10 Most Brutal Punishments In Horror Video Games

ZombiU - or as it's called outside of its Wii U release, "Zombi" - is a neat little survival horror game taking place in the midst of an undead apocalypse.

Its most-praised feature was also its most mischievous, with players who end up snacked upon by the undead being faced with a bit of an existential quandary if they want to get their gear back.

After dying, you'll respawn as a new survivor with only base equipment, and if you want to regain possession of your prior wares, you'll need to track down your now-zombified self and kill them.

Though it's only a game at the end of the day, this was still a creatively eerie way to reinvent a major aspect of the genre, while ensuring that players absolutely earned the privilege of retrieving their gear.

The feature was very nearly cut amid concerns that it would force the player into too much backtracking, but mercifully, it ultimately made the cut.