She is a wee gem especially to carry on when she’s close to a breakdown that Andy briefly makes a little worse when he’s observer. Like joking about the horrible monster baby being able to hear you through your controller. Even though she (apparently it’s a girl since it’s a nightmarish hallucination of baby Rose) can’t 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
Haha as someone who can't comprehend being scared of a game/movie, it's still hilarious watching her Although alien Isolation.. really? It's just opening 40 doors, and the xenomorph is so janky, great aesthetics but I'm with Rich Evans on that one being overrated
I love everything about Fear Academy, but Andy’s mild “oh no, oh dear” never fails to absolutely crack me up. Ellen’s having a full breakdown and he’s just sipping tea like “what a conundrum”
Honestly Ellen's fear academy is such an amazing series, Ellen fearfully squeaking and Luke, Mike, Jane or Andy needling and or giving advice. Is a entertaining combo. And Ellen always does so we'll despite being a scaredy Cat.
Love all the personalities on show during fear academy Ellen *furious panicked squeaking Jane *joyfully munching popcorn Andy “oh dear. Well thats not right” Mike “CHAAARRGE! ATTACK!” Luke *basically tall Andy and pushing all Ellens buttons lol Need to try and catch more fear academy this year. Edit: forgot until Resi 7, Ellens ABC method for horror games, Always Be Crouching. Lmao
Jane's reactions in fear academy are legendary, calmly munches popcorn.😂 Shout out to Ellen for being a massive good sport and going through all those horror games.👍👏
My favourite thing about fear academy is Andy being so chill knowing full well he screamed the house down when he was playing. The outside Xbox book monster moment is iconic xD
Luke going all serious and saying "that didn't happen in my playthrough" is one of the funniest bits. That aside, having seen Ellen's fear academy playthroughs, and the From series so far, we can conclude -- Ellen may be easily scared, but she's incredibly brave.
One thing I LOVED about Ellen's Fear Academy was just how competent Ellen was at all the games, even when she was scared out of her skin. She was SO GOOD to the point where I struggled to watch other playthroughs of the games she played, because I was exasperated by other people's comparative incompetence.
I have such fond memories (should I say presh mems?) of each one of the Fear Academy entries, but my favourite moment is still Ellen doing precision headshots while squealing at an inhuman pitch and Luke wide-eyed laughing his head off and stating "this was the best idea ever". 😂😂😂
@@saviourfade6849 it was the Resi 7 one! It's about half way through if I remember correctly. Mia is chasing her with a chainsaw and Ellen is completely loosing it, while Luke looks a bit like an evil professor the way he's enjoying himself
The beauty of horror is how subjective and personal it is. What scares me does not scare you, and vice versa. It’s fascinating to hear someone else’s perspective and explanation. Also, that Layers of Fear super cut was gold! 😂
The worst part of Resi 7 for me is that I can SMELL the Baker House. Here in rural America I've had to go into a fair share of abandoned buildings or barns that I've become familiar with the stench of musty ruined plaster, animal nest, and the occasional rotten carcass of a dead animal. I don't think I could stomach going through that game with that rolling around in my head.
I've always a got a lot of respect for Ellen when she tackles horror games, and I'm even more impressed that she's only sworn twice so far during Fear Academy. Perhaps this year will gleam a third?
Ellen is amazing for willingly subjecting herself to this - courage is not the absence of fear, after all! - but the reactions of the rest of the team is golden, too. Y’all poke fun at her and her misery (c’mon, Jane eating popcorn while Ellen suffers is iconic, and Ellen’s sharpshooting under extreme pressure is god-tier) but you also genuinely care about her well-being and don’t want her to get too overwhelmed, either. It’s great to watch. ^_^
Love the disapproval Luke gives resi8's crib safety absolute scorn in his eyes! Ellen does so well in fear academy she deserves a real Eevee
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I have to agree that given the player a gun ISN'T necessarily less frightening that not having one. The ability to fight back implies that you need to compose yourself and figure out how to respond to a threat, unlike being disarmed where it's more about experiencing the horrors and watching them unfold. Plus, the idea that even if you can fight back and the monsters can still keep coming back anyway is more terrifying.
Think her colleagues encouragement and making her laugh has helped even Andy especially playfully making new fears like possibly looking out where windows used to be during slender:the arrival 🤣😂🤣😂😂🤣
Your Fear Academy streams have really inspired me into playing horror games. I had previously avoided the genre entirely, but because of y'all I now have a new favorite genre of games.
You deserve such respect, Ellen. I could not play all of these horror games for people's entertainment, I've tried, but either I get too scared or not scared enough, never in-between.
"Horror games get less scary when they give you a gun to fight back with." See if you still feel that way after playing F.E.A.R. You *start* with a gun, but it somehow manages to get *more* terrifying the further you go. What jump scares it has are some of the most effective I've seen, even when the atmosphere practically tells you to expect it.
Playing "The Suffering" as a kid was terrifying. I didn't have an Xbox so when my friends went to Disneyland and told me to take care of their dogs I turned on the game (in an unfinished basement 😳) and played it. 3 days maybe playing for 4-6 hours at a time, I completed it. But every time I realized I should go back home it was already long past dark and I never turned any lights on in the house for fear that neighbors would know I was playing games over there and not just taking the dogs outside and feeding them
When I played PT, I literally only downloaded it because it was free. I had zero prior knowledge about it. I just downloaded a free game, and started playing it. It was only rivaled in pure terror to when I was a child playing Ocarina of Time and encountering the Dead Hand. Now I just try whatever free game I can, because it might just be that good and I'd never know it.
I remember the Resident Evil Village Fear Academy, when Ellen finally walked into the mannequin room and her pistol disappears from her hand. As she's beginning to really hyperventilate, Andy pretends to soothe her with "Well, you have several guns, so let's check your inventory" and you see a moment of slight relief come over Ellen's face, until she opens the inventory, and it is completely empty, and Andy just offers an "oh no" that is so completely flat and devoid of urgency. I had to stop and rewind several times because I was laughing so hard.
I love how Ellen had a mini-jump already at the very beginning of the video when Luke first says her name. She is such a gem, needs to be protected at all costs.
There was something very special about the Ellen/Andy Victim/Mentor episodes of Fear Academy. In some ways it felt a bit like in the Hunger Games, where your mentor was once exactly where you are? I watched the Slender Awakening episode and immediately went to watch the OG oxbox video with Andy fear singing non-stop.
Great video recommendation (or so I think): 7 monsters who miraculously came back to life after dying horrible deaths. One perfect example would be the Songbird of Columbia from Bioshock Infinite
All of the Fear Academy coaching is great, but I think part of what makes Resi Village so special is that Andy just absolutely nailed his role. I don't know which I would say is the scariest, but that is certainly my favorite Fear Academy video.
I am a genuine fan of Ellen's Dead Space playthrough because it's my fav of the list. My friend gave me her copy because she reached the part with the babies and NOPED out.
Honestly, I completely respect putting Dead Space at #3. I started playing the first Dead Space game last month after getting back from my summer holiday (mostly on a recommendation from a friend who loves horror), and immediately I thought "What the hell am I doing!?!", and I a SUPER cautious when I walk through the game and I got scared incredibly easily by the numerous jump scares. What I found more startling though, was the fact that I was playing the game at all, because I'm not a horror person myself.
Resident Evil 7 was the only Fear Academy I couldn't finish because I was so anxious it felt like my heart was going to jump out of my chest. I can't give Ellen enough kudos for going through with these, I could never haha
Aaahh Ellen.. your over-reactions is why we love you.. You scare easily and it really shows.. but you also laugh easily.. your giggles brighten our days
Ellen's Fear Academy has become a regular October tradition for me now. Those screams are legit and I know it's taken a few years off her lifespan. Thank you El, for your sacrifice or multiple sacrifices as it were.
An underrated aspect of the fear factor to resi 7 to me is the human aspect of all the characters and the unsettling intimate feeling of being a guest inside another family’s house, encroaching on and being a victim of all the violent dysfunction.
What I love about encounters like Jack Baker and Mr X in particular is that you have a gun, but you also know that it won’t help you. Somehow that’s more stressful than if you just didn’t have one
I recently replayed dead space1 and 2 and they're still terrifying to this day, I like the atmosphere of them SO MUCH there's not a lot of "empty air" there's always some spooky whispery shit goin' on when you aren't fighting
That's the beauty of the atmosphere, sometimes you can't tell what's a real noise and what's a "safe" noise, so you ALWAYS feel on edge! :D There's one specific thing I've always trusted though, and that's the string that plays when there's a necro off screen stalking you. Like a metaphorical eye in the back of my head
I think I've commented this before, but... Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly. It's a gorgeous game for the time it came out, but hoooooly wow I can still remember specific scares from that game. Never finished it--too scary. Definitely recommend for Fear Academy.
Resident Evil 7 is hands down the scariest game I'd ever played until I got a vr headset. The entire time I was at the Baker estate was just sheer terror. It would definitely still be the scariest game I've played it it weren't for the fact that the level of immersion you get with vr elevates the pure horror you experience to levels that I find untouchable by other media. Great choice for #1, and great video!
Having Jane and everyone else's hilarious commentary/reactions while playing any horror game is probably the best way to enjoy it 😂 I'm looking forward to this year's Hallowstreams.
When Silent Hill 2 came out, my friends all came over for a slumber party. We lugged the heavy CRT TV down into the unfinished basement, hid inside a blanket fort, and probably kept my parents up far too late with muffled screams. It was glorious!
Ironically, Ellen's who got me into scary games in the first place! I see her play them and think, "Well, if she can do it, I can do it!" And now I seek them out 😅
Your remark on "Layers of Fear" being constant jump scares reminds me of talking with other creative writers about how to create a sense of horror... and the key thing for building tension is the quiet parts between the horror bits. Being on edge because there's a jump scare every few seconds is the wrong kind of tension for memorable horror.
I handle scares way worse than Ellen - when I tried watching the PT livestream I got to the first jumpscare and full on screamed, slammed my laptop shut and threw it to the other end of the couch, and that's all I watched of it. I still jumped several times watching this. Ellen, you are far, far braver than I am! (I also jumpscared myself the one time I tried playing Bloodborne and haven't been back...)
I get legitimately scared just *watching* the Resident Evil games be played so I cannot imagine playing them.... and in VR??? Nope! I would also be hiding out in the safe room and refuse to leave. Good on ya for champing up and playing them, not sure I could do it ;)
Ellen you're so brave for having played these. I'd rate Alien Isolation tied with RE7 at first because the atmosphere would make me unable to progress as i hid behind furniture in absolute fear
Fear Academy 2021 was iconic. Not only did Luke and Ellen get the true ending to PT that hadn't been seen since the demo launched (seven years as of 2021), but Andy trolling Ellen, and telling her the Fetus monster could hear her through the PS5 microphone was the funniest things I have ever seen. I can't wait for Fear Academy 2022, where Ellen takes her PhD in Phear, and takes on whatever Luke, Andy, Jane and Mike throw at her... And judging by this Summer Games Fest will probably be all Dead Space clones.
Ellen thank you so much for your sacrifice in playing horror games. I have never laughed so hard in my life, and it brightens up my day when I'm having a rough one. Take care of yourselves! ♥
Also, about the mental health thing. That's actually what makes psychological horror games so scary for me. My brain is like a collectathon of mental disorders, and my biggest fear is legitimately going clinically insane. It's not an unfounded fear either, so playing a game that leans heavily into (realistic) depictions of such really hit close to home for me
My first introduction to Dead Space was Ellen playing it on her own channel a long time ago, in a similar format to this with her then boyfriend off camera coaching and occasionally making her jump, which now makes me wonder if that was the inspiration for fear academy. Edit: I just looked it up again; I had completely forgotten her impressive rate of swearing
I'd totally forgotten about Ellen freaking out on the sofa next to Luke while he played whatever the game was (I've already forgotten) what a brilliant memory 🤣
I admire your bravery! I've had a hard time even watching the videos. Had to do most of them in 10 minute chunks. That was my own Fear Academy, I guess.
I love these kinds of video. You guys are awesome, it's crazy to think I remember oxbox introducing you. Best decision they've made yet, cheers from Fort Collins, Colorado
Sorry to disappoint you but it’s Lisa slamming the door on your character’s face rather than Ellen shutting the door on her but love the idea Ellen would if you could 😅🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Personally, Alien Isolation is my number 1 scariest game. It's so organic and mostly unscripted. That's what made it so spooky to me. I love fear academy, and these videos!
When I first play through Beniviento’s house in RE8, I didn’t even realise that I didn’t have my weapons. Also I’m surprised she hasn’t played through outlast in one of the fear academy’s
33:45 - Most memorable Fear Academy moment. Ellen's face is basically the textbook example of *_Terrified._* Other memorable moments is whenever Luke or Andy played aloof. (Someone should make a supercut of Andy/Luke going "Oh... oh no.")
Fear Academy returns TOMORROW, Thursday 6th October, 4pm UK time! See you there! 👻
Woo! More Fear Academy! I hope its Luke's turn this year!
yes! we all need our yearly dose of Ellen's cute scared reactions!
Zenermorth?
Let's gooo! Will there be a calendar of the spooky games and things the crew will be doing this month, or is it just Fear Academy this year?
Yay! I’m so excited!
Ellen deserves so much love for subjecting herself to horror games in the name of entertainment. You're a wee gem, Ellen
By love, I assume you mean more scary video games right?
@@Ceece20 Love takes many contradictory forms.
@@cameronhector9074 Why aren't you having fun terror-screaming? Andy specifically requested it.
She is a wee gem especially to carry on when she’s close to a breakdown that Andy briefly makes a little worse when he’s observer. Like joking about the horrible monster baby being able to hear you through your controller. Even though she (apparently it’s a girl since it’s a nightmarish hallucination of baby Rose) can’t 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
Haha as someone who can't comprehend being scared of a game/movie, it's still hilarious watching her
Although alien Isolation.. really? It's just opening 40 doors, and the xenomorph is so janky, great aesthetics but I'm with Rich Evans on that one being overrated
I love everything about Fear Academy, but Andy’s mild “oh no, oh dear” never fails to absolutely crack me up. Ellen’s having a full breakdown and he’s just sipping tea like “what a conundrum”
Honestly Ellen's fear academy is such an amazing series, Ellen fearfully squeaking and Luke, Mike, Jane or Andy needling and or giving advice. Is a entertaining combo. And Ellen always does so we'll despite being a scaredy Cat.
my read of Ellen playing the game in #7.... is that on some level Ellen thought it was funny.... with jump scares, but still funny.
@@marhawkman303 Aye, and Andy playing it so cool, knowing that a jump scare that got him before is coming.
Ellen is braver then me! I can only watch playthroughs, I'm too chicken to actually play these 😂😂 Thank you Ellen for being so awesome
@@jellysharkbat I think that's the draw for more than a few folks who watch.
Ellen is adorable and hilarious
My favourite moment in the RE:7 stream was Ellen getting a mild jumpscare from her own phone notifying her the stream had started.
Wonder if it’ll be 3 academies for 3 since her phone surprised her with a Uber Eats notification last year 😂🤣😂🤣
I have seen _so_ many streamers jumpscare themselves in Resident Evil 7 and 8 by accidentally pressing the "use healing item" button.
A whole 30 minutes in no less xD good to know TH-cam is as derpy for them as it is for us viewers
Love all the personalities on show during fear academy
Ellen *furious panicked squeaking
Jane *joyfully munching popcorn
Andy “oh dear. Well thats not right”
Mike “CHAAARRGE! ATTACK!”
Luke *basically tall Andy and pushing all Ellens buttons lol
Need to try and catch more fear academy this year.
Edit: forgot until Resi 7, Ellens ABC method for horror games, Always Be Crouching. Lmao
Until I read this comment, I thought Andy was the tall Andy. Never noticed the height diference on the Oxventure livestreams somehow.
Luke is basically "tall Andy" 😂😂
I think Halloween will be RE-watch time for Ellen’s Fear Academy!
Jane's reactions in fear academy are legendary, calmly munches popcorn.😂
Shout out to Ellen for being a massive good sport and going through all those horror games.👍👏
While trash-talking the monsters.
@@CantankerousDave Yeah.😂
Think it helps her that her colleagues have made her laugh as well especially with Andy’s catch phrase oh oh no and Jane munching popcorn 😆😂🤣😂😂🤣
My favourite thing about fear academy is Andy being so chill knowing full well he screamed the house down when he was playing. The outside Xbox book monster moment is iconic xD
The phrase “AHHH! A BOOK MONSTER!!” Will never not be funny and always brings a smile to my face.
Luke going all serious and saying "that didn't happen in my playthrough" is one of the funniest bits. That aside, having seen Ellen's fear academy playthroughs, and the From series so far, we can conclude -- Ellen may be easily scared, but she's incredibly brave.
One thing I LOVED about Ellen's Fear Academy was just how competent Ellen was at all the games, even when she was scared out of her skin. She was SO GOOD to the point where I struggled to watch other playthroughs of the games she played, because I was exasperated by other people's comparative incompetence.
She does seem to be VERY good.
Ellen always does so great in the horror games as well, pushing on despite her fear. She's the MVP!
although her panic shooting in Dead Space had pretty terrible aim...
Yeah, she's slowly conquering her fear of... Well, everything
I have such fond memories (should I say presh mems?) of each one of the Fear Academy entries, but my favourite moment is still Ellen doing precision headshots while squealing at an inhuman pitch and Luke wide-eyed laughing his head off and stating "this was the best idea ever". 😂😂😂
Do you remember what game that was because that sounds like something I need to see
@@saviourfade6849 it was the Resi 7 one! It's about half way through if I remember correctly. Mia is chasing her with a chainsaw and Ellen is completely loosing it, while Luke looks a bit like an evil professor the way he's enjoying himself
@@katfromthekong414 thank you I’ll go look for it now!
@@saviourfade6849 Enjoy! I recommend watching the scene twice so you can enjoy both Luke's and Ellen's facial circus 😆✌🏼
The beauty of horror is how subjective and personal it is. What scares me does not scare you, and vice versa. It’s fascinating to hear someone else’s perspective and explanation.
Also, that Layers of Fear super cut was gold! 😂
The worst part of Resi 7 for me is that I can SMELL the Baker House. Here in rural America I've had to go into a fair share of abandoned buildings or barns that I've become familiar with the stench of musty ruined plaster, animal nest, and the occasional rotten carcass of a dead animal. I don't think I could stomach going through that game with that rolling around in my head.
Same BWHAHAHAH
I've always a got a lot of respect for Ellen when she tackles horror games, and I'm even more impressed that she's only sworn twice so far during Fear Academy. Perhaps this year will gleam a third?
I find the Dollhouse one hilarious because I don't think anyone would have noticed if Andy hadn't commented on it.
Ellen is amazing for willingly subjecting herself to this - courage is not the absence of fear, after all! - but the reactions of the rest of the team is golden, too. Y’all poke fun at her and her misery (c’mon, Jane eating popcorn while Ellen suffers is iconic, and Ellen’s sharpshooting under extreme pressure is god-tier) but you also genuinely care about her well-being and don’t want her to get too overwhelmed, either. It’s great to watch. ^_^
Ellen, that supercut of scares made me laugh so hard that my tummy hurts. Thank you for redeeming an otherwise rough day.
Just Andy's quiet chuckle at the bookmonster ("AHH! BOOKMONSTER!) got me.
I love that they put Clair de Luna as the background music. Such a chill song against the screams
It was Clair de Luna! Always reminds me of the Great Fairy Fountain music
It's a frequent theme in the Evil Within.
Love the disapproval Luke gives resi8's crib safety absolute scorn in his eyes!
Ellen does so well in fear academy she deserves a real Eevee
I have to agree that given the player a gun ISN'T necessarily less frightening that not having one. The ability to fight back implies that you need to compose yourself and figure out how to respond to a threat, unlike being disarmed where it's more about experiencing the horrors and watching them unfold. Plus, the idea that even if you can fight back and the monsters can still keep coming back anyway is more terrifying.
I'm looking forward to this year's horror academy piece!
The content lately has been top tier. Ellen's fear academy and cat tier list are officially towards the top of my outside Xtra favorites
Ellen’s a trooper for going through all that. As a fellow horror hound but scaredy-cat, I applaud her!
Think her colleagues encouragement and making her laugh has helped even Andy especially playfully making new fears like possibly looking out where windows used to be during slender:the arrival 🤣😂🤣😂😂🤣
For some reason, the information that Ellen watches herself being scared to lift her mood made my day brighter
She's so sweet and adorable. I'm glad that she'll play the spooky games, because I love watching all types of her content.
Your Fear Academy streams have really inspired me into playing horror games. I had previously avoided the genre entirely, but because of y'all I now have a new favorite genre of games.
So this just proves that Ellen is ready to graduate to VR horror!
You deserve such respect, Ellen. I could not play all of these horror games for people's entertainment, I've tried, but either I get too scared or not scared enough, never in-between.
"Horror games get less scary when they give you a gun to fight back with." See if you still feel that way after playing F.E.A.R. You *start* with a gun, but it somehow manages to get *more* terrifying the further you go. What jump scares it has are some of the most effective I've seen, even when the atmosphere practically tells you to expect it.
I, too, re-watched the RE7 one so many times. The "we've come to rest behind a sofa" is burned into my brain. So. Good.
That bit regarding "Mia at her 'BLECH!'" is what's been burned into my brain. It's so darn funny!
Playing "The Suffering" as a kid was terrifying. I didn't have an Xbox so when my friends went to Disneyland and told me to take care of their dogs I turned on the game (in an unfinished basement 😳) and played it. 3 days maybe playing for 4-6 hours at a time, I completed it. But every time I realized I should go back home it was already long past dark and I never turned any lights on in the house for fear that neighbors would know I was playing games over there and not just taking the dogs outside and feeding them
When I played PT, I literally only downloaded it because it was free. I had zero prior knowledge about it. I just downloaded a free game, and started playing it. It was only rivaled in pure terror to when I was a child playing Ocarina of Time and encountering the Dead Hand. Now I just try whatever free game I can, because it might just be that good and I'd never know it.
Thank you, Ellen, for being such a good sport and playing these games. I'm looking forward to this year's entry!
I remember the Resident Evil Village Fear Academy, when Ellen finally walked into the mannequin room and her pistol disappears from her hand. As she's beginning to really hyperventilate, Andy pretends to soothe her with "Well, you have several guns, so let's check your inventory" and you see a moment of slight relief come over Ellen's face, until she opens the inventory, and it is completely empty, and Andy just offers an "oh no" that is so completely flat and devoid of urgency. I had to stop and rewind several times because I was laughing so hard.
I kinda wanna see Ellen react to more psychological type games. Something involving SCP or Lovecraft or maybe like Trenches or Narcosis.
The Mortuaries Assistant would be perfect !
I love how Ellen had a mini-jump already at the very beginning of the video when Luke first says her name. She is such a gem, needs to be protected at all costs.
Ellen, you're so brave! Can't wait for this year's Hallowstream.
Would have loved to see Ellen play Outlast. Still one of the most enjoyably scary games I’ve ever played
Agreed!
Definitely needs to happen
There was something very special about the Ellen/Andy Victim/Mentor episodes of Fear Academy. In some ways it felt a bit like in the Hunger Games, where your mentor was once exactly where you are? I watched the Slender Awakening episode and immediately went to watch the OG oxbox video with Andy fear singing non-stop.
Great video recommendation (or so I think): 7 monsters who miraculously came back to life after dying horrible deaths. One perfect example would be the Songbird of Columbia from Bioshock Infinite
I love how Ellen opens her eyes when screaming, opposite to me, I close them and curl up in a ball.... Crying is optional :(
All of the Fear Academy coaching is great, but I think part of what makes Resi Village so special is that Andy just absolutely nailed his role. I don't know which I would say is the scariest, but that is certainly my favorite Fear Academy video.
"Okay well, you had several guns, just check your inventory."
@@PunkRockMohawk "...oh no!"
Thank you, Ellen, for showcasing 8 games I will never play! Your sacrifice is greatly appreciated! :D
I'm 28m into Outlast and too scared to ever play it again. Preach, Ellen! I feel your pain, homie.
During that clip of Ellen watching Luke play the Evil Within 2, she was really channelling her inner puppydog
It's been so great going back to those episodes of Ellen's Fear Academy. Such a great format. You're just awesome people, thank you.
I am a genuine fan of Ellen's Dead Space playthrough because it's my fav of the list. My friend gave me her copy because she reached the part with the babies and NOPED out.
Ellen, you are a treasure and an inspiration to us all!
Honestly, I completely respect putting Dead Space at #3. I started playing the first Dead Space game last month after getting back from my summer holiday (mostly on a recommendation from a friend who loves horror), and immediately I thought "What the hell am I doing!?!", and I a SUPER cautious when I walk through the game and I got scared incredibly easily by the numerous jump scares. What I found more startling though, was the fact that I was playing the game at all, because I'm not a horror person myself.
Thank you so much for this series. And your #1 spot is hands down my favorite video from the Fear Academy. 10/10 peak scares and laughs.
Voyeur for 5 years now, and I think this list and this format is the most I’ve ever enjoyed and OX video. Great job, please make more like this.
Resident Evil 7 was the only Fear Academy I couldn't finish because I was so anxious it felt like my heart was going to jump out of my chest. I can't give Ellen enough kudos for going through with these, I could never haha
Jane during Evil Within was probably thinking: "I could do better than that monster"
Ellen's laughing fits are so adorable and we love her for it.
Aaahh Ellen.. your over-reactions is why we love you.. You scare easily and it really shows.. but you also laugh easily.. your giggles brighten our days
Ellen's Fear Academy has become a regular October tradition for me now. Those screams are legit and I know it's taken a few years off her lifespan. Thank you El, for your sacrifice or multiple sacrifices as it were.
An underrated aspect of the fear factor to resi 7 to me is the human aspect of all the characters and the unsettling intimate feeling of being a guest inside another family’s house, encroaching on and being a victim of all the violent dysfunction.
What I love about encounters like Jack Baker and Mr X in particular is that you have a gun, but you also know that it won’t help you. Somehow that’s more stressful than if you just didn’t have one
I love that ellen finds her friends laughing at her fear calming
I recently replayed dead space1 and 2 and they're still terrifying to this day, I like the atmosphere of them SO MUCH there's not a lot of "empty air" there's always some spooky whispery shit goin' on when you aren't fighting
That's the beauty of the atmosphere, sometimes you can't tell what's a real noise and what's a "safe" noise, so you ALWAYS feel on edge! :D
There's one specific thing I've always trusted though, and that's the string that plays when there's a necro off screen stalking you. Like a metaphorical eye in the back of my head
I swear this channel went from fun game trivia to "Let see if we give Ellen a heart attack this time."
I think I've commented this before, but... Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly. It's a gorgeous game for the time it came out, but hoooooly wow I can still remember specific scares from that game.
Never finished it--too scary. Definitely recommend for Fear Academy.
Fatal frame 5 is great too, really seeing any of the series would be good
Resident Evil 7 is hands down the scariest game I'd ever played until I got a vr headset. The entire time I was at the Baker estate was just sheer terror. It would definitely still be the scariest game I've played it it weren't for the fact that the level of immersion you get with vr elevates the pure horror you experience to levels that I find untouchable by other media. Great choice for #1, and great video!
Andy's energy is always on the "I never said I was trying to be helpful", "older brother messing with you" zone
these streams are so good. the beneviento house was horrifying, especially having played it before seeing it on stream and at 2am.
Having Jane and everyone else's hilarious commentary/reactions while playing any horror game is probably the best way to enjoy it 😂
I'm looking forward to this year's Hallowstreams.
I cannot, at all, understand how Ellen goes through this. Even for "content" I just couldn't. You're a superstar.
When Silent Hill 2 came out, my friends all came over for a slumber party. We lugged the heavy CRT TV down into the unfinished basement, hid inside a blanket fort, and probably kept my parents up far too late with muffled screams. It was glorious!
Ironically, Ellen's who got me into scary games in the first place! I see her play them and think, "Well, if she can do it, I can do it!" And now I seek them out 😅
Your remark on "Layers of Fear" being constant jump scares reminds me of talking with other creative writers about how to create a sense of horror... and the key thing for building tension is the quiet parts between the horror bits. Being on edge because there's a jump scare every few seconds is the wrong kind of tension for memorable horror.
The perfect timing of this video because I watched all 8 of these videos over the past 2 days is awesome, happy spooktober everyone!
Thank you Ellen, now I can possibly play ANY of these games as I am too much of a coward to play past the first 10 minutes of any of them.
I handle scares way worse than Ellen - when I tried watching the PT livestream I got to the first jumpscare and full on screamed, slammed my laptop shut and threw it to the other end of the couch, and that's all I watched of it. I still jumped several times watching this. Ellen, you are far, far braver than I am! (I also jumpscared myself the one time I tried playing Bloodborne and haven't been back...)
I get legitimately scared just *watching* the Resident Evil games be played so I cannot imagine playing them.... and in VR??? Nope! I would also be hiding out in the safe room and refuse to leave. Good on ya for champing up and playing them, not sure I could do it ;)
I think about the moment during the evil within stream, when Jane laughed and said "nom nom nom" while eating her popcorn, literally all the time.
Gotta love the "scared Ellen noises" supercut. I swear one of those was a Goofy scream. She's got range!
Ellen you're so brave for having played these. I'd rate Alien Isolation tied with RE7 at first because the atmosphere would make me unable to progress as i hid behind furniture in absolute fear
Fear Academy 2021 was iconic. Not only did Luke and Ellen get the true ending to PT that hadn't been seen since the demo launched (seven years as of 2021), but Andy trolling Ellen, and telling her the Fetus monster could hear her through the PS5 microphone was the funniest things I have ever seen. I can't wait for Fear Academy 2022, where Ellen takes her PhD in Phear, and takes on whatever Luke, Andy, Jane and Mike throw at her... And judging by this Summer Games Fest will probably be all Dead Space clones.
Ellen thank you so much for your sacrifice in playing horror games. I have never laughed so hard in my life, and it brightens up my day when I'm having a rough one. Take care of yourselves! ♥
Jumping in here to say putting the Utopia music over the end was an f-ing chilling choice. Bravo, editor.
Hats off to the puns and witticisms in the subheadings of each caption at the top announcing each choice! Hilarious!
Also, about the mental health thing. That's actually what makes psychological horror games so scary for me. My brain is like a collectathon of mental disorders, and my biggest fear is legitimately going clinically insane. It's not an unfounded fear either, so playing a game that leans heavily into (realistic) depictions of such really hit close to home for me
My first introduction to Dead Space was Ellen playing it on her own channel a long time ago, in a similar format to this with her then boyfriend off camera coaching and occasionally making her jump, which now makes me wonder if that was the inspiration for fear academy.
Edit: I just looked it up again; I had completely forgotten her impressive rate of swearing
Whats the video called? I wanna watch it.
I didn't expect the Top 3 to be as solid as it was. Good choice! And good job facing those games as a scaredy cat.
Interestingly: Dead Space and RE: Village were both written by Antony Johnston. That man knows his way around horror.
I'd totally forgotten about Ellen freaking out on the sofa next to Luke while he played whatever the game was (I've already forgotten) what a brilliant memory 🤣
I admire your bravery! I've had a hard time even watching the videos. Had to do most of them in 10 minute chunks. That was my own Fear Academy, I guess.
I love these kinds of video. You guys are awesome, it's crazy to think I remember oxbox introducing you. Best decision they've made yet, cheers from Fort Collins, Colorado
The Beneviento house is so iconic that during this segment, my roommates' dog opened my door and made me jump. And I've played RE Village before.
Number 7 and 6 are weirdly ironic mirror images after eachother: one is too forgettable, the other too memorable.
That was a super fun retrospective! Excellent editing (including all the lil extra sound effects/background music choices).
We all love Ellen and Luke, but Ellen saying that Dead Space scared the heckeens out of her made me laugh so much. You two kids are the best.
Ellen + Horror = You made my day! Thank you Ellen!
9:17 Love how Ellen shut the door on the creepy girl like "Nope! Not today, thanks!"
Sorry to disappoint you but it’s Lisa slamming the door on your character’s face rather than Ellen shutting the door on her but love the idea Ellen would if you could 😅🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Personally, Alien Isolation is my number 1 scariest game. It's so organic and mostly unscripted. That's what made it so spooky to me. I love fear academy, and these videos!
I love the super cut of Ellen getting scared her facial expressions cracking me up and she looks cute doing it
When I first play through Beniviento’s house in RE8, I didn’t even realise that I didn’t have my weapons.
Also I’m surprised she hasn’t played through outlast in one of the fear academy’s
33:45 - Most memorable Fear Academy moment. Ellen's face is basically the textbook example of *_Terrified._*
Other memorable moments is whenever Luke or Andy played aloof. (Someone should make a supercut of Andy/Luke going "Oh... oh no.")
All this video does is confirm that Ellen is absolutely adorable.
Can't wait for this years Fear Academy. Also I hope the 2023 class of Fear Academy features the Dead Space remake.
I got COVID 3 days ago
I am miserable (everything hurts), but watching these vids helps, helps ALOT. Never change ox guys and gals.