10 Genuine WTF Moments in Video Games

7. Your Encounter With Pyramid Head - Silent Hill 2

Silent Hill has been a series with a lot of ups and downs. Most people would agree that the franchise reached its peak with Silent Hill 2, a game which masterfully blends genuine fear with psychological horror and suspense, which was also boosted by the presence of one of the greatest (and most frightening) villains in any video game €“ Pyramid Head. Very little information about Pyramid Head is available to the player, which naturally only serves to make him even more intimidating. What becomes clear very soon is that he is someone you should try to avoid as much as possible. Throughout the game, there were moments where you could unwittingly enter a room with Pyramid Head inside it and that alone was enough to completely frighten most gamers. This would all build until you actually had to face him inside a small, locked room in a moment where your fear and frustration culminated as you threw everything you had at him with absolutely no effect until you finally realized that all you had to do was avoid him. That is not the most genuine WTF moment with Pyramid Head, though; that honour is reserved for your first real encounter with him. You initially get to see a glimpse of him on the other side of a locked gate, but he ignores you at this point. Moving past this, Pyramid Head makes one hell of an entrance when you first see him up-close while he is having his way with two Mannequins. All you can do at this point is look on in shock and then attempt to hide in a closet, praying that you are not next. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHxd0TCSzdE