The GameOn Magazine Issue 61 | Page 13

Articles 5 Games That Will Terrify You for Halloween (since you don’t have anything except a camcorder with nightvision) that centers around a journalist’s exploration of the supposedly corrupt Mount Massive insane asylum at night. It doesn’t take long for our protagonist to realize that the rumors about this place are indeed true, and that he needs to make a decision between journalistic integrity and getting the hell out of there. The environment is obviously spooky, the audio and sound effects are perfectly creepy, and the gameplay itself is top notch—especially for a title that released as a freebie on the PS4 in North America . Free Issue 61 • November 2014 or not, this game deserves a playthrough or two, but do yourself a favor and play it with some good headphones if you can…and the lights off. 3. Resident Evil The title that gave new meaning to the phrase “survival horror” in gaming. The franchise has become something of a sensation in every sense of the word at this point, from games to movies to books and more, but let us not forget the absolute terror that laid within the very first iteration for the newly introduced PlayStation console in 1996. For the era, the graphics and audio were fantastic, and quirky control issues aside, this was one of the more addictive titles to grab if you were a teenager looking for a (non-alcoholic) late night project. Creator Shinji Mikami tapped into a truly brilliant formula by combining the dark and dreary mansion environment with third person shooter and puzzler elements, with the protagonists of the story—Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine— becoming household names, at least among gamers with any sense of must play titles. While many will justifiably argue that Resident Evil 4, initially 13 • GameOn Magazine