Video games are always finding new ways to shock and surprise us, and cutscenes make for the perfect platform. A short pre-determined segment that players have no control over allows developers to unravel their twisted narratives, while all we can sit back and look on in horror. At least when it comes to these ten games, because their cutscenes are so stomach-churning you will feel more than a little uncomfortable by the end of them!
Fair warning, there are MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD!
#10: Stroggification
“Quake 4†(2005)
Ever wondered how the villainous aliens known as the Strogg got all of their mechanical implants? Well, now you can see it up close as you are chopped up and turned into one of them!
#9: Uxoricide
“Phantasmagoria†(1995)
Seeing a group of women meet gruesome ends at the hands of a madman (including being force fed animal guts) seems all the more sickening when its in live-action.
#8: Eddie Gluskin
“Outlast: Whistleblower†(2014)
The man has kidnapped and mutilated dozens of inmates, all in the hopes of turning them into women he can then impregnate. When that fails, he strings them up like puppets.
#7: Supper Time
“Resident Evil 7: Biohazard†(2017)
Say hello to the Baker Family, a group of infected individuals who have decided to treat you to a feast consisting entirely of offal.
#6: The Lizard Trial
“Heavy Rain†(2010)
In order to save his son from the sadistic Origami Killer, Ethan Mars is given the task to cut off his own finger. It’s up to you to decide which tool he uses to do it. Do you go for scissors? Saw? Pliers? The choices are all as bad as each other.
#5: The Bomb
“Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes†(2014)
After saving Paz, Snake and the other discover she has had a bomb fitted into her stomach. With no time to spare, they have to cut her open and remove it while she’s awake and without any anaesthetic. Ouch.
#4: Fatalities
“Mortal Kombat X†(2016)
You haven’t experienced the MK franchise until you see a blind swordsman lift another combatant into the air with his psychic powers and then blend him into tiny chunks with his spinning sword.
#3: Needle to the Eye
“Dead Space 2†(2011)
If you aren’t careful, instead of just getting a needle in his eye, Isaac will end up with the whole machine spearing through his skull.
#2: The Death of Helios
“God of War 3†(2010)
Kratos is not one to be messed with, evident when he tore off the Sun God’s head with his bare hands. That takes determination.
#1: The Children
“Harvester†(1996)
Just the sight of three live-action children taking bites out their mothers legs while she encourages them is more than enough to make us retch.
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