Games that give you a headache?

Secret_Window · 27 Feb 2010 at 00:02

Counter-strike 1.6 gives me headaches. I think it's because when I am playing it I am concentrating extremely hard and straining my eyes to look for enemies/check certain areas. Source engine games don't do this to me, only HL1 games based on the Quake engine do.

Mr.Nick · 27 Feb 2010 at 00:13

Luxor said:
A game called "Llamatron" by Jeff Minter on the Amiga used to give me a headache after playing it too much.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM2TZTGc5F8

Hours burnt away on that game.

That looks hilarious, and the sound effects make it 10x better

Parky · 27 Feb 2010 at 00:52

Tempest 2000 on the Atari Jaguar, that game gave me an outer body experience, i will never forget it.

Creelers · 27 Feb 2010 at 01:00

Fallout 3 gives me headaches. Its an ugly game, imo.

GothicCorpse · 27 Feb 2010 at 01:44

Condemned 2: Bloodshot cant play it for more than 5 minutes or i will get a migraine, i know its xbox 360 but thats all i got

i think its a lot to do with the headsway and grainy graphics.

Also prey was a bit upsetting not as bad tho.

spydermixx · 27 Feb 2010 at 08:14

I found I can't play Doom 2 for extended periods of time after a mate and I played a marathon session when I was off school with a stomach bug. Before this I was fine, but since then I feel ill just thinking about it!

GeoPat · 27 Feb 2010 at 12:48

Mark A's post just about sums it up for me. Didn't happen every time I played but still reminds me of eye-strain or nausea! I even hate the sound of those sliding doors in Doom.

I can remember the demo of Descent as well. That didn't last long on my PC!

lunarwolf · 27 Feb 2010 at 13:05

Khaaan! said:
The Bioshock 2 and Bioshock 1 engines always seem to give me a light headache after playing for an hour+ - it's strange, it's only in these 2 games and I play hour+ long sessions on various other games (TF2/L4D etc) without problem.

What is it with the Bioshock engine that does this!

FWIW I don't suffer any medical condition of any sort and this isn't a medical thread

*tin foil hat*

maybe you have problems with more games since this runs on Unreal Engine if not mistaken

mrk · 27 Feb 2010 at 13:08

lunarwolf said:
maybe you have problems with more games since this runs on Unreal Engine if not mistaken

Maybe you should read again

The issue is only with Bioshock and Bioshock 2, well not 1 anymore since they fixed it with the patch and now with the FOV hack Bioshock 2 is sort of fixed too.

Just look at my screenshots above and see how zoomed in the fov is, it's totally mind numbing at the defaults for a widescreen gamer.

mrchristian · 28 Feb 2010 at 01:06

Not a headache but when looking at the pipboy in fallout 3 and its wobbling around against the background it makes me feel really queasy.Dont quite understand why they have to have it it wobble around like my character is ****ed lol

F2kSel · 28 Feb 2010 at 11:53

For me the worst games for headaches have been Farcry2 and Mount and Blade, both totally unplayable for me. Ten to twenty mins and that's it, the worst part is these headaches last for days.

.Simon · 28 Feb 2010 at 11:56

GeoPat said:
Mark A's post just about sums it up for me. Didn't happen every time I played but still reminds me of eye-strain or nausea! I even hate the sound of those sliding doors in Doom.

I can remember the demo of Descent as well. That didn't last long on my PC!

Descent did take some getting used to. Forsaken too, at least that had a half decent split screen multiplayer.

Calneon · 28 Feb 2010 at 11:58

WoW gives me a headache because it's the only game I could play for 6 hours straight

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Fonz-Valo · 28 Feb 2010 at 12:05

Prey always gives me a really bad headache, I don't really know why though as other games based on the Doom3 engine i'm ok with

subbass · 28 Feb 2010 at 12:10

For recent games, it has been ok. Quake 2 gave me a headache

starfighter · 28 Feb 2010 at 12:15

No games give me a headache, I am hardcore!

I do know what you mean about Prey. But that is a bit different.

LabR@t · 28 Feb 2010 at 12:29

hl 2 made me4 feel sick

Hotwired · 28 Feb 2010 at 16:58

Soldier of Fortune.

The motion effects while running.... unhappy times.

Still finished it.

Kosmiche · 28 Feb 2010 at 17:05

Napoleon Total War, because theres a lot of thinking involved, and I'm thick.

seldNofSparta · 28 Feb 2010 at 17:36

I had a friend who used to literally throw up everytime he used that gravity gun in half life 2. Now thats wierd.