I hope this game scares the hell out of me [Archive]

RFarmer

01-02-2004, 05:08 AM

I have been thinking this for a while, that I hope this game is going to scare the hell out of me. Even though there are many parts of the game that do not look as horrifying, there could be some very suspensful and thrilling aspects to it as well. Half-Life had some very thrilling parts to it that made me feel that I was actually there, when the huge alian grunt chased me down through the subway, that was very satisfying. If you play this game at night and and your hands start sweating because of the suspense and depth, your imagination runs wild and it gives you a very odd, but satisfying feeling. Half-Life 2 could have the potential of being a very scary game, which I would like and I think most of you would.

Shuzer

01-02-2004, 05:09 AM

I love being chased in games and feeling in danger.. I get this really freaked out but excited feeling, as odd as that sounds. Didn't happen for me in HL, but it has happened for me a few times in CS (lol)

Kon

01-02-2004, 05:10 AM

mmm.. no doubt, if from what I hear about the ai is true, it could quite possibly be very suspensful (is that the right word)..

Zeus

01-02-2004, 05:12 AM

The only thing that scared me in HL1 was when I first fell into the water with the big fish. I didn't see the scripted part where the scientist gets eaten the first time.

Mr-Fusion

01-02-2004, 05:13 AM

I hope this game is released!

Oh yeah, that fish scene got the adrenaline pumping! Awesome stuff.

RFarmer

01-02-2004, 05:15 AM

I hope this game is released!

Oh yeah, that fish scene got the adrenaline pumping! Awesome stuff.

ROFL no shit on both of those

Shuzer

01-02-2004, 05:15 AM

I made a bid on an auction for HL for PS2. If I can snag the game for $6, I'll play through it again. For some reason, I've always wanted a console version of HL.. lol

Brian Damage

01-02-2004, 05:21 AM

Well, you'll get more of the story that way, Shuzer...

Shuzer

01-02-2004, 05:23 AM

Well, you'll get more of the story that way, Shuzer...

Yep. The fact that you can use a USB keyboard and mouse for the game makes me happy :)

Brian Damage

01-02-2004, 05:27 AM

About the only reason one would get a PS2, methinks...

Dulrough

01-02-2004, 06:55 AM

I think that D3 will be better to play at night with no lights, but i bet hl2 will have some good scares too.

WhiteBoy

01-02-2004, 07:18 AM

I remember the late nights of playing HL. I got the crap scared out of me when one of the headcrabs jump out of a vent at me..

LittleB

01-02-2004, 07:20 AM

Doom 3 will be the scariest thing ever to make my pants wet.. Half-Life 2 will be more like a good action movie; suspenseful, thrilling, edge of your seat action.

Dready

01-02-2004, 07:43 AM

quake I and II scared me so hard... i was afraid to play the game alone...(well i was lil kid)

iamaelephant

01-02-2004, 09:58 AM

Doom 3 will be so damn scary...

Yeah that fush scene scared the absolute hell out of me :(

Stormy

01-02-2004, 12:15 PM

alians as the marine was the scairest game i ever playing. the beeping of your radar getting quicker and quicker but you carnt see the bloody thing coz its so dark! and then EEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!! scairy shit

Xenome

01-02-2004, 01:17 PM

Yep those scary moments were an aspect of the game that made me love halflife so much :D

When i was 12 or somewhere around that age, I first played this game (Still have original box :D)
and at the part where you meet a dying scientist saying something like "It'll kill us all" , and you meet a big green 'dragon-like' monster, that's kinda scared me lol :D
And the feeling that you didn't knew what was gonna come next, was cool also.

commando

01-02-2004, 03:41 PM

yea...

The green tenticle scared me. i mean i threw a Grenade at the hole and then when the tenticles went down for like 5 seconds, i was like learning foward on my seat trying to run so fast to the ladder and through the door. I remember when i made it to the door and then i let out alot of breath! it was like i was holding my breath when i was at a crazy moment! LoL.

The Fish scared me when i was lowered into it from the cage! i was like NOooo!

The Big monster in the Train station and Car Park chasing me! WoW.

i mean when it was in the train station and i was running through the tunnel...you heard it coming towards you..then i saved it in this little room with two doors! nuts.

HL2 will be scary i mean i seen a screenshot of a Zombie climbing a Pipe on the side of a building coming after you! Think of hl when the zombies couln't climb nothing...This one they can! Also the Combine you mobiles to call for help...And when you try and hide they will be searching for you!

This game will be GR8!

Crusader

01-02-2004, 03:43 PM

The fish... omg the fish... that thing was fl0cking scary...

perrkele

01-02-2004, 03:50 PM

Yep, the fish were definitely the scariest things in HL. Ichiosaurs or whatever they are called. Once when I accidently dropped into water I remember I pushed the reset button because I got so ****ing scared as the fish thingy rushed towards me and for some reason couldn't manage to hit esc. :) Just totally paniced. :o

Jhahn2k4

01-02-2004, 03:55 PM

Heh.. I loved having the flashlight in the vents where you couldn't see the headcrabs.. Then they jump out at you and you have a heartattack..

SilentKilla

01-02-2004, 06:05 PM

Champ

01-02-2004, 06:55 PM

Headcrabs in vents didn't scare me. They could give me a shock, but they didn't scare me. The only thing that 'scared' me was those big aliens in Opposing Force that lived in the sewers. You ran down there, pitch black and then one of these big muthas suddenly appeared and wanted to kick your ass...

Aliens vs Predators is a classic example of scaryness in a game. Those bloody aliens could get you from every goddamn angle. It didn't make it any better that you were about the only marine on the space station which was by the way, out of electricity most of the time :-P...

jimbones

01-02-2004, 07:01 PM

Hl2 will be the only kind of game that will make my pants the good kind of wet AND the bad kind of wet at the same time...

csmighty1

01-02-2004, 07:14 PM

I agree Champ, Aliens versus Preditor 2 was the scariest game i've ever played. Running through those tunnels with only your flashlight and your radar beeping. Then you hear running footsteps behind you and when you turn around, nothing is there. I almost crapped my pants when those suckers would fly at me from the dark. Outdoor complexes scared the helll outa me too. You would hear "GET OUTTA THERE! THERE COMMING!" I would be like "WHERE!?" and then you'd see packs of em crawling on the ground and on the walls, coming right at you!

Crusader

01-02-2004, 08:16 PM

Space Hulk: Vengeance of the Blood Angels, was scarier... but hardly anyone played that and it's really ollllddddd...

SFA

01-02-2004, 08:52 PM

I agree. Space Hulk was the scariest game ever. Four monitors, no idea where the hell the damn Genestealers were going to come from. I've never been so afraid of T-Junctions in my whole life! :x

Champ

01-02-2004, 09:10 PM

I remember space hulk... Wasn't as scary as AvP though...

Crusader

01-02-2004, 09:31 PM

Using your powerfist to parry genestealer claws, missing and they tear your face off...

That game used to get my really psyched up with all the crazy Marines coming out with weird proverbs... lol

CrazyHarij

01-02-2004, 09:57 PM

LOL I remember the sewer alien part in OP4, when I was younger I remember I were way too scared to go down there, so I stopped playing the game.. I hope to god HL2 will have the same effect, that'd be so damn cool to feel really scared again.. Like you forget it's just a game.

6Three

02-02-2004, 12:37 AM

I shaet my pants whenever something really freaky chases me, and I barely make it to a door or a something to hide in. I hate/love the feeling of it right behind you, it always scares the bajeezes outa me.

Ever run up the stairs because you got a weird tingly feeling up your spine and neck?

perrkele

02-02-2004, 12:39 AM

To me, games like AvP are just unplayable. They are just TOO ****ing scary. The worst part is the waiting, you know... just walking around nervously, hearing noises from somewhere, desperately looking for the source, but there's nothing there. You KNOW that they are there somewhere, but you can't see them or know when they are going to attack and from which direction. It's... just... horrible... :x Like SilentKilla said, just watching someone play AvP can be a terrifying experience... :o

And I remember reading a review on Space Hulk in a gaming magazine back then, the guy who wrote said he had never been so scared in his life, he had to seriously struggle to finish the game before the deadline for the review. Heck, even the screens in the review made me wanna run screaming, so I'm sure you guys aren't talking rubbish about that game being scary. I almost wish I had seen/played it back then.

No wait, I don't... :/

EDIT: Sewer alien part in OP4? Hmm, what's this? I can't remember that sort of thing even though I just finished it a few months ago. Did I miss something? :( If it really was scary, I'd remember it!

6Three

02-02-2004, 12:47 AM

The Doom III Teasers scared the hemoglobin outta me!

Kadayi

02-02-2004, 12:53 AM

perrkele

02-02-2004, 01:01 AM

Oh yeah, System Shock 2 was another brilliant one. I played that in coop mode with a friend of mine using voice com while playing. We started every night at about 1am and played till early morning, it was amazing. Just watching the intro .avi makes me wanna play it again, probably not alone though, too scary!!

I *really* hope they can get a coop mode for HL2, it's just SO much fun playing with a friend or two. I remember hearing a rumour that the svencoop team made some sort of deal with Valve or something and are bringing out a coop mode when HL2 is released. Anyone know if this is true?

Shuzer

02-02-2004, 01:03 AM

I *really* hope they can get a coop mode for HL2, it's just SO much fun playing with a friend or two. I remember hearing a rumour that the svencoop team made some sort of deal with Valve or something and are bringing out a coop mode when HL2 is released. Anyone know if this is true?

It was mentioned by VALVe. However, one of the SC team members posted here saying, at this point, VALVe hasn't contacted them, or provided them with an SDK, or anything of the sort.

Kadayi

02-02-2004, 01:45 AM

I *really* hope they can get a coop mode for HL2, it's just SO much fun playing with a friend or two. I remember hearing a rumour that the svencoop team made some sort of deal with Valve or something and are bringing out a coop mode when HL2 is released. Anyone know if this is true?

Valve said that HL² won't ship with a co-op mode, but that is principally down to the nature of the game and storyline (you can't have 2 Gordon freemans after all). Gabe did say that they will work with a couple of Mod teams on one.

I think a co-op story driven mod would be nice though.

Mechagodzilla

02-02-2004, 02:05 AM

EDIT: Sewer alien part in OP4? Hmm, what's this? I can't remember that sort of thing even though I just finished it a few months ago. Did I miss something? :( If it really was scary, I'd remember it!

It's that part where it's literally pitch black, and the huge pig-bug guys that shoot purple lightning and take a half-clip of SAW to take down are everywhere.
That part never stops being freaky. It's so hard to see with the night vision.

Anyways, according to that one dude who went to valve, the new version of the apache was smart enough to thoroughly scare one of the people who programmed it. :) Plus, the icthy is guaranteed to be back.

Edit: a pc-edition of decay would be cool. I have it on PS2 and it's way fun, but computer is obviously better for multiplayer.

Kadayi

02-02-2004, 02:11 AM

Plus, the icthy is guaranteed to be back.

*motions to Alex when it comes to the lake, sea, river, bathtub or whatever that needs crossing

'Go on love, I'll stand guard in case any combine are about, whilst you swim to the other side' :angel:

Bova

02-02-2004, 04:34 AM

For me, no game has come close to being as creepy as Silent Hill. The school, hospital and sewer areas had me so shook I had to force myself to go through them.

He@t!

02-02-2004, 04:41 AM

Well i hope HL2 will scare the shit out of me..and make me say "shit there fater me what do i do?"
but i dobt it it will..But i know doom3 will

blahblahblah

02-02-2004, 04:59 AM

I expect more than being 'scared' in games. I want to feel 'how did I survive that last encounter/battle/event'.

I think the one thing games could do to make a game more 'scary' and immersive is have character developement (as in developing the character you're playing and other characters in the game). If you can feel for a character, it opens you up to what ever emotions the game designer wants you to feel. I can't think of a game that has truly done this yet.

Jackal hit

02-02-2004, 06:46 AM

I get scared way to easy. Ever have a friend over that never plays these types of games and he just runs full speed into hostile areas? Or he isnt looking the right way all the time, sad.... Meanwhile im hidding behind the chair. Its nuts.

my roommate from my first year of college was just like that. the bastard. heh EVERY SINGLE level on hl he just ran, killed maybe 1/2 (if that) the enemies in the game. he completely owned the xen levels too. lol the bastard.

Top Secret

02-02-2004, 06:58 AM

Ever run up the stairs because you got a weird tingly feeling up your spine and neck?

YES! ......

Illusion

02-02-2004, 06:58 AM

I want to feel adrenaline and not really "fear"

so i hope that i see that monster coming for me... and i know that i am screwed if he gets me...

Ant lions will bring that to the game "if i throw this, they kill him... but it is my last one, they will run after me.."

Flyingdebris

02-02-2004, 07:15 AM

i love/hate chase sequences

they are awesome but scary as hell

best example is the gargasaur. nothing comes close to having something that will kill you if you get to close and is faster than you.

the garg was only slightly faster than gordon so that when you were running through the parking lot, HE was slowly closing and if you slowed down for anything, you were dead

Next scariest thing were the assasin ladies, you knew they'd kill you in like 5 seconds cause they never miss so you had to sit in a corner with your shotgun out and listen for their tap tap tap noise. God. that was the hardest part of the game for me.

Me-* BAM* Haha i got one
Assasin ladies- *pop pop pop pop flip pop tap tap tap tap pop flip pop pop tap tap flip tap*
Me- *falls over dead from silenced pistol rounds*

Styloid

02-02-2004, 08:05 AM

I hope they use their 'scare' effects only as much as the game should have.... and above all don't count on it to make a good game (though I know it won't). I played Clive Barker's Undying for a while and I really enjoyed the scares it gave me at first... but the game (and gameplay) itself was so dry it didn't keep me playing and I still haven't finished it.
Lesson: scares can keep the game interesting but gameplay makes it worth playing.

WhiteBoy

02-02-2004, 09:13 AM

Another game you might try somtime if you like getting the living shit scared out of you is Unreal. Not Unreal II. I had seen it at my friends house durring the day and it freaked me out a bit. Then I had it on my computer and was playing it at night.. the long hours of sweating..

Habibapotamus

02-02-2004, 09:38 AM

Theif: The dark project, scared the daylife out of me. I couldnt even be in the same room as the computer until someone uninstalled it.

Sparta

02-02-2004, 09:54 AM

System Shock 2, scariest game ever. I couldn't play the Body of Many part for 2 days after i finally got there. Scared the bejesus outta me, i hope Doom 3 has stuff like that, actually i kinda don't because i'll totally flip out and destroy my computer

kaf11

02-02-2004, 03:48 PM

youre right, thief was scary. that was one of the only games to get me so involved into what i was doing. while hiding in a shadow and having a guard pass me, i would honestly be holding my breath, and if my friends were in the room, i would shush them, b/c i didnt want them to hear me. i think it was the quiet ambiant noises and music that they would play when you were just sitting there, alone, when it is completely dark and silent. im hoping the 3rd one can suck me in like that.

Champ

02-02-2004, 07:34 PM

Hah... You quoted me Habibapotamus in your sig... That's bloody great!

WARLORD

02-02-2004, 07:42 PM

The only thing that scared me in HL1 was when I first fell into the water with the big fish. I didn't see the scripted part where the scientist gets eaten the first time.

same for me
that fish is the only scary thing i saw
i mean, you are underwater, you can't go fast, you do little damage to it and that thing come very fast to you with big monster sound and big teeths and you can't escape :D

SubKamran

02-02-2004, 08:00 PM

Stupid fish, stupid headcrabs jumping out at me, and stupid freakin' noises.

HL was damn scary :D

Now, I've been playing Morrowind and that is what I call a scary game :D It's so fun too!

Habibapotamus

03-02-2004, 07:22 AM

Hah... You quoted me Habibapotamus in your sig... That's bloody great!

No worries, it was a good quote. :D

Mr Green01

03-02-2004, 10:45 AM

The parts that always scared me real good in HL were when you were crawling through an air duct, and the moment you turned the corner a headcrab sprung on you. Was great.

frances_farmer

03-02-2004, 05:48 PM

System Shock 2, just basically creepy on a tonne of different levels, and packed with atmosphere throughout. I can remember that listening to the voice recordings of the dead crew, being one of the principal things that really freaked me out. From the alien autopsy that suddenly goes horribly wrong, to the often desperate logs of members trying to avoid detection by shodan and hoping to be rescued.

Edit: Yeah I hated the fish in Half-Life, they were just pain evil Sons of Bitches.

too right. that game is just as scary playing it today. I think the sound is a major factor. Oh and the ghosts D: You can even download a pack of high-poly models made by one of the artists working on the Arx Fatalis team. here (http://perso.wanadoo.fr/etienne.aubert/sshock/sshock_rebirth.htm)

iamaelephant

03-02-2004, 08:36 PM

The Doom 3 Alpha certainly scared me, just so damn freaky. System Shock 2 was a pretty scary game too.

G-Dub

03-02-2004, 08:50 PM

For me, no game has come close to being as creepy as Silent Hill. The school, hospital and sewer areas had me so shook I had to force myself to go through them.

When I was a kid with a PS1, I NEVER played that game for more than 15 minutes, and therefore never completed it, it was so f**king scary. The atmosphere, and the sfx used to scare the cr@p outta me!! LMAO

famas_man

04-02-2004, 03:44 AM

Haha, any of you guys ever play Carnivores? It's a pretty lame game where you hunt dinosaurs, but a couple of times, when a raptor snuck up on me... lets just say I almost needed a fresh pair of pants ;)

That was very startling but I have yet to play a game that acually scares me. I'm looking forward to seeing if I can get any chills and thrills outta hl2 :D

Mr Green01

04-02-2004, 11:18 AM

Half life 2 will kick some serious ass!! We all know it. And im not trying to start a debate or flame war here, but I think D3 will do an amazing job on scaring you shitless. Even the origional had you constantly aware in sections with no deamons, because you could here distant doors opening, growls from far off, and dismebered bodies all over the place. Kept you on edge always. HL had startling points, but wasnt really scary IMO. Would be good if HL2 adds alot more tension to the atmosphere :frog: