10 Most Disturbing Video Game Moments

9. Silent Hill: Homecoming- Amnion

Silent Hill Homecoming Small 0780 Zpsab98e284The Context: Spiderlike and overgrown in appearance with an amniotic sac implying the final stages of pregnancy, Alex fights this creature in the climax of the game. Amnion descends from the ceiling after Alex finally awakens from the denial of accidentally drowning his brother Joshua, but it comes with one last act of acceptance; cut open the stomach and retrieve your brother, allowing Alex one final opportunity to plead forgiveness and accept responsibility. http://youtu.be/ZKZF6VOKxgw Why It€™s Disturbing: The killing blow where you must press a button to slice your knife downward and free Joshua is so graphically violent and distressing that the game was initially banned in some countries before censored versions were released. Additionally, it's just a truly demented plot point. Silent Hill is known for designing deeply racy creatures that bear symbolic representation of the narrative, and this is one of the franchise€™s crowning achievements.
 
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