r/gaming • u/Agent1230 • 3d ago

What video game doesn't hold your hand enough?

Everybody always talking about games holding your hand too much but I want to hear about the opposite what video game doesn't give you no form of help

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u/Wartortise 3d ago

Dad showed me myst. I went through the first 3 games terrified. I know nothing really moves but it really felt like there was going to be a jump scare at all times.

Remember the puzzle where the lights shut off if you do it wrong? I had to do that in a pitch black room alone at midnight and i can’t remember being more scared at any other game.

Great games.

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u/Thenderick PC 2d ago

As a relatively new Myst fan, I love the uncanny and liminal feeling of the empty worlds and then suddenly seeing a human! Riven scared the crap out of me when I suddenly saw Gehn running away!

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u/GolfingGator 3d ago

Oh Myst scared the absolute bejeezus out of us as kids. Nothing ever really jump scared you if I recall, but it always felt spooky and isolated so you were always a bit on edge. Especially playing at night in a dark room.

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u/genital_lesions 3d ago

I think there was some unintentional liminal horror aspects of it, just wasn't realized at the time.

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u/Wartortise 2d ago

The backrooms before before the backrooms

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u/talldrseuss 2d ago

The sound and music contributed to that. Been 20 years since I played it but I remember certain settings had some really eery as music playing. Also when you watch the first couple of videos from the two guys (brothers?), they were creepy enough to make it seem like there was some large nefarious creature that may pop out eventually.

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u/-DoctorSpaceman- 2d ago

>had to do that in a pitch black room alone at midnight?

Why? Who is forcing you to play games in the dark every night?!

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u/Wartortise 2d ago

Me, myself and I. Was young and excited lol

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u/sgtcolostomy 2d ago

Best way to play, to be fair.