Innovation rarely goes smoothly. Initially, Sony had ambitious plans for the remake of its PS2 survival horror game, Siren. The game was to be the focus of the company's first substantial test of downloadable episodic content as a viable delivery model. A fresh instalment was to be offered every week, in the hope of cultivating a TV-style cliffhanger audience as the sinister plot thickened. But there was an issue. The game's core engine takes up the majority of the first episode's gigabyte bulk, leaving space for barely 15 minutes of actual play. Wisely deciding this wasn't sufficient bait to hook the desired audience, Sony grouped the 12 episodes into handy batches of three, though structural leftovers remain in the form of breathless Lost-style montages recapping character predicaments at the beginning and end of each segment.
The WellPlayed team has come together to share which video games they’d like to see turned into a TV show.
If you're going to relive a nightmare, you might as well do it right.
One thing that's been prevalent now more than ever is video game remakes. Dormant series like Prince of Persia, Splinter Cell, and System Shock aren't first getting brand-new sequels but remakes of the classic entries. Horror titles are no exception, with the recent Resident Evil, Dead Space, and Silent Hill remakes.
Putting aside whether these remakes are necessary, most of them are excellent. They can expand and enrich the world with added details, improve gameplay mechanics, or put more focus on the story. Standard remakes will count, but story remakes or reimaginings will also be included.
If Castlevania is there as an Horror Game then Demon's Souls should be there as well.
Also, you might want to add Shadow of the Colossus there too. Where you play as a mass murdering genocidal maniac on a warpath.
Forget jump scares; if you’re looking for a scary game to play this Halloween, you need to sit down with one of these great psychological horror games. Let the feeling of unease creep beneath your skin as you absorb yourself in the unnerving worlds of these incredible games.
These are our best psychological horror games of all time.
