Seeing this new trailer for FEAR2:Project Origin reminded me of how absolutely terrified I was when I played the first game,how whilst sat in my room in the pitch black I almost had a heart attack when my cat brushed against my leg. And also simultaneously reminded me of those fearful nights playing the first 2 of the Silent Hill Series. And it struck me, a glutton for punishment I may be but I can’t remember the last game that truly scared me. Kept me up at night and made me so immersed I actually modified my day to day habits out of fear (SH2 made me much much fearful of cars in the mist).
There actually haven’t been any good survival horror games in some time, the second Condemned was a let down and the Silent Hill series has moved away from Japan and to America, and since then the games have dropped in quality significantly.Part of this is because games developers seem so besotted with ‘open world’ games that they have strayed away from traditional story lines where survival horror thrives. In a nostalgic moment I have attempted my top 5 horror games:
1.Silent Hill 2
2.Project Zero
3.Resident Evil 2
4.FEAR
5.Condemned
