10 Fourth Wall Breaking Moments That FREAKED Us Out

This stuff can really throw you off.

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[ItachiXII]

Not gonna lie, that part in Assassin Creed 2 where one of the gods starts talking to Desmond creeped me out because it felt like they were talking to the players

[EN-Fitz]

No fourth wall breaking moment freaked me out more than that part in Batman Arkham Asylum with the 3rd Scarecrow encounter where the game suddenly glitches, freezes and crashes you back to the start of the game only for it to be another fear toxin trip.

[jtdooly]

Thanks for the reminder that Konami ROBBED us of what may have been the best Silent Hill ever.

[TheOGSovereignDomiTheyTrix]

As a therapist, I was literally in the middle of horrible depression when I played Doki Doki Literature Club, and it is, by far, one of the most terrifyingly accurate horror games I’ve ever played. That game becomes a whole new tier of horror for the mental health professionals who can immediately recognize the signs and plot twists — and we can do nothing to stop said events nor save the characters. Monika even calls out that desire to “save” and “fix” the characters which absolutely had me looking inward. Doki’s terrifying because it’s so real.

[joels]

“Googling dates can be a jump scare”.

Too true…too true…

[ArckRanger]

Metal Gear Solid did it subtly near the beginning of the game when you have to contact Miller I think, someone tells you “I don’t remember the frequency.” “Oh. It’s on the back of the case.” You sit there scratching your head for a bit, then you pick up the game case and on the back is an image from the game with the Codec frequency that you need.

[DerpyBerb]

MGS 2 has aged exquisitely IMO, if anything it’s more relevant and sensible than when it first came out.

[ARIXANDRE]

That Batman Arkham Asylum Scarecrow freeze got me good. I almost had a rage-quit event. 😅

[CinderFallenAngel]

The Stanley Parable for example the Broom Closet ending. The Narrator concludes the player is dead and should be replaced with another person who knows how to play a game.

[vitorperez]

The fourth wall breaking moment that freaked me out the most was definitely Doki Doki Literature Club. I very strongly recommend.

[TonyVallance-wgzf]

MGD Psycho Mantis fight PS1. Reading your memory card files, pseudo glitching the TV, making you change controllers over. Hideo nailed it..

[lonestranger]

Editing the Mass Effect clip @0:11 just when the music sounded like the Reapers noise was perfect.

[brucewayne]

The one that's always stuck with me was Otacon asking Snake to change discs in MGS4 and then realising it was unnecessary due to updated hardware. Not creepy but great nonetheless.

[daveflackett]

As some have said, Doki Doki Literature Club! Is definitely worth a mention. I got the platinum trophy for the game, and even became desensitised to it's horrors, which I feel is part of the point. Your interactions with the characters, the choices you make, and even your reason for playing the game are called into question. The line between reality and fiction is barely a hair's breadth. Fantastic writing.

[nickdavid]

The fourth wall break that really got me BO1 zombies Dempsey saying, "drop the chips and get me some ammo", as I had a chip in my mouth.

[TreyeParker]

Yo you just gained more respect from me. Especially when you say we don't need to discuss what raw means...and you put up one of the greatest legendary rappers of all times... Old dirty bastard. This is why we like falcon

[johnp]

Kojima was so a head of his time he knew of A.I. hallucinations before AI became what it is today

[illvizionz]

"giant bull with its MEAT exposed"

[Mark]

Im so glad you included Shara Ishvalda! I was just about to comment that you need to include it!

[jaxonterrace]

13:12 Who else thought we were about to get a huge falcon name drop here