Games with "Scarecrow Sequences" *some spoilers*

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Snake5555555555
02/21/2023
01:10 AM
#1
So I was playing Hogwarts Legacy and I got to a point where you enter a book and basically live out memories in this neat storybook graphic style with the specter of Death looming above you . I was immediately reminded of the famous Scarecrow sequences in Arkham Asylum and honestly this sort of thing is one of my favorite things games do; infrequent but awesome.

I was hoping to compile a list of games that have these sorts of sequences, and I came up with a few rules that unites them all in my head (I wouldn't say they all have to apply but MOST of them):
  • Changes up the main gameplay loop
  • Leans towards psychological horror
  • Seemingly messes with graphics, software, or potentially even hardware
  • Is controlled by an overlooming entity
A few examples:
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum (obviously)
  • God of War: Ragnarok ( Fates sequence )
  • Metal Gear Solid 3 ( The Sorrow )
  • Spec Ops: The Line ( The Burning Tower )
  • Guardians of the Galaxy ( Star-Lord's Promise) )
  • Resident Evil Village ( House Beneviento )
There's probably more that aren't coming to me right now, which is where you (hopefully) come in. And I dunno, maybe I'll do a ranking of them all or something.
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MacArrowny
02/21/2023
02:03 AM
#2
Eternal Darkness does this a lot
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Snake5555555555
02/21/2023
02:05 AM
#3
I hesitate to count it because it's one of the main features of the game.
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MacArrowny
02/21/2023
02:10 AM
#4
What about the CYOA section of Nier?
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Cavedweller2000
02/21/2023
02:14 AM
#5
I want to say Evil Within 2 with the sequences where you had to avoid the Aperture but it is still in keeping with the overall theme of the game
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Snake5555555555
02/21/2023
03:19 AM
#6
MacArrowny posted...
What about the CYOA section of Nier?

Yeah this works!

Cavedweller2000 posted...
I want to say Evil Within 2 with the sequences where you had to avoid the Aperture but it is still in keeping with the overall theme of the game

Yeah it's close but not quite. The Anima sequences could qualify however...
I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back.
https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/
Snake5555555555
02/21/2023
03:22 AM
#7
Oh I thought of another one - Uncharted 3 after Drake drinks the hallucinatory water.
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Cavedweller2000
02/21/2023
04:29 AM
#8
I love the Anima sequences
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MoogleKupo141
02/21/2023
04:31 AM
#9
The Far Cry games(or at least Far Cry 3? Maybe 5? I dont remember anymore ) have drug sequences that are kind of like a Scarecrow thing.
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Snake5555555555
02/21/2023
04:32 AM
#10
Good call, Far Cry 3 definitely has one (I haven't played FC5 so I can't speak on that one)
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tazzyboyishere
02/21/2023
08:46 AM
#11
The Silent Realms in Skyward Sword
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BetrayedTangy
02/21/2023
08:54 AM
#12
The Walking with Spirits quest from Fallout 3: Point Lookout

Edit: Actually now that I think about it Tranquility Lane might count too.
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scarletspeed7
02/21/2023
10:21 AM
#13
Snake5555555555 posted...
Oh I thought of another one - Uncharted 3 after Drake drinks the hallucinatory water.
So this counts then?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPubpR6-V-g
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wallmasterz
02/21/2023
10:28 AM
#14
It doesnt fit the criteria for this, but this reminded me of Red Dead Redemption 2 - Lenny!! LENNY! lEnNy! Ynnel!
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Arti
02/21/2023
10:30 AM
#15
Mother 3's Tanetane Island
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NFUN
02/21/2023
11:23 AM
#16
Lego Harry Potter lol
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Mr_Crispy
02/21/2023
11:33 AM
#17
Omori, even though it's kind of the point of the game.
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Snake5555555555
02/21/2023
12:09 PM
#18
scarletspeed7 posted...
So this counts then?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPubpR6-V-g

Yes.
NFUN posted...
Lego Harry Potter lol

lol true though!

All good suggestions to add! Omori is a great game but yeah it is kind of the point so I don't think I'd count it. Tranquility Lane is countable I think.
I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back.
https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/
Snake5555555555
02/21/2023
12:09 PM
#19
What about Cloud's subconscious in FF7?
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paperwarior
02/21/2023
12:41 PM
#20
Spider-Man '18. Via more than one enemy, even.
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Snake5555555555
02/21/2023
01:49 PM
#21
paperwarior posted...
Spider-Man '18. Via more than one enemy, even.

Yeah definitely!
I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back.
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Snake5555555555
02/21/2023
03:14 PM
#22
I was initially reluctant to count it but I think Psycho Mantis in MGS1 actually kind of fits this.
I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back.
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WickIebee
02/21/2023
03:51 PM
#23
Not like I've done it so I don't know how much it changes things up, but there's always "A Hat in Time" with the Vanessa segment.
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KCF0107
02/21/2023
03:59 PM
#24
A couple of examples that I don't think were already mentioned:
Max Payne
Far Cry Primal
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
The Hex (honestly this is probably applicable to every Daniel Mullins game)
Why Am I Dead At Sea (It has been five or more years, but I want to say this is eligible)
Life is Strange (at least I think that I am right)

We Happy Few (a reverse scarecrow sequence kind of, but it isn't scripted and is player-based)
The Darkness (it is embedded in the core gameplay, so I don't think this is what you are looking for even though it checks off multiple boxes)
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Snake5555555555
02/21/2023
04:23 PM
#25
Oh Life is Strange is a good one!
I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back.
https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/
UF8
02/21/2023
05:32 PM
#26
Snap any time Ego comes up (jk)

shame everyone else always retreats immediately when it happens i find it hilarious
Johnbobb
02/21/2023
07:18 PM
#27
Doki Doki Literature Club seems like an obvious one
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Johnbobb
02/21/2023
07:28 PM
#28
Also

Control (the motel and also some of the escaped items)
Ghostwire Tokyo
https://youtu.be/KTgj-1Rfuas
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Snake5555555555
02/21/2023
07:32 PM
#29
Johnbobb posted...
Doki Doki Literature Club seems like an obvious one

The whole game is arguably one though, hmmmmm
I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back.
https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/
MacArrowny
02/22/2023
01:22 AM
#30
If we're including VNs, there's a good chunk of options, Tsukihime being a big one.
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