sometimes it’s what you don’t get dizzy and gets dia NATO so hungry I’ve
and gets dia NATO so hungry I’ve
and gets dia NATO so hungry I’ve searched for food but the only thing I
searched for food but the only thing I
searched for food but the only thing I found are other people’s annoying
found are other people’s annoying
found are other people’s annoying useless audio dogs welcome to
useless audio dogs welcome to
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watchmojo.com and today we’ll be counting down our picks for the top 10
counting down our picks for the top 10
counting down our picks for the top 10 video games with scary audio logs
video games with scary audio logs
video games with scary audio logs looking for the fireflies they’ve all
looking for the fireflies they’ve all
looking for the fireflies they’ve all left I’m dead soon while audio logs have
left I’m dead soon while audio logs have
left I’m dead soon while audio logs have been the butt end of jokes in the modern
been the butt end of jokes in the modern
been the butt end of jokes in the modern landscape of gaming when done properly
landscape of gaming when done properly
landscape of gaming when done properly they’re an excellent tool for providing
they’re an excellent tool for providing
they’re an excellent tool for providing backstory character depth and in this
backstory character depth and in this
backstory character depth and in this case fear I was loyal to you and you
case fear I was loyal to you and you
case fear I was loyal to you and you keep bastards left me twisting in the
keep bastards left me twisting in the
keep bastards left me twisting in the wind for this list we’re focusing on
wind for this list we’re focusing on
wind for this list we’re focusing on those games that constantly have us
those games that constantly have us
those games that constantly have us looking over our shoulder with their
looking over our shoulder with their
looking over our shoulder with their exceptional use of unsettling and creepy
exceptional use of unsettling and creepy
exceptional use of unsettling and creepy audio logs supervisors second engineer
audio logs supervisors second engineer
audio logs supervisors second engineer Dallas reporting this will be my last
Dallas reporting this will be my last
Dallas reporting this will be my last report number 10 The Last of Us
report number 10 The Last of Us
report number 10 The Last of Us apparently there’s no way to extricate
apparently there’s no way to extricate
apparently there’s no way to extricate the parasite without eliminating the
the parasite without eliminating the
the parasite without eliminating the hosts zombies are a polarizing trope in
hosts zombies are a polarizing trope in
hosts zombies are a polarizing trope in horror games and up until Naughty Dog’s
horror games and up until Naughty Dog’s
horror games and up until Naughty Dog’s masterpiece they were something that
masterpiece they were something that
masterpiece they were something that fans were sure they wanted to stay dead
fans were sure they wanted to stay dead
fans were sure they wanted to stay dead well what am I supposed to do I am sure
well what am I supposed to do I am sure
well what am I supposed to do I am sure you will figure that out heavily
you will figure that out heavily
you will figure that out heavily focusing on the human experience of the
focusing on the human experience of the
focusing on the human experience of the Apocalypse Wow there wasn’t too many of
Apocalypse Wow there wasn’t too many of
Apocalypse Wow there wasn’t too many of them these audio logs do an excellent
them these audio logs do an excellent
them these audio logs do an excellent job of covering up almost every human
job of covering up almost every human
job of covering up almost every human emotion from the fear of a lab tech who
emotion from the fear of a lab tech who
emotion from the fear of a lab tech who knows he’s gonna turn to the despair of
knows he’s gonna turn to the despair of
knows he’s gonna turn to the despair of a doctor coming to terms with the fact
a doctor coming to terms with the fact
a doctor coming to terms with the fact that she can’t save everyone
that she can’t save everyone
that she can’t save everyone these logs terrified us by hitting us
these logs terrified us by hitting us
these logs terrified us by hitting us with a healthy dose of reality which was
with a healthy dose of reality which was
with a healthy dose of reality which was much scarier than any zombie could ever
much scarier than any zombie could ever
much scarier than any zombie could ever hope to be
hope to be
hope to be I just want this sound man
I just want this sound man
I just want this sound man number 9 fallout series why the hell
number 9 fallout series why the hell
number 9 fallout series why the hell would he come all the way out here
would he come all the way out here
would he come all the way out here that’s been a little nuts for some time
that’s been a little nuts for some time
that’s been a little nuts for some time now like this desolate landscapes and
now like this desolate landscapes and
now like this desolate landscapes and harsh environments are nothing compared
harsh environments are nothing compared
harsh environments are nothing compared to the most dangerous enemy in
to the most dangerous enemy in
to the most dangerous enemy in Bethesda’s post-apocalyptic franchise
Bethesda’s post-apocalyptic franchise
Bethesda’s post-apocalyptic franchise your fellow man probably shoulda killed
your fellow man probably shoulda killed
your fellow man probably shoulda killed all those people it seems like everyone
all those people it seems like everyone
all those people it seems like everyone shows their sadistic true colors in
shows their sadistic true colors in
shows their sadistic true colors in their struggle for survival and the
their struggle for survival and the
their struggle for survival and the audio logs you find scattered throughout
audio logs you find scattered throughout
audio logs you find scattered throughout your quest do an excellent job of
your quest do an excellent job of
your quest do an excellent job of driving that point home where they’re
driving that point home where they’re
driving that point home where they’re describing the fear of the first-hand
describing the fear of the first-hand
describing the fear of the first-hand experiences with the bloodthirsty
experiences with the bloodthirsty
experiences with the bloodthirsty scavengers or regret and not being able
scavengers or regret and not being able
scavengers or regret and not being able to help the victims
to help the victims
to help the victims the harsh reality of the situation is
the harsh reality of the situation is
the harsh reality of the situation is always on full display while it may have
always on full display while it may have
always on full display while it may have gotten lonely out there in the wasteland
gotten lonely out there in the wasteland
gotten lonely out there in the wasteland thinking back to all the audio logs we
thinking back to all the audio logs we
thinking back to all the audio logs we found has convinced that sometimes alone
found has convinced that sometimes alone
found has convinced that sometimes alone is better maybe I shouldn’t have waited
is better maybe I shouldn’t have waited
is better maybe I shouldn’t have waited so damn long to start tracking it trails
so damn long to start tracking it trails
so damn long to start tracking it trails gone cold
gone cold
gone cold therefore wanderer these guys are number
therefore wanderer these guys are number
therefore wanderer these guys are number 8 the swapper is where we develop the
8 the swapper is where we develop the
8 the swapper is where we develop the device in your hands we looked at the
device in your hands we looked at the
device in your hands we looked at the way the watches communicate and built a
way the watches communicate and built a
way the watches communicate and built a delivery system for it harmless on the
delivery system for it harmless on the
delivery system for it harmless on the surface these logs hit us with a few too
surface these logs hit us with a few too
surface these logs hit us with a few too many existential questions for our
many existential questions for our
many existential questions for our liking listening to the worries of the
liking listening to the worries of the
liking listening to the worries of the crew members who had swapped one too
crew members who had swapped one too
crew members who had swapped one too many times and ended up losing track of
many times and ended up losing track of
many times and ended up losing track of the original copy immediately had us
the original copy immediately had us
the original copy immediately had us regretting all the times we carelessly
regretting all the times we carelessly
regretting all the times we carelessly watched our copies dissolve into nothing
watched our copies dissolve into nothing
watched our copies dissolve into nothing and die after completing each level
scaling up to full-blown paranoia the
scaling up to full-blown paranoia the more we swapped we grew suspicious of
more we swapped we grew suspicious of
more we swapped we grew suspicious of ourselves our clothes and everything
ourselves our clothes and everything
ourselves our clothes and everything else we interacted with extremely
else we interacted with extremely
else we interacted with extremely effective at making us fear the core
effective at making us fear the core
effective at making us fear the core mechanic of the game these recordings
mechanic of the game these recordings
mechanic of the game these recordings still have us lying in bed awake at
still have us lying in bed awake at
still have us lying in bed awake at night but the swapper has taught us that
night but the swapper has taught us that
night but the swapper has taught us that the mind is some fundamental part of the
the mind is some fundamental part of the
the mind is some fundamental part of the universe which is not a physical number
universe which is not a physical number
universe which is not a physical number 7 soma furthering our deepening identity
7 soma furthering our deepening identity
7 soma furthering our deepening identity crisis frictional games is source of
crisis frictional games is source of
crisis frictional games is source of technophobia had us uneasy right from
technophobia had us uneasy right from
technophobia had us uneasy right from the get-go we like to think that we’re
the get-go we like to think that we’re
the get-go we like to think that we’re all special and unique individuals but
all special and unique individuals but
all special and unique individuals but once we learned up the possibility to
once we learned up the possibility to
once we learned up the possibility to upload entire lives to a hard drive we
upload entire lives to a hard drive we
upload entire lives to a hard drive we were all terrified of the possible real
were all terrified of the possible real
were all terrified of the possible real world future a continuous flow of
world future a continuous flow of
world future a continuous flow of thought and perception keeps an unbroken
thought and perception keeps an unbroken
thought and perception keeps an unbroken chain of continuity that we know as our
chain of continuity that we know as our
chain of continuity that we know as our Sun each tiny piece of the puzzle
Sun each tiny piece of the puzzle
Sun each tiny piece of the puzzle continued to throw uncomfortable
continued to throw uncomfortable
continued to throw uncomfortable psychologically draining questions at us
psychologically draining questions at us
psychologically draining questions at us forcing us to think about all the
forcing us to think about all the
forcing us to think about all the possible implications of this haunting
possible implications of this haunting
possible implications of this haunting digital centric world forcing us to come
digital centric world forcing us to come
digital centric world forcing us to come to terms with our own morality soma had
to terms with our own morality soma had
to terms with our own morality soma had ascared not only of the lurking depths
ascared not only of the lurking depths
ascared not only of the lurking depths of the abyss but of our own computers as
of the abyss but of our own computers as
of the abyss but of our own computers as well
number six doom three this place does
number six doom three this place does funny things with your eyes and
funny things with your eyes and
funny things with your eyes and perception of time before spending some
perception of time before spending some
perception of time before spending some time with the audio logs left behind by
time with the audio logs left behind by
time with the audio logs left behind by the research team it was hard to imagine
the research team it was hard to imagine
the research team it was hard to imagine that anything could scare us after
that anything could scare us after
that anything could scare us after mowing down hundreds of the monstrous
mowing down hundreds of the monstrous
mowing down hundreds of the monstrous demons from hell describing being lost
demons from hell describing being lost
demons from hell describing being lost and alone after encounters with the
and alone after encounters with the
and alone after encounters with the monsters in grotesque detail these logs
monsters in grotesque detail these logs
monsters in grotesque detail these logs accomplished the impressive task of
accomplished the impressive task of
accomplished the impressive task of making us fear creatures we’ve killed a
making us fear creatures we’ve killed a
making us fear creatures we’ve killed a hundred times over they could only be
hundred times over they could only be
hundred times over they could only be described as demons I have never seen
described as demons I have never seen
described as demons I have never seen such a big thing move so quickly all the
such a big thing move so quickly all the
such a big thing move so quickly all the weapons in the world couldn’t keep us
weapons in the world couldn’t keep us
weapons in the world couldn’t keep us feeling safe after realizing just how
feeling safe after realizing just how
feeling safe after realizing just how creepy each enemy really was something
creepy each enemy really was something
creepy each enemy really was something as simple as a few lines of dialogue put
as simple as a few lines of dialogue put
as simple as a few lines of dialogue put our imaginations into overdrive and had
our imaginations into overdrive and had
our imaginations into overdrive and had us hesitating to turn down each hallway
us hesitating to turn down each hallway
us hesitating to turn down each hallway no matter how many bullets we had left
no matter how many bullets we had left
no matter how many bullets we had left I’m not sure how much longer I thank you
I’m not sure how much longer I thank you
I’m not sure how much longer I thank you I’m shooting at shadows here in every
I’m shooting at shadows here in every
I’m shooting at shadows here in every moment I feel them creeping closer
moment I feel them creeping closer
moment I feel them creeping closer toward me number 5 alien isolation every
toward me number 5 alien isolation every
toward me number 5 alien isolation every doors locked and he sure as hell
doors locked and he sure as hell
doors locked and he sure as hell couldn’t fit through the air vent
couldn’t fit through the air vent
couldn’t fit through the air vent without a fight we don’t know what to do
without a fight we don’t know what to do
without a fight we don’t know what to do with its vast emptiness and crushing
with its vast emptiness and crushing
with its vast emptiness and crushing loneliness space was scary enough
loneliness space was scary enough
loneliness space was scary enough without these countless hair-raising
without these countless hair-raising
without these countless hair-raising crew locks oh yeah also there’s a
crew locks oh yeah also there’s a
crew locks oh yeah also there’s a xenomorph whatever
thrown in for good measure regardless
thrown in for good measure regardless there enough fuel to kick-start any
there enough fuel to kick-start any
there enough fuel to kick-start any amount of nightmares
amount of nightmares
amount of nightmares whether detailing the synthetics or the
whether detailing the synthetics or the
whether detailing the synthetics or the skulking alien these various logs which
skulking alien these various logs which
skulking alien these various logs which described attacks massacres and the
described attacks massacres and the
described attacks massacres and the abduction of dead bodies amongst many
abduction of dead bodies amongst many
abduction of dead bodies amongst many other Horrors did a good job of making
other Horrors did a good job of making
other Horrors did a good job of making us not want to explore the ship and kept
us not want to explore the ship and kept
us not want to explore the ship and kept us on our toes even when the xenomorph
us on our toes even when the xenomorph
us on our toes even when the xenomorph was nowhere to be seen since it has a
was nowhere to be seen since it has a
was nowhere to be seen since it has a containment breach synthetic safety
containment breach synthetic safety
containment breach synthetic safety procedures are getting bypassed left and
procedures are getting bypassed left and
procedures are getting bypassed left and right alone in the hallways of the
right alone in the hallways of the
right alone in the hallways of the spacecraft we never felt safe after
spacecraft we never felt safe after
spacecraft we never felt safe after hearing about the big baddie stocking
hearing about the big baddie stocking
hearing about the big baddie stocking through the vents and it kept us looking
through the vents and it kept us looking
through the vents and it kept us looking over our shoulder the whole way through
over our shoulder the whole way through
over our shoulder the whole way through escape there’s some boys but because of
escape there’s some boys but because of
escape there’s some boys but because of what they consider vents one by one
what they consider vents one by one
what they consider vents one by one number 4 Batman Arkham Asylum the Batman
number 4 Batman Arkham Asylum the Batman
number 4 Batman Arkham Asylum the Batman universe has had decades to build up the
universe has had decades to build up the
universe has had decades to build up the different villains and give them each a
different villains and give them each a
different villains and give them each a distinct personality but even with such
distinct personality but even with such
distinct personality but even with such an established pedigree the asylum
an established pedigree the asylum
an established pedigree the asylum interview tapes still made our skin
interview tapes still made our skin
interview tapes still made our skin crawl
crawl
crawl good try but the answer to all three is
good try but the answer to all three is
good try but the answer to all three is a fade true it crawls on all fours but
a fade true it crawls on all fours but
a fade true it crawls on all fours but cob its legs and it can only wiggle on
cob its legs and it can only wiggle on
cob its legs and it can only wiggle on two limbs each one hammers home just how
two limbs each one hammers home just how
two limbs each one hammers home just how ruthless and psychopathic each inmate
ruthless and psychopathic each inmate
ruthless and psychopathic each inmate actually is and they do a good job of
actually is and they do a good job of
actually is and they do a good job of driving home the bleakness of Batman’s
driving home the bleakness of Batman’s
driving home the bleakness of Batman’s new home at Arkham the world’s greatest
new home at Arkham the world’s greatest
new home at Arkham the world’s greatest detective may be on the case but
detective may be on the case but
detective may be on the case but listening to the recordings of the
listening to the recordings of the
listening to the recordings of the serial killers Oz or the sadistic
serial killers Oz or the sadistic
serial killers Oz or the sadistic Riddler while knowing they’re on the
Riddler while knowing they’re on the
Riddler while knowing they’re on the loose was enough to threaten us at every
loose was enough to threaten us at every
loose was enough to threaten us at every moment just a little time pouring
moment just a little time pouring
moment just a little time pouring through these tapes quickly shows you
through these tapes quickly shows you
through these tapes quickly shows you that these are not the villains you know
that these are not the villains you know
that these are not the villains you know from your childhood comics got a few
from your childhood comics got a few
from your childhood comics got a few more surprises in store
more surprises in store
more surprises in store compared to face your fear
compared to face your fear
compared to face your fear number three system shocked you the
number three system shocked you the
number three system shocked you the change is upon me pioneering almost
change is upon me pioneering almost
change is upon me pioneering almost every use of audio logs that followed
every use of audio logs that followed
every use of audio logs that followed each entry in this classic of the genre
each entry in this classic of the genre
each entry in this classic of the genre tells of a parasitic alien faction
tells of a parasitic alien faction
tells of a parasitic alien faction called the many that takes control of
called the many that takes control of
called the many that takes control of its hosts sentient and self-aware their
its hosts sentient and self-aware their
its hosts sentient and self-aware their incessant attempts to have us draw in
incessant attempts to have us draw in
incessant attempts to have us draw in them more thankfully undermined
them more thankfully undermined
them more thankfully undermined constantly by hearing the endless logs
constantly by hearing the endless logs
constantly by hearing the endless logs of fellow crew members being brutally
of fellow crew members being brutally
of fellow crew members being brutally killed or turned by the alien group I’m
killed or turned by the alien group I’m
killed or turned by the alien group I’m holding my guts inside of me with both
holding my guts inside of me with both
holding my guts inside of me with both hands relentlessly creepy they had just
hands relentlessly creepy they had just
hands relentlessly creepy they had just enough details to keep us guessing as we
enough details to keep us guessing as we
enough details to keep us guessing as we scoured the von braun for a way to
scoured the von braun for a way to
scoured the von braun for a way to escape never letting us get comfortable
escape never letting us get comfortable
escape never letting us get comfortable System Shock 2 audio logs are a rare
System Shock 2 audio logs are a rare
System Shock 2 audio logs are a rare breed that continues to have us sleeping
breed that continues to have us sleeping
breed that continues to have us sleeping with one eye open every time we think
with one eye open every time we think
with one eye open every time we think about him voice number 2 Bioshock free
about him voice number 2 Bioshock free
about him voice number 2 Bioshock free enterprise is the foundation upon which
enterprise is the foundation upon which
enterprise is the foundation upon which our society has been established it
our society has been established it
our society has been established it should come as no surprise that the
should come as no surprise that the
should come as no surprise that the spiritual successor to System Shock
spiritual successor to System Shock
spiritual successor to System Shock would feature some bone-chilling audio
would feature some bone-chilling audio
would feature some bone-chilling audio logs as well didn’t came and sat in my
logs as well didn’t came and sat in my
logs as well didn’t came and sat in my lap I pushed it off I thought get away
lap I pushed it off I thought get away
lap I pushed it off I thought get away from me beautiful and creepy all at once
from me beautiful and creepy all at once
from me beautiful and creepy all at once the early design city of Rapture holds
the early design city of Rapture holds
the early design city of Rapture holds many secrets waiting to be uncovered
many secrets waiting to be uncovered
many secrets waiting to be uncovered through the various collectible logs
through the various collectible logs
through the various collectible logs scattered throughout the Art Deco
scattered throughout the Art Deco
scattered throughout the Art Deco stylings and just a couple of minutes
stylings and just a couple of minutes
stylings and just a couple of minutes spent with them or enough to point us
spent with them or enough to point us
spent with them or enough to point us toward the culprits behind the city’s
toward the culprits behind the city’s
toward the culprits behind the city’s failure to have them make the user
failure to have them make the user
failure to have them make the user vulnerable to mental suggestion through
vulnerable to mental suggestion through
vulnerable to mental suggestion through pheromones would we not be able to
pheromones would we not be able to
pheromones would we not be able to effectively control the actions of the
effectively control the actions of the
effectively control the actions of the citizens of rapture our character has
citizens of rapture our character has
citizens of rapture our character has exclusive access to some of the most
exclusive access to some of the most
exclusive access to some of the most horrific acts possible routinely
horrific acts possible routinely
horrific acts possible routinely performed by the awful people calling
performed by the awful people calling
performed by the awful people calling Andrew Ryan City home dark and
Andrew Ryan City home dark and
Andrew Ryan City home dark and disturbing hearing these tapes had us
disturbing hearing these tapes had us
disturbing hearing these tapes had us quickly going from worried about the
quickly going from worried about the
quickly going from worried about the splicers and little sisters to instead
splicers and little sisters to instead
splicers and little sisters to instead fearing running into the suddenly more
fearing running into the suddenly more
fearing running into the suddenly more fearsome people we had heard so much
fearsome people we had heard so much
fearsome people we had heard so much about
about
about as my scalpel I have been a transformer
as my scalpel I have been a transformer
as my scalpel I have been a transformer but is there not something better
but is there not something better
but is there not something better number one dead space at least if I
number one dead space at least if I
number one dead space at least if I don’t have any limbs I won’t be able to
don’t have any limbs I won’t be able to
don’t have any limbs I won’t be able to kill anyone when I’m infected doing
kill anyone when I’m infected doing
kill anyone when I’m infected doing things a little differently than other
things a little differently than other
things a little differently than other sci-fi horror Titans these audio logs
sci-fi horror Titans these audio logs
sci-fi horror Titans these audio logs throw subtlety to the wind and let you
throw subtlety to the wind and let you
throw subtlety to the wind and let you know exactly why you should be afraid
know exactly why you should be afraid
know exactly why you should be afraid down to every last gruesome detail we
down to every last gruesome detail we
down to every last gruesome detail we thought Necromorphs were creepy enough
thought Necromorphs were creepy enough
thought Necromorphs were creepy enough but hearing the resolve of a soldier to
but hearing the resolve of a soldier to
but hearing the resolve of a soldier to dismember all of his own limbs so that
dismember all of his own limbs so that
dismember all of his own limbs so that he wouldn’t pose a threat once he came
he wouldn’t pose a threat once he came
he wouldn’t pose a threat once he came back added a new more terrifying depth
back added a new more terrifying depth
back added a new more terrifying depth to the entire experience as we started
to the entire experience as we started
to the entire experience as we started to wonder who the people were behind
to wonder who the people were behind
to wonder who the people were behind each monster these collectible logs are
each monster these collectible logs are
each monster these collectible logs are filled with fear hopelessness and
filled with fear hopelessness and
filled with fear hopelessness and looming dread that ate at our minds the
looming dread that ate at our minds the
looming dread that ate at our minds the entire time and Stan – some of the
entire time and Stan – some of the
entire time and Stan – some of the finest examples of scary audio logs in
finest examples of scary audio logs in
finest examples of scary audio logs in gaming and we’re nothing compared with
gaming and we’re nothing compared with
gaming and we’re nothing compared with what came after our friends our
what came after our friends our
what came after our friends our co-workers started coming back do you
co-workers started coming back do you
co-workers started coming back do you agree with our list that any one way to
agree with our list that any one way to
agree with our list that any one way to be sure you have any other games with
be sure you have any other games with
be sure you have any other games with terrifying audio logs
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all of our sacrifices and the hundreds
all of our sacrifices and the hundreds of men and women who’ve bled for this
of men and women who’ve bled for this
of men and women who’ve bled for this cause or worse will not be in vain
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