It is no secret that I am a big baby. You want evidence? Note that I have stalled on returning to my Amnesia playthrough (Ugh). I often find myself playing through perfectly wholesome games, and jumping out of my chair and/or crying and hiding. Trust me, I am not proud! Here are some examples of games that probably shouldn’t make me wet my pants, but do.
1. The Fable Series – There are more startling and disturbing moments in the Fable series than I can think of. Conversely, the wry British humor and general silliness of Albion keep the game from being too horrifying. In the original Fable, the hero’s first encounter with Hobbes, one of the Fable series’ staple monsters, is pretty harrowing. There are sacks of meat hanging from the ceiling, and a larder filled with human parts. Fable II is famous for a number of wet ‘em moments, from the winter cottage to the knights of Terry Cotter’s army to the creepiness of the sadistic coffer Chesty. In my opinion, Fable III is distinctly lacking in many scaries. However, the brilliant voice acting of John Cleese and Simon Pegg helps!
Download Fable: The Journey ‘E3 2011′ Trailer
2. The Dragon Age Series – Yes, yes…I know. The world of Dragon Age isn’t exactly a happy one. There are demons, abominations, decapitations and other funsies. What makes Dragon Age creepy, however, isn’t necessarily the weirdness of the world’s system of magic – it’s the spiders. I can’t tell you how many times I about jumped out of my chair when a giant-ass spider wriggled down from the ceiling. I am not particularly afraid of spiders in my day-to-day life, but for some reason those stupid ceiling ploppers really got me. And who could forget the broodmother? Those eight mammoth boobs can never be unseen!
3. Braid – You might be asking yourself, “Braid? Really?” Yes really. Braid isn’t creepy in a soil your trousers sort of way (well, the bunnies are pretty scary), but it definitely has a slight creep-out factor. So you are in this beautiful vibrant world, filled with weird hairy little creatures and there is a sense of whimsy throughout…all the way up until the final stage. I really don’t want to spoil the “twist” for anyone who hasn’t experienced Braid, but when I realized what was really going on, I got a definite “Twilight Zone” feeling.
4. The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion – As you may have guessed, I struggle with first-person titles. If an adorable kitten popped out from around a corner, I would STILL be startled. It doesn’t help when what pops around the corner is a delightfully poxed zombie. That scares me and makes me want to cry. I come from a background of safe, only very mildly frightening JRPGs. How in the heck am I supposed to deal with something like this? I didn’t even go into how horrifying default Oblivion faces are! They are almost as bad as the pustule-ridden zombies! A perfect example follows below.
Download Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion ‘Making Of’ Trailer
5. Final Fantasy XI: Gusgen Mines – Speaking of JRPGs, one managed to make it to my list. If you haven’t played FFXI, you are probably starting to suspect I might be under the influence of an illegal substance. The Gusgen Mines area, however, is undeniably creepy. So imagine an abandoned mine, complete with the weird mine sirens, hanging ceiling ghosts, and creepy kid ghosts that LAUGH AT YOU. This particular zone is a departure from the rest of the often frustrating world of Vana’diel. I have jumped on more than one occasion farming bone chips in Gusgen (don’t make fun of me for farming trash loot).
Download Final Fantasy XI Intro Trailer
6. Ski Free – Remember when computers were total pieces of crap, and you basically just used them to play Solitaire? This was a time of the original horror PC title – “Ski Free.” So here I am, probably about eight or nine years old, playing on an AWESOME PC from the early ‘90s. I find a cute little skiing game, and I simply must try it! So my little skiing dude is slalom skiing down a hill (and by hill, I mean a white background), when suddenly a terrifying little gray douche-cadet comes out of nowhere! This monster will chase you with reckless abandon until he consumes you and has a laugh about his hearty skier meal. I’m just trying to play a game. I am eight years old and what is this?! Ski Free has made me the fearful girl I am today. Have fun with The International House O’ Cheese’s “dumb little skiing game.”
Yeah, I friggin’ HATE those spiders in DA. I’m mildly arachnophobic and some of those spider encounters required a small break after. It’s like those spiders were tailored to my particular creep factor.
Yet I love the looks of some of the spiders in WoW.
I’m usually okay with spiders, but for some reason the orb weavers with their HUGE abdomens creep me out bad.
“Sh*t, sh*t, sh*t, sh*t!”
That’s what you hear when the spiders pop down from the ceiling. Except, replace the asterisks with ‘i’.
eh, i had no problem with DA spiders, but the minecraft ones, their just nuts
You know…I feel like minecraft would work well in this list. Maybe it’s just me, but a game about building with dirt and such doesn’t seem to intend to scare you when the fifteen bricks beside you blow up because a creeper was being hormonal beside you. ^^
Minecraft has made me jump numerous times, and I’m no pansy. That game can be downright freaky, depending on the circumstances.
Oh yes, that fcking stupidly scary game…
I am really scared of seeing Herobrine and going into dark caves
yes i agree.. walking through a cave with that music at times seems like akira yomoka made it himself and all of a sudden hear a mob… freaks me the fck out… and ive played every silent hill game and loved them but at times … minecraft reminds me of some moments
I remember, I have Last Days texture pack AND the Custom Sound for it, and the music in the pack is LOUD, and the pigs are freaking creepy. So, you go into night, some fucking scary ass music just pops up, and you hear a spider in the distance, running for your life. I then almost shat my pants when the phone rang, and I started shaking.
Loukuul, just had to say that your comment made my day! I had a fight my husband, what you wrote made me laugh for the first time in awhile! Thnx <3!
You weenie!
I know. I am a little infant. I do my best though.
I TOTALLY FEEL THE SAME ABOUT SKI FREE
the 85-90′s generation will know all about ski free
I remember Ski Free, and I’ve been waiting for more Amnesia videos. =D If I remember in Ski Free, if you outrun the first monster long enough, a second one comes out.
I think Legend of Zelda should be on here. Well, Ocarina of Time and whichever others have you running around Hyrule Field late at night. When those skeleton monsters come out I’m screaming “OMG and RUN”. Oh, and the Redeads…those are just *shudder*. Majora’s Mask was pretty freaky too, just cause the moon reminded me of the zombie from Resident Evil Zero.
Y’know…when you’re in one of the beginning rooms and he turns around…yea, that scarred me for life. I use to have nightmares about that zombie.
Lol…btw…how much more stalling until the next Amnesia video is up?
I completely agree with your suggestions!
Although, I will admit that the re-deads scared me a bit more than the skeletons that popped out of the ground. With regard to the original Resident Evil…let’s just say I lost more than a few hours of sleep when that came out!
I will hopefully have an Amnesia post in the coming week or two. I don’t want to overwhelm with “scary” posts though!
Hahaha…good luck playing, I was gonna go on youtube and see for Amnesia walkthroughs, but it wouldn’t be the same without your comments.
I was 5 when I saw the RE zombie turn around, it kinda traumatized me, cause when I was in a room with a Playstation my brother would play the game in front of me. I mean, one day he did it and I screamed went to my grandma’s house (she lived 2 floors under me…apartment buildings). Though she did come upstairs and slap my older brother for doing it. My other two brothers just laughed. Q.Q I can barely play RE 4 and RE 5, eventhough they don’t have zombies.
Aww, thanks!
RE4 is a fantastically fantastic game, but regenerators might just be scarier than zombies! xD
Oh I know. I saw my brothers play it, but I wouldn’t be able to play it myself. I’d have the same reactions as you probably.
In the original RE, I got a handle on the zombies…kick ‘em first…then a hellhound jumped through a window in the long hallway….I was done! Traumatic!
I thought the hound through the window was RE 2?
holy crap skifree, i think i was about 6 or 7 the first time i played that. i about fell out of the chair when he ran after me… >.< actualy still have a version of it on my computer…
OMG, Ski Free. I still remember my heart racing as I tried to outrun that relentless snowman… >_<
lol I used to play ski free at my grandparents house when I was little, it made me, and my sis/brother, jump/scream every time it showed up…Props for making me remembering that =P
lololol ski free scared the living sh*t outta me when i was about 5 or 6 maybe even 4 and just sweaty constantly jumnping and falling outta my chair
good game
I enjoyed the nod to Gusgen Mines, even if a lot of the TOAU areas are a little more disturbed, especially when it comes to the Immortals and their relationship with the Lamias (among all the invading forces).
I feel that the TOAU areas are scary in a more tangible way – that is, they are filled with True-Sight/Sound mobs and that in itself is scary. Let’s just say I didn’t LOVE getting staging points…
i remember playing Ski Free for the first time in school, middle of computer class and i’m suddenly screaming “RUN YOU MOTHERF*CKER, RUN!!” Teacher was not impressed.
this game wasnt on the list but i was playing fallout3 in a destroyed comic book factory with ony one exit/entrance and i turned a corner and heard a little kid laugh then 20 baseballs flew at me!
i screamed and hid from the tv until i died
i just looked up braid and i wondered if any one has played the last level first and played it all in backwards then it would make sense the princess is the bomb the he fail doing something and the princess in his vison is runnig away from back wards seting traps to trick him and the mmonster is him and the monster in the game is the prince.
then again i did pass this is a work of fiction its like braid cause it has notes after you finish a level.i supose its unintentionally Scary too in a way.
the only reason im saying this here is you have to make an acout for other blogs:(|
I found that the scariest game for me was the Blair witch games. I am 30 and still can’t force myself to play them. Even grown men have to play with the lights on and they still can’t handle it.
Well, then if those games creeped you out, you might or might not want to try the games in this new Squidoo Lens I’m working on Scary Flash Games. I’m compiling a list of the scariest flash games you can find online. Seriously? Morrowind? Braid?
Ski Free ….. What memories .. that were nice times ..:)