What Games Make You Think of Halloween? Now With Video

[TheSegaSaturnGuy]

Hmm, other than Halloween on Atari 2600. I would have to say that the FEAR series because I always make it a point to play through all them in the month of October. Also, weirdly enough, Pokemon Snap as well because I got that game as a present on Halloween because I had a cold and I was too sick to go out in the chilly weather to trick or treat.. I think I enjoyed the game more than the lifetime supply of Tootsie Rolls and Mary Janes from the old people in my neighborhood anyways .

[WallCrusher]

I realized that Majora's Mask in a way is the perfect game for Halloween. It's dark and creepy, and it has a strong focus on masks that you can wear.

Ghost Trick is another game that comes to mind.

Also semi-related, but when it comes to autumn in general I think of Metroid Prime. Not too sure why that is.

From what I've played of MM on VC i have to agree(though I can't stand using the classic controller since there's no satisfaction of putting a cart in but I don't own the cart ). Also have to second Ghost Trick, it's not horror by any means but the ghost portions and atmosphere make it feel Halloween-y I ought to get the ds version so I can play it since capcom will be too lazy to ever update it for iOS 8 knowing my luck....

Personally I love playing Halloween-ish games for October, and love thinking of more unorthodox choices. Sure, it's easy to name Castlevania or a survival horror-type game, but games like Ghost Trick are perfect candidates as well. Another great example I just remembered is Luigi's Mansion, too.

Also for MM on VC, I didn't like using the classic controller much for it. The GCN controller is a better fit, especially since the buttons are mapped to match that of TWW.

[MyNameIsVince]

From what I've played of MM on VC i have to agree(though I can't stand using the classic controller since there's no satisfaction of putting a cart in but I don't own the cart ). Also have to second Ghost Trick, it's not horror by any means but the ghost portions and atmosphere make it feel Halloween-y I ought to get the ds version so I can play it since capcom will be too lazy to ever update it for iOS 8 knowing my luck....

Personally I love playing Halloween-ish games for October, and love thinking of more unorthodox choices. Sure, it's easy to name Castlevania or a survival horror-type game, but games like Ghost Trick are perfect candidates as well. Another great example I just remembered is Luigi's Mansion, too.

Also for MM on VC, I didn't like using the classic controller much for it. The GCN controller is a better fit, especially since the buttons are mapped to match that of TWW.[/quote]


Does Majora's Mask on the Virtual Console have the same audio skips that it did on the Collector's Edition version? That was how I first played that game. The skips weren't that annoying to me, but were noticeable. Eventually I grabbed a copy on the N64 for 10 bucks and sort of restarted from there. However I haven't put much time into it so....yeah.

You are right though, it's actually a fairly good candidate for a Halloween game that isn't outright scary like Silent Hill or early Resident Evil.

For me, I usually make it a point to play at least one Castlevania game. That also includes playing through Super Castlevania IV at least once. Love that game. Last year I also went through the original Castlevania on the NES as well. This year....well, I was kinda hoping to finally get myself one of those new-fangled Metroidvania entries that everybody raves about like they're the greatest things since Eggo Waffles, sliced bread, and Barack Obama's Presidency.

[marurun]

Castlevania IV is a great pick. It really is the spookiest of the Cvania games. None of them are super spooky, but IV has really good audio and visual design that emphasizes a little better the ostensibly scary nature of the environs.

[Haoie]

The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge

This game needs more fans!

[darsparx]

Also for MM on VC, I didn't like using the classic controller much for it. The GCN controller is a better fit, especially since the buttons are mapped to match that of TWW.

If that works on the wii or wii u to play it then I might be more inclined to play it.....even the wii u pro controller would be 10x better...even the wii classic pro version is too awkward to play it for me...

[TSTR]

MANIAC MANSION

[Anapan]

Silent Hill PS1 and Haunting Starring Polterguy. I'll still be out of town working, so I'll play Five Nights at Freddy's if I'm not out partying with the guys.

[Snatch1414]

Unless I hear terrible things I am picking up The Evil Within next week. I'm not sure why, but nobody is talking about this game even though it looks like the first legit survival horror game in a long time.

[Ghudda]

Honestly, the PS1 console as a whole reminds me of Halloween for some odd reason. Maybe more specifically MediEvil I & II and Jersey Devil. I remember crushing pumpkins in the Jersey Devil demo when I was a kid and that's stuck with me ever since. Not to mention the consoles notorious horror game library.