The holiday might be over but there are still plenty of items to enjoy. As Asian horror movie fans we are not limited alone to collecting the scariest movie. Most of us probably spend our time playing video games with our friends and families. I for one sit down on my couch and play with the latest Xbox or Playstation game out on the market every now and then. As a player, I grew fond of just how amazing these games entertain me.
If you just got a brand new game console and thinking about where to start, below is game list that I think stands above the rest of scary video games. Go to your local shop and give these a try, but best of all before you slap that disc into your console wait till the night falls, turn off the lights, be alone, blast the speaker and enjoy
Resident Evil 5
This is the seventh instalment of the Horror survival Resident evil series from developer Capcom. The game follows the story of Chris Redfield who is deployed to Kijuju, a fictional region in Africa. Chris is join by Sheva Alomar to help apprehend the villain Ricardo Irving, who is trying to sell a bio-organic weapon on the black market. After witnessing a Kijuju local turning into a an evolved parasitic host, both are now fighting for their lives killing the infected.
Available on both Xbox 360 and PS3. Although I might say that the game have similarity over “Left 4 Dead” Resident Evil have an advantage. Beside being one of the most succesfull release in the horror genre, it is a game of intense adventure full of tight gameplay and awesome environment. The infected are scary enough to fill in your endless nights before the New Year.
Dead Space
This game is was released in 2008, if you are into anything Sci-Fi movies this third-person horror shooting game is for you. You will take the role of Isaac Clarke, an engineer of 26th century who is send out to fix a mining ship called the USG Ishimura. The ship requested a help signal to the Concordance Extraction Corporation, The CEC dispatches the USG Kellion to investigate.
Title is available in Xbox 360, PS3 as well as PC platform. As a player, you will battle out grotesque monsters and alien infested humans inside the idled ship with an occasional appearance of mutated undead babies.
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly
Known in Japan as Zero: Akai Chō Of all the Fatal Frame series there is no scarier games for me than Fatal Frame II. This game was released way back in 2003 on Playstation 2, the original Xbox version contains a “director’s cut” which contain more features. The game is backward compatible with the new game console.
In here you will play Mio Amakura, who has a twin sister name Mayu. Both become lost in the forest where they often paly and stumble upon a village that have been known to be mysteriously disappeared. As a player you will venture the whole village to find your way out. Although there is no zombie or alien to fight in here, Fatal frame make up for it dark environment that I find very creepy with four different great ending.
Silent Hill: Homecoming
The game is about a story of war veteran Alex Sheperd who return to his hometown of Shepherd’s Glen. Alex discover that his father has gone missing and his mother became mentally disturbed. His brother Joshua, the only person who can help him also disappear.
This sixth installment of the Silent Hill series, should be in everybody’s collection after the holiday, As a character you must find a way to solve the disappearance of the towns people while battling tons of monsters on your quest. Available in Xbox 360, and PS3.
F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon
In this game you will be playing as a member of a secret special force known as FEAR, You possesed a super reflexes exceed that of a regular human, you must uncover the true secret of a little girl named Alma, a ghost creating havoc.
You might disagree with me on this one, because I find that it is more creepier than the sequel. F.E.A.R. was released on October 17, 2005, unfortunately this game is only available on Windows PC. It is a first person shooting game that is very heavily inspired by Japanese Horror theme, that includes the sound and environment. That being said, this one has plenty to scare you
Comdemned: Criminal Origins
This game is a psychological horror video game in which you will play as Ethan Thomas, an SCU investigator with a very good instincts, he was also framed for a double cop murder. As a player, you will be hunting down a serial killer while trapped in a fictional ‘Metro City’ using forensic tools and instinct.
Dont let the box artwork fool you. The game takes place in a delapidated environment, where you navigate using a flashlight. As you player further the investigation , It will soon be revealed that there is mysterious phenomenon that is transforming the people of ‘Metro City’ in to a disturb phsycopaths. This game will make your night unsettling.
After you finish with this try Condemned 2.
Worth Mentioning:
System Shock 2 – You probably might not heard about this game that much, that is because it is a classic game release in 1999. System Shock 2 is a first person shooting game that redifined the horror game genre that was describe as a title “well ahead of its time” 10 years ago.
There you have it. What about any games you think is creepy or is worth mentioning ?
Right On. Criminal Origins is by far the scariest game I have ever played!