT is weirdness. Cool weirdness.

xoxo
Maggi

 

[rusalka]

...the original Prince of Persia made my palms sweaty every time...

 

[outOfThisWorld]

The latest game I played that made me jump (although I haven't played it for a while) was Doom 3.

outOfThisWorld

 

[cube]

The moaning nurses with butcher knives in Silent Hill 1 always made me jump.

 

[Paul]

There was an old online Java game called "Jump" that I used to love to play (until it vanished a few years back). It was a first person game where you jump between platforms on each level and try to avoid falling into the abyss below. It did indeed make me jump a lot.

 

[jtb3485]

This is going to sound really pathetic, but almost every game scares me nowadays it seems. :afr :hide The only games I like to play now are sports, racing, and some strategy games.

 

[Micronian]

the first time I played silent hill 3. by the time I got the the 2nd floor of the mall, I was too scared out of my wits to continue.

 

[cube]

the first time I played silent hill 3. by the time I got the the 2nd floor of the mall, I was too scared out of my wits to continue.

You should have stuck around for the part where Heather pukes up the demon fetus.

It was like uke :twisted

 

[SebFontain]

There was a computer game I played about 8 years ago.. I forgot the name but I was reminded of it by what Planewalker said. You start off in this room and you are looking for clues and everything is calm and dandy... Then out of knowhere you see something out of the corner of you're eye pass the window and you swear you see it but you are also telling yourself you didnt see it... then out of knowhere BAM the monster jumps thru the window and comes after you. Haha that scared the hell out of me!!

Also the Silent Hill game for the first playstation scared the hell out of me. Doom3 scared me too. I think what scared me the most about that game was that big monster that comes after you in that room. He is like a huge dog or something, but friggin HUGE. You walk into this little room and you see him comming for the door if I remember right... Then it cuts to the cinematics and you're character closes the door I beleive. Then it goes back to the game and the monster is ramming itself into the steel door leaving these HUGE dents into it. The whole time I was left thinking "Ok there is that full sized window to the right of me.. I hope to god he doesnt come over their.... Sure enough he does and breaks through and comes at ya :lol

The only other game that scared me that I recall was playing Aliens vs Predator online multiplayer... The maps are soooo dark and when you are playing a soldier for the first time, when someone who is an alien sneaks up on you and jumps at you its freaky as hell.

 

[powerman]

yahoo checkers

 

[Planewalker]

There was a computer game I played about 8 years ago.. I forgot the name but I was reminded of it by what Planewalker said. You start off in this room and you are looking for clues and everything is calm and dandy... Then out of knowhere you see something out of the corner of you're eye pass the window and you swear you see it but you are also telling yourself you didnt see it... then out of knowhere BAM the monster jumps thru the window and comes after you. Haha that scared the hell out of me!!

Was it Alone in the Dark? That was one great haunted house game. :banana