I have to say that Condemned is scarier than RE, Doom Fatal Frame or silent hill

Doom 3 was pretty spooky, but only because it was dark. But it didn't generate fear because I had high-tech weaponry to blow things up. Resident Evil 4 was freaky at times, especially getting my head chopped off by that chainsaw guy...but that was more disturbing than scary. And Salazar's mutated form made me jump out of my seat when that venus fly trap thingy ate me up. But still, all the weapons and third-person point of view made the game more like target practice than being a scary game. Also, I know that these games are all based on a fictional setting, so that sense of realism wasn't there, even though the game was realistic.

Than I finally played Condemned, and I think the devs got it pretty good with scaring you. I think it's because you don't have guns or high-tech gadgets to survive. But you use primitive, melee weapons like pipes, shovels, fire-axes, and crowbars to kill the bad guys. And the physics are quite realistic. Also, you deal with psychos that actually exist in the real world and you play as a FBI agent taking them down. So that sense of realism also takes up the scary volume up a notch.

Condemned doesn't scare me, but I do have to say that's it's the best example of a game that generates fear and is the closest thing to being called a truly scary game. At the end, it is still a game which is why it doesn't scare me, but it is very close.

So I have to say that Condemned is scarier than the Resident Evil series, Doom 3, FEAR, or even Fatal Frame. It does take up the survival/horror genre to another level.

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Doom 3 was pretty spooky, but only because it was dark. But it didn't generate fear because I had high-tech weaponry to blow things up. Resident Evil 4 was freaky at times, especially getting my head chopped off by that chainsaw guy...but that was more disturbing than scary. And Salazar's mutated form made me jump out of my seat when that venus fly trap thingy ate me up. But still, all the weapons and third-person point of view made the game more like target practice than being a scary game. Also, I know that these games are all based on a fictional setting, so that sense of realism wasn't there, even though the game was realistic.

Than I finally played Condemned, and I think the devs got it pretty good with scaring you. I think it's because you don't have guns or high-tech gadgets to survive. But you use primitive, melee weapons like pipes, shovels, fire-axes, and crowbars to kill the bad guys. And the physics are quite realistic. Also, you deal with psychos that actually exist in the real world and you play as a FBI agent taking them down. So that sense of realism also takes up the scary volume up a notch.

Condemned doesn't scare me, but I do have to say that's it's the best example of a game that generates fear and is the closest thing to being called a truly scary game. At the end, it is still a game which is why it doesn't scare me, but it is very close.

So I have to say that Condemned is scarier than the Resident Evil series, Doom 3, FEAR, or even Fatal Frame. It does take up the survival/horror genre to another level.

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Some games that aren't necessarily even meant to be scary, have some very scary levels. The haunted mansion and condemned hospital in Vampire The Masquerade come to mind. The "Shalebridge Cradle" (an abandoned orphanage reformed asylum) in Thief 3 is legendary. To this day you'll find new threads in forums for Thief with people complaining about how they can't bring themselves to finish the level.

All in all, the big key to allowing yourself to get into these types of games and ultimately allow yourself to be scared, is to not play during the day, not play with any lights on, not play with the volume on low or with background noise, and do not play lazily on the couch or bed while 10 feet away from the screen. You follow that advice, and even the tamest of gameswill make you jump from time to time.

Give the bums some spare change or booze,that'll make em go away

Condemned was the first 360 game i played, i had it at launch with the machine. Still my fav game, nothing beats it.. The most underrated game on 360 i think..

[QUOTE="EmilioDigsIt"]I agree. :)
There were parts in Condemned where I just had to take a breather so I could go on. It messed me up! :(
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Condemned is one of those games I could only play for an hour or two at a time, and I can't wait for part two.

Though I enjoyed the game, I will make a point of never buying the sequel after what the head of the development team was saying about them working closely with the ESRB to ensure the game doesn't face what happened to manhunt2. Also the bull he said about manhunt2 being a game in the real world (thus implying it deserved the AO rating) whereas condemned2 is purely fictional annoyed me excessively.

So yea, I do wish the sequel does very badly, purely as a matter of principle.

Man did I ever love Condemned it was a very cool game and pretty freaky as well. Also much like the developer's other title F.E.A.R. the AI was nicely done. I'm definately looking forward to grabbing the sequel.

Another game I have my eye on that I'm hoping will be scary is Clive Barker's Jericho. I checked out the trailer on Marketplace and it looks pretty cool.

i never played condemned but im gonna get it soon, it looks great.

the RE4 was funny, special that salazar guy.fatal frame and silent hill are just ok.

i think clive barker's jericho gonna be one of the most scariest games ever. i hope it does.

but till now the only game that i really scared was RE2 when i played i was only 10 and i scared as hell, even it was hard for me to go to bathroom =P