Hashtag Halloween. Somehow games like Resident Evil or The Evil Within don’t really cause horror to me. And even if games like F.E.A.R. or Dead Space have a certain jumpscare value, for me the pure survival-action aspect always somehow outweighs. Once you’re armed with a heavier weapon than a pistol or baseball bat, I think that survival horror games somehow lose their appeal for me. Even Boss fights won’t help. ;-)
Psychological horror games on the other hand work much better for me. But I admit that I have never played a game like Five Nights at Freddy’s before. ;-)
I think the video game that gave me the most nightmares so far was actually Project Zero (US: Fatal Frame). There one is only armed with an ancient camera. A CAMERA!!! And this f
king mansion is full of fking ghosts. VERY ANGRY JAPANESE GHOSTS! Oh, I can see my trauma from this game coming back.
Where did I put my old Playstation 2 and that stupid game in the attic? Hmmmm… ;-D