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[Elder Legend]

What main menus did you find scary? Whether you were a kid of even now.

I'll kick the thread of with this gem.

 

[GriffinCorp]

As a kid the N64 Turok Dinosaur Hunter intro always was creepy to me. If you waited a few moments it started to play small clips of the game, all those atmospheric sounds would get to me.

The other is Resident Evil - those always had great main menu sounds.

 

[mortal]

I would't say scary per se, but Soul Reaver's main menu is so gothic

 

[Beer Baelly]

 

[TwiztidElf]

Not a main menu, but "Insert Disc 2"

 

[Zannegan]

I always thought Metroid Prime's menu was disturbing and (appropriately) alien. That high and synthy soundtrack plus half-seen pulsing alien bits set the tone.

 

[Kuranghi]

As a kid the N64 Turok Dinosaur Hunter intro always was creepy to me. If you waited a few moments it started to play small clips of the game, all those atmospheric sounds would get to me.

The other is Resident Evil - those always had great main menu sounds.

I think the reason iirc is that the demo doesn't have the music (or doesn't depending on how it starts or something) so its freaky with just the thudding enemy footsteps as they run out of the fog towards you

 

[Deerock71]

Gotta be Balan Wonderland. The horrors within...

 

[NeonGhost]

 

[SpiceRacz]

 

[swaffles23]

FNAF 4 has a pretty creepy main menu

 

[Danjin44]

This in Silent Hill 3 give me nightmares.....

 

[Joshmyersbv]

Here's a few creepy ones

 

[kingpotato]

 

[Hollowpoint5557]

Symphony of the Night with its haunting music and the static grotesque statue background set the tone beautifully. I'd include a video or link but I don't know how to internet well.

 

[IC3M@N FX]

Alien Isolation the Main Menu is rather very oppressive and brings the atmosphere of Alien across very well.
Especially the picture in the long shot shows how indescribably large the unknown is.
Like the 1979 intro to Alien.

 

[DragoonKain]

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

 

[emivita]

First time I heard that "Huuuooooaaaah", I said WTF and got shivers. That main menu, so simple yet horrifying, set the mood perfectly.

 

[Tschumi]

I don't know about scary but the Cyberpunk 2077 menu hyped me something awful