![]() ![]() ![]() Silent Hill: Shattered Memories was quite the phenomenal game it took something so familiar, flipped it upside down and gave us such an emotional and memorable story. It’s so hard picking one, so I’ll be the odd man out and point out a few of my favorite horror games this generation. There are so many games, so many hours within years that I’ve enjoyed, across different games. Jorge, our Editor in Chief, has been sending me dirty, unwanted text messages demanding my personal best game of this generation, and I just can’t do it. ![]() I mean, I’ve been pulling my hair out mulling over this. *sigh*Ĭhoosing the best game of a generation for me is a daunting task. Unfortunately, this is also kick-started a trend in horror games, where established series went on to take a more action-oriented co-operative approach to ensure more stacks of cash. You felt much safer having Sheva around, as annoying as she may be. Doing so took away from the sense of horror even more. Sheva was added to the game as an effort, to perhaps, ease the whole “this game is racist!” controversy Capcom was faced with. Sure, the game kept the sunlight-showered environments, but it stripped away that feeling of being alone in a world where monsters lurked and that would stop at nothing to see you dead on the ground. ![]() Seeing Chris all on his lonesome in a desert environment with shadows of monsters swarming around him. I remember seeing it over and over again countless times. That first trailer gave me one of the most memorable moments in this generation. At all.Īnd to think we were going to get a true survival horror experience at one point, by the looks of the game’s debut trailer. But that doesn’t mean it’s a great survival horror game. It’s super fun, even more so in co-op, beautiful (even to this day) and has a good amount of memorable moments peppered throughout its story. Resident Evil 5 is truly a great video game. Where to begin…Let’s get this out of the way first. And who can forget that ending? Man, that sure made me jump out of my seat. It was also about the psychological terror inflicted upon Isaac Clarke. While they were plenty, Dead Space wasn’t all about just pop-up scares, with the Necros bursting out of vents as if they were paid to by the hour. And the game ensured that players were always immersed in its gruesome world by stripping away any form of traditional HUD. Its corridors and different sectors filled with death, painted with the remains of those who formerly resided there, now claimed by a new strain of horror: the Necromorphs. The Ishimura ended up becoming the Spencer Estate for a new generation. Its amazing atmosphere was brought to life thanks to the power of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. After coming off a golden age in survival horror with the era of the PlayStation 1 and PS2, Dead Space provided an amazing follow up to the games from those previous generations in terms of, you know, actually being a scary game that kept the genre alive and relevant.ĮA (put down those torches!) gave horror fans a gem, resulting in the genre’s very own Alien, with a good dose of The Thing influence. Keep in mind that we’re just talking home consoles here we all know you PC folk are always ahead of us!ĭead Space (Best), Resident Evil 5 (Worst)Īt the time of its release, Dead Space was the next-gen horror experience I’d been waiting for. So to commemorate the launch of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, I’ve gathered our team of editors to pitch in with their picks for the best and worst survival horror games of the closing generation. It’s been basically a couple of years shy of a decade since both juggernauts hit the market. It seems like it was just yesterday that we were first marveling at the thought of “next-gen” thanks to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The PlayStation 4 is now out to play (station-ed in your living room), and the Xbox One will follow suit next Friday. Just like that, another console generation is coming to an end. ![]()
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