Yeah, it's almost like a comfort to watch Demod videos after the years of twitch and continuously rewatching the early ranking videos lol. Keep it all coming Demod!
I love it when non horror games sprinkle in horror moments/elements. It helps spice things up and keep the players on their toes and ultimately helps the game become more memorable. But that's just my opinion.
That's one of the things I've always appreciated about Nintendo; despite how cheerful and bright some of their games can seem on the surface, there is usually something horrifying lurking around the corner at some point in your experience.
For me, it's the Ghost Leviathans in Subnautica that really do me in. They only really exist as a diegetic boundary to keep you from leaving the map, but considering the sides of the map are infinite, open, black ocean abyss (which is another thing that terrifies me), and then you have these invincible spectral giants that will pursue you until die, it was a good motivator not to stray too far
When it comes to horror in non horror games, I always have to talk about the Halo CE level, 343 Guilty Spark. Such a strong intro to the Flood, and one I tend to find new details every time I return to it.
The first one that comes to mind for me is from Uncharted. In (I think) chapter 18, on your search for El Dorado, you discover an abandoned Nazi submarine base, where you learn that the statue (yes, el dorado is a statue in this game) is cursed, turning people into horrifying monsters with enhanced speed and strength. As you explore the dark, unlit hallways of the submarine base, you are attacked by these things constantly, all the while you are only being fed ammo for WW2 era weapons that are weaker than the other weapons you have been using throughout the game. The only reason I played through it myself was because my older brother refused to do it for me. He argued that he didn't remember what to do, but I can't rule out the possibility that he also couldn't face those things in the dark, despite being 6 years older than me. Luckily, on later playthroughs I learned a speedrun wallclip that not only skips both chapter 18 and 19, but is also hilariously easy to do.
For some clarification, the statue is actually a sarcophagus carrying what was probably patient zero of an ancient pathogen (basically a rage zombie virus in this case), one so horrific that the ancient people would have thought it was a literal curse. Also El Dorado originally was a man or icon of a man, not just in that game, but in real life folklore as well. The devs actually did their research
Mine was Gaunter O'Dimm from Witcher 3. I was pretty immersed in the story and the ambience when Geralt was tasked with talking to the blind professor. The way he explained O'Dimm being evil incarnate already had me on edge, and then after he died, I, out of curiosity put out all the candles around the circle one by one. Game didn't tell me to. On the last candle, it suddenly let out an evil sigh + squeal of sorts like a spirit being released that sent a shiver down my spine.
I always toss out Monster Oc from Ps1's Spider-Man 1. Spider-Man was/is my favorite superhero, so when Carnage merged with Doc Oc, it was nightmare fuel for a start. But the screams of "DIE, DIE!" as it ripped Spidey apart if it caught you during the chase, put me entirely off of it. It took me an entire year to go back and finish it after it terrified me during my first playthrough.
One that always got me was the Spirit Realm in Zelda Skyward Sword. It's the human anxiety of being pursued by something you can't fight against, and are barely faster than. Not to mention the ambiance as soon as the safe soundtrack starts distorting until all the guardians wake up and make that chime that says "We're coming to kick your ass" A recent item that gave me the same chills was the Cyberpunk DLC. Being pursued by the robot at the end gave me the same anxiety of Alien Isolation. Unkillable enemy, it's faster than you (the sound of the robot's heavy ass footsteps speeding up because it saw you was horrifying), it follows you into the vents, and you have only got a split second to find cover when it comes into the same room as you. It was such a good experience that I actually forgot what game I was playing
I know Majora’s Mask is generally known as the ‘scary’ Zelda game but honestly for me the Gloom Hands in TOTK win it for me. Running into them blind for the first time genuinely freaked the shit out of me
It's a relief to see such a great response to regularly producing videos again. No plans as of now. I was interested, but the optimization problems and overwhelming enemy density complaints turned me off
@theDeModcracy It is more than a bit rough around the edges as of now. It's cool to see you respond. It was your videos that gave me the push to revisit Darksouls back then, and that led me to falling in love with the formula we all know today. Be it any Fromsoft title, Nioh, Wo Long, Remnant 1 & 2, or anything after that. Just want to say thanks man. I atleast owe you that much.
They just had a patch for that but please do I LOVE your content and also you have one of the best voices for listening for Boss Rankings!@@theDeModcracy
I'm hoping these vids become common on this channel. These types for videos do a great job blending your "top 10" style with your enjoyment of essay style videos. Great vid dmod!
I was going to say, if he had played A Hat In Time, Queen Vanessa's Manor was a shoo in, but then in the last few seconds he shows a clip from AHIT lol. I'm shocked it wasn't on here.
Horror from non horror games just hits different and we all know why. It’s catches us lacking. No one expects it so we wander into it like sheep to the slaughter. It’s like how Internet personalities describe lost SpongeBob episodes even more unsettlingly than real crime shows
If we're talking non-horror, it's Skyrim. If it is horror, it's RE 2. And they're both for the same reason, extreme arachnophobia. Black Tiger will forever haunt me
8:49 - Majora's Mask (missing timestamp) great video! the sudden shifting facial textures in both Majora's Mask and Ocarina of Time always freaked me out because it was so rare and unexpected, there was this assumption that the character faces were always static with the exception of maybe a happy blink here and there. seeing an entire face change like that was so unnerving (another example is the Phonogram Man's face changing when you are adult Link, he looked so evil and demonic compared to his previous happy self)
Ok mine is a real odd one. In a ps2 game called gungrave the game is mostly normal city type levels and bombastic music. But the final level completely turns the tone upside down. It's this abstract void with some of the most uncomfortable music I've heard. It's always stuck with me.
Horror games are too spooky for me, yet I'm tempted to try some. What are some short, but sweet horror games you'd recommend? Shout-out to Dungeon Hunter VI for sponsoring today. Use my link to install Dungeon Hunter VI for Free: dhskol.onelink.me/c9XC/3noop69b & Get a special starter pack worth $50 [Available for the next 30 days] Join the launch event for free chances to win amazing prizes like iPhone 15 Pro Max, PS5, Apple Watch and more. Visit www.dungeonhunter6.com/luckydraw/ for details.
If you like resident evil. Then you’ll love dead space. I’m surprised you didn’t make a boss ranking video of the dead space remake that came out earlier this year
Especially in a game like Cyberpunk where the game is pretty much a power fantasy at that point and you don't really run into enemies that have much of a chance at least if you aren't playing on the highest difficulty.
The worm faces were a giant NOPE for me..I knew about the boss one and avoided that area until much later when I knew I’d tear through it easily..still gave me the creeps 😅😅
I distinctly remember having a visceral level of fear the more i walked into Mohgwyn Palace, i was saying to myself ‘Is this the kind of fear i was supposed to feel from Rykard and exploring Volcano Manor? Because i sure feel it here!’
I love horror moments in non horror games. I feel horror excels in short bursts. Not just in scariness, but also in the mystery of a horror world. If the game goes on too long, the mystery is gone and the horror becomes more annoying than intriguing or scary. It’s why most good horror games don’t exceed 8 hours.
I’m just gonna mention Spec Ops the Line for THAT moment, but there’s something about the Asylum levels from the Thief games that unnerve me like crazy.
Prince of persia warrior within those Dahaka chase sequences were always such a thrill. I always find it strange that some of the older games often feel much spookier than modern games, even if they look laughable compared to new graphics.
I'll never forget playing Super Paper Mario as a kid when you get to the Underwhere's River Twygz. Surprisingly Mario's underworld isn't too bad. But when you get to that river... oh man is it terrifying. The deeper down you go, the bright colors of the surface dim to become a mire of darkness. You encounter the most chilling enemies in the game with the disembodied unkillable skeletal hands that perpetually reach out to grab you. Worst of all the quirky music starts to fade and it's replaced by these eerie ethereal haunting sounds. There also those moments where a seemingly cute innocent little girl snaps her own neck, twists her head upside down, spins it around, and then her head becomes a gigantic, mechanical, unkillable spider with her small original body hanging from the head.
I’m surprised you didn’t mention the Warden in Minecraft! The alien environment they’re found in all the way at the bottom of the world ensures that you’ll only encounter them when you’re already far out of your depth (ha ha,) and the horrendous sound and blinding darkness the Sculk Shrieker emits made my limbs lock up out of fear the first time I encountered it! And the Warden itself, my GOD! The way it moves is so unsettling! Not to mention the fact that they deal more than enough damage to kill even a heavily armored player, have a load of health, and are immune to most all forms of shenanigans means that you’re left with little other choice than to either cower in fear of them or run for your life!
Personally I’d say the bosses in paper Mario TTYD are way scarier than any chapter because sure unsettling themes are unsettling but when Cortez devours the souls of half the audience or shadow Queen straight up drags them all to hell (or the under where I guess)
Some examples: New Londo Ruins from Dark Souls. Godwyn corpse from Elden Ring. Finger cutting from Heavy Rain. Zlatko House from Detroit: Become Human. Garmr scene from God of War: Ragnarok. Church scenes from Guardians of the galaxy. Everything from This War of Mine
The jumpscare from BioShock Infinite always, always gets me. It got me legitimately the first time, but somehow it got me on every subsequent playthrough even though I knew it was coming and tried to prepare myself mentally for it. The Reaper Leviathan is far, far scarier than that. I once killed a Ghost Leviathan with my thermoknife for fun. I could never do that with a Reaper.
Uncharted 1's final act twist is always the one that jumps out at me for this topic. Going from such a happy go lucky, silly but still somewhat mature story to a dark, claustrophobic hellpit filled with literal zombies (and the FAST ones, mind) was such a shock to the system that I didn't play the game for about a week. I'm not sure if it was the supernatural elements that got to me or the fact that you're shooting at guys behind cover the entire game, only to get planted into a tight hallway with no cover and strong enemies that don't care about getting shot.
I couldn't go back to Uncharted 1 for almost a month after that reveal. I'll never forget the way my skin jumped off when they came in, man. Zombies are my #1 fear in fiction, so I could hardly finish it!
@@robinsonsonic once you play though with one shot kills and infinite ammo it becomes cathartically comical. The bodies just pile up in one spot and there's a long wait before more get the spawn in.
The biggest pants-shitting moment I've had in a non-horror game was probably in Red Dead 2. When you're travelling through the Bayou, an event can trigger of a woman crying, so naturally you're like "aw shit what's wrong, I should go and help her." Well, as soon as you get close to her she pulls out a fucking KNIFE and all her swamp homies jump out and start running your ass down. There's no jumpscare, no scream. They are eerily silent, and the sudden transition from 'wanting to help woman' to 'about to get murdered' having almost nothing to indicate it makes it all the more terrifying to me. I was still feeling the chills for a while the first time it happened to me.
I have recently been playing Outer Wilds and there is no shortage of horrifying moments in that game, the most straightforward of which is the giant space anglerfish that can sneak up behind you and let out an abrupt screeching roar before swallowing your entire ship in one bite. Also another classic example is the giant eel in the underwater level of Super Mario 64; I've always appreciated the ways in which Nintendo implements unexpected horror elements in games like Mario and Zelda.
Fun video, thanks for making it! I find it wild that you mentioned the Butler from tomb raider 2 when the same game has those utterly terrifying yetis LMAO
Fromsoft did an even freakier riff on the vagrant concept in Bloodborne. If you do a visceral attack in the chalice dungeons there's a chance that there will be a bloodlicker (basically a giant albino tick with a woman's head) when you go back to that room. Bloodlickers are bad enough when you know they're coming, and if they randomly show up in a dark room...OOF.
Hey Demod, got a question, are you gonna make a boss ranking on the new spiderman game? Considering they have much better mechanics and health bars now?
I would put Bloodborne into the Horror category, since it uses a lot of "Gothic Horror" and "Cosmic Horror" imagery purposely. I understand your feel though, as the gameplay is the gameplay of an action-game, but everything else is - i think - made to be scary and unsettling.
It's so nice to see you uploading videos regularly again DeMod! I found your channel back in the day when you started making rankings for the Souls games (I can't believe how long it's been since then). Missed you on here while you were gone and I was genuinely so excited when I saw your "How fast can you touch grass" video. Glad to have you back on here
My (personal) scariest moments in non horror games 1. That first person joker segment in batman arkham knight 2. WaW nazi zombies after the completion of the campaign 3. Everything in subnautica
I will always prefer horror elements in non-horror games, being in a completely different mindset when playing a game only to be caught off guard for a moment like that is way more memorable than any horror game ever could be
How about cod bo3 in hypo center. It uses robots to give a night of the living dead vibe. You watch them awake from their pods or rise from the flooded ground and try to attack you.
Would you rank the bosses of anima gate of memories and its sequel the nameless chronicles? These two games are games that I really like. There's a bundle for the two games that costs 30. Both games collectively cost 40. The bundle is called the arcane edition.
I love segments like these. Metroid and Zelda have plenty. Pokémon enjoys a few as well. And open world games like Skyrim and The Witcher 3 have some creepy quests here and there. Or how about that horror level in A Hat in Time?
I consider Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines as a horror themed game and not a horror game. But by god does it have some jumps in it. The mansion is the prime example but I’m actually gonna say the Internet Cafe is worse, damn near fell out my seat first time that happened.
hey Demod. I used to watch your streams back in the DS3 days, and fell off a bit. I remember you having a discord, but I can't find it anymore, and noticed you stopped streaming. Besides these videos, is there any other platform I can watch you on?
Wait what ? Vagrants in DS are rare ?? I'm really not trying to brag or something but I found 2 on my most recent playthrough, and I knew what they were, I just thought they were tied to PVP or something. Are they actually really rare ?
Man-Bat popping up out of nowhere in Arkham Knight scared me so bad, and still does anytime I replay.
Yet that’s not what he was talking about
I’m so glad he’s still making videos, spent so many hours on twitch watching his speed runs
I'm actually planning to start streaming some challenge runs again in the coming weeks. Have some wacky ideas cooked up.
That would be awesome, probably would have to stop by.
@@theDeModcracylet him cook
Yeah, it's almost like a comfort to watch Demod videos after the years of twitch and continuously rewatching the early ranking videos lol. Keep it all coming Demod!
I remember watching him back in 2016. Watching a demod challenge run still gives me blissful nostalgia. Fingers crossed for streams soon.
I love it when non horror games sprinkle in horror moments/elements. It helps spice things up and keep the players on their toes and ultimately helps the game become more memorable. But that's just my opinion.
That's one of the things I've always appreciated about Nintendo; despite how cheerful and bright some of their games can seem on the surface, there is usually something horrifying lurking around the corner at some point in your experience.
For me, it's the Ghost Leviathans in Subnautica that really do me in. They only really exist as a diegetic boundary to keep you from leaving the map, but considering the sides of the map are infinite, open, black ocean abyss (which is another thing that terrifies me), and then you have these invincible spectral giants that will pursue you until die, it was a good motivator not to stray too far
When it comes to horror in non horror games, I always have to talk about the Halo CE level, 343 Guilty Spark. Such a strong intro to the Flood, and one I tend to find new details every time I return to it.
A 10/10 horror level
The first one that comes to mind for me is from Uncharted. In (I think) chapter 18, on your search for El Dorado, you discover an abandoned Nazi submarine base, where you learn that the statue (yes, el dorado is a statue in this game) is cursed, turning people into horrifying monsters with enhanced speed and strength. As you explore the dark, unlit hallways of the submarine base, you are attacked by these things constantly, all the while you are only being fed ammo for WW2 era weapons that are weaker than the other weapons you have been using throughout the game. The only reason I played through it myself was because my older brother refused to do it for me. He argued that he didn't remember what to do, but I can't rule out the possibility that he also couldn't face those things in the dark, despite being 6 years older than me. Luckily, on later playthroughs I learned a speedrun wallclip that not only skips both chapter 18 and 19, but is also hilariously easy to do.
For some clarification, the statue is actually a sarcophagus carrying what was probably patient zero of an ancient pathogen (basically a rage zombie virus in this case), one so horrific that the ancient people would have thought it was a literal curse. Also El Dorado originally was a man or icon of a man, not just in that game, but in real life folklore as well. The devs actually did their research
when the monsters pull eddy into the hole with them, bruhhhhhh
Mine was Gaunter O'Dimm from Witcher 3. I was pretty immersed in the story and the ambience when Geralt was tasked with talking to the blind professor. The way he explained O'Dimm being evil incarnate already had me on edge, and then after he died, I, out of curiosity put out all the candles around the circle one by one. Game didn't tell me to. On the last candle, it suddenly let out an evil sigh + squeal of sorts like a spirit being released that sent a shiver down my spine.
Gaunter O' Dimm is also an anagram for "god"
CDPR is good at this in the new cyberpunk expansion there's also a mission thats scary as shit
I always toss out Monster Oc from Ps1's Spider-Man 1. Spider-Man was/is my favorite superhero, so when Carnage merged with Doc Oc, it was nightmare fuel for a start. But the screams of "DIE, DIE!" as it ripped Spidey apart if it caught you during the chase, put me entirely off of it. It took me an entire year to go back and finish it after it terrified me during my first playthrough.
One that always got me was the Spirit Realm in Zelda Skyward Sword. It's the human anxiety of being pursued by something you can't fight against, and are barely faster than. Not to mention the ambiance as soon as the safe soundtrack starts distorting until all the guardians wake up and make that chime that says "We're coming to kick your ass"
A recent item that gave me the same chills was the Cyberpunk DLC. Being pursued by the robot at the end gave me the same anxiety of Alien Isolation. Unkillable enemy, it's faster than you (the sound of the robot's heavy ass footsteps speeding up because it saw you was horrifying), it follows you into the vents, and you have only got a split second to find cover when it comes into the same room as you. It was such a good experience that I actually forgot what game I was playing
i agree so SO much.
Facing Killer Croc and Scarecrow in Arkham Asylum was pretty terrifying.
The hunt quest from cyberpunk 2077 is one of the creepiest and unnerving experiences I’ve had in any video game.
It's been overtaken by the "Somewhat Damaged" mission for me.
Pure Alien Isolation vibes.
I know Majora’s Mask is generally known as the ‘scary’ Zelda game but honestly for me the Gloom Hands in TOTK win it for me. Running into them blind for the first time genuinely freaked the shit out of me
I remember being really scared of Octopus-Carnage from PS1 Spider-man back in my childhood, it's a literal nightmare fuel, esp combined with his voice
Subnautica is just so scary, even after many playthroughs it still makes me crap my pants
For half of these, I was confused as to why you were scared of them as a kid. Then I remembered that I was afraid of the final boss in Starfy.
Vanessa's Manor in A Hat in Time should be on this list, I don't think anyone was expecting that
The alien from alien Isolation is by far and above the most terrifying thing the gaming industry has ever created
Man is it good to see you putting up content again. Any plans to cover anything from Lord's of the Fallen?
It's a relief to see such a great response to regularly producing videos again. No plans as of now. I was interested, but the optimization problems and overwhelming enemy density complaints turned me off
@theDeModcracy It is more than a bit rough around the edges as of now. It's cool to see you respond. It was your videos that gave me the push to revisit Darksouls back then, and that led me to falling in love with the formula we all know today. Be it any Fromsoft title, Nioh, Wo Long, Remnant 1 & 2, or anything after that. Just want to say thanks man. I atleast owe you that much.
They just had a patch for that but please do I LOVE your content and also you have one of the best voices for listening for Boss Rankings!@@theDeModcracy
@@theDeModcracyYeah, Lords of the Fallen is basically like if DS1 got a Scholar of the First Sin version that had ass optomization.
I'm hoping these vids become common on this channel. These types for videos do a great job blending your "top 10" style with your enjoyment of essay style videos. Great vid dmod!
That’s crazy, I’ve had played all the way through DS1 twice with DLC and never seen one of those.
That BioShock Infinite jumpscare is probably my #1, it absolutely shook me to my core on my first playthrough.
I was going to say, if he had played A Hat In Time, Queen Vanessa's Manor was a shoo in, but then in the last few seconds he shows a clip from AHIT lol. I'm shocked it wasn't on here.
Horror from non horror games just hits different and we all know why. It’s catches us lacking. No one expects it so we wander into it like sheep to the slaughter. It’s like how Internet personalities describe lost SpongeBob episodes even more unsettlingly than real crime shows
One of my most terrifying moments from my childhood in a non-horror game was that damn hungry Piano. You know the one...
If we're talking non-horror, it's Skyrim. If it is horror, it's RE 2. And they're both for the same reason, extreme arachnophobia. Black Tiger will forever haunt me
8:49 - Majora's Mask (missing timestamp)
great video! the sudden shifting facial textures in both Majora's Mask and Ocarina of Time always freaked me out because it was so rare and unexpected, there was this assumption that the character faces were always static with the exception of maybe a happy blink here and there. seeing an entire face change like that was so unnerving (another example is the Phonogram Man's face changing when you are adult Link, he looked so evil and demonic compared to his previous happy self)
Ok mine is a real odd one. In a ps2 game called gungrave the game is mostly normal city type levels and bombastic music. But the final level completely turns the tone upside down.
It's this abstract void with some of the most uncomfortable music I've heard. It's always stuck with me.
Horror games are too spooky for me, yet I'm tempted to try some. What are some short, but sweet horror games you'd recommend?
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I recommend the Silent Hills PT demo to try horror out
If you like resident evil. Then you’ll love dead space. I’m surprised you didn’t make a boss ranking video of the dead space remake that came out earlier this year
Alien: Isolation.
Can you still access the PT demo? I never downloaded it. Too scared lol
Silent Hill 1-3. If you want a good horror game, hard to not start with the GOAT.
I remember playing Mass Effect 3 back in 2014, I was 11 years old at the time.
So seeing those Banshees at 11 P.M made me shrivel into my bed in fear
Spoilers for Phantom Liberty: There's a straight up horror section if you decide to side with Reed, caught me off guard the first time I played it
Especially in a game like Cyberpunk where the game is pretty much a power fantasy at that point and you don't really run into enemies that have much of a chance at least if you aren't playing on the highest difficulty.
Personally, I’d give a honorable mention to the wormfaces and Godwyns corpse from Elden Ring.
Wormface and the fingercreepers definitely haunted my nightmares for a few weeks after binging Elden Ring
While I never figured out how to get to the corpse on stormveil I do remember falling to my death and landing in front of it
The worm faces were a giant NOPE for me..I knew about the boss one and avoided that area until much later when I knew I’d tear through it easily..still gave me the creeps 😅😅
The entire deeproot depths area had me so anxious because I knew I would find his real corpse there but I didn't know where
I distinctly remember having a visceral level of fear the more i walked into Mohgwyn Palace, i was saying to myself ‘Is this the kind of fear i was supposed to feel from Rykard and exploring Volcano Manor? Because i sure feel it here!’
I love horror moments in non horror games. I feel horror excels in short bursts. Not just in scariness, but also in the mystery of a horror world. If the game goes on too long, the mystery is gone and the horror becomes more annoying than intriguing or scary. It’s why most good horror games don’t exceed 8 hours.
Personally, Chapter 6 of Super Paper Mario will always hit the hardest in the existential terror department
I’m just gonna mention Spec Ops the Line for THAT moment, but there’s something about the Asylum levels from the Thief games that unnerve me like crazy.
OH. And the Golems of Amgarrak DLC for Dragon Age: Origins. That’s straight up messed up.
Prince of persia warrior within those Dahaka chase sequences were always such a thrill. I always find it strange that some of the older games often feel much spookier than modern games, even if they look laughable compared to new graphics.
I'll never forget playing Super Paper Mario as a kid when you get to the Underwhere's River Twygz. Surprisingly Mario's underworld isn't too bad. But when you get to that river... oh man is it terrifying. The deeper down you go, the bright colors of the surface dim to become a mire of darkness. You encounter the most chilling enemies in the game with the disembodied unkillable skeletal hands that perpetually reach out to grab you. Worst of all the quirky music starts to fade and it's replaced by these eerie ethereal haunting sounds.
There also those moments where a seemingly cute innocent little girl snaps her own neck, twists her head upside down, spins it around, and then her head becomes a gigantic, mechanical, unkillable spider with her small original body hanging from the head.
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Imo the reaper Leviathan is Subnautica is specifically designed to trigger some sort of primal panic in our brains.
I’m surprised you didn’t mention the Warden in Minecraft! The alien environment they’re found in all the way at the bottom of the world ensures that you’ll only encounter them when you’re already far out of your depth (ha ha,) and the horrendous sound and blinding darkness the Sculk Shrieker emits made my limbs lock up out of fear the first time I encountered it! And the Warden itself, my GOD! The way it moves is so unsettling! Not to mention the fact that they deal more than enough damage to kill even a heavily armored player, have a load of health, and are immune to most all forms of shenanigans means that you’re left with little other choice than to either cower in fear of them or run for your life!
The ending where you betray Songbird in phantom liberty and she turns against you is pretty scary for a game like Cyberpunk
Personally I’d say the bosses in paper Mario TTYD are way scarier than any chapter because sure unsettling themes are unsettling but when Cortez devours the souls of half the audience or shadow Queen straight up drags them all to hell (or the under where I guess)
Fucking pyjama Sam holy shit I loved that game as a kid
New recommended souls like game you might like, Lords of the Fallen.
Some examples: New Londo Ruins from Dark Souls. Godwyn corpse from Elden Ring. Finger cutting from Heavy Rain. Zlatko House from Detroit: Become Human. Garmr scene from God of War: Ragnarok. Church scenes from Guardians of the galaxy. Everything from This War of Mine
The jumpscare from BioShock Infinite always, always gets me. It got me legitimately the first time, but somehow it got me on every subsequent playthrough even though I knew it was coming and tried to prepare myself mentally for it. The Reaper Leviathan is far, far scarier than that. I once killed a Ghost Leviathan with my thermoknife for fun. I could never do that with a Reaper.
Uncharted 1's final act twist is always the one that jumps out at me for this topic. Going from such a happy go lucky, silly but still somewhat mature story to a dark, claustrophobic hellpit filled with literal zombies (and the FAST ones, mind) was such a shock to the system that I didn't play the game for about a week.
I'm not sure if it was the supernatural elements that got to me or the fact that you're shooting at guys behind cover the entire game, only to get planted into a tight hallway with no cover and strong enemies that don't care about getting shot.
I couldn't go back to Uncharted 1 for almost a month after that reveal. I'll never forget the way my skin jumped off when they came in, man. Zombies are my #1 fear in fiction, so I could hardly finish it!
@@robinsonsonic once you play though with one shot kills and infinite ammo it becomes cathartically comical. The bodies just pile up in one spot and there's a long wait before more get the spawn in.
The biggest pants-shitting moment I've had in a non-horror game was probably in Red Dead 2. When you're travelling through the Bayou, an event can trigger of a woman crying, so naturally you're like "aw shit what's wrong, I should go and help her." Well, as soon as you get close to her she pulls out a fucking KNIFE and all her swamp homies jump out and start running your ass down. There's no jumpscare, no scream. They are eerily silent, and the sudden transition from 'wanting to help woman' to 'about to get murdered' having almost nothing to indicate it makes it all the more terrifying to me. I was still feeling the chills for a while the first time it happened to me.
Making this video and not including 343 guilty spark from Halo CE is a pure sin, or the Mario 64 piano jumpscare.
Literally anything from the Metro series. Librarians, demons, the giant spider things, etc
I have recently been playing Outer Wilds and there is no shortage of horrifying moments in that game, the most straightforward of which is the giant space anglerfish that can sneak up behind you and let out an abrupt screeching roar before swallowing your entire ship in one bite. Also another classic example is the giant eel in the underwater level of Super Mario 64; I've always appreciated the ways in which Nintendo implements unexpected horror elements in games like Mario and Zelda.
My honorable mention is half life 2 “we don’t go to ravenholm” quest. Only time during that game that I felt true fear
The Dirge in Shadow of the Colossus is absolutely terrifying especially when I first played the game
I am looking forward the 1000 year door remaster!
"You exist because we allow it, and you will end because we demand it."
The ending of MGS2 scared the heck out of me when I was 11.
14:38 sovereign was cold af
Fun video, thanks for making it! I find it wild that you mentioned the Butler from tomb raider 2 when the same game has those utterly terrifying yetis LMAO
This has gotta be the most random video topic you've ever made. KUDOS MY GUY
Ever since I was 8 years old, being chased by MonsterOck in the original spiderman on PS1 will forever haunt my memories
Fromsoft did an even freakier riff on the vagrant concept in Bloodborne. If you do a visceral attack in the chalice dungeons there's a chance that there will be a bloodlicker (basically a giant albino tick with a woman's head) when you go back to that room. Bloodlickers are bad enough when you know they're coming, and if they randomly show up in a dark room...OOF.
Brain of Mensis from Bloodborne was disgusting
Hey Demod, got a question, are you gonna make a boss ranking on the new spiderman game? Considering they have much better mechanics and health bars now?
I will never forget the piano in Mario 64, that musical demon nearly caused me to stop playing the game, same with the Redeads in Wind Waker
I'm disappointed you haven't put Bloodborne here - it's probably the scariest non-horror game ever and it had quite a few terrifying moments
I would argue that BB is indeed, a horror game. An action game first perhaps, but still contains horror in its genre list
I would put Bloodborne into the Horror category, since it uses a lot of "Gothic Horror" and "Cosmic Horror" imagery purposely. I understand your feel though, as the gameplay is the gameplay of an action-game, but everything else is - i think - made to be scary and unsettling.
5:50 Lmao, with the deep dark and Warden now in the game Minecraft might as well actually be straight up horror.
I've always had the opinion that Majora's Mask is a horror game that pretends to be a kiddie game and failing at it spectacularly
I remember the first time I saw the flood in Halo CE. Freaked me out
Thank you for reminding me of why I also dropped majoras mask! I forgot about that strangling scene till just now! 😵
It's so nice to see you uploading videos regularly again DeMod! I found your channel back in the day when you started making rankings for the Souls games (I can't believe how long it's been since then). Missed you on here while you were gone and I was genuinely so excited when I saw your "How fast can you touch grass" video. Glad to have you back on here
My (personal) scariest moments in non horror games
1. That first person joker segment in batman arkham knight
2. WaW nazi zombies after the completion of the campaign
3. Everything in subnautica
Did anyone else get spooked by the headhunter deer in Time Splitters future perfect?
As a 6’5 guy who wears black a lot, I take the enderman entry as a personal attack
When I think about another playthrough of Arkham knight, the Man-Bat jump scare stops me every time
One moment that will always get me is the Ginso Tree in Ori and the Blind Forest... The first time you do it, you'll know what I mean
Dungeon Hunter VI ads are in my top 3 horror moments in gaming
A Hat in Time, if you’ve played it you know the mission I’m thinking of, if you haven’t then I won’t spoil it
I will always prefer horror elements in non-horror games, being in a completely different mindset when playing a game only to be caught off guard for a moment like that is way more memorable than any horror game ever could be
Rayman 3 - The dessert of the Knaaren...
If I could nominate one entry it would be the Shaded Citadel from Rain World. If you know, you know.
How about cod bo3 in hypo center. It uses robots to give a night of the living dead vibe. You watch them awake from their pods or rise from the flooded ground and try to attack you.
Would you rank the bosses of anima gate of memories and its sequel the nameless chronicles? These two games are games that I really like. There's a bundle for the two games that costs 30. Both games collectively cost 40. The bundle is called the arcane edition.
Ah majoras mask, what a great game, brings back awesome memories
I skipped sooooo many heartbeats due to the anglerfish of Outer Wilds
I love segments like these. Metroid and Zelda have plenty. Pokémon enjoys a few as well. And open world games like Skyrim and The Witcher 3 have some creepy quests here and there. Or how about that horror level in A Hat in Time?
Always love to see your vids on the home page. Hope youre well demod
I consider Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines as a horror themed game and not a horror game.
But by god does it have some jumps in it. The mansion is the prime example but I’m actually gonna say the Internet Cafe is worse, damn near fell out my seat first time that happened.
Locking the old man in the freezer was a must in tomb raider lol
For me it’s gotta be the sa-x encounters in Metroid fusion
Nearly 400 hours on Dark Souls and I've seen vagrants only twice
I have played Dark Souls since release. I have never seen a vagrant. Or even knew they existed.
The Flood in Halo.
Good idea for a video
Sa-X from Metroid Fusion.
The bear from condemned 2
Love the content ❤️❤️❤️
hey Demod. I used to watch your streams back in the DS3 days, and fell off a bit. I remember you having a discord, but I can't find it anymore, and noticed you stopped streaming. Besides these videos, is there any other platform I can watch you on?
Kirby 64 bad ending gave 7 year old me nightmares
Upper Cathedral Ward from Bloodborne
I’d still call bioshock and subnautica horror games lol
How about the giratina jump scare in Pokémon platinum
Wait what ? Vagrants in DS are rare ?? I'm really not trying to brag or something but I found 2 on my most recent playthrough, and I knew what they were, I just thought they were tied to PVP or something. Are they actually really rare ?