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@ftrevelin: Yeah I defiantly prefer physiological horror to gore. Games that have messed up or twisted plot lines and a lot of suspense really get my heart going.
Like I mentioned in a comment above SCP containment breach was petrifying, it lacks any real story but it is designed to give you fast paced scares and paranoia. It's in the same kind of category as slender really. Deadspace and Amnesia are ones I've played recently that I loved. I'll have to look into getting Outlast.
I haven't played too many yet which is why I was asking about, I've only recently discovered I'm a massive adrenaline junkie when it comes to horror games :D

@falserelic: Ah thankyou, I'm always looking for more games for steam especially free ones :) I'm such a big fan of silent hill. I think I can put up with bad voice acting for a free game, thank you !

@gtcknight SCP containment breach had me screaming out loud. Absolutely nerve wrecking! I'm working on a recoded review of it at the moment.

@deadpancakes: Thank you :D Yeah atmosphere games are so much more terrifying than a lot of gore. Amnesia is very good at it.

Watching my friend play Screecher (a don't starve mod) had my palms sweating ! His recording is here :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4_mwgDYe1M

Fatal Frame aye? I have a PS2 so I'll have a look in the retro game shop tomorrow, they tend to have a lot of old games for pretty cheap. And any chance you could link me Patrick on Outlast ? i wouldn't mind having a gander myself.

@trafalgarlaw: I agree, the attack on sexism in games is a topic I often come across. From what I've seen the "damsel in distress" or "rescue the princess" concept in modern games appears to be dying out (correct me if I'm wrong) and we're left with the argument the women are objectified in games and set unrealistic standards. Yes, a lot of games have ridiculously large breasted women in very little clothing, let's take DoA or Tekken as an example (as fighting games always have the least clothing on their ladies), but take a look at the male characters, they're built like tanks and often don't have a shirt on... Clearly the standards on the male body are as unrealistic or idealistic as the females?!

As a female gamer I don't notice much misogyny or sexism in games... I'm always asked if I would like more female heroes in games / films and to be honest I don't care. People act as if I can't associate with male characters when it's quite the opposite, I'm usually so immersed in games that the gender of the character is irrelevant. To me it appears that most criticism on the subject comes from people with little information or understanding of games.

However the physiological effect of early games with the "rescue the princess" idea must have had some influence on that generation, I doubt cases like the shooting had it to blame but possibly more subtle appearances in social behaviour. If anyone has any studies on it I would be interested in reading them.

and Stefan Molyneux's podcasts are great @theegravediggeran excellent choice for debating misogyny and sexism.

Hey guys I'm new to Giant Bomb and was hoping some of you could recommend some Scary games for me to review ? Preferably on PC or older consoles that I can use emulators for.

I'd also love to hear your thoughts on them :)

Live chats would be awesome !