12 Insanely Stressful Gaming Moments You'll Never Play Again

9. The Eye Surgery Machine - Dead Space 2

You can just imagine the pitch meetings for this; "Hey guys, I think we should have like, one of 'those levels'" "What, like a turret sequence?" "Noo like, one of those 'Oh man this is awful, but I'll tell all my friends about it for years' sort of levels" "Gotcha *pokes self in eye by accident*... I've got just the thing" And lo, the pixel-precise 'eye surgery machine' was born, elevating the already-spectacular (at the time) Dead Space franchise into even higher realms whilst cementing this particular sequence as the one that'll leap back into your conscious if you ever think of replaying the second one again. Put simply, everything about this is as stressful as it gets. From the idea that you're controlling a needle that needs to go through protagonist Isaac's pupil and the ramifications of what'll happen if you don't get it right, to the series itself having a love for all things gory and gruesome - it starts out with you on the razor's edge, and keeps you there for the entirety until you get through it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9crCGMh4j9g