Games and Fear 145
Happy Halloween, game folks. There are a couple of creepy-themed game articles floating around the web today, and they're all lists ... disturbingly. eToyChest gives us the top five most horrifying moments in games. Next Generation offers a ten-point guide to inspiring fear in games. And finally, GameTrailers.com has an entertaining top ten scariest games list, complete with video. Even if I don't agree with some of their placements within the list, I think their #1 is a pretty accurate pick.
Remember the Alien TC for Doom? (Score:3, Informative)
I think I crapped my 256 color, 320 x 240 pants.
id Software (Score:2, Informative)
id [reference.com] -noun Psychoanalysis
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
Re:Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (Score:2, Informative)
The whole game is.
Terrible shame about what happened to Troika, really.
One of the best horror games ever: Anchorhead (Score:3, Informative)
It's "just" a text adventure, but it's reach, convincing, creepy, and free. I highl recommend Michael Gentry's Anchorhead [wurb.com] . Your husband has just inherited an old family home from a relative he didn't know he had. You've just moved to Anchorhead. Your husband has gotten a position at the local college. You have a simple task: head over to the real estate agent's office and pick up the keys for your house. Unsurprisingly things go downhill as it turns out that your house and the town have a dark past.
For anyone new to interactive fiction, you'll need a free interpreter. I recommend Gargoyle [ccxvii.net] on Windows or Linux and Spatterlight [ccxvii.net] on Mac OS X.