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20/20 Filmsight - October 2006

Top 10 Scariest Videogames

October 30th 2006 18:52
Just in time for Halloween comes this video compilation of the Top 10 Scariest Video Games - from GameTrailers.com.



I'm shuddering just thinking about it.

Film fanatics often turn their noses down at video games, scoffing at the shallow narratives and senseless violence. But as this clip shows, improved technology and careful attention to atmosphere and mood have forged a new arena.

Damn, these games are scary. Drawing from classic horror films, some of the newer games take horror to a new level, as you become the main character, chased by zombies and ghosts.

No, I can't play these games. I'm too easily drawn into the video game world, and I'll go into shock the first time a zombie bites me from behind.

Instead, I prefer games that have ubiquitous sunshine and beautiful green fields. With rainbows and marshmallow bunnies. And smiling leprechauns, not the evil ones.



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Comment by Sisi

October 30th 2006 22:57
I love sunshine so much! I can't stand scary stuff...I nearly died walking through the entrance of Jon's house

PS Cibby I lied, you're not Macedonian...

Comment by Cibbuano

October 30th 2006 23:02


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I knew it! You made the whole thing up, didn't you?


Comment by Sisi

October 30th 2006 23:11
Nooooooooo I was just on crack

Comment by Ian

October 31st 2006 01:12


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That was a great list.
I've never played Silent Hill, my favourite scary games are Eternal Darkness and Resident Evil, just watching those clips of them freaks me out.

Comment by Bryn

October 31st 2006 01:20


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Call me old fashioned, but video games just don't do it for me ...
The only ones I ever played were innocuous arcade games when I was a lad ... y'know, Pacman, Defender, Galaga, Asteroids, Daytona ...

Comment by Ahmed

October 31st 2006 02:01


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hmm, the game that scared me most was Doom 3, I dont care if it was supposed to be generic scares, it fit the bill alright. Alien VS predator, playing as human scared the crap out of me the first time... F.E.A.R was also quite frightening... Silent Hill 3 was... disturbing...

I'm surprised F.E.A.R didn't make the cut, but not too surprised...



and oblivion does have it sscarier moments down in the dungeons as you infiltrate crazy cults... but not really that scary...

Comment by Cibbuano

October 31st 2006 02:27


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Ahmed, I try not to play horror games, but I agree with you on one thing: Oblivion gets scary... I had my first run-in with zombies and my heart was pounding.

No, I prefer to lob fireballs at the peacefully grazing deer.

I refuse to play FEAR. Any game that tries to be freaky like J-horror is not what I want to play.

Ah, Bryn... I would have thought that you'd have gotten a kick out of the newest horror games. Did you watch the video?

Ian, I'll never play Resident Evil. And they remade it? Why?!

Comment by Bryn

October 31st 2006 02:29


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Cibby,
I did, but I reiterate, video games don't do it for me ... period.

Comment by Ahmed

October 31st 2006 02:47


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If your PC can run oblivion it most certainly can run Lego Star Wars, which is a cheerful game that you will enjoy (not hte least bit scary)...

Comment by Cibbuano

October 31st 2006 03:01


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I can't play oblivion on my computer, so I go to a Net cafe by the uni to play it, once a week!

It's too bad, because I can't really get into the game, like I did with Morrowind!


Comment by fabrizio

October 31st 2006 03:09
I can not play silent hill during the night...fuck! i got paranoic after playing that!

!In my opinion it's the scariest videogame by far!

Comment by Cibbuano

October 31st 2006 03:24


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agreed... I took one look at the box, said 'Running around with a flashlight in fog? Forget it!'


Comment by Ahmed

October 31st 2006 03:27


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eh? I'v seen worse.

Doom 3 got my younger sibling so scared, closed the actual computer monitor soon as a fat zombie walked out of a darkened corner... wasn't THAT scary...

Comment by Ian

October 31st 2006 03:29


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You've got to play Resident Evil Cib, I've played all 6 games and cant' wait for the next instalment.
The graphics on the remake were absolutely stunning! Well worth doing.

Comment by Ahmed

October 31st 2006 03:35


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I'm looking forward to the new alone in the dark actually... oh and Alan Wake which ought to be awesome..

Comment by Cibbuano

October 31st 2006 03:50


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Ian, that's exactly what I mean... the remake looks fantastic, and there's no way I'm going to play it.

Comment by Hellvis

October 31st 2006 07:53


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Resident Evil is THE SHIT. It's just like being in Night of the Living Dead. I've played a few of them but have lost track.

I love how it's more about survival than blowing the shit out of monsters, like you have to ration your ammo and stuff to have enough for the big bad, and sometimes resort to using just a knife to fight the oncoming zombie hordes. I think that's what makes this game so scary: you never feel like an unstoppable hero, just someone trying to get out alive--just like the characters in Romero's zombie films.

Comment by charles

October 31st 2006 08:08


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Biohazard/Resident Evil FTW!!! The suspense is amazing...


Charles.

Comment by Ahmed

October 31st 2006 08:10


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You mean resident evil 4?

Comment by Ian

October 31st 2006 08:17


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I think Hellvis is talking about the original/remake.

Resident Evil 4 was a little different than the others. You had more ammo and bigger weapons, although it was still scary and a bloody good game.

My personal favourite is Resident Evil 0.

Comment by Hellvis

October 31st 2006 08:22


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Yeah, I played a few on the Playstation, and the bloody Dreamcast of all things. I'm pretty sure I've played the two originals and 0 too. I'm so out of touch when it comes to video games.

Comment by Always Eighteen

October 31st 2006 10:24


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Silent Hill 3 and System Shock are my scariest games.... try play them with earphones on!

Comment by Aaron

October 31st 2006 21:51
Silent Hill all the way!!! I was soooo freaked out playing that game by myslef, in the middle of the night, in the dark, with surround sound.

Aaron.

Comment by Hellvis

October 31st 2006 23:47


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Haven't played Silent Hill but have heard good things about it. What about Clocktower?

Comment by Cibbuano

November 1st 2006 03:34


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I played System Shock 2 back in the day... that was pretty nasty... the noises, oh the noises!


Comment by hsrah

November 1st 2006 10:30
how did they not mention f.e.a.r????
omg i am officially disappointed

Comment by Ahmed

November 1st 2006 10:32


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FEAR was just over glorified, not that scary...

Comment by Joel

November 1st 2006 22:27
FEAR should've been in there, I never played it at night cos of that damn little girl

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