Hey Darlings! I have good news! It's Friday the 13th! And what better way to do this than suggest games for all of you guys to play for the rest of Halloween. Today, I'm gonna suggest some of the video games I follow/am interested/played that fill the scares this Halloween. So get those controllers and get ready to face your monsters!
1) REsident Evil: This is the remake of the game, not the one where you are a "Jill Sandwich." Yeah, I know, its cheesy but all the dialogue was cheesy. "You the master of unlocking?" "Don't scare me! That's what I was gonna say!" Ok. I'm gonna try not to give back cringy memories of bad voice acting but lets face it, we all kinda loved it and learned not to make bad voice acting in gaming. Resident Evil was the game to revolutionize survival horror with limited ammunition and choices, a maze-like manor to survive the zombies from, and a couple of new add-ons to make the game still feel fresh. Let's hope REsident Evil 2 (RE meaning remake) follows a similar suit compared to the action packed Resident Evil 5 and 6. It's available for Gamecube, PS3, PS4, XBOX 360, and XBOX One.
2) The House of the Dead Series: This Light Gun Series used to scare me but then I realized it was just 1 and 2 with their low pixelization but still fun game play. This game has more bad voice acting "To protect the LIFE CYCLE!" "Our Emperor shall awaken soon, Hurry Friends." Just imagine Goldman's voice saying this and it's very very bad. But I did like the guy they chose for HOTD 4. But anyway, it's another zombie game but more action oriented than our previous game and there is HOTD 2 & 3 return for Wii and HOTD 3 and 4 for PS3 and PS4 download. No efforts had been made to remaster 1 but there HOTD Overkill which parodies Rated X Grind-house Exploitation Movies. It's Hilarious and I love how Issac Washington was inspired the great Sam. L. Jackson. Also Overkill features the most swearing in a video game for cut scenes and dialogue. "Freeze Bitches!"
3) Castlevania series: I've only played 3 of the games but at least I played Symphony of the Night. Definitely get your hands on it as you can PS Store Download it as part of the PS1 classics. The other two are Lament of Innocence and Order of Ecclesia. The metroidvania style is pretty cool and some people have tried to bring it back. But anyway, this was one of the first horror themed games. Unlike most with a scary level, it was all about the monsters. But warning for those playing SOTN. Another cheesy dialogue game but still solid game play. (Honestly, I think the acting is good but the translators and scriptwriters could've tried a little harder looking at their mistakes.) "I'm sorry young master, but I can't betray the master." (This is the librarian talking to Alucard about not wanting to betray Dracula and the PSP remake fixed this flub referring them respectively as the Young Master and The Count.)
4) Clock Tower and Haunting Ground: This is a double whammy because I watched both of the playthoughs on YouTube and it's a shame both are highly underrated. The Steam Game Cry Night was a call back to the original Clock Tower but got mixed reviews. However, Clock Tower is a fun game with that looming sense of dread with your killer and you can only knock him out or avoid/hide. It adds that sense of helplessness. It's only avaiable on PSX and a PS Emulator but it was pretty good with a great horror story and a good cast of both victims and suspects for who the Scissorman is. (More cheesy dialogue with cheesier acting.) "Come here you scissor fingered little runt." But he just wields a pair of scissors. And Haunting Ground was supposed to be Clock Tower 4 but it was given a different name and no Scissor wielding psycho made an appearance. Don't get me started with Clock Tower 3. But it featured a female protagonist in a seemingly abandoned castle with a very stranged and isolated feel. The cast is minimal but I think that's what makes the story better because they decided not to add so many characters. Also, I love the dog Hewie who will protect you. Haunting Ground is only available for PS2 and is a very rare find but when you get it, hold on to it and protect it.
5) Costume Quest 1 and 2: This is for the kiddies. And it's a fun game. When evil creatures take over a neighborhood for Halloween, a mysterious pumpkin scarecrow gives you magic powers to unleash your costumes. The Game is short but sweet and was created by the Tim Schafer studio Double Fine so you can expect a bunch of jokes that are good, clever, and oddball. It's a very short but sweet game and there is a sequel which i have yet to play. I love how this game makes you feel like a kid again with trick or treating and how your mom used to make those handmade costumes, (I loved it when she made my Capt. Hook costume one Halloween and I wish I had a pic of it.) It's available on Steam and PS3 from what I know.
6) Darkest Dungeon: This is a VERY Hard game. You will quit the missions a lot but that's the point from the creators. A Kickstarter Game inspired by Lovecraftian Horror, you inheirit a mansion and assemble a team to search the titular Darkest Dungeon. Beware the monsters, cultists, and people who went insane looking for the secrets of the Darkest Dungeon. The playstyle is an RPG but the set up preparations might be the most intricate and difficult I've seen but it will take a lot of trial and error similar to Dark Souls. And once you get through, it can be very rewarding. Oh and your team mates will die ... eventually. So sometimes, you shouldn't invest too much in them or you can and make them stronger. There are many paths that get you through the Darkest Dungeon. Choose Carefully.
7) Dark Souls/Bloodbourne: These are most difficult games of the modern era but they are fun. I rage quit Dark Souls 1 though. Bloodbourne is missing but I'll get it back soon. I have to give more to Bloodboure because I love the Victorian Gothic Aesthetic of the Game and all the enemies are that combo of trial and error as I mentioned. The enviornments are wonderfully grim and foreboding, giving you fear about what lies beyond even if it's a surrounding you are familiar with. And the enemies are the most grotesque even if the game isn't fully considered horror. They bring elements of dread, fear, panic, helplessness, and other aspects of Horror Video Games that make sense Bloodbourne is available on PS4 only. Dark Souls is available for PS3.
Honorable Mentions:
Remothered: Tormented Fathers: This game is made by Chris Darill, an italian fanartist who tried his hand in remaking Clock Tower but evolved into something I could definitely say is better. Check out his deviantart and Facebook Pages. Remothered will be coming soon to Steam.
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem: A Highly Underrated Game, my friends told me about this one. Sadly, It's rare and was only released for Gamecube. But this game's Sanity Meter fucked things up with hallucinations of monsters, ghosts, and even the system pretending to act up to give a 4th wall break that is truly an interesting experience.
Bioshock: It is horror but some consider it more a tragedy but there elements of fear in this immersive underwater city inspired (very very loosely by the philosophy of Objectivism. I'll go into another article mentioning this and what most Objectivists skip on Bioshock 2 and Bioshock Infinite.) But it's still a fearful ride as you try to survive and get out of Rapture with a simplistic choice matters game mechanic of saving or using the Little Sisters.
Higurashi and Umineko no Naku Koro Ni: These two are Japanese Sound Novels, so you read it but at your own pace. The stories are confusing, intricate, and maddening with characters going psycho, betraying one another, people disappearing or being killed by either diseases, each other, or bloodthirsty witches from Hell. In the later ends of these stories, they evolve into Tragedies moreover than Horror. Any fan of slasher stories would love these games.
Tune in for some Board Game suggestions next Friday!
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