I love horror, but...

[pettycoat]

People think I'm joking when I say Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future is the scariest game I've ever played. "Oh, you mean that game about that adorable cartoon dolphin?" No, I mean that game where you're constantly drowning in a murky blue void while giant sea terrors pop out of the fog because the turn of the century wasn't kind to draw distance. You guys can keep Akira Yamaoka. This is what immediately comes to mind when I think of horror video game music.

The soundtrack is fantastic, though.

Comments

[cabalsruin]

"that game where sharks are trying to kill you and you fight aliens"

i loved this game as a kid bc i loved dolphins but i never got past the first level because sharks are terrifying

[pettycoat]

Right? It's hard to describe just how insane the plots to the Ecco games can be. Weirdly enough, though, I remember being more scared of the whales than the sharks. Something about a large, stationary shape just popping up in the distance creeps me right the hell out.

[cabalsruin]

honestly, the ocean in general? terrifying

[pettycoat]

Oh, most definitely. You couldn't get me on a boat if you paid me.