10VideoGamesThatWillLeaveYou

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For all the tabloid fuelled controversy around video games and whether or not they warp your
mind, one thing they can definitely do is give you a definite woah moment. You know, that
momentwhereyouhavejustdonesomethingandyouactuallyhavetostepbackandmarvelat
theaccomplishmentyouvejustmade.Thenatureoftheirinteractivityisdesignedtodrawpeople
intoaworldandallowthemtoescapefromrealityforafewhoursandwhengamesgetitright,
theyhavethepowertoeithermakeyoufeellikeagodamongmenordestroyyouandleaveyoua
gibberingwreckinthecorneroftheroom.Thebestgamesaretheonesthathavemomentswhich
stick with you for years after, whether its sacrificing yourself to save the world (Fallout 3) or
crashing two celestial bodies together to save the universe (Dead Space 3), games have gotten
particularlygoodatgivingyouplentytotalkabout.Andthatsfine,manypeoplecanremember
brilliantmomentsfromacrosstheirgaminghistory,butitsararethingwhenagamecomesalong
andprovokessuchareactioninyourselfthatyoubegintoquestionwhatconstitutesrealityand
wherethelinebetweengamingandtrueartlies.Inthelastfewgenerationsofgamingtherehave
beensomeabsolutelystellargamesthathaveinducedallsortsofdifferentreactionsinplayers,but
wevecombedthroughthehazy,drinkruinedmemoriestopulltogetheralistof10gamesthatare
notonlyamazing,butthatleaveyouachangedpersonattheirconclusion.Bewarethough,theres
somemassivespoilersaheadsoproceedatyourownrisk.
10.SilentHill
In the days of the original Playstation, players looking for scares had a very limited selection of
games to choose from. With the release of Resident Evil, players had been given a slightly
pantomimezombieemupfullofconspiracy,virusesandgiantplants.Itwasterrifyingatthetime,
buttheshonkydialogueandstorypreventeditfromachievingtruegreatness(thoughithasgone
ontobeheldinhighregardasaclassicofthegenre).ResidentEvil2wasabettergameallaround,
butitwasstillhamperedbytheslightlysciencefictionstorybehindthehorror.Itwasntuntil1999
thatthefirstbrainbending,terrorinducinggameofthe3DagecameoutintheformofKonamis
seminalSilentHill.

SilentHillwassurvivalhorrorwithaparanormalbent.Whereasinotherhorrorgamesyouusually
playedasasoldierorlawenforcementofficerwhoknewhowtouseagun,SilentHillsHarryMason
isaregularblokestuckinacreepytown,searchingforhisdaughterwhoisthrownintoastoryof
intrigue,horroranddemonicbeings.Heisaterribleshot,heisntparticularlystrongoragileand
he is very, VERY vulnerable. Silent Hills genius stems from Konamis approach to their technical
limitations,thePlaystationwasntaparticularlypowerfulmachineandstruggledrenderingSilent
Hillsoutdoorsectionsproperlywithoutbuildingspoppingupoutofnowhere.Konamissolution
became the defining characteristic of Silent Hill, an oppressive layer of thick fog blanketing the
wholetown,reducingyourvisualdistancetonomorethanablockatatime.Enemieswouldstalk
yououtdoorsandallyouwouldhavetowarnyouoftheirpresencewasthecrackleofstaticona
portableradioMasonpicksupearlyinthegame.Thesoundoftheradioalonewasenoughtosend
chillsdowneventhebravestofsouls.ThenthereistheOtherworld.Atsetmomentsthroughout
thegame,Masonendsupinnightmarishversionsoftheplaceshehasvisited,withdirt,bloodand
grime covered environments, metallic grates and more enemies. The game expertly injects a
persistent sense of dread into the player and the Otherworld sections are intended to push the
player into a near panic. The game constantly plays with your psyche, attempting to break your
spiritwhereveryougo.Fromitsdevilishpuzzlestotheoppressivesetting,youllbehardpressed
toleaveSilentHillthesameasyouwentin.
9.ShadowOfTheColossus
Shadow Of The Colossus is born from the minds of the well revered Team Ico. Having defined
themselves as auteurs of the PS2 age, their follow up to the universally adored Ico took their
unconventionalattitudetogamingtoacompletelynewlevel.ShadowOfTheColossusisdifferent
toalmostanyothergameyouwillhaveplayed.Therearenotownstoexplore,dungeonstoraid
and no characters to interact with. You play as a young boy named Wander who travels to a
forbiddenlandinordertosavethelifeofagirl,Mono.Tosaveherlifeheistoldthathemustslay
thesixteencolossiwhoroamtheforbiddenland,theirlifeforcebeingwhatheneedstosavethe
girl. The game tasks you with traversing a huge open world to find each colossi, finding their
weaknessandusingittokillthem.

Apart from the fact that the game is absolutely gorgeous, this has to be the most unique game
createdforthePS2.Eachcolossiisapuzzle,effectively.Youhavetoavoidbeingtrampled,dropped
ordrowned,allthewhiletryingtomounteachbeastandworkyourwayacrosstheirbodyuntil
youfindtheirweakspots,atwhichpointyouplungeyourswordintothemandhopethatsenough
tofellthem.Asyouprogressthroughthegame,thelifeforceofeachcolossitakesitstollonWander,
hebecomesphysicallybedraggledandvisuallydeteriorated.Whenyoudefeatthelastcolossi,itis
revealedthatDormin,thebeingwhopromisedhecouldsaveMonoifyouslayedthebeastsinthe
land, has tricked you and by killing the colossi, he has turned you into the villain of this piece.
Effectivelyyourbenevolentquesthasforcedyoutomurdersixteeninnocentcreaturesatthewhim
ofanevilbeingforhisownbenefit.Tryfeelinggoodaboutyourselfwhenyoufinishthisgame,go
on,try.
8.MetalGearSolid

BeforeMGSbecameknownforlengthycutscenes,endlesscharacter
monologuingandconfusingstorylines,itwasoneofthegreatest
gamesontheoriginalPlaystationandhadaplotthatyoucouldjust
aboutfollow.AstheintrepidSolidSnake,youaretaskedwith
infiltratingtheShadowMosesislandcompound, afterarenegade
specialforcesunitleadsanuprisingandtakescontrolofthebase.
Thatthebaseisholdingnuclearwarheadsunderstandablyhasthetop
brassconcerned,sotheydecidetosendasinglepersonintodiffuse
thesituation.Yeah
Eitherway,cueoneofthebeststealthgamesevermadeasyouwork
yourwaythroughthemembersofFOXHOUNDonebyone,dispatchingthem
inevermoreelaboratebossfightsandsneakingyourwaypastcameras
andsoldiersthathappentohavetheattentionspanofanabsent
mindedkitten.WhatHideoKojimaandhisteamatKonamimanagedto
puttogetherwasnothingshortofsublime,amixofgreatgameplay,
inspireddesignandsomeofthebestfourthwallbreakinggagsever
seen(havingtofindthecodecfrequencytocontactMerylfromthe
backoftheACTUALgameboxwasaninspiredtouchandasourceof
irritationforanyonewithachippedconsoleandacopiedversion).
Thewaythegamebuildsupthetensiontothefinalbattlebetween
SolidandLiquidSnakeisperfection.Thefinalbattleconsistsof
takingoutagiantbipedalrobotthatisfiringmissilesatyou,a
fistfightbetweenSolidandLiquidonlyforthemtomoveontoa
machinegunbattleintheescapetunnelonthebackofajeepbeing
drivenatridiculousspeeds.Whenthefinalcreditsrun,youtakea
deepbreathandyouareguaranteedtofeellikeabonafidebadass.
7.Manhunt
Oneofthemorecontroversialgamesonthislist,Manhuntisastealthbasedsurvivalhorrorgame
releasedforthePS2,XboxandPCwaybackin2004andinstantlygarnereditselfareputationas
oneofthegrimmestgamesgoing.Youplayedadeathrowinmatewhoiscoercedintomurdering
people for a sadistic snuff film director, who films your progress through the game and rewards
youbasedonhowbrutaleachkillis.

The game immediately incensed the media and actually wound up banned in several countries,
lostamongthecriesofWontsomebodypleasethinkofthechildren?andDownwiththissort
of thing! from the conservative press. But Daily Mail baiting aside, the game itself was
tremendouslyfun,withthecoreofitbeingaverystrongstealthmechanic.Youcouldonlyreally
executeoneofthepeoplehuntingyoubygettingupbehindthem,somakinguseoftheshadows
anddarkspotsineachlevelwasanabsolutemust.Onceyouhadatargetinyourgrasp,youthen
hadtotryandscoreahighvaluekilltomaximiseyourresultforthelevel,thebetteryourresult,
themorelevelsyouunlockandfurtherintothegameyoucanprogress.Scoresandkillscouldbe
facilitated with a multitude of different weapons ranging from plastic bags all the way up to
firearms.Manhuntdoesntbeataroundthebushwhenitcomestoviolence,itspotentiallyoneof
the most violent games ever made, owing to its close up, sneak and murder style of play (as
opposed to mowing down people from a distance with a machine gun) and the one thing that
worriedmostplayersofthegame(usincluded)wasthatbythetimeyoureachedtheendofthe
game,themurders didnt shock youanymore. Now whether or not that was down to a limited
waytomurderpeople,orbyseeingthesameanimationsafewtimesthroughoutthegameisup
fordebate,buttherewascertainlyalingeringthoughtthatthegamehaddesensitisedplayersto
thebrutalityattheheartofthegame.
6.MassEffect2
Themiddlepartinatrilogyofepicspacefaringgames,MassEffect2isconsideredbymanytobe
the best of the series. It had the best story, the best characters, the best mechanics, the best
weaponsandnooneatallhatedthewaythegameended.Itsamasterpieceofthelastgeneration
ofgamingandanessentialgameforanyonewhohasevenconsideredlikingaRoleplayinggame.

Giventhefranchisespenchantformultipleendings,ME2sendingeitherraisedplayersuporbroke
them down entirely. The story of the game involves a mysterious race of aliens known as The
Collectorswhoarekidnappinghumansfromacrossthegalaxy.CommanderShepherdandhis/her
intrepidcrewbouncetheirwayaroundtheMilkyWaytryingtofindoutwherethepeoplearebeing
taken and how to rescue them. The journey leads them to the centre of the galaxy where they
assault the Collectors mothership, liberating captured humans as they go, but things are much
more sinister. The Collectors are taking humans to build a humanoid Reaper, a living spacecraft
builtfromthegeneticcodeofaspecies,designedtowipeoutnaturalsentientlifeatspecificcycles.
OncetheReaperisdestroyed,arapidescapefromthemothershipisonthecardsandthisiswhere
youwilleitherbevictoriousoryouwillfail.Asyougetclosertoyourship,certainobstaclesareput
in your way and you are challenged with picking the right team member to get the job done. A
doorneedstobeopenedbysomeonewithtelekineticpowers,doyouuseSamaraorJack?Pick
therightone,thedoorisopenedandyoucanprogress,pickthewrongoneandthedoorwillstill
be opened but one of your party will die. Its possible to actually lose half of your party in this
escape which can include not only some of the main characters in the series, but some of your
favourite party members too. Should they die in this sequence, they subsequently wont be
available to use in Mass Effect 3 either. If you get out with everyone alive, you will feel like the
consummatehero,butifyoufailandpeopledie,youwillmourntheirlossandhavetolivewith
theconsequences.Orreloadthelevelanddoitagain,butthatdefeatsthepoint,really.
5.TheLastOfUs
WevetalkedalotonWhatCultureabouthowsignificantagameTheLastOfUsisandwerenot
abouttostop.ItsbeenbyandlargeconsideredtobeTHEgameofthelastgenerationandinalot
of cases, it has been considered the best game ever to a lot of people in the wider gaming
community.WhatissoimportantaboutTLOUisthesheerpowerofitsplotlinecombinedwiththe
wonderfulperformancesbyTroyBakerandAshleyJohnsonasJoelandEllie.Inthiskeyrelationship,
writing,direction,actingandtechnologycometogetherinthemostperfectofharmoniesandyou
actuallybegintocareaboutthecharactersinasignificantway.IfyoudidntyelpinpainwhenJoel
gotinjuredorburstintotearswhenhesavedElliefromthecannibalisticDavid,youredeadinside.

What is most powerful, however, is the ending. If you havent seen it, we wont spoil it in text,
however,embeddedaboveisPewDiePiesvideooftheendingforthegameandputitthisway,it
lefthimspeechless.ItleftthemotormouthSwedishYoutuberspeechless.THATishowpowerful
TLOUisandifyouhaventplayedthegame,gotoamirror,haveawordwithyourselfthengoand
preorderthePS4remasterofitimmediately.IfyoudonthaveaPS4,thenbuyone,becauseits
entirelyworthit.
4.Portal2
A good game should challenge you, either in your reactions, your intelligence or your patience,
becauseovercomingthesechallengesisthemostrewardingthingaboutgaming.Ifagameistoo
easy,thenitbecomesboringandyoueventuallyjustgiveupwithit,leavingittogatherdustona
shelf,longforgottenandnevertouchedagain.Occasionallyagamewillcomealongthatwillstretch
youtotheabsolutebreakingpoint,inducetheworstrageandmakeyoufeellikeanabsolutefoolin
theprocess.LadiesandGentlemen,Portal2*cuecannedapplause*g

Yes,Valvesseminalfirstpersonpuzzlegameisoneofthoseraregamingexperiencesthatwillbreak
yourmindintotinylittlepiecesandleaveyoucompletelybreathlessasyouovercomeoneofthe
hardesttestchambersyouthinkyoulleverencounter,onlytofindanevenharderoneiswaiting
foryouinthenextroom.OneofthebestthingsaboutPortal2however,isitsbalanceofchallenge
versusreward.Youcanspendhoursworkingonasingletestchamberandwhenyoudoeventually
crack the puzzle and realise what you had to do, you will be treated to a dose of some of the
funniestdialoguetoeverbeputintoagame.Thisisagamewherequiteliterally,youwilllaugh
andyouwillcrylikeacolicstrickenbaby,untilyoumanagetoworkoutthatdamnedpuzzleand
thenyoullgobacktolaughingagain.
3.Half-Life2
AnotherofValvesinstantclassics,HalfLife2wasreleasedin2004(yes,its10yearsold!)towaves
ofwelldeservedhooplaandjoyasoneofthebestlovedshootersofthe90scamecrashinginto
the new millennium with a new setting, new characters, new mechanics and one of the best
physicsenginesevercreatedintheHavokEngine.

Atthetime,HL2wasanadvertisementofthedisparitybetweenconsolegamingandthePCmaster
race.Bearinmindthatin2004,thebestlookingconsolegamereleasedwasMetalGearSolid3:
Snake Eater and while that was a handsome game for the PS2, HL2 took things into an entirely
different realm with the first character models that displayed graphical fidelity so intricate you
couldseetheporesintheirskin(justseetheopeningcloseupoftheGManintheintrosequence).
ButitwasntjusttheleapsintechnologythatstoodHL2aboveitspeers,thestorylinewasmore
cohesive, the environments traversed were more varied and the game was still bloody long,
clocking in at around 20 hours to finish the single player campaign. Such is the expert level of
developmentValvehold,thefinallevelinthegamewasatourdeforceintensionvsaction.Your
ascent to the top of City 17s Citadel was a fraught battle between Combine soldiers and the
venerable Gordon Freeman, holding no weapon other than the upgraded Gravity Gun, allowing
him to pick up enemies and hurl them around like ragdolls. You reach the top, you destroy Dr
Breensinterdimensionalportalandjustastheexplosionthreatenstokillyouandyourcompanion
Alyx,timefreezesandtheGMantakesyouawayagain.Neverhasanendingresultedinsomany
jawsbeingpickedupoffthegroundandneverbeforehasanendingtoamajorgameaskedmore
questionsthantherestofthegamehasanswered.
2.FinalFantasy7
WhileFinalFantasy7isstuckinaperpetualbattleofnerdsoverwhichisthebettergame,7or8
(at almost Shatner vs Picard levels of passion), one thing that setsthe seventh entry in the long
runningandimpossiblytitledseriesapartfromitssubsequententriesistheemotionalweightof
its story and setting. Despite the fact that at no point in the game does any character actually
speak, Final Fantasy 7 features some of the most heartbreaking dialogue and emotionally
overwroughtsequencesthatarealmostguaranteedtobreakthehardiestofpeopleintotears.

Theepic,sprawlinggametakesyouacrossanentireplanet,fromthedirtandgrimeofMidgarto
the insanity of the Golden Saucer and right to the core of the world as you trail the nefarious
Sephirothandpreventhimfromdestroyingalllifeforhisowngain.Thedefiningmomentforthe
gameisattheendofthefirstdisc(soaboutathirdintoit)whereSephirothmurdersAerith/Aeris,
theloveliestcharacterinthegameandtheobjectofClouds(themaincharacter)affections.The
deathofAerithwasoneofthemostshockingplottwistsputintoagameatthatpointandfuelled
notonlythenexttwothirdsofthegame,butalsotheplayeragainstSephiroth.Bythetimeyou
finallydefeatSephirothattheendofthegame,youwillfeellikeyouhavegenuinelyavengedthe
deathofafriend,suchistheimpactthatAerithhasonthepartyandtheplayerintheearlystages
ofthegame.Itisoneofthestrongestmotivationsanygamehasgivenaplayertoseeitthroughto
itsnaturalconclusionandperseverewithoneofthelongestandmostdrainingbossbattlesever
conceived.
1.Outlast
Outlasthascausedastorm
inthegamingcommunitysinceitsreleaseonPCin2013anditsPS4/XboxOnereleasesthisyear.
FromastudiomadeupofformerUbisoftveterans,Outlastistheepitomeofaragingindependent
successstoryanditalsohappenstobeoneofthescariest,mostunsettlinggamestoeverhitthe
mainstreamandfindwiderangingsuccess.

YouplayMilesUpshur,aninvestigativejournalistwhoreceivedananonymoustipthatthereare
unseemlygoingsonatanabandonedasylumsdeepintheColoradomountains.Solikeanysensible
personinthisworld,Milesgoestoinvestigate.Whathefindsthereisgeneticresearchonasylum
inmatesmakingthemincrediblystrong,violentandevenmoreinsanethantheywouldhavebeen
onadmission.Bloodsoakedwalls,destroyedbuildingsandpitchblackdarknessawaityouasyou
ventureintoMountMassiveAsylumandthatsbeforetheVariants(thetermusedtorefertothe
enemiesinthegame)starthuntingyou.Yousee,Milesisntafighter,therearenoweaponstobe
pickedupinthisgame.Ifyourespottedbyanenemy,youwillbechasedandyouwillneedtorun
and hide. Some enemies will chase you further than others, the beast that festoons all the
promotionalartwork,ChrisWalker,willchaseyourelentlesslythroughoutthegameandwillappear
when you least expect him, only the jangling of the chains around his wrists being your early
warningofhisimpendingpresence.Outlastisagamethatwillunsettleyoutoyourcoreasevery
littleinnocuoussoundwillhaveyoujumpingandifyourescaredofthedark,theconstantwashof
nightvisionfromMilescamerawilltearyournervestoshreds.Thisgamewillchewyouupand
spit you out as a broken, shivering, twitching wreck on the floor and its completely worth it
becauseifyoucanstandit,itsadamnfantasticgameandwellworththetimeyouwillputintoit.
Justdontplayitwiththelightsoff,youllregretit.
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