Hello all you guys, girls and ghouls. Halloween is close and I thought it be great to mention a few of the games I thought to be the scariest. Most people have a top 10 list but let’s be honest there are just not enough scary games on the market that can really scare you. Also I like to mention these are the games I have played and were genially scared while playing them so Im sure there are other scary games but I might have missed them. So here we go……
NUMBER 5: Castlevaina Symphony of the Night
I have to admit I love this game alot. It’s one of the best in the series and is still after a decade. But what makes this game scary was not the visuals, characters or gore. It was the sound! The music and sound effects were so well done that I couldn’t help but feel creeped out during certain areas. Not to forget the Game Over scene is by far more frightening then Resident Evils “You are Dead”, screen.
NUMBER 4: Resident Evil
This game really broke out the genre of survival horror. It had all the elements for a good horror game. Music, monsters, atmosphere, sound effects etc. However, the game suffered from bad acting and stiff controls. What was even better was the GameCube remake. It turned up the chills even more with new areas and the chair jumping crimson zombies.
NUMBER 3: Clock Tower
Remember the Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street games? No, well if you want check the Angry Video Game Nerd’s Review on them. Anyway, what those games lacked Clock Tower brought by great design of the idea that the main object of the game was to survive the serial killer in a creepy house. Sure it seems basic but if you played this you know that you have no health, weapons or anything to protect you when Scissors man jumped out on-screen unexpectedly.
NUMBER 2: Resident Evil 4
I’m sure alot of you are asking why does this game rank higher than the original? Or it is not fair to have two games on the list from one franchise. Well …. RE4 is not the same game as the ones before it for one thing. Secondly It was way scarier then the original. Like Castlevania SotN this RE game was the best in the series. You didn’t know what to expect. The enemies were smarter, the atmosphere was creepier the characters and story were better. The only trouble with the game was the horror aspect was shared with loads of action. But, it was a good balanced till the last 30 minutes of the game.
NUMBER 1: Silent Hill 2
This was the game that scared the hell out of me! It was so scary I couldn’t even sleep at night without the lights. Like the games before it on this list it had all the elements. The difference is that SH2 did it to perfection. Nothing about this game was lacking. Right away when James is told to go to the town because his dead wife sent a letter. Then your forced to walk to the town in a thick blinding fog only to hear strange noises sends shivers down any gamers spine. Anytime I see this game I am instantly reminded of my experiences with the game and the joy of being scared by it.