The GameOn Magazine Issue 61 | Page 16

Articles 5 Strangely Terrifying Locations in Games 5 Strangely Terrifying Locations in Games This article is part of our very special and super spooky Halloween collection. We hope you enjoy all our terrifyingly appropriate content! By Rob Thubron E ven action-oriented games have a tendency to get creepy from time to time, but there’s a reason most of us fear Amnesia more than Left 4 Dead. Terror seems to grow best in the dark, out of sight but firmly planted in the player’s mind. In Left 4 Dead it’s justified, in Amnesia it’s expected; Issue 61 • November 2014 but what about those other games? The games where you picked up the controller with not a care in the world, only to find yourself having trouble sleeping that night? Again, sometimes it’s justified, sometimes it’s expected, but sometimes it’s not. There are times when you’ll be playing a game and suddenly realise that you’re scared to go on, regardless of what waits for you along the way. It’s testament not only to the developers’ ability to affect the player