The Haunted Hoard: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Xbox 360)
Out of all the video game genres currently on the market, Metroidvanias might be the one hardest to decipher for
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The Game Hoard
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The Haunted Hoard: Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest (NES)
There was a bit of an odd trend with sequels in the NES era where a hugely successful title would
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The Haunted Hoard: Run Ghost Run (PSP)
Plenty of early arcade hits have seen numerous imitators, the likes of Pong, Space Invaders, and Pac-Man having many copycats
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The Haunted Hoard: Fran Bow (PC)
Fran Bow is a game that features blood-caked walls in a mental institution, a child’s head exploding, and the sight
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The Haunted Hoard: Dracula 2: The Last Sanctuary (PC)
The first game in the Dracula series, Dracula: Resurrection, sought to continue the tale told in the original novel. However,
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The Haunted Hoard: Everybody Loves Skeletons (PC)
Much like fellow indie game Aliens Don’t Exist, Everybody Loves Skeletons is a 2D platformer whose name inspires a degree
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The Haunted Hoard: Frankenstein’s Monster (Atari 2600)
Dracula, the Wolfman, and Frankenstein’s Monster seem to be a bit of an unholy trinity for classic movie monsters, but
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The Haunted Hoard: Until Dawn: Rush of Blood (PS4)
Rollercoaster simulators feel like a natural fit for virtual reality. We made do for a long time with screens placed
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The Haunted Hoard: Until Dawn (PS4)
Slasher films very rarely try to make the audience care about more than one or two of the regular human
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The Haunted Hoard: Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (3DS)
Over 10 years after his first game vacuuming up rogue spirits, Mario’s cowardly younger brother Luigi is called back into
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The Haunted Hoard: Werewolf: The Last Warrior (NES)
When it comes to classic horror monsters, the werewolf seems to play second fiddle to the vampire. Vampires earn their
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The Haunted Hoard: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Atari 2600)
The slasher movie genre may draw in fans with its villains and their creative killing methods, but the plot structure
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The Haunted Hoard: Dead Space 2 (Xbox 360)
There seems to be a trend in horror game sequels to go from more subdued, atmospheric survival horror to a
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The Haunted Hoard: Mad Father (PC)
Plenty of horror stories choose to start off with a slow burn, the horror delayed as ominous foreshadowing mysteriously hints
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The Haunted Hoard: Blair Witch (Xbox One)
When The Blair Witch Project was released, it was a bit of a phenomenon. The found footage style of the
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The Haunted Hoard: Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly (PS2)
The original Fatal Frame turned your camera into a ghost-busting device, but Tecmo seemed to be feeling out the space
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The Haunted Hoard: Dino Crisis 2 (PS1)
The original Dino Crisis game portrayed dinosaurs in such a way that it managed to make them feel like the
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The Haunted Hoard: Bendy and the Ink Machine (PC)
As I mentioned back when I took a look at Cuphead, the early 20th century rubber hose animation style is
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The Haunted Hoard: Creepy Road (PC)
One of the things Creepy Road puts front and center might also be one of its strangest aspects, as the
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The Haunted Hoard: Resident Evil: Revelations (Xbox One)
If one were to track the trajectory of the Resident Evil franchise, they’d find the games constantly experimenting with the
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The Haunted Hoard: Fantom Feast (PC)
Fantom Feast applies a ghostly skin to the somewhat common eat-and-grow game concept. Starting off as a tiny spirit, the
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