Which moments in the classic Resident Evil games spooked you the most?

[Deleted member 17402]

For me:
RE2: Leon falling through the chute and hearing the Birkin scream from the jail cell.
RE3: Entering the court yard where there's a statue, only to realize Nemesis can be in that area too!

And just for the hell of it I want to give a shout out to RE4's basement section with that nearly indestructible creature. Having to avoid its arms from the ceiling and waiting for it to rush at you as you waited for the elevator is scarier than most shit in the entire series.

 

[Hate]

Nemesis crashing the window besides the stairs in RPD.

 

[RecRoulette]

Mr. X getting up the first time in RE2 completely fucked me up

 

[Papercuts]

Goddamn dogs jumping through the window in 1.

 

[Fadewise]

Interrogation room dogs. There is no other right answer.

 

[Deleted member 17402]

Mr. X getting up the first time in RE2 completely fucked me up

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Oh yeah how could I forget him. I'm such a fool. Alright RE2's other scariest moments include the lighter puzzle in which Tyrant crashes through and the Marshaling Yard where you see Tyrant on the camera feed around the corner.

 

[Cort]

#1 scary moment for me in those games

 

[ghibli99]

*Those* doorway loading screens in 2. Scared the crap out of me the first time it happened, and gave me permanent anxiety about them from that point onward. LOL

 

[SmokedSalmon]

#1 scary moment for me in those games

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This one. THIS ONE. I was so scared of every door after that even though that's the only place where it happens.

Nemesis crashing the window besides the stairs in RPD.

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This would be my close second.

 

[shinobi602]

Lisa fucking Trevor in REmake.

 

[Hybrid Rainbow]

Scared the shit out me as a teenager.

 

[SolVanderlyn]

Lisa fucking Trevor in REmake.

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When she shows up in the cabin, which is supposed to be a safe house. Man.

The underground chase was intense too.

 

[SofNascimento]

I think RE3 as a whole really impacted me. It's hard to talka bout one scene in particular, it's just the concept of Nemesis was incredible. Him following you and being very hard to beat. 10~11 years old me could barely handle it. It was something on another level compared to previous RE games.

One moment that I remember is the RPD window, but for a different reason. I remember playing RE3 later in my life when I was more aware of technical aspect of games. And only then I realized how well crafted that scene is, how the music changes, how the camera angle changes to that Nemesis almost fills the entire screen. I didn't like RE3 20 years ago because I was a kid, I did because it's a fantastic game. And this moment sort of symbolizes that.

 

[Kung Fucius]

REmake - The first time a Crimson Head sprang to its feet. It was a "dead" zombie that was in a room that I had passed through plenty of times and it just sprang up and started chasing me. Now I knew all the dead bodies I left all over the place were potential killers.

Lisa's character and story really got under my skin too.

 

[Richter1887]

I don'y know why but in RE3 revisiting the diner after Nemesis's fight weirds me out. It is like he will show up any moment.