10 Times Video Games Totally Broke Your Trust - Commenter Edition

5. Idle Screen Ghosts - Fatal Frame 2

Fatal Frame 2
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Fatal Frame 2 isn’t the first game in the series to feature this nasty little trust-breaking feature but it is as cheeky and trolly in Fatal Frame 2 as ever. Leave your controller alone for too long and this iconic horror title will fade in horrific ghostly visages across your screen. Because god forbid you take a few seconds away from the relentless ghost-riddled terror to grab a snack or take a phone call.

While some games on this list broke your trust in save locations, this one just drops the rules of what you expect any video game to do by essentially loading up a creepy ghost screensaver.

Keep playing? See scary ghosts. Stop playing? See scary ghosts. Either way Fatal Frame ensures it keeps its place as a seminal horror franchise and you stay primed for terror at every moment.

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Jess has been a journalist and content creator in the games industry for over 15 years and has been WhatCulture's resident Australian import and sorry cop since 2020, upping the quotient of swearing and apologising in WhatCulture Gaming's annual blooper videos considerably. She previously worked at GameSpot for 10 years, most notably hosting GameSpot News in addition to E3 live shows, and PAX panels. She regularly livestreams a variety of games on her 'jessmcdonell' YouTube and Twitch channels and hosts the 'Do It On The Day' podcast. She has won awards for her news and feature work in gaming as well as an accolade for her comedic writing (likely an admin error). She can be found on X at @jessmcdonell and Instagram at @jessicamcdonell sharing her current videogame fixations, industry insights, and videos of her cat, Karma.