Even though I know that monsters are coming when they appear it still makes me jump, the way they build up the tension in this game is brilliant and to be honest it is one of the best if not the best game I have, though I have one question, how can a Crowbar do in one strike what it takes five or more bullets to acomplish.
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That's true, forgot about that.
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Wait...how do you know this?..I thought all it did was protect him from radioactive things.......
Headcrabs, zombies and antlions scared the crap out of me at first, but I'm used to them now.
- You must perform the ritual... in a tutu. Pillock.
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the barnacles are the most suspenseful. i couldn't tell you how many times I double-checked the ceilings with my flashlight just to make sure.
shareI loathe the toxic headcrabs. D: And the infected people carrying them take a ridiculous number of shots to down.
Cleaning up the gene pool, one jackass at a time.
Ravenholme= Scary as f@#k. Made me jump heaps. But, i did love the G-gun plus the saw blades. Good fun.
shareYeah the blades were pretty fun.
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Ohhh yeah Ravenholm almost made me soil my pants. So creepy, and then in episode one when your in the tunnel and its completely dark. My flashlight would run out and I'd freak out.
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Yes, a game, but a really fun game! I played it in my basement in pitch black and that really helped the creepiness =p And I have to admit that I jumped a couple times when headcrabs lept out of nowhere. Ravenholm was amazing.
shareScariest part is in Highway 17 in the house that overlooks the bridge. I kill all of the troops, enter the house and I have a feeling something bad is upstairs, since they destroyed the stairs and boarded up the windows
I lob up two grenades, hear nothing. I stack up some tables and go upstairs. Nothing is there. I go into a room and get some supplies...I turn around and RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME is a Poison Zombie. He must randomly spawn when you go into the room to give players a fright. He tossed a Posion Headcrab at me but missed
I still hit quick load to regain my composure
If this game scares you, then don't ever play Condemned: Criminal Origins...
shareSee, now I want to play it, any chance I could see for any emotional damage I may get?
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I think a GREAT deal of the scary..ness of Ravenholme is due to the audio.I tried playing the level with my tv on mute and it was a breeze,I even laughed once or twice chopping the retarded zombies in half and seeing them run at me.(try it its awesome xD)
Think about it,for one,the backround music of Ravenholme is scary as soon as you see that sign at the beginning.The roaring & backward yelling the zombies do is also pretty scary..aaaand..idk about you..but I pretty much die when I hear one of those poison/carrier bloated zombies roar...its like a dying wolf.
Its meant to be a subconscious thing,a little noise in the backround can do a world a diffrence...pretty sneaky Valve.
I must admit Ravenholm had it's freaky ass moments, but I can't even play the level anymore when a certain friend of mine is present. She screams every time a headcrab zombie hops at you.
Though the level did get less creepy when Father Grigori showed up.
Ravenholm was done very well, Father Grigori kicks butt, it became way more Resident Evilish than Silent Hillish when he showed up. From Half-Life the first time I heard the barnacle sound as they picked me up was unnerving
shareROFL
sry i couldnt help it
but i understand
although i am a 17 yr old girl & i bet i could pwn u!!
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shareYep, this is by far one of the most scariest games ever (scariest game for me)
Other scary games you might like:
Fear
System shock 2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Condemned: Criminal Origins
Doom 3 (only one part, but worth it)
dead space
Penumbra: Black Plague
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason
silent hill series
http://au.pc.ign.com/articles/925/925179p1.html
http://compactiongames.about.com/od/topgames/tp/scarygames.htm
as for your question about the crowbar and a bullet
the momentum from a swinging crowbar will always be more deadlier than a bullet.
there is more mass and weight with a crowbar
think of it like this:
a bulletproof vest can protect you from a handgun but a knife will go right through the vest
also, a bullet might not hit a vital organ
some people are shot 5 or 6 times and they still have enough energy to fight, while others go out in 1 or 2 hits.