Telegraph names Doom 3 as scariest game of all time
2008-11-02 15:40

Posted by George

aside from the realistically rendered beasties, Doom's secret (and at times infuriating) weapon was the game feature that allowed the player to use either a torch or a gun at any given time - never both. Given that the game's environment was a windowless space station with a knackered lighting system, this was an effective (if unsubtle) way of ramping up the tension to nail shredding levels and then leaving it there.

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