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Updated: 15 Aug 2015 1:30 am
10 Things Every Horror Game Needs To Be Good
Find out why we love our favorite horror games
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3.  Iconic character

When we think of amazing horror games we’ll also be thinking about their iconic monsters that terrorized us in every game play session.

Our good old pal Pyramid Head

Iconic characters will leave a lasting image of the game in player’s heads. When we think of Silent Hill we are bound to think of Pyramid Head and his massive blade. Bioshock will bring back imagines of hulking Big Daddies. Alien: Isolation makes us cringe at the thought of hiding from the scariest creature in all of space. 

These characters become figure heads of their respective games for players. Our time with these iconic baddies might have left us scared, but they’re what we love about our favorite horror games.

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