I’m not normally one for themed, seasonal gaming… but Halloween seems to lend itself particularly well to playing a particular type of game.

So what are you playing this spooky season?

This year, I’m playing through Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (DS version, via the Retroid Pocket 2S). It’s not the spookiest entry in the series, but has enough creepy castle exploration to fit the bill.

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    9 months ago

    I hate it when I come in here and I see a game that came out when I was in my twenties. Everyone should check with me first before describing anything as retro.

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      9 months ago

      It’s considered by many, myself included, to be one of the best horror games ever made. The fact that a sequel or even a remastered version has never been made is incredibly disappointing.

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      9 months ago

      Yes, very unique survival horror game. You play as people from different points of history and one of my favorite moments is when a character in 1485 in a church in France has a hallucination with hospice tents from World War I, which you later see again when you play as a different character in the same church in 1916.

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    9 months ago

    Hell yea! I try to play old retro games with the family as the seasons change. This year I’m going to show them some of my favorite PSX titles

    • MediEvil 1 and 2
    • Heart of Darkness
    • Skeleton Warriors
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    9 months ago

    There are a couple of really cool Metroid Zero Mission rom hacks called Metroid Spooky mission and Metroid Spooky Mission 2 which are high quality and fun to play on the GBA.

    I also picked up the Resident Evil bundle earlier this year that I should fire up. RE4 is my jam.

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      9 months ago

      The sense of horror and dread seems intentional. Dead scientists on the ground, dead soldiers on the ground, eerie music, limited items at the onset, etc.

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    9 months ago

    I’d like to be in the mood to play Halloween games, but with this shitty weather I just can’t.

    Gf is playing Animal Crossing on Switch though.

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    9 months ago

    Just picked up Castlevania anniversary on Steam and Symphony of the night for iOS, def gonna be playing those