Spooky Manison games:

[Anonymous No.2070243]

Normally called "survival horror" games. I'm really nostalgic for those kinds of games. I want to play more in that genre. It's mostly that I just like exploring and escapism. They have these elements:

>A spooky mansion setting where you continue to explore, and have to figure out where to go
>Alternatively could be a series of spooky mansions
>most of the game takes place in said mansion
>3rd person perspective with set camera angles
>ability to examine non-vital objects which give descriptions
>very pretty backgrounds and environments
>atmospheric music

I've played:
>Resident Evil series
>Silent Hill series
>Parasite Eve II
>Devil May Cry

RE favors the single "spooky mansion" setting, while Silent Hill tends to favor multiple shorter spooky mansions.

Can anyone recommend me other games like this? I'm nostalgic for the genre but have plaid those above games far too much.

[Anonymous No.2070262]

>>2070243

A lot of the appeal of those games is the setting myself. My top Spooky mansions:

1. Police Station - RE2
2. Dollet Island mansion - DMC
3. Mansion - RE Remake
4. Mansion - RE1.

RE3 lacks a single nice place you stay at, which kinda hurts it a bit in my eyes. It spends a lot of time in urban or industrial areas too.

[Anonymous No.2070264]

>>2070243
>I've played:
>>Resident Evil series
>>Silent Hill series
>>Parasite Eve II
>>Devil May Cry

Dino Crisis series too. I forgot about that one. I didn't like those games.

[Anonymous No.2070270]

>>2070243

Gallarians

[Anonymous No.2070274]

>>2070243

You could play Alone in the Dark, I guess; that's the grandpappy of RE-model Survival Horror games (though kids these days like to romanticize the genre by setting Sweet Home as the 'true' precursor, because of BAKA GAIJIN).
It's got tank controls, tons of objects and puzzles, eldritch abominations, the works.

A bit lacking on visuals-based atmosphere, though. The whole setting is lit like a supermarket.

[Anonymous No.2070281]

>>2070274
>Alone in the Dark

I forgot about those games. Yes, very interesting from a historical standpoint. It's like seeing the first Silent era films to do things for the first time.

Are any of the later Alone in the Dark games any good? I only know the first three DOS ones.

[Anonymous No.2070308]

>>2070274

I watched the Retsupuraes of those. They were goofy as fuck games.

[Anonymous No.2070320]

Nocturne
Dark Corners of the Earth

[Anonymous No.2070843]

>>2070320

bumping

[Anonymons No.2070925]

clock tower

[Anonymous No.2072207]

Illbleed would be spooky a series of spooky theme park attractions instead of a mansion, and is a fun game along with a great parody. The true ending is hilariously demented so I hope you play through it long enough for it.

Fatal Frame is a spooky mansion game too

[Anonymous No.2072323]

>>2070243
The Legacy: Realm of Terror

for DOS

[Anonymous No.2072339]

First person instead of third person, but Masion of Hidden Souls on the Sega CD and teh sequel THE Mansion on Hidden Souls on the Saturn fits this very well. They'd both generally simplistic adventure games but they excel in atmosphere. It wouldn't surprise me if the first game had influenced D a lot, but it doesn't have the cannibalism and all that D does.

The Saturn game has a better story, but everyone you talk to is a floating head.

[Anonymous No.2072345]

>>2072339
Oh I should mention they're all in CGI FMVs, though you actually move like you should in a full 3d. It'd argue it's the best heavy use of FMVs even though that's barely saying anything.

[Anonymous No.2072869]

Complete shot in the dark here but how about I don't know

Parasite Eve 1

[Anonymous No.2072915]

>>2072869

>PE1

Doesn't really have much spooky mansion settings. The sequel, takes after RE much more and has a few Spooky mansion settings, the town, and then the lab.

[NESfag No.2073013]

>>2072339
I absolutely love the Sega CD version, it's got such an eerie dreamlike atmosphere.
honestly I thought I was the only person who likes the guy, if you check reviews online (both pro and amateur), everyone will tell you it's shit.

I think it's the first console FMV game, though I'm not sure.

however I don't like the saturn version at all. It just comes off as awkward.

[Anonymous No.2073074]

If you like point and click adventure games then you might try the Laura Bow series, although it's more murder mystery than survival horror. The first one takes place in an old bayou mansion and the second one in a museum after closing.

Also Maniac Mansion

[Anonymous No.2073081]

Has Koudelka been mentioned yet?

Also, the PS1 Vampire Hunter D game.

[Anonymous No.2073083]

>Also, the PS1 Vampire Hunter D game.

[Anonymous No.2073091]

For NES or Famicom...

>Ghoul school

[Anonymous No.2073096]

>>2073074
>survival horror

Never played the second game, but the first game has a lot of survival elements for an adventure game. You do something reckless and you are dead, the only problem is that it has some of the problems of the old Sierra games...

[Anonymous No.2073225]

>>2070243
Martian Gothic is set in an outpost that sometimes has the spooky mansion setting.

[Anonymous No.2073234]

>>2073225
It's a spooky mansion...IN MARS

[Anonymous No.2073612]

>>2072915
>Doesn't really have much spooky mansion settings.

it has

>A spooky theater
>a spooky sewer
a spooky hospital
>a spooky museum
>A spooky police station
>a spooky subway
>a spooky warehouse

its got plenty of spooky locals

[Anonymous No.2073626]

For its tech limitations, Haunted House on Atari 2600 did a pretty decent job with atmosphere. Especially on some of the higher-level games with locked doors and darkened rooms.

[Anonymous No.2075393]

>>2073013
I understand why. It's niche, it's short/easy, has horrid voice acting, it has FMVs, and it's on the Sega CD. However, I think it aimed at doing somehting simple; make you feel like you're exploring a haunted house, and I think it did it well. The game made for a comfy Halloween night when I played it. So, yeah, I think I think it's a curiosity worth checking out for people into horror games and adventure games.

As for comparing the two games, when it's butteflies and disembodied voices, that makes it feel more ghost like and creepy. In the Saturn games, you just have those ugly heads that look out of place, but not in a creepy way and just look bad. I definitely prefer the original, but I still thought the second game was worth mentioning, at least so people stop getting the two mixed up.

However, they're not different versions. Same premise, basically, but they're technically totally different games.

Another simular game is Juggernaut on the PS1. It's obviously far more Myst influenced. You're basically sent inside your girlfriend's soul... which takes the form of a mansion and the land around it to save it from being taken to hell by the devil. I actually don't like this one, but I have friends who do, and I can see a sort of cheesy charm to it.

[Anonymous No.2077119]

>>2070243
Not 3rd person, but you may want to check Realm of the Haunting. I have heard that it's very good, but never checked myself.

[NESfag No.2077126]

>>2077119
Realm Of The Haunting is great

[Anonymous No.2077360]

>>2070243
Sweet Home, the daddy of survival horror, is the game for you.

[Anonymous No.2077364]

>>2073626
lol,sure man. Sure.

[Anonymous No.2077526]

someone played rule of rose?

[Anonymous No.2077656]

LUIGI's Mansion

2spookie

[Anonymous No.2077661]

>>2077526
This and Haunting Ground are good but not retro friend.

[Anonymous No.2078183]

Alone In The Dark: The New Nightmare is basically RE1 but with more John Romero hair. It is the definition of spooky mansion survival horror. PC version is best and you can get from GOG or torrent and it works well.

[Anonymous No.2078586]

I just came into this thread to comment on how complete utter dogshit PE2 is, and how vastly superior PE1 is in comparison. Shit fucking rules.

Also, OP needs to play Dino Crisis.

[Anonymous No.2078601]

The mansion in Castlevania 64 spooks me. I'm currently playing it and the vampire posing as a townsman in need of help makes me rethink about trusting Vincent. The maze seems pretty cool and I don't know what to think about Malus. Sure, he's suspicious as fuck.I met him after that incident with the vampire and his goddamn name is Malus. It's about as subtle as having the devil in disguise calling himself Samuel Atan. But maybe that's a red herring, since it seems a little too obvious.
Also, Rosa, the vampire lady who takes care of the roses, is cute and I like her.

[Anonymous No.2078603]

>>2078586
>how complete utter dogshit PE2 is,

It was a completely nice RE-clone game with some jrpg mechanics and stats. I value it on that level. I played it many times including Nightmare mode. At the time, I really wanted another RE game.

>and how vastly superior PE1 is in comparison. Shit fucking rules.

Well, yeah, I like it a lot, for different reasons. I wish there had been a true sequel to Parasite Eve. One that builds upon its battle system. PE1 feels like some first step in some new interesting battle system that was never explored.

[Anonymous No.2078613]

>>2078601
Wait until you go into the hedge maze.

[Anonymous No.2078617]

>>2078586
>Also, OP needs to play Dino Crisis.

Game puts me to sleep. Tried playing it 3 times. The lab setting is just pretty bland and boring. Labs were always the least interesting parts of RE games. But they got into a strict formula and they feel they can't abandon them. RE games would be so much better without them.

>>2078601
>The mansion in Castlevania 64 spooks me.

Those games intrigue me. I think I should play them. I know they're not good but they look "intersting"

[Anonymous No.2078620]

>>2078613
I already got in there. That's where I found Malus, the blue-haired boy. The Frankenstein monster killed me immediately after finding him and I didn't continue playing yet.

[Anonymous No.2078625]

>>2078617
>I know they're not good
How? In my opinion it's a good game, severely underrated and much better than the recent 3D Castlevanias. It has some great atmosphere and although it has some flaws, I thoroughly enjoy playing the game.

[Anonymous No.2078656]

>Juggernaut
This is a really obscure first-person horror adventure for the PS1. It's not survival horror since the game consists solely of solving challenging puzzles, but you might want to give it a try.

>Martian Gothic: Unification
This is another underlooked PS1 survival horror that appeared in the wake of RE's popularity. You play as three astronauts on Mars infected by an alien virus. Basically they cannot be near each other or they fuse into a grotesque monster ("unification") and it's Game Over. So you're constantly switching between the characters, helping each other solve puzzles and progress from a distance. There's also a PC version.

>Galerians
This one has a neat dystopian sci-fi atmosphere that reminds of something like Akira. You play as a boy with psychic powers who survives by taking drugs. Everyone you meet is a junkie or wants to kill you. If you use your powers too much, you enter an overdrive mode where you just walk around making people's heads explode. It's unbalanced in the sense that running or avoiding enemies is ALWAYS a better idea than using your powers, but it's great otherwise.

>Carrier
This is just Resident Evil on an airship, for the DreamCast. But hey, it's solid.

[Anonymous No.2078665]

>>2078656
To be fair, you can't run from the bosses in Galerians.

You'll have to go Scanners eventually!

>Rion! Get back in your cell!

[Anonymous No.2079387]

>>2078617
I politely disagree with you on the RE lab parts. Although I see how the game would loose its charm if the it was labs and labs all the way, these particular parts are a mere touch of how serious shit is about to get. Like how you're not only meeting accidentally created enemies now, but the real biohazard weapons.

It would only bore me if these parts were too long and they aren't.

[Anonymous No.2079406]

>>2078617
I like RE labs.

Every time I step into one in a Resident Evil game, I know I'm in the "final dungeon" so to speak.

[Anonymous No.2080024]

>>2070243
Clock Tower? Demento/Haunting Ground?

[Anonymous No.2080354]

WHAT?!

[Anonymous No.2080681]

are gallerians and fear effect any good?

[Anonymous No.2080689]

>>2070243

>devil may cry
>Survival horror

"BLAM BLAM BLAM BLAM BLAM BLAM SLAM DUNK! SLAM DUNK! BLAM BLAM BLAM" .....Not survival horror bud.

[Anonymous No.2080696]

>>2080681
>are gallerians

Ultimately no. It has some nice ideas, but the combat is poor, it's goofy, and the exeution isn't perfect. A remake could be great.

>Fear Effect

It is a highly cinematic interactive anime meets Resident Evil style gameplay. Think of it like that. If that interests you, then yes. Someone saw Ghost in the Shell and wanted to make a game version of that.

[Anonymous No.2080702]

>>2080696
great post, perfect descriptions for someone who hasnt played them.

i might try fear effect. that also made me remember to try the gits game.

[Anonymous No.2080703]

>>2077126
I second this. It's got a great atmosphere. But once you get further into the game there are these godawful mazes. When I got to the maze in Sheol, I just fucking quit. Even with the map, it's just like really? Otherwise the game's allright. But fuck those mazes.

[Anonymous No.2080705]

>>2078656
>Galerians

No thanks, I saw the retsupurae, it looks like shit.

[Anonymous No.2080724]

>>2080689

It's a spooky mansion game for sure, and it has a LOT taken from Resident Evil. My first impression upon playing is that it feels like Resident Evil, but with action controls.

It does a lot of the same kind of horror and suspension about RE I liked a lot. Also the game over screen is the same as RE2 (death animation with "you died"). It does try to be spooky and scary. It doesn't really succeed, but it adds a lot of atmosphere to the game. The RE influence is obvious and hard to deny. It's a shame that later DMC games removed or toned down the horror and RE elements.

[Anonymous No.2080725]

>>2070308
>>2080705
>i watched a series of videos made to make fun and only make fun and point the flaws of games and now i think they suck

Oh no shit. You can make a retsupurae of FFVII and make it look like the worst rpg ever. It's the entire point of those kind of videos. I hate it because it ends up pushing people away from games that are far from perfect but can still entertain. Also they were never really funny to begin with.

[Anonymous No.2080726]

>>2080702
>that also made me remember to try the gits game.

Remember that tank she faught like once? What if... what if you pilot that for a whole game?

[Anonymous No.2080731]

>>2080725

There are some undoubtably cheesy/goofy parts of Gallariens. Thing is though, that's pretty par for course for early 3D games, made from 1994-2000.