What do you think is the scariest video game or video game level?

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Tifa Lockhart said:

Topic title says it all. What's the scariest video game or video game level? Levels can also be portions of a certain game.

For me, the scariest game would have to be Fatal Frame 2, because getting spooked was mandatory in order to get through the game, and the scares weren't that bad, either.

As for video game levels, I'd have to say the Cradle from Thief: Deadly Shadows is the scariest. The atmosphere was just perfect, especially if you played in the dark in front of a large TV with surround sound.

 Oh HELL yes. This was the exact thing that first sprang to my mind. I must have crept through the whole god damn level because I was certain I was gonna get jumped by something. I swore to myself I would NOT get freaked out, it's just a game, but I still ended up nearly having a heart attack when the one door started banging. You know which one I mean.

It wouldn't have been so bad, except for the level a while before that with all the zombies. I KNEW there could be dead stuff there, but I had no idea what to expect. For the first time through it was perfect. Now that I know what to expect, it wouldn't even be half as scary though.