10 UNSETTLING Facts About Your Favourite Games
2. Punishment For Putting The Controller Down (Fatal Frame Franchise)
No one would blame you for needing to take a break when tackling a horror game. That goes double if you're playing an entry in the Fatal Frame series, one of gaming's freakiest franchises. Still, if you are playing said IP and make the mistake of letting your controller sit idle for too long, you'd best be ready to pay for it.
Setting down your controller and not pressing a button for five minutes in a Fatal Frame title will lead to some terrifying secret animations. These "screensaver" scares show horrifying imagery like a ghostly face appearing on the screen or bloodied hand prints popping up. It's clear that even when you're not playing the game, it's still determined to make you need a change of underwear.
Naturally, stumbling across this is something most players never experience, as it's hard to put one of these games down. However, those who do will likely find themselves wondering if they're being haunted by real spirits. It's a nasty trick on the dev's side but a genius one nonetheless.