She is a wee gem especially to carry on when she’s close to a breakdown that Andy briefly makes a little worse when he’s observer. Like joking about the horrible monster baby being able to hear you through your controller. Even though she (apparently it’s a girl since it’s a nightmarish hallucination of baby Rose) can’t 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
Haha as someone who can't comprehend being scared of a game/movie, it's still hilarious watching her Although alien Isolation.. really? It's just opening 40 doors, and the xenomorph is so janky, great aesthetics but I'm with Rich Evans on that one being overrated
I love everything about Fear Academy, but Andy’s mild “oh no, oh dear” never fails to absolutely crack me up. Ellen’s having a full breakdown and he’s just sipping tea like “what a conundrum”
Honestly Ellen's fear academy is such an amazing series, Ellen fearfully squeaking and Luke, Mike, Jane or Andy needling and or giving advice. Is a entertaining combo. And Ellen always does so we'll despite being a scaredy Cat.
Love all the personalities on show during fear academy Ellen *furious panicked squeaking Jane *joyfully munching popcorn Andy “oh dear. Well thats not right” Mike “CHAAARRGE! ATTACK!” Luke *basically tall Andy and pushing all Ellens buttons lol Need to try and catch more fear academy this year. Edit: forgot until Resi 7, Ellens ABC method for horror games, Always Be Crouching. Lmao
Jane's reactions in fear academy are legendary, calmly munches popcorn.😂 Shout out to Ellen for being a massive good sport and going through all those horror games.👍👏
My favourite thing about fear academy is Andy being so chill knowing full well he screamed the house down when he was playing. The outside Xbox book monster moment is iconic xD
One thing I LOVED about Ellen's Fear Academy was just how competent Ellen was at all the games, even when she was scared out of her skin. She was SO GOOD to the point where I struggled to watch other playthroughs of the games she played, because I was exasperated by other people's comparative incompetence.
Luke going all serious and saying "that didn't happen in my playthrough" is one of the funniest bits. That aside, having seen Ellen's fear academy playthroughs, and the From series so far, we can conclude -- Ellen may be easily scared, but she's incredibly brave.
The beauty of horror is how subjective and personal it is. What scares me does not scare you, and vice versa. It’s fascinating to hear someone else’s perspective and explanation. Also, that Layers of Fear super cut was gold! 😂
Ellen is amazing for willingly subjecting herself to this - courage is not the absence of fear, after all! - but the reactions of the rest of the team is golden, too. Y’all poke fun at her and her misery (c’mon, Jane eating popcorn while Ellen suffers is iconic, and Ellen’s sharpshooting under extreme pressure is god-tier) but you also genuinely care about her well-being and don’t want her to get too overwhelmed, either. It’s great to watch. ^_^
I have such fond memories (should I say presh mems?) of each one of the Fear Academy entries, but my favourite moment is still Ellen doing precision headshots while squealing at an inhuman pitch and Luke wide-eyed laughing his head off and stating "this was the best idea ever". 😂😂😂
@@saviourfade6849 it was the Resi 7 one! It's about half way through if I remember correctly. Mia is chasing her with a chainsaw and Ellen is completely loosing it, while Luke looks a bit like an evil professor the way he's enjoying himself
I've always a got a lot of respect for Ellen when she tackles horror games, and I'm even more impressed that she's only sworn twice so far during Fear Academy. Perhaps this year will gleam a third?
The worst part of Resi 7 for me is that I can SMELL the Baker House. Here in rural America I've had to go into a fair share of abandoned buildings or barns that I've become familiar with the stench of musty ruined plaster, animal nest, and the occasional rotten carcass of a dead animal. I don't think I could stomach going through that game with that rolling around in my head.
Just Andy's quiet chuckle at the bookmonster ("AHH! BOOKMONSTER!) got me.
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I have to agree that given the player a gun ISN'T necessarily less frightening that not having one. The ability to fight back implies that you need to compose yourself and figure out how to respond to a threat, unlike being disarmed where it's more about experiencing the horrors and watching them unfold. Plus, the idea that even if you can fight back and the monsters can still keep coming back anyway is more terrifying.
Your Fear Academy streams have really inspired me into playing horror games. I had previously avoided the genre entirely, but because of y'all I now have a new favorite genre of games.
"Horror games get less scary when they give you a gun to fight back with." See if you still feel that way after playing F.E.A.R. You *start* with a gun, but it somehow manages to get *more* terrifying the further you go. What jump scares it has are some of the most effective I've seen, even when the atmosphere practically tells you to expect it.
You deserve such respect, Ellen. I could not play all of these horror games for people's entertainment, I've tried, but either I get too scared or not scared enough, never in-between.
Think her colleagues encouragement and making her laugh has helped even Andy especially playfully making new fears like possibly looking out where windows used to be during slender:the arrival 🤣😂🤣😂😂🤣
33:45 - Most memorable Fear Academy moment. Ellen's face is basically the textbook example of *_Terrified._* Other memorable moments is whenever Luke or Andy played aloof. (Someone should make a supercut of Andy/Luke going "Oh... oh no.")
Playing "The Suffering" as a kid was terrifying. I didn't have an Xbox so when my friends went to Disneyland and told me to take care of their dogs I turned on the game (in an unfinished basement 😳) and played it. 3 days maybe playing for 4-6 hours at a time, I completed it. But every time I realized I should go back home it was already long past dark and I never turned any lights on in the house for fear that neighbors would know I was playing games over there and not just taking the dogs outside and feeding them
When I played PT, I literally only downloaded it because it was free. I had zero prior knowledge about it. I just downloaded a free game, and started playing it. It was only rivaled in pure terror to when I was a child playing Ocarina of Time and encountering the Dead Hand. Now I just try whatever free game I can, because it might just be that good and I'd never know it.
I am a genuine fan of Ellen's Dead Space playthrough because it's my fav of the list. My friend gave me her copy because she reached the part with the babies and NOPED out.
I remember the Resident Evil Village Fear Academy, when Ellen finally walked into the mannequin room and her pistol disappears from her hand. As she's beginning to really hyperventilate, Andy pretends to soothe her with "Well, you have several guns, so let's check your inventory" and you see a moment of slight relief come over Ellen's face, until she opens the inventory, and it is completely empty, and Andy just offers an "oh no" that is so completely flat and devoid of urgency. I had to stop and rewind several times because I was laughing so hard.
Aaahh Ellen.. your over-reactions is why we love you.. You scare easily and it really shows.. but you also laugh easily.. your giggles brighten our days
Resident Evil 7 is hands down the scariest game I'd ever played until I got a vr headset. The entire time I was at the Baker estate was just sheer terror. It would definitely still be the scariest game I've played it it weren't for the fact that the level of immersion you get with vr elevates the pure horror you experience to levels that I find untouchable by other media. Great choice for #1, and great video!
There was something very special about the Ellen/Andy Victim/Mentor episodes of Fear Academy. In some ways it felt a bit like in the Hunger Games, where your mentor was once exactly where you are? I watched the Slender Awakening episode and immediately went to watch the OG oxbox video with Andy fear singing non-stop.
Great video recommendation (or so I think): 7 monsters who miraculously came back to life after dying horrible deaths. One perfect example would be the Songbird of Columbia from Bioshock Infinite
All of the Fear Academy coaching is great, but I think part of what makes Resi Village so special is that Andy just absolutely nailed his role. I don't know which I would say is the scariest, but that is certainly my favorite Fear Academy video.
I recently replayed dead space1 and 2 and they're still terrifying to this day, I like the atmosphere of them SO MUCH there's not a lot of "empty air" there's always some spooky whispery shit goin' on when you aren't fighting
That's the beauty of the atmosphere, sometimes you can't tell what's a real noise and what's a "safe" noise, so you ALWAYS feel on edge! :D There's one specific thing I've always trusted though, and that's the string that plays when there's a necro off screen stalking you. Like a metaphorical eye in the back of my head
I love these kinds of video. You guys are awesome, it's crazy to think I remember oxbox introducing you. Best decision they've made yet, cheers from Fort Collins, Colorado
Honestly, I completely respect putting Dead Space at #3. I started playing the first Dead Space game last month after getting back from my summer holiday (mostly on a recommendation from a friend who loves horror), and immediately I thought "What the hell am I doing!?!", and I a SUPER cautious when I walk through the game and I got scared incredibly easily by the numerous jump scares. What I found more startling though, was the fact that I was playing the game at all, because I'm not a horror person myself.
Resident Evil 7 was the only Fear Academy I couldn't finish because I was so anxious it felt like my heart was going to jump out of my chest. I can't give Ellen enough kudos for going through with these, I could never haha
Ellen's Fear Academy has become a regular October tradition for me now. Those screams are legit and I know it's taken a few years off her lifespan. Thank you El, for your sacrifice or multiple sacrifices as it were.
I love how Ellen had a mini-jump already at the very beginning of the video when Luke first says her name. She is such a gem, needs to be protected at all costs.
I think I've commented this before, but... Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly. It's a gorgeous game for the time it came out, but hoooooly wow I can still remember specific scares from that game. Never finished it--too scary. Definitely recommend for Fear Academy.
Ellen thank you so much for your sacrifice in playing horror games. I have never laughed so hard in my life, and it brightens up my day when I'm having a rough one. Take care of yourselves! ♥
I admire your bravery! I've had a hard time even watching the videos. Had to do most of them in 10 minute chunks. That was my own Fear Academy, I guess.
This was a great series. Thanks everyone and especially Ellen for pushing through the games, you're a star. One particular note about Resident Evil Village, I also thought in particular the Beneviento section was the best. Other areas of the game, particular closer to the end, which are heavier on combat aren't that scary and the gunplay alone is not as good as other games. Personally I wish they'd focus more on heavier tense moments like the Beneviento section, but I'm probably in the minority.
My first introduction to Dead Space was Ellen playing it on her own channel a long time ago, in a similar format to this with her then boyfriend off camera coaching and occasionally making her jump, which now makes me wonder if that was the inspiration for fear academy. Edit: I just looked it up again; I had completely forgotten her impressive rate of swearing
Your remark on "Layers of Fear" being constant jump scares reminds me of talking with other creative writers about how to create a sense of horror... and the key thing for building tension is the quiet parts between the horror bits. Being on edge because there's a jump scare every few seconds is the wrong kind of tension for memorable horror.
Loved this video, as someone who also doesn't like to play horror games! Only ones I have played myself is Resi: Village, Until Dawn, and the Dark Pictures Anthology series. Have watched friends or family play Amnesia: The Dark Descent and A Machine for Pigs, Resi 4, and some others, nothing I'd ever play myself.
What I love about encounters like Jack Baker and Mr X in particular is that you have a gun, but you also know that it won’t help you. Somehow that’s more stressful than if you just didn’t have one
I get legitimately scared just *watching* the Resident Evil games be played so I cannot imagine playing them.... and in VR??? Nope! I would also be hiding out in the safe room and refuse to leave. Good on ya for champing up and playing them, not sure I could do it ;)
I alove the fear academy and always look forward to the Hallo-streams! It would be cool if each person coaching Ellen has a section from the game that they knew was extra scary as most games are most scary either in the middle or even towards the end. Maybe have Ellen skip around to certain sections of games rather than starting them all from the beginning and never going back to them
When I first play through Beniviento’s house in RE8, I didn’t even realise that I didn’t have my weapons. Also I’m surprised she hasn’t played through outlast in one of the fear academy’s
Sorry to disappoint you but it’s Lisa slamming the door on your character’s face rather than Ellen shutting the door on her but love the idea Ellen would if you could 😅🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Love these videos! Ellen my good lady, if you want a real fear challenge (want may be a strong word...), you should give the remastered Project Zero 5: Maiden of Black Water a go. I'd be interested to see how far you get into that one... Great work guys. Love your content. Life is good
Was late to watch this but love this vid. Game developers could learn a lot from this video. I would like to say that the two new resident evils did great work with lighting to help focus the scene and set the mood. And the stairs in resident evil games usually are creepy I see them as a resident evil staple
I did not watch this when it first came out, watching it now that I'm unemployed, and holy crap that Ellen put up with all this! I don't get scared by horror games but for someone that does it's amazing that she continued to do it so much. I don't know how to articulate my feelings other than saying I'm impressed because i probably would not do something i don't like that much
I handle scares way worse than Ellen - when I tried watching the PT livestream I got to the first jumpscare and full on screamed, slammed my laptop shut and threw it to the other end of the couch, and that's all I watched of it. I still jumped several times watching this. Ellen, you are far, far braver than I am! (I also jumpscared myself the one time I tried playing Bloodborne and haven't been back...)
Ironically, Ellen's who got me into scary games in the first place! I see her play them and think, "Well, if she can do it, I can do it!" And now I seek them out 😅
Ellen you're so brave for having played these. I'd rate Alien Isolation tied with RE7 at first because the atmosphere would make me unable to progress as i hid behind furniture in absolute fear
Personally, Alien Isolation is my number 1 scariest game. It's so organic and mostly unscripted. That's what made it so spooky to me. I love fear academy, and these videos!
Fear Academy returns TOMORROW, Thursday 6th October, 4pm UK time! See you there! 👻
Woo! More Fear Academy! I hope its Luke's turn this year!
yes! we all need our yearly dose of Ellen's cute scared reactions!
Zenermorth?
Let's gooo! Will there be a calendar of the spooky games and things the crew will be doing this month, or is it just Fear Academy this year?
Yay! I’m so excited!
Ellen deserves so much love for subjecting herself to horror games in the name of entertainment. You're a wee gem, Ellen
By love, I assume you mean more scary video games right?
@@Ceece20 Love takes many contradictory forms.
@@cameronhector9074 Why aren't you having fun terror-screaming? Andy specifically requested it.
She is a wee gem especially to carry on when she’s close to a breakdown that Andy briefly makes a little worse when he’s observer. Like joking about the horrible monster baby being able to hear you through your controller. Even though she (apparently it’s a girl since it’s a nightmarish hallucination of baby Rose) can’t 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
Haha as someone who can't comprehend being scared of a game/movie, it's still hilarious watching her
Although alien Isolation.. really? It's just opening 40 doors, and the xenomorph is so janky, great aesthetics but I'm with Rich Evans on that one being overrated
I love everything about Fear Academy, but Andy’s mild “oh no, oh dear” never fails to absolutely crack me up. Ellen’s having a full breakdown and he’s just sipping tea like “what a conundrum”
Honestly Ellen's fear academy is such an amazing series, Ellen fearfully squeaking and Luke, Mike, Jane or Andy needling and or giving advice. Is a entertaining combo. And Ellen always does so we'll despite being a scaredy Cat.
my read of Ellen playing the game in #7.... is that on some level Ellen thought it was funny.... with jump scares, but still funny.
@@marhawkman303 Aye, and Andy playing it so cool, knowing that a jump scare that got him before is coming.
Ellen is braver then me! I can only watch playthroughs, I'm too chicken to actually play these 😂😂 Thank you Ellen for being so awesome
@@jellysharkbat I think that's the draw for more than a few folks who watch.
Ellen is adorable and hilarious
Love all the personalities on show during fear academy
Ellen *furious panicked squeaking
Jane *joyfully munching popcorn
Andy “oh dear. Well thats not right”
Mike “CHAAARRGE! ATTACK!”
Luke *basically tall Andy and pushing all Ellens buttons lol
Need to try and catch more fear academy this year.
Edit: forgot until Resi 7, Ellens ABC method for horror games, Always Be Crouching. Lmao
Until I read this comment, I thought Andy was the tall Andy. Never noticed the height diference on the Oxventure livestreams somehow.
Luke is basically "tall Andy" 😂😂
I think Halloween will be RE-watch time for Ellen’s Fear Academy!
My favourite moment in the RE:7 stream was Ellen getting a mild jumpscare from her own phone notifying her the stream had started.
Wonder if it’ll be 3 academies for 3 since her phone surprised her with a Uber Eats notification last year 😂🤣😂🤣
I have seen _so_ many streamers jumpscare themselves in Resident Evil 7 and 8 by accidentally pressing the "use healing item" button.
A whole 30 minutes in no less xD good to know RUclips is as derpy for them as it is for us viewers
Jane's reactions in fear academy are legendary, calmly munches popcorn.😂
Shout out to Ellen for being a massive good sport and going through all those horror games.👍👏
While trash-talking the monsters.
@@CantankerousDave Yeah.😂
Think it helps her that her colleagues have made her laugh as well especially with Andy’s catch phrase oh oh no and Jane munching popcorn 😆😂🤣😂😂🤣
My favourite thing about fear academy is Andy being so chill knowing full well he screamed the house down when he was playing. The outside Xbox book monster moment is iconic xD
The phrase “AHHH! A BOOK MONSTER!!” Will never not be funny and always brings a smile to my face.
One thing I LOVED about Ellen's Fear Academy was just how competent Ellen was at all the games, even when she was scared out of her skin. She was SO GOOD to the point where I struggled to watch other playthroughs of the games she played, because I was exasperated by other people's comparative incompetence.
She does seem to be VERY good.
Luke going all serious and saying "that didn't happen in my playthrough" is one of the funniest bits. That aside, having seen Ellen's fear academy playthroughs, and the From series so far, we can conclude -- Ellen may be easily scared, but she's incredibly brave.
Ellen always does so great in the horror games as well, pushing on despite her fear. She's the MVP!
although her panic shooting in Dead Space had pretty terrible aim...
Yeah, she's slowly conquering her fear of... Well, everything
The beauty of horror is how subjective and personal it is. What scares me does not scare you, and vice versa. It’s fascinating to hear someone else’s perspective and explanation.
Also, that Layers of Fear super cut was gold! 😂
Ellen is amazing for willingly subjecting herself to this - courage is not the absence of fear, after all! - but the reactions of the rest of the team is golden, too. Y’all poke fun at her and her misery (c’mon, Jane eating popcorn while Ellen suffers is iconic, and Ellen’s sharpshooting under extreme pressure is god-tier) but you also genuinely care about her well-being and don’t want her to get too overwhelmed, either. It’s great to watch. ^_^
I have such fond memories (should I say presh mems?) of each one of the Fear Academy entries, but my favourite moment is still Ellen doing precision headshots while squealing at an inhuman pitch and Luke wide-eyed laughing his head off and stating "this was the best idea ever". 😂😂😂
Do you remember what game that was because that sounds like something I need to see
@@saviourfade6849 it was the Resi 7 one! It's about half way through if I remember correctly. Mia is chasing her with a chainsaw and Ellen is completely loosing it, while Luke looks a bit like an evil professor the way he's enjoying himself
@@katfromthekong414 thank you I’ll go look for it now!
@@saviourfade6849 Enjoy! I recommend watching the scene twice so you can enjoy both Luke's and Ellen's facial circus 😆✌🏼
Love the disapproval Luke gives resi8's crib safety absolute scorn in his eyes!
Ellen does so well in fear academy she deserves a real Eevee
I've always a got a lot of respect for Ellen when she tackles horror games, and I'm even more impressed that she's only sworn twice so far during Fear Academy. Perhaps this year will gleam a third?
I find the Dollhouse one hilarious because I don't think anyone would have noticed if Andy hadn't commented on it.
The worst part of Resi 7 for me is that I can SMELL the Baker House. Here in rural America I've had to go into a fair share of abandoned buildings or barns that I've become familiar with the stench of musty ruined plaster, animal nest, and the occasional rotten carcass of a dead animal. I don't think I could stomach going through that game with that rolling around in my head.
Same BWHAHAHAH
I love that they put Clair de Luna as the background music. Such a chill song against the screams
It was Clair de Luna! Always reminds me of the Great Fairy Fountain music
It's a frequent theme in the Evil Within.
Ellen, that supercut of scares made me laugh so hard that my tummy hurts. Thank you for redeeming an otherwise rough day.
Just Andy's quiet chuckle at the bookmonster ("AHH! BOOKMONSTER!) got me.
I have to agree that given the player a gun ISN'T necessarily less frightening that not having one. The ability to fight back implies that you need to compose yourself and figure out how to respond to a threat, unlike being disarmed where it's more about experiencing the horrors and watching them unfold. Plus, the idea that even if you can fight back and the monsters can still keep coming back anyway is more terrifying.
Your Fear Academy streams have really inspired me into playing horror games. I had previously avoided the genre entirely, but because of y'all I now have a new favorite genre of games.
The content lately has been top tier. Ellen's fear academy and cat tier list are officially towards the top of my outside Xtra favorites
She's so sweet and adorable. I'm glad that she'll play the spooky games, because I love watching all types of her content.
For some reason, the information that Ellen watches herself being scared to lift her mood made my day brighter
I'm looking forward to this year's horror academy piece!
"Horror games get less scary when they give you a gun to fight back with." See if you still feel that way after playing F.E.A.R. You *start* with a gun, but it somehow manages to get *more* terrifying the further you go. What jump scares it has are some of the most effective I've seen, even when the atmosphere practically tells you to expect it.
You deserve such respect, Ellen. I could not play all of these horror games for people's entertainment, I've tried, but either I get too scared or not scared enough, never in-between.
Thank you, Ellen, for being such a good sport and playing these games. I'm looking forward to this year's entry!
Ellen’s a trooper for going through all that. As a fellow horror hound but scaredy-cat, I applaud her!
Think her colleagues encouragement and making her laugh has helped even Andy especially playfully making new fears like possibly looking out where windows used to be during slender:the arrival 🤣😂🤣😂😂🤣
So this just proves that Ellen is ready to graduate to VR horror!
33:45 - Most memorable Fear Academy moment. Ellen's face is basically the textbook example of *_Terrified._*
Other memorable moments is whenever Luke or Andy played aloof. (Someone should make a supercut of Andy/Luke going "Oh... oh no.")
I, too, re-watched the RE7 one so many times. The "we've come to rest behind a sofa" is burned into my brain. So. Good.
That bit regarding "Mia at her 'BLECH!'" is what's been burned into my brain. It's so darn funny!
@@AKitchell”If you can’t handle Mia when she’s all “Bleh!” You don’t deserve her when she’s “hey Ethan” “ 😂🤣😂😂
Thank you so much for this series. And your #1 spot is hands down my favorite video from the Fear Academy. 10/10 peak scares and laughs.
Playing "The Suffering" as a kid was terrifying. I didn't have an Xbox so when my friends went to Disneyland and told me to take care of their dogs I turned on the game (in an unfinished basement 😳) and played it. 3 days maybe playing for 4-6 hours at a time, I completed it. But every time I realized I should go back home it was already long past dark and I never turned any lights on in the house for fear that neighbors would know I was playing games over there and not just taking the dogs outside and feeding them
It's been so great going back to those episodes of Ellen's Fear Academy. Such a great format. You're just awesome people, thank you.
When I played PT, I literally only downloaded it because it was free. I had zero prior knowledge about it. I just downloaded a free game, and started playing it. It was only rivaled in pure terror to when I was a child playing Ocarina of Time and encountering the Dead Hand. Now I just try whatever free game I can, because it might just be that good and I'd never know it.
Voyeur for 5 years now, and I think this list and this format is the most I’ve ever enjoyed and OX video. Great job, please make more like this.
Ellen, you're so brave! Can't wait for this year's Hallowstream.
Ellen, you are a treasure and an inspiration to us all!
I am a genuine fan of Ellen's Dead Space playthrough because it's my fav of the list. My friend gave me her copy because she reached the part with the babies and NOPED out.
I remember the Resident Evil Village Fear Academy, when Ellen finally walked into the mannequin room and her pistol disappears from her hand. As she's beginning to really hyperventilate, Andy pretends to soothe her with "Well, you have several guns, so let's check your inventory" and you see a moment of slight relief come over Ellen's face, until she opens the inventory, and it is completely empty, and Andy just offers an "oh no" that is so completely flat and devoid of urgency. I had to stop and rewind several times because I was laughing so hard.
Aaahh Ellen.. your over-reactions is why we love you.. You scare easily and it really shows.. but you also laugh easily.. your giggles brighten our days
Resident Evil 7 is hands down the scariest game I'd ever played until I got a vr headset. The entire time I was at the Baker estate was just sheer terror. It would definitely still be the scariest game I've played it it weren't for the fact that the level of immersion you get with vr elevates the pure horror you experience to levels that I find untouchable by other media. Great choice for #1, and great video!
I kinda wanna see Ellen react to more psychological type games. Something involving SCP or Lovecraft or maybe like Trenches or Narcosis.
The Mortuaries Assistant would be perfect !
There was something very special about the Ellen/Andy Victim/Mentor episodes of Fear Academy. In some ways it felt a bit like in the Hunger Games, where your mentor was once exactly where you are? I watched the Slender Awakening episode and immediately went to watch the OG oxbox video with Andy fear singing non-stop.
Thank you, Ellen, for showcasing 8 games I will never play! Your sacrifice is greatly appreciated! :D
Would have loved to see Ellen play Outlast. Still one of the most enjoyably scary games I’ve ever played
Agreed!
Definitely needs to happen
Great video recommendation (or so I think): 7 monsters who miraculously came back to life after dying horrible deaths. One perfect example would be the Songbird of Columbia from Bioshock Infinite
All of the Fear Academy coaching is great, but I think part of what makes Resi Village so special is that Andy just absolutely nailed his role. I don't know which I would say is the scariest, but that is certainly my favorite Fear Academy video.
"Okay well, you had several guns, just check your inventory."
@@PunkRockMohawk "...oh no!"
I got COVID 3 days ago
I am miserable (everything hurts), but watching these vids helps, helps ALOT. Never change ox guys and gals.
That was a super fun retrospective! Excellent editing (including all the lil extra sound effects/background music choices).
I recently replayed dead space1 and 2 and they're still terrifying to this day, I like the atmosphere of them SO MUCH there's not a lot of "empty air" there's always some spooky whispery shit goin' on when you aren't fighting
That's the beauty of the atmosphere, sometimes you can't tell what's a real noise and what's a "safe" noise, so you ALWAYS feel on edge! :D
There's one specific thing I've always trusted though, and that's the string that plays when there's a necro off screen stalking you. Like a metaphorical eye in the back of my head
The perfect timing of this video because I watched all 8 of these videos over the past 2 days is awesome, happy spooktober everyone!
I love these kinds of video. You guys are awesome, it's crazy to think I remember oxbox introducing you. Best decision they've made yet, cheers from Fort Collins, Colorado
these streams are so good. the beneviento house was horrifying, especially having played it before seeing it on stream and at 2am.
Honestly, I completely respect putting Dead Space at #3. I started playing the first Dead Space game last month after getting back from my summer holiday (mostly on a recommendation from a friend who loves horror), and immediately I thought "What the hell am I doing!?!", and I a SUPER cautious when I walk through the game and I got scared incredibly easily by the numerous jump scares. What I found more startling though, was the fact that I was playing the game at all, because I'm not a horror person myself.
Resident Evil 7 was the only Fear Academy I couldn't finish because I was so anxious it felt like my heart was going to jump out of my chest. I can't give Ellen enough kudos for going through with these, I could never haha
I love how Ellen opens her eyes when screaming, opposite to me, I close them and curl up in a ball.... Crying is optional :(
Ellen's Fear Academy has become a regular October tradition for me now. Those screams are legit and I know it's taken a few years off her lifespan. Thank you El, for your sacrifice or multiple sacrifices as it were.
I'm 28m into Outlast and too scared to ever play it again. Preach, Ellen! I feel your pain, homie.
I love how Ellen had a mini-jump already at the very beginning of the video when Luke first says her name. She is such a gem, needs to be protected at all costs.
I think I've commented this before, but... Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly. It's a gorgeous game for the time it came out, but hoooooly wow I can still remember specific scares from that game.
Never finished it--too scary. Definitely recommend for Fear Academy.
Fatal frame 5 is great too, really seeing any of the series would be good
32:09 I do that too Ellen! 😅
So excited for tomorrow's stream!! It's going to be a great Hallowstream
Ellen thank you so much for your sacrifice in playing horror games. I have never laughed so hard in my life, and it brightens up my day when I'm having a rough one. Take care of yourselves! ♥
all of these fright sounds I've never heard anyone make before 🤣🤣🤣 especially at 15:08 like super Mario
27:58 I always hid under the bed as it gave a clear view and escape route.
I admire your bravery! I've had a hard time even watching the videos. Had to do most of them in 10 minute chunks. That was my own Fear Academy, I guess.
This was a great series. Thanks everyone and especially Ellen for pushing through the games, you're a star.
One particular note about Resident Evil Village, I also thought in particular the Beneviento section was the best. Other areas of the game, particular closer to the end, which are heavier on combat aren't that scary and the gunplay alone is not as good as other games. Personally I wish they'd focus more on heavier tense moments like the Beneviento section, but I'm probably in the minority.
During that clip of Ellen watching Luke play the Evil Within 2, she was really channelling her inner puppydog
My first introduction to Dead Space was Ellen playing it on her own channel a long time ago, in a similar format to this with her then boyfriend off camera coaching and occasionally making her jump, which now makes me wonder if that was the inspiration for fear academy.
Edit: I just looked it up again; I had completely forgotten her impressive rate of swearing
Whats the video called? I wanna watch it.
Your remark on "Layers of Fear" being constant jump scares reminds me of talking with other creative writers about how to create a sense of horror... and the key thing for building tension is the quiet parts between the horror bits. Being on edge because there's a jump scare every few seconds is the wrong kind of tension for memorable horror.
Loved this video, as someone who also doesn't like to play horror games! Only ones I have played myself is Resi: Village, Until Dawn, and the Dark Pictures Anthology series. Have watched friends or family play Amnesia: The Dark Descent and A Machine for Pigs, Resi 4, and some others, nothing I'd ever play myself.
What I love about encounters like Jack Baker and Mr X in particular is that you have a gun, but you also know that it won’t help you. Somehow that’s more stressful than if you just didn’t have one
I get legitimately scared just *watching* the Resident Evil games be played so I cannot imagine playing them.... and in VR??? Nope! I would also be hiding out in the safe room and refuse to leave. Good on ya for champing up and playing them, not sure I could do it ;)
Ellen + Horror = You made my day! Thank you Ellen!
I alove the fear academy and always look forward to the Hallo-streams! It would be cool if each person coaching Ellen has a section from the game that they knew was extra scary as most games are most scary either in the middle or even towards the end. Maybe have Ellen skip around to certain sections of games rather than starting them all from the beginning and never going back to them
When I first play through Beniviento’s house in RE8, I didn’t even realise that I didn’t have my weapons.
Also I’m surprised she hasn’t played through outlast in one of the fear academy’s
Jane during Evil Within was probably thinking: "I could do better than that monster"
Ellen's laughing fits are so adorable and we love her for it.
Interestingly: Dead Space and RE: Village were both written by Antony Johnston. That man knows his way around horror.
9:17 Love how Ellen shut the door on the creepy girl like "Nope! Not today, thanks!"
Sorry to disappoint you but it’s Lisa slamming the door on your character’s face rather than Ellen shutting the door on her but love the idea Ellen would if you could 😅🤣😂🤣😂🤣
House Beneviento is the scariest thing I've ever played, second to just about any moment in Subnautica outside of the safe shallows.
Love these videos! Ellen my good lady, if you want a real fear challenge (want may be a strong word...), you should give the remastered Project Zero 5: Maiden of Black Water a go. I'd be interested to see how far you get into that one...
Great work guys. Love your content. Life is good
Was late to watch this but love this vid. Game developers could learn a lot from this video. I would like to say that the two new resident evils did great work with lighting to help focus the scene and set the mood. And the stairs in resident evil games usually are creepy I see them as a resident evil staple
I did not watch this when it first came out, watching it now that I'm unemployed, and holy crap that Ellen put up with all this! I don't get scared by horror games but for someone that does it's amazing that she continued to do it so much. I don't know how to articulate my feelings other than saying I'm impressed because i probably would not do something i don't like that much
I love that ellen finds her friends laughing at her fear calming
I really want a super cut of this video with just the sounds. All the sounds luke and Ellen made to in the commentary to replicate the ingame sounds
All this video does is confirm that Ellen is absolutely adorable.
This was an excellent watch, more hallo stream pls. Incidentally, Dead Space hud, or lack of, was so good!
Ellen that was so wholesome and your laughs are infectious! 😂❤ so sweet !
Jumping in here to say putting the Utopia music over the end was an f-ing chilling choice. Bravo, editor.
I handle scares way worse than Ellen - when I tried watching the PT livestream I got to the first jumpscare and full on screamed, slammed my laptop shut and threw it to the other end of the couch, and that's all I watched of it. I still jumped several times watching this. Ellen, you are far, far braver than I am! (I also jumpscared myself the one time I tried playing Bloodborne and haven't been back...)
I swear this channel went from fun game trivia to "Let see if we give Ellen a heart attack this time."
Ironically, Ellen's who got me into scary games in the first place! I see her play them and think, "Well, if she can do it, I can do it!" And now I seek them out 😅
Hats off to the puns and witticisms in the subheadings of each caption at the top announcing each choice! Hilarious!
Ellen you're so brave for having played these. I'd rate Alien Isolation tied with RE7 at first because the atmosphere would make me unable to progress as i hid behind furniture in absolute fear
Can't wait for this years Fear Academy. Also I hope the 2023 class of Fear Academy features the Dead Space remake.
So excited for the next batch!
31:08 It's not so much the chainsawed hand that gets me, it's when she springs up at you when you're heading down the stairs
17:29 that's so hilarious trolling lol
also yeah Ellen Fear Academy is one of my favorite things on youtube
Personally, Alien Isolation is my number 1 scariest game. It's so organic and mostly unscripted. That's what made it so spooky to me. I love fear academy, and these videos!