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The Top 5 most intimidating Enemies in Modern Video Games


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So this time, I'm mixing it up, and we'll be doing something about a lighter topic than usual, we'll be talking about video games.

 

Today we'll be talking about what are (In my opinion, of course) the most intimidating enemies and enemy factions in modern video games (Because if I included classic video games this would quickly turn into a list that just feels repetitive, there are many articles about classic video game enemies out there, and I may do a list like that some time). Be it for gameplay reasons, story reasons, or otherwise, I will talk about the different enemies I find most intimidating.

 

Spoilers Beyond this point!

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5: HECU (Half-Life)

 

Okay, where do I start? A thing that comes up immediately is the fact that they have the upper hand on you when first encountered, especially since you originally think they are in the facility to help you and the other members of the Black Mesa Staff escape from the facility.

 

Not to mention, at the time of Half-Life's release, the HECU marines had some of (if not THE) most advanced AI that had been seen in the video game industry. They use group tactics, take cover, and even use grenades. This is brought up to eleven in Black Mesa wherein it only takes them a fraction of a second to target you and start firing due to their coding.

 

Plus they have vehicle support, which is very bad news for you if you don't have a good strategy to deal with...say...an Apache Helicopter that comes out of absolutely no where and starts handing out bullets like candy, and by handing out I mean pumping them directly into your face.

 

Let's just say that the damn dam was damn hard.

 

 

4: Infected (Left 4 Dead)

The infected are a simple variation of the common zombie often seen in folk lore. What makes the infected from Left 4 Dead special? It has quite a bit to do with the fact that they retain human motor functions, and thus can run. They can run so well, in fact, that they run faster than the survivors.

Another thing about the infected is just how many of them there are. They are literally everywhere.

 

The special infected are extremely powerful and it's quite easy to die by their hands (or whatever else they mutated to have). Jockeys, smokers, and chargers are by far the worst. Mostly since the first two are more annoying than harmful and the second way is way too common for an enemy that tough.

 

Of course It's all okay in Left 4 Dead 2, because we have Coach, the one man cheeseburger apocalypse to accompany us through the apocalypse.

 

3: Deadites (Evil Dead)

You may only remember Evil Dead for the movies, which is understandable, since in my opinion, Army of Darkness is the best movie ever. However, it wasn't so long ago that two Evil Dead video games were released (A fistful of Boomstick, and my personal favorite, Regeneration), which is why it's included on this list.

 

Anyways, if you think there is any reason you should not be afraid of Demons that require the almighty one liners from Bruce Campbell to defeat, then you are very insane brave. The deadites are vicious and every time you see one they try to roll out the red carpet, except instead of carpet it's your blood.

 

Combined with the varieties on this ancient evil, there is really no shortage of reasons that these bastards are terrifying. However, if you've ever played the Evil Dead games, you are probably chemically addicted to Bruce Campbell (As I am).

 

It gets easier though, especially once you end up getting the rocket boomstick at the Junkyard.

 

2: The Covenant (Halo series)

The Covenant are pretty much the definition of intimidating. They have far superior technology to humans, and just generally annihilate everything in their path. At the beginning of the Human-Covenant war, humans have several hundred colonies, by the end of it, they only have Earth left. The Covenant is comprised of intimidating creatures (Minus the grunts) led by completely insane indivisuals (The Prophets/San Shy'uum, depending on how you wish to spell or say it).

 

If it was not for the Great Schism, then the humans probably would have lost the war. By the end of the war, they have wiped out billions of people and almost pushed humanity to extinction. Plus their religious beliefs give a very clear view of just how insane the Covenant art (Except Jackals, who are just mercenaries).

 

1: The Combine (Half-Life 2)

And here we are, back at the Half-Life series. I somehow anticipated I'd end up back here. The Combine (Or Universal Union) as they refer to themselves, are just plain evil, yet ominious. Their true intentions are never fully revealed, except that they have enslaved humanity and are stealing resources away from Earth.

 

The worst part is that there is absolutely nothing the humans can do about it. The Combine take humans into various chambers and bioengineer them into merciless killing machines, and since they're engineered from humans they are perfect for warefare on Earth, it's ingenius. Not to mention the Synths they have, which are devastating combinations of biological life and mechanical parts.

 

Even if their strategy fails, they STILL have the upper hand, because according to all accounts, the Combine are INTERDIMENSIONAL. That is an absolutely huge deal and if anyone reading this would not be freaked out by being attacked by an army that can travel through dimensions, you are insane, and probably the same reader who said that demons would not intimidate them.

 

One of the scariest things is that you never fully understand why they don't just destroy Earth, what with the rebellion and all that, and yet nothing is stopping them from doing just that.

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Title should be "top 5 most intimidating enemy groups in semi-modern FPS's".

 

Also, Half-Life isn't exactly what I'd call a modern game :P

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Title should be "top 5 most intimidating enemy groups in semi-modern FPS's".

 

Also, Half-Life isn't exactly what I'd call a modern game tongue.png

Neither of the Evil Dead games are FPS games.

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Earth wasn't they only place left. There were still colonies, just very few, but there were no more military bastions, like Reach and Earth.

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While not exactly the scariest enemy, on solo legendary Promethean Knights can be ridiculous to take down if you're not properly equiped.

 

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The hunter from Dead Space. Relentless and nearly invincible. Need I say more?

 

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This guy from Amnesia. The first creature is intimidating enough, but you later find it's been ripped in half by this thing. Good thing it's pretty stupid. 

 

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Reapers.

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I'm certain that the Forerunners (and maybe the Precursors) will take the center stage for the new Halo trilogy. Humans might be top dog following the Human-Covenant War, but I get the feeling that the Forerunners will kick them down a notch soon enough. Those guys make the Covenant look like ants. 

 

 

Also, I can't take the Reapers seriously after Mass Effect 3.

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