What was the scariest moment in a game that wasn't a horror game.

[Amethyst Wind]

Resident Evil 2, in the police station conference room. Mr X bursts through the wall behind the desk, you kill him, mug the fucker then exit into the corridor, you're thinking "great, I won't see that bastard again for a while" but then BOOM! He bursts back out of the conference room, through the wall and you have to fight him again. That shit me up the first time I saw it.

 

[TK421]

Spoiler: When this happens in-game

 

[barryween]

When you're in a dark area in FO3 and a mine/Ghoul/raider/super mutant attacks I jump.

 

[cptRazz]

In Fable 2, when I visited the little cottage in the snow
that was completely unexpected

i know it made me jump at 2 am man that sound was creepy

Where is this?

 

[cyber_andyy]

When i first played supreme commander, and I started the skirmish mode, put it on hard and went for it. I struggled with the econamy, and when I first saw the scale of the army heading for me, it was definitely a FU- moment.

 

[comadorcrack]

As lame as this sounds, Disney games have some scary "game over" screens. And I'm talking about on the Sega Genesis. Aladdin comes to mind, with Jafar cackling with his big mug on the screen (the slot machine isn't my friend either). They also include this lovely screen before a couple of the levels.


And The Emperor's New Groove had a spooky game over screen as well. Children's games scare me, and yet I'm fine watching my brother play Resident Evil. Whatever. I'm not a fan of chasing games/levels or timed things, either.

HOLY SHIT

 

[Save us.A7X]

It would have to be Farenheit/Indigo Prophecy for me. That Asylum bit creeped me out.

 

[dodo1331]

When I first started Fallout 3, I couldn't figure out where Megaton was so I just wandered around for a ten minutes. I kept on getting attacked by dogs and crap, scariest moment in gaming history.

 

[Erana]

Giygas. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gbG_gzgyJI] Scarier than anything else I've ever heard of in a game.

How is that scary? Sure its unsettling music but thats all (unless I need context for it to be scary)

Spoiler: The abortion rumor.

Not everyone buys into it, but its damn disturbing.
I was a false positive for downs syndrome.
I was almost aborted.

 

[comadorcrack]

Alot of people seem to be posting Horror games on here. Guys I wanted games that were not Horror.
So to clarify. A game thats express subject matter is something of the horror genre (So yes that does include RE4 and 5 (Even tho I agree they are more action games). I'm also gonna say Bioshock is gonna be included in the Horror file. Because the splicers are designed to frighten the player.

 

[headshotcatcher]

Giygas. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gbG_gzgyJI] Scarier than anything else I've ever heard of in a game.

How is that scary? Sure its unsettling music but thats all (unless I need context for it to be scary)

Spoiler: The abortion rumor.

Not everyone buys into it, but its damn disturbing.
I was a false positive for downs syndrome.
I was almost aborted.

Erm, I saw the baby thing but I still dont think it's scary?

 

[TopGearFTW]

Ravenholm... my god (I was only like 10 or something at the time >__>)

And that level towards the end of one of the Thief games, anyone know which one I mean? I don't think Thief counts as a horror game does it?

 

[comadorcrack]

Thief counts as a horror game does it?

Was tempted to count it as one cos of the ammount of levels designed to scare, but Decided against it.

 

[gunbladejoe]

listening to chris and jills voice actors at work in resident evil for the playstation *shivers*

 

[KayCal]

In Fable 2, when I visited the little cottage in the snow
that was completely unexpected

The demon door, right? That...was epic. All picturesque, beautiful, and vaguely pleasant in a "Santa Claus" is coming to town way. Step inside, and it kinda gets bad. Step back outside, and it...well, it made me feel nauseous in a way, like something terribly bad was about to happen. I don't think I've ever felt nearly uneasy as I did than. Save for...

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Half Life 2. The game was flippin' awesome, I felt utterly cool running around being that messianic "Last Free Man."

And than I got to Ravenholm.

This was, for me, the first time I'd been truly scared-- not startled, but scared --by a game. For a good two or so days, I just set down the mouse and walked away; the environment changed so drastically and in such a way that I felt more immersed in this game than I'd ever had before. Everything felt completed and horrifyingly real; it wasn't this idealistic war against an evil empire...but lives had been destroyed, a ghost town created, and the very thought of such horrors perpetuated under a homicidal monarchy chilled me to the bone.

Oh, and there were saw blades and zombies; that made me sh-- my pants too.

 

[Daedalus1942]

For me, its gonna have to be in the original Halo (you know, the good one) and in the library I was in a moment of clarity. when suddenly I heard a growl from a flood. Turning with my shotgun I expected to shoot it dead. When I turned I was surprised to find their was nothing there. Confident, I turned back on my original path and to my shock and horror there was a flood in my face trying to eat me. Ahhh.

(Also its worth mentioning that i was 11 when Halo came out)

Halo was sort of a horror game though. No dice.

 

[Daedalus1942]

Ravenholm... my god (I was only like 10 or something at the time >__>)

And that level towards the end of one of the Thief games, anyone know which one I mean? I don't think Thief counts as a horror game does it?

Although I'd classify HL2 with horror themes... This. When i first played the Game , i climbed up near the trolley that takes you the priests side, thinking "i'm safe here, they cant get me"
Then i suddenly realized the damned fast zombies could effing climb! Oh well.. Good ole shotgun made short work of them.

 

[Daedalus1942]

Playing Enchanted Arms and thinking for 5 minutes or so that Makoto was the love interest in the game. And THEN realizing he's transgendered, hahaha.

 

[The Cheezy One]

Fire Emblem for GBA
raven was being hit by about 6 dudes, was put onto one health by the second one THEN DODGED EVERYTHING
this kid rules!

 

[Darkrain11]

Any time the game freezes and I have'nt saved in a while. But seriously, in Fallout 3 when your confronted with a super mutant behemoth and realize you are completly and utterly unprepared with no way to escape (cue pants crapping)