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One of the most commonly known symptoms of both autism and aspergers syndrome is the inability to emphasise with others and to express emotions in a rational manner. I myself suffer from this symptom heavily. Feelings such as anger, sadness and fear (foreshadowing) are feelings that I, like many others, have trouble expressing. In particular, I try my absolute hardest to shut off these emotions. The concept of what can be considered as "true fear" varies from person to person. While I'm certainly no psychologist, I would assume that fear can be attributed to hormones within our bloodstream, namely adrenaline. Adrenaline plays a crucial role in triggering a fight-or-flight response, which often goes hand in hand with horror games, but it normally tends to trigger flight more than it does fight. One game that truly helped me understand fear was the newly released remake of Capcom's 1998 survival horror classic - Resident Evil 2. Now, I wouldn't say that I'm a Resident Evil fan, but I wouldn't say that I'm a stranger to the series either. The last Resident Evil game I played before this one was the previous installment, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, but I didn't really get much out of that in terms of fear. One too many Texas Chainsaw vibes for me to take seriously, to be totally honest. But this game actually managed to make me something that arguably no other game before has truly made me: Scared. But not in the way most of you would think. This game certainly was a first for me. As stated, I have multiple issues with expressing certain emotions, which includes fear. Due to this, I tend to stay away from horror games and obvious rage games, because, to me, they don't invoke the reaction that they want to get out of the average person. But once I actually took the time to immerse myself in the game, I could actually say that I was quite damn frightened. The jumpscares didn't really get much out of me aside from a slight jolt (Fucking door-busting zombie cop), but what really got me was the multitasking that came from certain scenarios, combined with the helplessness you feel when you don't have the suitable resources by means of defending yourself with. One moment towards the end of my day one playthrough (Which lasted up until the first boss fight with William Birkin) was in the police station. One puzzle required me to detonate some C4 in order to access the final medallion needed to open up the secret passageway. Detonating the C4 ended up not only knocking over a shelf, barricading me inside of the room, but also attracting a Licker. Now, this shit got my heart racing like a greyhound that has been forcefed skittles laced with speed. For the record, I had no ammo left for either Matilda (Handgun) or my shotgun, I had no knife, and no healing items, and I was also stuck in a room with what was currently the most dangerous, non-boss enemy in the game. This is what triggered something I'd consider unusual for a video game. My heartbeat got faster, my breathing became more irregular and heavy. However, this feeling actually made me think: On instinct, I used the only "weapon" I had on me at the time - a flashbang grenade. This barely stunned the Licker for long enough for me to unblock the door and escape the room before it came back to it's senses. That one scenario ended up making me experience what I would consider to be true fear. Not the paranoia of when the next zombie will jump out at me, not the gloomy darkness of the police station, just constant, heart-racing adrenaline. This game makes you it's bitch, and it wants you to know that you're helpless. And the best part? I loved it. I loved every second of the last two to three hours I spent playing this game, I ended up loving that surge of adrenaline I got as I saw Leon slowly but surely move this shelf as this horrific mutant creature regained it's consciousness after being hit with the only feasible weapon I had left. I want to feel that again, especially after ending it on a particularly gruesome boss battle... Eyes don't belong on biceps.

I would love to see a game that for once is set outside the US.

Thanks for pointing that out to me. I wish he would have just said that -_-.

A Fallout title set in the Soviet Union or China would be interesting. Would be cool to flesh out the historical lore of the other parts of the globe after the bombs fell. Plus, the music could be classic russian or chinese 20s/30s pop music. That’d be v different tonally.

I started it as a fun. And then in my depression I used games as pure means of the getting a way for my rage to come out. I use my rage to control my addiction. And so for that I'd say that it can be turned into addiction these days. I won't say complete game addict. But lack of having people around does make me think more about the games. That is what it often I feel in the life so far.

In the game's universe, it was a nuclear world war. Mainly between the US and China. But it was definitely a global war. There hasn't been much information about what has happened anywhere but the US though. A game outside the US would definitely feel completely different and interesting though. So much of the game's feel is based on that 50's era US culture, and to see something other than that would be neat.

Fallout 76 shouldn't have existed in my opinion. Bethesda clearly have no idea what they're doing, and have no business using this game engine in a multiplayer game. If they wanted this type of multiplayer Fallout (which I'm not against in principle, even if I despise Fallout 76) they should have farmed it out to another studio that knows how to make an online game. Instead they went the cheap/lazy route of just reusing everything from Fallout 4 to get a quick cash in or something. And don't even get me started on the things it did to the lore. This game just didn't work out for them at all. If there is another Fallout game developed by Bethesda Game Studios, it should be a singleplayer game for sure. I think they should stick to their place on the East Coast, and I think going south would be cool. The Fallout Miami mod proved how cool that could be as a concept. In general, I wish they would put more of their focus on the intricacies of the story and lore of the game, and less on the actual shooting/combat. I feel Fallout 4 suffered in this regard. Fallout 3 may not have had the best story either, but it was more engaging to me than Fallout 4's story. And Fallout New Vegas trumps both of them with the story quality. 3 and New Vegas didn't have the best combat, but they just destroy Fallout 4 in every other way to me. Bethesda isn't that great at designing combat when they try anyway so they should worry way less about it.

I'm working on completing the original on my PS Vita atm. Probably will get the remaster later. 🙂

1. Alien For me this movie is one of the best horror movies ever made since it focuses more on building atmosphere and tension over pure scares. It's a slow movie but it definitely earns its place in horror movie history as one of the most effective ever made. 2. Videodrome Definitely more of a psychological horror flick that focuses on fears of technology and how it can affect us. 3. Eraserhead David Lynch's debut feature film and probably his most terrifying. A psychological nightmarish movie about the fears of fatherhood and dealing with a lot of complex issues. 4. Paranormal Activity The only movie that legitimately made me afraid of my own house. 5. Poltergeist Still a powerful movie to watch. On par with Paranormal Activity for me. 6. Jacob's Ladder One of the most depressing movies ever made but also one you can't take your eyes off. Won't spoil the ending for those who haven't seen it but it's one of the biggest "omfg" moments in movie history for me. 7. Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn A semi-remake of the first Evil Dead, it adds a lot more humor into the mix and also gave birth to a horror movie icon in Ash Williams. Not sure if this is my favourite in the franchise or Army of Darkness but this one feels like more of a horror movie. 8. Hellraiser The story of a family literally opening pandora's box, Clive Barker's debut film which is also based on his own book, is a wonderful take on the horror that comes from within and how one's past can come back to haunt you, literally. 9. The Thing John Carpenter is probably one of my favourite directors of horror. And while I also enjoy Halloween a lot, The Thing is probably higher on the list for me. Amazing groundbreaking effects that still look great today, and not afraid to go for a bleak ending. 10. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me Twin Peaks may have started out as a TV drama with horror elements but in this movie, those elements are brought to the surface entirely. The result is an amazingly captivating and terrifying experience unlike any I've experienced. My favourite thing about this movie though is how much it expands on the spiritual universe that was only touched on in the original series and laid the groundwork for the eventual followup to the original series that came out in 2017.

The Woman in Black and The Shining used to be my favorite. Then came the Haunting of Hill House and my world was shattered. This TV series was SO GOOD i can't even see horror movies anymore. You should see it, if you haven't already!

I get those two confused too but I'm pretty sure it's Tales From The Crypt. Have you seen the short The Blob? There was a couple stuck in the middle of the lake because the trash that was in the lake was actually a flash eating monster. It's a good one.