Games with really dark/frightening "game over" screens. (not necessarily gory)
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Outer Wilds Original Soundtrack #10 - End Times
The soundtrack to the best game of 2019, Outer Wilds, composed by Andrew Prahlow Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLer5UtBCZiMxCsYWKiEUXSbMkCE...youtu.be
...and there are few things more terrifying than (ACTUAL SPOILERS FOR OUTER WILDS)
You're just settling into your final run, you've grabbed the key item from the Ash Twin Project... and this tune kicks in early.
But then there's an overwhelming feeling of joy when you realise hang on, isn't there another extra, new musical motif on top of that?.
But then there's an overwhelming feeling of joy when you realise hang on, isn't there another extra, new musical motif on top of that?.
It's one of the darker undercurrents that run under the over-the-top style of the series. That's stated to be the fate of every witch, and well, considering how Bayonetta is one of the last ones, plenty of people she knows has suffered that fate.
Yeah, I always wondered if someday that will release her from that in the games. Maybe her taking the other side.
What a frickin' moment!
I made it through on my first run, terrified of what night happen if I die without the warp core in place at ash twin.
It gets better when you remember that the reason you see "return of Ganon" on game over is that Ganon's dead during gameplay; he only appears if you die because his minions perform a blood magic ritual with the dead Link.Immediately thought of this bastard haunting me as a child.
Yeah, I definitely came here for this.you already knew you were going to see the ninja gaiden arcade game over screen in here
actually, continue countdowns count right?
Maybe it's because I played too much Mortal Kombat as a kid, but the "Guilt Countdowns" always had the opposite effect on me. I was always more interested in letting them go to see if they actually had the stones to do it.
This comes up every time you quit to the title screen. You can skip it of course, but I hated seeing it.
The SNES DKC game overs always made me feel bad. The atmosphere of those games was not friendly.
(yes, I know it's a joke)
Pretty sure this is the actual game over screen in the AVGN game. Or maybe a "soft version"...
It's a surprisingly good mega man like :p
Here's how things end up for Recette in Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale if you don't make your weekly loan payments.
Yea it really makes you feel like you fucked up.
I also like the scream on Ketsui's game over screen:
YesOuter Wilds Original Soundtrack #10 - End Times
The soundtrack to the best game of 2019, Outer Wilds, composed by Andrew Prahlow Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLer5UtBCZiMxCsYWKiEUXSbMkCE...
This is what I came in to post. I always took the bright red of the screen to be Link's blood which is pretty far over the top for a Nintendo game.
Apparently that time limit was patched to be waaaaay more forgiving. It now takes in-game years to see the mutants run rampant.
Edit: Removed the image. It was a screenshot from a game called "Hong Kong 97" that gained a little notoriety for having a Game Over screen that showed a dead guy who looked a little too convincingly real.
Because it is real.
I posted it because it's a good fit for the thread title but have decided that it's in my best interest to take it down again. For those who want to see it, google is your friend. This video is amazing for those interested in the story behind Hong Kong 97:
Because it is real.
I posted it because it's a good fit for the thread title but have decided that it's in my best interest to take it down again. For those who want to see it, google is your friend. This video is amazing for those interested in the story behind Hong Kong 97:
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Seeing Shadowgate reminded me that The Uninvited's game over screen was pretty scary to me as a kid. I actually looked away from the screen so I wouldn't have to look at it.
Haunting Grounds was pretty messed up too when you had to listen to the sounds of the bad guys mangling and desecrating Fiona's dead body over the game over screen.
Fatal labyrinth for the sega genesis (still a pretty solid game today I think). It changed based on the amount of gold you picked up so more gold means more people and a better gravestone which is just so weird especially when I was playing this game at a very young age.
Look, I've seen so much gore and splatter movies over the years this doesn't bother me personally. But some people might not be OK with seeing an actual corpse here.
This.Gotta love the ones trying to guilt trip you into giving the machine more coins
Mortal Kombat 4
I feared this screen growing up haha.
Fair is fair, so I've changed my post to remove the image and have instead replaced it with a video on the matter
TIL he's standing on a column, not a garbage can. And it's only taken me like four decades!
(yes, I know it's a joke)
I love that it starts with "you're dead" and ends with "live with it".
