A good 'mindfuck' video game to play?
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Eversion, if it hasn't been said already. It's a freeware game.
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I'm guessing you're talking about the Scarecrow parts. I found those parts a bit freaky, but not in a mindfuck way, more of a "HOLY CRAP, HE'S MASSIVE!" way.HT_Black said:
OT: I haven't really got a mindfuck game, but I hear FEAR is quite good.
Silent Hill 2 and Call of Cthulu: Dark Corners of the Earth should be at the top of your list. System Shock 2 is also a good mind-trip game.
That whole section is why MGS2 is one of my favourite games of all time. I know playing as Raiden turned a lot of people off, but Kojima was pretty much the Patriots to us. He manipulated trailers so we thought we'd be playing as Snake all the way through in the same way the AI's of GW manipulate Raiden. Its awesome. Because of the criticism MGS2 received by devoted fans of the series, I feel Kojima toned down the mind fuckery in the later games and removed subtext from his narratives. I've not enjoyed an MGS game since 2 reallyJoobNoob said:
Apart from the Ac!d games on PSP. They're kick ass.
personally i say mass effect i lost all sense of reality got it 3pm played for almost 17 hours lol =)
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem on the gamecube
If you love Lovecraft/Cthulu, and being completely terrified, then this is for you. Throughout the game you have a sanity meter on top of health, if the sanity meter goes too low then all sorts of crazy shit starts happening (think The Shining), which the manual tells you nothing about. Sort of just 'prepare for unseen consequences' and the rest is up to you.
If you love Lovecraft/Cthulu, and being completely terrified, then this is for you. Throughout the game you have a sanity meter on top of health, if the sanity meter goes too low then all sorts of crazy shit starts happening (think The Shining), which the manual tells you nothing about. Sort of just 'prepare for unseen consequences' and the rest is up to you.
Phantasmagoria. Little bit dated, and more severely creepy than mindbuggery, but still good.
There's this part where you find a child's room, a nursery. There's a picture of the infant on the wall, but on the other wall there's a spot in the paint, like the drywall is crumbling or deforming. When you get close to it,
The baby forms out of the wall and tries to grab you.
Also, in the dining area of the mansion, there's a large portrait on the wall. When you pass by it, it's fine.
When you pass by it again, it's not very noticeable, but the portraits eyes are glowing red. When you click on it, your character investigates, only to be nearly strangled by the painting.
There's this part where you find a child's room, a nursery. There's a picture of the infant on the wall, but on the other wall there's a spot in the paint, like the drywall is crumbling or deforming. When you get close to it,
The baby forms out of the wall and tries to grab you.
Also, in the dining area of the mansion, there's a large portrait on the wall. When you pass by it, it's fine.
When you pass by it again, it's not very noticeable, but the portraits eyes are glowing red. When you click on it, your character investigates, only to be nearly strangled by the painting.
Probably one of my favorite levels out of any game.OptimusPrime33 said:
I'd have to say Prey. That is a fucked up game. It's not necessarily good or great but it screws with your head.
[HEADING=1]Killer 7.[/HEADING]
The premise alone should give you a good hint as to how this game's going to be. A wheelchair-bound assassin who can physically become any of his 7 split personalities (which include an enormous grenade-launcher wielding luchador, a blind kid with dual machine pistols, and a barefoot woman with a permanently bloody dress and a scoped handgun.)
The surreal presentation, the outrageous characters, the Tarantino-style dialogue, and the bleak yet still colorful art style should drive this point home. The ending will keep you thinking for months.
The premise alone should give you a good hint as to how this game's going to be. A wheelchair-bound assassin who can physically become any of his 7 split personalities (which include an enormous grenade-launcher wielding luchador, a blind kid with dual machine pistols, and a barefoot woman with a permanently bloody dress and a scoped handgun.)
The surreal presentation, the outrageous characters, the Tarantino-style dialogue, and the bleak yet still colorful art style should drive this point home. The ending will keep you thinking for months.