Anabelle isn't all that scary. The Conjuring (from the same director) is much much scarier just because of the fact that the guys from the movie don't know about ghosts and demons ... they are so oblivious to everything that happens around them.
Honestly, horror movie rarely scares me, apart from the body horror and grotesque, if you know how the camera works you might be able to predict what's gonna happen in the next few second. For example, suspense music and camera focus on character usually mean a jumpscare, or the other way around, scary things won't happen if the camera shows the environment around and actor on screen is making a lot of movement (running for example, or any activity that require you not to stay in one place).
Also, this might sound a bit racist, stereotypes in horror genre mostly true, beside Ice Cube in the first Anaconda I very rarely see black person alive, or a woman who likes being a bitch usually the one who dies first.
Video games however, let you control the player in their perspective, the focus of the game will always be you, which means if shit happens, they will definitely gonna let you know it happen.
I tottaly agree with you on the way you can predict a jumpscare, yet some movies are really discrete about it.
One of my favourites has to remain Paranormal Activity. While not many people like the movie, the simple fact that it's taken from point-perspective is just fucking my brains up. Coupled with the fact that the movie is made so it looks so ordinary, it makes me feel that it could have happened in any house ... gives me the chills.
One of my favourite horror action games has to be Dead Space 2 on hardest difficulty. Playing it on a more difficult setting really makes you think how you can kill the monsters with little to no bullets, saving med-packs, ammunition, using the enviroment, makes the fuckers a lot harder to kill and of course adds to that "oh fuck me, i'm screwed" feeling when you get 1-shot by most of the bigger mobs.
(Read this comment while the music plays. Makes it easier to visualize.)
Close your eyes. Think back to all those stories you have shared and experienced. Altair, the founder of the Brotherhood we know and love today. A man who suffered and lost so much in his dedication to the Creed, forever determined to do what was right. A man none of us should forget.
Then think forward. Italy. Florence. Ezio Auditore da Firenze. A man whose life was turned upside down by the Templars and instead of falling and fading into obscurity, he stood up and pushed himself, turning into the most renowned of Mentor's to the Assassins. Hardly any Assassin goes without knowing his name. He fought through his whole life, changing the world around him and shaping the lives of others. His story is your story. Never forget it.
Further. The high seas. A lone Welshman, determined to take what was his, at any cost. He sailed the seas, never looking back, never stopping his pursuit of happiness. But then, he found a purpose greater than himself. A struggle older than himself. He loved and lost along the way, but accepted his fate and became part of the Creed, becoming an Assassin loved and respected by all.
Past that. Connor Kenway, better known as Ratonhnhaké:ton. A boy born out of Templar and Native American blood and taught as an Assassin. Someone who struggled, despite having barely anything to build from, to fight his inner demons and stop the Templars, one of which was his own father. Constantly having to make decisions for the better, not knowing the outcome. But someone who still fought for what he believed in. He is no lesser of a piece in this huge game.
Continuing on to Shay Patrick Cormac. A man taken in by the Brotherhood, determined to do what he had to to keep the world safe. Even if it meant taking all that he knew in the Creed and tearing it down. Someone who loved the Creed and had no desire to tear into it, doing so out of compassion. Though his story could have been different, he always looked forward and kept fighting, boiling the conflict down to no more than humans doing what they had to to keep their home safe.
And then, Arno Dorian. Losing his father to the Templars at such a young age, Arno had ample reason to fight for the Assassin's to begin with, but anyone could tell he was invested in the Creed. The Templars brought the revolution to him and he was ready. Ready to carry the torch of the Assassin's. To play a part in their story.
Then, you.
You stand above, looking down at all these amazing people, who, thanks to the wonder of video games, you feel as if you've known them their whole lives. You are a part of the story and every event resounds with you like another heart in your chest. It's deep and it's close to you. To see it to the end is nothing less of the ultimate outcome, regardless of who wins.
Open your eyes. Look at yourself. You're a piece now.
Playing your part. Their part.
That's the weight of Assassin's Creed. I can't get enough of this series.
Samurai Warriors 4's awesome on the PS4. PC version's good too, but not as much as the PS4 one, it's kinda like a sequel with another story to it and not like a complete copy of the PS4. It's even named Samurai Warriors 4 "II".
I'm still pirating the game and aint nobody dare stop me.