10 Most Dangerous In-Game Worlds We All RAN AWAY FROM

Video games are often dangerous, but only a select few games have locations that truly strike fear in the hearts of gamers. Here are some annoyingly dangerous areas in games.
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[@milo_mouse]

Hell you could just say the whole sea in Subnautica. The relief and immediate relaxed feeling when you finally get back to your habitat is crazy.

[@gameranxTV]

👆🏻😅

[@ivnatopa1017]

same can be said for elden ring

[@aosumpter]

Dead ass, u right 😆💁🏾‍♂️

[@Boney4000]

I genuinely can not play subnautica because the setting gives me extreme anxiety. Chest was supertight my entire 15 min playthrough ...

[@BrandonGavin_EDC]

@@Boney4000 wow you may wanna go outside and touch grass. Maybe get that looked at if it makes you feel that bad.

[@TopNotchStoner]

The Metro series comes to mind. I've never felt a more immersive sense of danger and dread than I did while venturing through various areas in the Metro games. That world is absolutely terrifying, and parts of it make Fallout 4's Glowing Sea feel like a walk in the park.

[@AlexSummary]

So, would you say those games have aged well? I thought about getting them when I saw them on sale.

[@skaterasta99]

​@@AlexSummary they have aged really well, go ahead.

[@SiahEV]

The librarians 💀

[@TopNotchStoner]

@@AlexSummary Absolutely. They've aged very well. Considering how inexpensive the Redux collection is, especially when it's on sale, you should definitely take the plunge.

[@DantesInferno96]

The last level in exodus is very scary indeed.

[@One87X]

You actually don't have to redo all of Sen's Fortress if you die since there's a bonfire pretty close to the boss. It's definitely more on the hidden side compared to a lot of DS1's bonfires.

[@HiImBQ]

Yeah... I wanted to say... Out of all the things in Dark Souls... I don't think Sen's Fortress is the worst. Blight Town is much worse...

[@nanach6276]

@@HiImBQ Catacombs was worse, the dark place. If you don't find the torch

[@TheEnigma271]

I just commented the same thing. I think a lot of ppl miss that bonfire

[@adunnathvixis5409]

And if you get the key, you can ride a cage up and down, too.

[@TadaKittyGaming]

there was also a shortcut elevator to the top that you could take if you found it

[@landonewts]

I LOVE The Glowing Sea in Fallout 4. I usually go in power armor, and pretty leveled up. Along with Far Harbor, it’s my favorite area to explore in the game. The Glowing Sea really feels and sounds post-apocalyptic and is just a blast (pun intended) to explore.

[@gameranxTV]

👌

[@822Quincy]

I had fun running around there myself. No power armor tho. The children of Atom would’ve looked at me funny

[@DarkLordOfTheSith-1997]

I thought I was the only one who loves running around in the Glowing Sea.

[@azmanabdula]

If you save the bloke in the prison from that family he gives you free vials of his blood in which you get some ridiculous rad protection stat

[@Crabomax]

The Glowing sea is like a another planet. 😀

[@VanGtfogh]

I love that you included ninja gaiden. My strategy in that game was to use an air dash/slash move to cut through the ghost fish and to keep moving. It’s pretty effective

[@gameranxTV]

👌

[@boaustinduke]

i would just use the vigoorian flail. makes it super easy

[@UnionSinger2005]

I also used Ghost Fish to farm Essence so I could power up my weapons and at first, they were frustrating but once I figured out a sure fire strategy in dealing with them, it became a cake walk. Air dash/slash helped a lot, a fully powered lightning bolt, and a charged attack were excellent tactics. With all the essence dropping, it became a wellspring of health, money, and replenishing magic until the fish were cooked.

[@jinsakai2047]

​@@gameranxTV was that lord shimura at 0:04 If yes then from where is it ?

[@mrmoose6765]

​@@boaustinduke thats what i used it cheeses them

[@Kman51able]

In dead island, I remember the first time I walked right into the quarantine zone out of curiosity. I came into the game blind. In the far distance by a bridge, a few zombies just ran right towards me and swung at me almost immediately. With no music and no mission to preface the location, it scared the absolute crap out of me. No fancy tricks, no preparation, just straight violence really made me feel like those were real zombies. And christ, I have a fear of deep pools of darkness with nothing in sight. Subnautica tested my will to live in that game.

[@Just_Call_Me_Tim]

I've not touched games like subnautica for that same reason it tested your will to live. It takes some serious preparation for me to view things like open ocean (blue holes are also hell, mantally).

[@richieC1999]

Still a great game tho

[@mt_baldwin]

I'm starting to realize my playthrough of Elden Ring was made so much... well less insane, by finding and understanding two torches. Can't remember their names but one kept "beasts" from attacking you (which included basilisks) and the other let you see those wretched invisible backstabbing assassins chicks. Every time I saw basilisks in an area: put away shield and equip the torch, and same for every time I got randomly backstabbed.

[@dejawho4147]

Yes exactly. And that one *mushroom set* helps with the rot build up a LOT as well. Got me through all of the lake pretty nicely

[@21joebloe]

Wait... there's a torch that keeps away basilisks? what's it called? I know about the assasin torch but not this one lol

[@21joebloe]

@@dejawho4147 You didn't have Fire, cleanse me ? That's how I did it lol

[@slayer1453]

I just used assassin's gambit and hoped that it didn't deactivate at the wrong time.

[@MinorZero]

@@21joebloe He means beast repellent torch most likely, I use it a lot for wolves & rats, didn't know it worked on basilisks as well Can get it from the merchant in Caelid in the nw corner of the southern half of the map not far from the tower there, where also the really tough Bell bearing hunter spawns so don't go there at night ;)

[@Eckdirt]

St. Marks! What a shout out. Some of the older gamers probably know this trick - you could get a bulletproof Cheetah pretty early in GTA 3 by flipping one of the cars in one of the races and then pushing it upside down back to your first garage. On my playthroughs I would always be sure to grab one and hold onto it, just for those portions of the game where I was forced to go back through St. Marks. I'm not sure if this still works in the remaster, but it was a lifesaver back on the ps2 version.

[@TwoStacks217]

The race that you have to do in vice City where I think you're racing the ammo nation guy was such a pain in the ass

[@MegaRenegade1000]

Ray's BP Hummer too lol...

[@le_maxarus]

I beat Path of Pain in Hollow Knight and it was certainly the hardest gaming experience I ever had. Totally worth it.

[@gameranxTV]

👏🏼

[@joekerins9772]

Pantheon of Hallownest is way harder

[@matthewxavier8067]

Yes 100% It’s the kind of thing that doesn’t look too bad from a PC players perspective, however the precision required by handicapped controllers is immense and impressive indeed. Especially when ran through an emulator that exhibits lag.

[@proybankins709]

Try the Pantheon of Hallownest (the long one). Its even a step up from the path of pain

[@abnormalnox]

I just did the white palace last night. Didn't do path of pain yet. (I just wanted the voidheart) but I'm gonna do it later.

[@paradsecar]

The optional Via Infinito level from Final Fantasy X-2 was just about the worst for me, or anyone trying to 100% the game. Not only are you gifted with 100 "cloisters" (floors) of tough enemies, but every 20 floors greets you with a hard boss, culminating at the 100th floor with TWO bosses with no chance to heal in between. Oh, and the final boss is Trema, which might be my least favorite boss battle of all time. Seriously, to say that watching that jerk die after (many) multiple attempts was satisfying is the understatement of the early aughts.

[@Keullo-eFIN]

Beat Paragon and Trema on first try ever. Though I'm not sure that are they easier on HD Remaster than on PS2.

[@Rlogsdon100]

Days gone kept me constantly afraid more than any other world. The music, the zombie sounds, the hordes, it just all put me on edge

[@BrandonGavin_EDC]

I can’t believe they won’t green light a sequel, that game is so good.

[@goldengrill769]

Gameranx should make a video about First Games That Sold Marginal Copies And Had Bestselling Sequels

[@thequinlanshow3326]

@@BrandonGavin_EDC it's not. Still bugged to shit today

[@HARLEM-NEWYORK]

@@thequinlanshow3326 It's not bugged at all. I played it on ps5 and had no issues. It's one of the best games I've ever played

[@HARLEM-NEWYORK]

The hordes are pretty easy once you get better guns. I actually wish they stayed hard because in the first half of the game they where scary and difficult. But once I figured out I can just run away, turn and shoot, run away... Rinse and repeat none of them are hard

[@SymphonyofPower]

Regarding Subnautica, there is also one more danger in lava zone - warpers . I remember when I once tried the game in Hardcore mode (=with permadeath) and I got killed by warpers in the Lava lakes, with main alien facility literally in my sights (so at the very end of the story). That hit hard, it took me some time to try Hardcore again

[@suri9489]

I would sh*t my panths everytime i even see one from far you can imagine my level of fear when one of those TELEPORTED INSIDE my cyclops😰😂

[@SymphonyofPower]

@@suri9489 Oooof... I believe you. How did it happen? Some glitch? I never saw something like this (maybe because I go for PRAWN all the time :) )

[@Kiko-sn2rk]

similar thing happened to me in hardcore, in the inactive lava zone a warper got me out of my prawn and while I was panicking searching for it, a sea dragon leviathan killed me

[@Cludnugget]

Sens Funhouse is probably my favourite area of DS1. Also, there is a bonfire relatively close to the fog gate meaning the boss run is not that bad at all.

[@PeterDB90]

I do remember that I would plan my route in GTA3 specifically to avoid that whole upper-hill area where Salvatore's mansion is. Keep in mind also that the Triad of that island as well as the Diablos ALSO hate you if you complete specific optional missions. That entire island was something I loathed returning to past 1/3 of the game.

[@Oper1337]

do you know anything about the muller-powell ?

[@AlexSchmid-TheAceofSpades]

For the White Palace in Hollow Knight, use the Hiveblood charm. It causes you to regenerate the last bit of health you've lost, so long as you're not hit again. As long as you're patient, it makes the platforming sections far less punishing.

[@thatguyagain9764]

I didn’t have the charm because when I did it and it was terrible because I didn’t realize there was a alternate route so I took the path of pain and it has good reason to be named that

[@theunderdog9353]

Lake of Rot is annoying, but it was just another hurdle to overcome. The thing that gave me that "fucking RUUUN" feeling in Elden Ring has to be Caelid. Here I was, minding my own business in Limgrave, just vibin', and then I opened a chest and got teleported to Caelid. That dungeon was horrible, but when I stepped out, I thought I was in hell or something with huge crows and dogs trying to get at me and the blood red sky, all I could think of was finding a Site of Grace so I could get the FUCK out of there! Obviously it's less intimidating later on, but until you beat Liurnia, it's just misery and that left a way bigger impression on me than the Lake of Rot

[@D71219ONE]

Leyndell, Crumbling Farum Azula, and the FREAKING HALIGTREE were the worst for me. I thought, “Oh, I’ve been doing a lot of side stuff and grinding, perfecting my build. The late areas are gonna be cake! I was just running away 90% of the time, praying I would find another grace.

[@somuchbttrdenu759]

Lake of Rot was brutal especially having to fight a boss in the middle of the lake while dealing with those damn frog things and the rot taking health away. Caelid sucked at first but now it’s my grinding area, getting my ass kicked by the damn Beast Clergyman second phase so I’m in a training arc right now.

[@Tronjheimr]

Felt the same on the first time at Caelid. Felt so safe when I've found my way back to the "greeneries".

[@softshepherd1]

Haligtree was the absolute worst , it took me hours just to get past the fucking ants at the start

[@MrBevoRules]

​@@D71219ONE Yeah, they turned the endgame areas up to 11. I know everyone has a different scale, but imho they were a bit too hard to be fun.

[@zyro8188]

Falcon could talk about anything for hours and I'd find it entertaining. You NEED a podcast bro. Edit: okay i get it, jours is not a measurement of time.

[@RayRaeTV]

I don't think I could listen to him for jours but I could definitely listen to him for hours 😝😝

[@jaughnekow]

Agreed 😂

[@masterofnone-mm8df]

jours.

[@boyzinthewood1]

Hell yeah! A Falcon podcast would be awesome 👌

[@Jason-uw9ex]

Jouranx

[@irecordwithaphone1856]

Dying Light actually terrifies me when night comes

[@brodriguez11000]

Those bad boys could climb too. Narrow ledge, got a bit of me and I pushed it off.

[@joshhaney9769]

Love that game. But definitely agree

[@justasimplenobody2666]

Absolutely love this concept, I hope we get a part 2 to this list 💯

[@devonmckay2428]

It's eagle my guy of course he's gonna make a few and I'll watch it

[@rookholgado2966]

huehuehue

[@Darkman9000]

Technically, Salvatore betrayed the player because of his paranoia. But for real, going through that part of Liberty City, either to try and find any secrets, or even just going on a leisurely drive, was probably one of the most annoying things back in the day. I'm glad that Rockstar at least had the sense to make it that any areas that were instantly hostile to the player were kept to small, off the beaten path areas like military installations, police stations, and enemy bases. Having a district of the map be near impossible to explore is just annoying. Also helps that later games don't have stunlock so players aren't getting annihilated by a surprise attack

[@emwbjr]

And you can get out of your vehicle when you need to later games. In III you had to come to a full compete stop before escaping a burning vehicle.

[@triplem8573]

After Salvatore mission, I never went back there because of the issue.

[@uzetaab]

I quite distinctly remember memorising which streets NOT to drive down in that game to avoid the Mafia.

[@kgoodrum49]

@@triplem8573 Some required missions require you to go back. Espresso-2-Go is rage inducing.

[@AvengedKyle]

Sen’s Fortress does have a bonfire near the top. If it wasn’t for that it would be even harder. Also Iron Tarkus NPC summon is a life saver for the boss.

[@gameranxTV]

👍🏼

[@CrossFireKitty]

This was the comment I was looking for. I was thinking...No, I saw a bon fire there and I used it ;)

[@Paramurasaki]

That boss is easiest boss I’ve encountered

[@AvengedKyle]

@@Paramurasaki It is one of the easiest. I just like seeing Iron Tarkus knock him off the stage. Lol

[@xtranathor8143]

I played FF3 on the DS, and it was a brutal slog at the end of the game. I haven't checked to see how other people found it, so I'm glad to finally find out that I'm not alone! I went 2 hours deep and then died to the final boss because i wasn't using the correct job class on some characters, so I had to redo it all again! That moment will stick with me for the rest of my life!

[@johnhiggins1746]

THATS A DESTROY COMPUTER RAGE QUIT 4 ME LOL

[@officialnucky]

Awesome video, as always. I'd like to hear your thoughts on 7-99 in Spelunky 2 Maybe a video on the longest things to do it games?

[@B81Jonny]

I’m such a fan of these guys. The writing and editing in this vid was top notch. Can’t wait till tomorrow for the next one.

[@marybdrake1472]

I didn't find the Lake of Rot to be too dangerous. It felt more drawn out to me, which pretty annoying. It's still not the dam level from that first NES TMNT game though.

[@victoresen2974]

Bro your channel is definitely one of my most favorite channels on KZbin, keep up the great work.

[@gameranxTV]

Will do. Thanks

[@Mr.Glidehook]

I don't remember the GTA 3 section you refer to because it's been 22 years since I played it, but I definitely got wasted a LOT. And as fun as it was, I found that the difficulty was much more sadistic in Vice City, even though I loved the game and eventually resorted to cheats to get past timed missions that I just couldn't get. Also, unless you just had to 100% GTA Vice City, Little Jamaica was best avoided. Great list, very different, I look forward to these every day! ❤

[@dieseldave2273]

I was surprised to see the ghost fish from Ninja Gaiden. They were actually pretty easy to get thru if you use the nun chucks, just never initiate a full combo, only do the first 2 or 3 hits. Yes they can still be a pain, but using the chucks correctly makes that section mostly painless.

[@NeoNinjaX87]

Keep up the great content Gameranx!

[@mlgsty8880]

Dead Island is such a goofy masterpiece. Dont have much hope for the sequel but the original ones are legendary.

[@NaveedHassan1]

For those who're looking for their favourite games: 10. Dead Island - The Quarantine (Zone) 9. Sen’s Fortress - Dark Souls 8. The glowing sea - Fallout 4 7. Zarkan Labyrinth - Ninja Garden Black 6. Lava Lakes - Subnautica 5. Crystal Tower - Dark World Final Fantasy 3 4. White Palace - Hollow Knight 3. Lake of Rot - Elden Ring 2. Hell Temple - La Mulana 1. Saint Marks - GTA 3

[@crimsonraen]

Thanks for the video Falcon! Definitely a lot of BRUTAL areas!

[@ARIXANDRE]

The Division's Dark Zones are brutal because they contain your worst enemy: other players.

[@greatestcait]

Yahar'gul in Bloodborne is a really strong example of a place you desperately want to escape. Bloodborne is already a really difficult game, but its way harder than the first two areas and your first experience with it is probably being kidnapped and sent there without a way to escape. Its one of the most frightening experiences in any Souls game IMO.

[@2pacMemories]

The OST chilled me to my core too.

[@cornpop3159]

Glowing Sea in Fallout 3 is where the Nuclear Power Plants were. Nuclear bombs really aren't that big a concern after 500 years, high yield half-life is only a few months, pretty much gone and safe after several centuries. Its the massive amount of low yield material from power plants that sticks around for 5,000 years

[@tarikmartin]

the top 10 videos are my favorite and enjoy watching them. definitely need to get these games. keep up the great work and keep bring the content

[@Gulyus]

FFIII's final dungeon, btw, is a lot more bearable in the Pixel Remaster. A couple enemies got nerfed in one of the previous release (which also made it into 3PR), but more importantly, there is an auto-save and save anywhere function. That said, the difficulty in 3 was removed in PR since you no longer need to deal with "job adjustment period" (for X battles after changing jobs you have reduced stats) so you are no longer punished for changing into a new job (which already has reduced number of hits / damage dealt by spells for being a low job level). Oh, and Dragoons are far more viable since you can obtain an unlimited number of their third best spear instead of only one! So you can equip 4 Dragoons with 8 spears that do some nice damage, or spam 4 Black Belts, and its viable.

[@Varizen87]

Falcon, Buddy. There's a Bonfire real close to the Iron Golem. I found it by mistake due to my intense need to explore. Granted.. It is tucked away on the side and isn't immediately obvious... but it's there. If you're doing all of Sen's Fortress in 1 shot, you're basically doing a challenge run. I think there's 2 bonfires if I recall? One is secreted away inside the fortress, and then 1 is at the top.

[@monolith86knight]

Man... love the variety of videos! This is definitely one I never would have thought of!

[@AutonomousVII]

2:55 You don’t have to redo Sen’s fortress, there is a bonfire. If you’re not mentioning then is this not a well known bonfire?? Plus this area is pretty chill compared to some other areas like blight town or the catacombs for instance. Although to each is own especially with Dark Souls.

[@rgbhere]

I found Ravenholm from Half-Life 2 to be quite scary I just wanted to run away. The light at the end of the tunnel was a great big sigh of relief!

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

I can imagine this being especially scary with the VR mod that recently was released. But to be fair, back in the day at the same time it was quite a fun area where you could play a lot with that gravity gun and the razor blades and stuff...

[@Jeremy-ql1or]

Anyone having trouble with the White Palace in Hollow Knight, just get the Hiveblood charm by beating the boss in the Hive area. That charm heals a mask if you wait a few seconds. So when you get hit by a saw, just wait a few seconds for your mask to heal and try again. You can get through the entire thing without ever dying.

[@bankroll4416]

One of your best vids in a minute. I love games that have zones that make you feel weaker. Because we tend to be used to power trips, it’s nice when the game reminds you that you’re fodder. Didn’t know the glowing sea existed. Downloading rn.

[@gameranxTV]

🤝

[@ShaiWa]

La Mulana is mentioned, instant like :D Was thinking of those at the first start of the video. (increase difficulty extra?, play with keyboard instead of controller, still recovering from that experience)

[@jscott4reel]

Forest and Shadow Temples in Ocarina of Time caused me to flee in terror as a kid

[@danielrea9611]

You can never be to prepared for the glowing sea but even though it was dangerous still one of my favorite places to explore in fallout 4!

[@DaleWrecker]

Just use a power armor. There are mods that increase the glowing sea radiation because its almost meaningless if you use a radiation suit or power armor.

[@davidhernandez4156]

When i stumbled upon ‘The Pyramid’ out there… Awe-struck is all i can say. I loved it!

[@srellison561]

I keep a lead lined suit of power armor just for the glowing sea. I'm pretty sure I found every location that's in there.

[@ABadassDragon]

Its a weirdly calm place and the desolation and the sky's glow make it look really eerie and cool

[@brSiRiuS]

@@DaleWrecker Absolutely. I don't see The Glowing Sea as a threat as people make it out to be. Is it deadly? Yes! But just don't go there barefoot, obviously.

[@phrozac]

Hate to tell you this, Falcon...there's a bonfire at the top of Sen's. Around the area where those dudes shoot at you as you run across those narrow walkways. A little ledge you drop down to, IIRC.

[@joeytgolf]

St. Mark's meant that for GTA3, unless you knew about specific bullet proof vehicles and how to get them, or a couple other glitches, you basically had to do all of the Taxi, Ambulance, Police, and a few others I forget, missions before the assassination, otherwise it became impossible to 100% the game. The moment those missions brought you to St. Marks, and they all always did, was when the mission would end because your vehicle would be destroyed before you could get back out.

[@idrissbenaziz2411]

“Since beginningless time, darkness thrives in the void, but always yields to purifying light.”

[@yiosomething]

Idk wtf that means but it sounds badass af

[@franck3279]

Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it. --Terry Pratchett

[@andykure1525]

Avatar?

[@idrissbenaziz2411]

@@andykure1525 Bingo 👌

[@andykure1525]

@@idrissbenaziz2411 that last half cemented it, I could almost hear the lion turtles voice in my head.

[@R3AL-AIM]

The Quarantine was my first thought as well 🤣 played the game a few times and doing the remaster on PC again, so good refresher on how terrifying and hard certain parts can be

[@mlgsty8880]

That place in Ryder Whites campaign was my nightmare as kid lol. Endless infected which always spawn behind you, night, screaming in distance. Especially when Ryder was usually at that point fairly weak. Tbh you can never be geared enough in Dead Island since just one random zombie throwing knife at you from 20 meters can end you instantly.

[@ZozzerRidez]

Really resonated with Subnautica and Elden Ring. For that rot zone I had to find help, go collect a whole set of armor, specific talisman etc to get thru, and it still sucks.

[@davidhernandez4156]

Great vid! I enjoyed the shared misery lol ✌️👍

[@Torin2Sequel]

The Chrysler Building from Parasite Eve is another place that will absolutely run you ragged. Holy Hell.

[@barry6402]

Wow, that was a grind!

[@sidneyvandykeii3169]

The Glowing Sea in Fallout 4 is no problem. Its the ONLY area I wear Power Armor in. You just have to wait untill you can craft Lead Plated Power Armor. So yes I did run from the Glowing Sea early on but I destroyed that area eventually. Great dungeons there also.

[@gameranxTV]

👍🏼

[@Ahrimane]

I like to go thru that area with no power armor but lots of rad away and some of that green junk you can get from the Cabot house side quest. Makes the place extra scary.

[@sidneyvandykeii3169]

@@Ahrimane you better be using mods for unlimited crafting materials. Other wise that seems like too big of a grind to me. And I love a solid grindfest.

[@Donnerwamp]

This, after level 40 it's not really scary at all. Depending on your skills and armor upgrades you can even go without any PA and use some radaway from time to time.

[@ABadassDragon]

Its not hard achiving complete radiation resistance in Fallout 4. You can get 100% rad resist even without the rad suit or power armor, although those definetly make it easier. I dont wear PA for the radiation when going there, but for those goddamn radscorpions and stingflies. Worst enemies in the game

[@4Astaroth]

Very good areas. I really love that the "Hell Tempel" from La Mulana was included, otherwise I would have said it here in the comments that it's missing. La Mulana is just one giant troll and Hell Tempel makes people insane.

[@thefrub]

The final item, Saint Marks from GTA3, I have never heard anyone else mention before. You just unlocked so many hidden memories of hating that place lol

[@el-violador]

I had many problems with Fallout 4. But the Glowing Sea was awesome. I didn't realise how much I needed the a completely inhospitable waste until I got it

[@silverjohn6037]

The Glowing Sea definitely had mood going for it but the Glow from Fallout 1 probably killed me more often. When you can die from stopping to play a game of chess that's a whole 'nother kind of deadly. Of course I was trying to explore the entire facility at the Glow (which wasn't strictly necessary) and I never tried to fully explore the Glow so my experience might have been different as a result of that.

[@matteagle7138]

There is 100% a bonfire (checkpoint) before that boss in Darksouls. You gotta go to where the giant can throw his explosive bolder at you, go to the SECOND spot he can throw it at you, and walk off the ledge. Other people have to know about it, right?

[@forrestperkins6237]

I read the wiki lol

[@HankChinaski27]

I love that you are trying to present lists that represent more of a history of gaming and not just a list of recency bias.

[@wuteva12345]

I remember being legitimately sad after spending so many hours of my childhood messing around in portland and eventually progressing through the game just to have portland become this deadly place I couldn't visit anymore

[@thejoaquindead9515]

For me it's the area just outside the School of Mensis from Bloodborne. That brain in the tower will damage you every time it sees you (Eldritch truth kinda stuff). You have to run from one cover area to another while fending off from annoying enemies along the way. If you *are* caught in the brain's line of sight, your blood literally erupts from your character as your health drains more and more. When I arrived there for the first time and figured out the brain gimmick, I just closed the game. I've already been playing for a while up to that point and had enough bs for one day. Though I will say it's not a hard section like the others listed, just annoying.

[@littlered6340]

Those moments where you're just like "Nope. I'll deal with that another day." are the best 😂

[@JustNatePLZ]

Love the vids man, kills the boredom at work

[@gameranxTV]

👌

[@gonzar09]

The Anvil in Borderlands 3, while manageable for endgame builds, is still a place I actively avoid going to. Even when I need to farm an item that has a dedicated drop there, the sheer number of anointed and badass enemies that spawn there make it almost unbearable to fight through, especially before the nerf to one type of anointed that would teleport in front of wherever you were firing, hold up an energy shield that would reflect your shots back at you, and only puts it away to turn invincible and ignite the floor underneath where you were standing for 10 seconds straight, only to put that reflect shield up again right after. Now imagine having to fight two of these guys at once, and another teleporting nuisance that suddenly appears to swing a buzzaxe in your face while another one is firing a minigun at you practically nonstop. I'm just thankful for game balancing at this point, but I still hate going there.

[@lordtrinen2249]

You forgot to touch on what I call the "Saddest Walk" on the other side of the Lake of Rot. There's a Grace Site on the far side where you can heal up from the damage of the Lake. If you play the game while online, pools of blood show up on spots where players have died and if you interact with them they will conjure a ghost that reenacts their final moments. Once you emerge from the Lake of Rot there's a short path and stairs you need to run down to reach the Grace Site. I call it "short" but when you're inflicted with Scarlet Rot, you're out of health potions and your health bar is rapidly depleting, this path feels like it stretches on forever. This path is FILLED with bloodstains showing the final moments of desperate souls frantically trying to reach the Grace but failing just within sight of it. Hence why I call it the "Saddest Walk" because it's just so sad to see so many people die within sight of safety.

[@FYGUnkleUrple]

The first time I went into the Dark Bramble in The Outer Wilds, I knew there was going to be something “fishy” going on in there but holy shit my soul evaporated knowing not only what lurked but of course what you have to do to actually get past to the center.

[@publicacct5626]

This was a really pretty good list, especially #1 which brought back memories. The only one I disagree with is Elden Ring lake of rot. That area was honestly easy, especially if you had high HP or rot resistance. Something like your first surprise trip to Caelid or the Subterranean-Shunning Grounds would have been better choices.

[@HiImBQ]

I actually also disagree with Sen's Fortress... Blight town is much much worse. Even knowing where to go I now completely avoid it coming from the Depths.

[@ScentSense]

Dear God, Subterranean Shunning Grounds is one of the most oppressive areas in all of gaming. You're just constantly being threatened by something and nowhere is really safe, not to mention that awful pipe maze and the lobster snipers...

[@meikyochimatsuri448]

Totally agree, i happened to fall on the teleport trap chest early in the game and got stuck in caelid mines with no way to teleport out bc it was lock as long as you dont get out and find a "safe" spot outside; it was what id call a gruesome, hard af and very fearful moment in the game and loved it so much, but def was crazy scary when you fell there at the start of the game w/ only lil knowledge of it and low resources XD

[@GamerDave1974]

I like that! You guys actually make it sound like you really have played the games lol.

[@SapphirosCZ]

Holy hell that thumbnail brought back some memory. Dead Island Zombie Outbreak Cinematic Scene (yes, i am posting its full name so you can easily search for it) just hit so hard. Not gonna lie after such trailer i was actually dissapointed by the game itself, but quickly learned to enjoy it.

[@visionhawk4403]

I hated the underwater sections of Shadow of the Tomb Raider. Those piranhas piss me off all the time. You have to hide in underwater grass while your oxygen is running out and they just tend to hang out right around you. Beatable of course, but annoying as hell.

[@brodriguez11000]

Valheim and the swamps.

[@jase276]

Thank you, the piranhas always pissed me off. Eventually I would go "fuck it" and rush through with them biting my ass

[@Fogolol]

@@brodriguez11000 speaking of swamps, don't starve swamps are annoying as hell, those tentacle things are hard to kite and can spawn right from under you already swinging

[@FinalFrantasy]

Seeing FF3 in here was great. FF3 was the first final fantasy game I ever completed and man it wasn't pulling any punches in that tower/world of darkness for a noob.

[@gameranxTV]

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[@bee-beargaming]

The glowing sea was my favorite from this list. All my memories of it is my character in power armor & trying to do whatever mission I was on then getting out as fast as I could.

[@hamishfox]

Subnautica is secretly one of the best horror games ever made, but it was even more terrifying before they added in checkpoints telling you where to go. It was so much scarier when you jumped into a deep dark pit with no way of knowing how far down it went or if you were even supposed to go that way.

[@usernamepassword236]

Honestly the dark zone from both of the divisions is kinda terrifying at least when you're a lower level than anyone else you will die from rouge agents

[@brodriguez11000]

I'd sneak through those to the other exit.

[@HARLEM-NEWYORK]

The first dark zone was but D2 never had that same feeling.

[@schools6555]

The Void in Subnautica has to be my favorite location in an already dangerous in game world.

[@gameranxTV]

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[@Ahrimane]

That area freaked me out more than the murky wreck zone. Those ghost leviathans almost tore my poor seamoth to shreds before I escaped

[@schools6555]

@@Ahrimane when I first played the game the last thing I expected it to do was a hard 180° into horror! What a delightful surprise that was. I wish I had been recording myself when I had my first encounter with a Reaper Leviathan.

[@josephhuggins4227]

no reason to venture outside the map in subnautica its not so much a level but a giant fu zone that lets you know where the map ends

[@Ahrimane]

@@josephhuggins4227 Yeah it’s not a true location since you can’t really explore it but I thought it was a cool way to establish the map boundaries. It can be fun to build a base that extends into it so that you can safely view those big leviathans.

[@collin1240]

In Dead Island, I would always play the character who was good with knives, and then as soon as I could I would pimp out the knives I was carrying. Then mainly throw them. They don't break down if you throw them. And I'm guessing it has the added benefit of not attracting everything like gunfire does, because I don't recall The Quarantine being that difficult. But it has been a number of years, so I may not be recalling correctly. I doubt Dead Island 2 will have that exploit, but I'm still looking forward to playing it when it launches.

[@drdapper1899]

Central Hyrule comes to mind. Idk if it tops the 10 listed here, but having a guardian lock onto you every 15 seconds is hire unwelcoming 😂

[@bradley163]

Mine is the Forbidden Forest in Bloodborne. I don't know why it's that one in particular, but it is.

[@gameranxTV]

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[@wowbobwow37]

True that!!

[@josephhuggins4227]

idk how anyone can navigate that mess. the one place in all souls games that i get lost in 100% of the time.

[@ResevoirGod]

Number 1 should be avoiding Lu Bu at Hu Lao Gate

[@caseydarrah]

Saints Row 3 has a quarantine zone as well once you get to a certain mission. What makes it weird is that there are still collectibles in the zone (Arapice Island) that become almost impossible to get once the zombie mission has run since to try and get them requires running the zombie gauntlet. Strangely, in game some NPCs still treat it as a normal area- even to the point of using their car to jump the raised drawbridge and drive through it totally casually. It's one of the easiest ways to get out of a jam if you're surrounded- get on one of the perpetually smoking, indestructible damaged cars, wait for a hapless NPC to happen by, and steal their car.

[@fiveforbiting]

My favorite old school Squaresoft game; Vagrant Story. It had a dungeon called the Iron Maiden that you couldn't get to the depths of until your second playthrough.

[@foxmind2490]

The overwhelming amount of BS in Sven’s Fortress made it one of the most memorable sequences in my gaming history. I HATED that place when I first got there, but learned to love it after I beat it. Then I found out you can go back to the Asylum to get a ring to make it easier, and my love/hate reached a new level :D Thank you FromSoftware…

[@YourAverageGuyLight]

Elden ring man everything everywhere everyone is ad hard as f

[@gameranxTV]

😅

[@Cyraxior]

Great video. Buuut, I'll be the spoilsport who points out that the rolling bolder trap in Indiana Jones wasn't in the Temple of Doom. It was in Raiders of the Lost Arc.

[@thehursk1935]

Great list loved the use of yinzer phrase "ain't no"

[@Krypto121]

Lake of Rot was a ton of fun to venture through since it was one of the only levels in the whole of Elden Ring that felt like a challenge to properly navigate. The basilisks are just copy and paste from Dark Souls 3, so the same rules for fighting them applies. I was also a mage, so that made things significantly easier across the board. Melee only builds would probably have a much harder time here.

[@Eleonora_16p]

would you like to try the muller-powell?

[@Adam-pi8qv]

You know what I love. The Gameranx jingle

[@jaranth]

I had forgotten about the terror or Subnautica because I played it so long ago... but WOW did you succeed in reminding me!

[@siddhuhogan007]

Caelid gave me more chills than Scarlet Lake. Especially when you accidentally go to the Caleid North via that teleport thing.

[@toxiczombie6319]

Honestly, with the prawn suit I had very little qualms in lava lakes. The sea dragon is so janky imo that you can pretty easily explore around him. The DUNES however… those reapers still terrify me

[@gorytarrafa]

2:13 Sens house of fun has a checkpoint(bonefire) , it's hidden but it's there. And yeah it's one of my favorite areas in Dark Souls, but i'm kinda of a freak because i like Blighttown too. 😅

[@anothergamingchannel2656]

Okay I thought it would make the list, but since it didn't, I'm giving it an honorable mention: resident evil 2 remake - ghost survivors - no way out level. I literally just watched someone else play it and instantly was like "nope! I'm good"

[@fearlesscheshirecat1411]

Days Gone’s world would be horrible to live in. The Hordes would be impossible to deal with.

[@mgiebus1869]

Also getting clotheslined any time u just wanna cruise around

[@GwenActually]

I love Sen's Fortress! It's my favorite part of that game, really. The area I ran away from was Blight Town. All of the difficulty, none of the charm 😬

[@DDuMas]

The Ghost Fish in NGB are easy, there's even a hint somewhere around. You equip the Vigoorian Flail, all the Ghost fish will come to you at once, you do a basic standing combo, you hit the quick attack "X" three or four times in a row (I can't remember off the top of my head), then you jump and repeat. You jump, because the fish won't attack you when you do and you can safely reset the combo. And you do that until all the Ghost Fish have gone. It is that easy. The only enemy I haven't worked out are the crab claw enemies. They aren't particularly stunned while you're attacking them.

[@ReineckeF0x]

I agree on your number 1 pick - i totally avoided Saint Marks after killing that Mafia Don for your obvious reasons or choose to get into your bullet proof Patriot you get in that hideout in Shaunton Island - it's basically your only one wheels if you ever want to cross paths with that mafia mobsters in Saint Marks :-) better avoid them at all cost! And that Glowing Sea in Fallout 4? I highly recommend to play a stealth character with a hazmad suit (thus having litteraly no armor, right) but stay in stealth as long as you can and scout carefully not to get into popping up Legendary Glowing Deathclaws or - EVEN harder to fight - that infamous RAD Scorpions also glowing and legendary if your unlucky ... cause they dig in and pop out of the ground behind you and are freakin fast ... that's the real horror in Fallout 4 because Deathclaws you can cripple their legs or bleed them with these cool gun perks ... for Melee builds without Blitz or Stealth ... JUST RUN 😆

[@AFishNamedBob]

Loving The IT Crowd clip!!

[@davidarnold7147]

Fallout 4: Glowing Sea -- there's plenty to do, see, and get in the Glowing Sea. If talking to Isolde, the leader of the Children of Atom in the Glowing Sea, while talking to her: she slowly heals your radiation. Plus, she sells stuff, and if careful: you can loot some good stuff. The upside down building has some good loot, a cave has Power Armor, the Pyramid has some stuff you can loot, the Church, the downed jet that has the last moments recorded on a blackbox of the pilot, a hidden bunker, parking garage with some loot worth taking, etc., we must have played different games.

[@dorkangel1076]

What Dead Island did well was let you hear the zombies that could climb before you could see them (infected?). You'd be up on the roof feeling relatively safe then you'd hear the shrieking and know somewhere nearby they were climbing up leaving you frantically looking round to try and see where they were going to appear before running full pelt at you.

[@ayayron8221]

Can we make a petition to invert the countdown number colors? Watching this. Idea at 3am really sucks some dong for me lmao.

[@rossgoldman9049]

Night time in Dying Light gives me the creeps, especially when they do the countdown like a bomb is about to go off but then it doesn't but you know it will go off eventually.