10 Forgotten Horror Game Franchises That NEED A Reboot
We're living in a survival horror renaissance but there's still some key players missing!
Survival horror fans are certainly eating well at the moment.
In fact, we're practically gorging on great horror titles that appeal to all manner of preferences and play-styles. The likes of Tormented Souls 2, Silent Hill f and Labyrinth of the Demon King have kept players giddy with fright whilst they wait for the upcoming titles such as Resident Evil: Requiem and the highly anticipated remake of Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly.
But in spite of the old guard coming back to the forefront, there is still a litany of classic survival-horror games that have laid dormant for far too long and deserve a chance to shine in the modern era. From atmospheric forays into the coldest depths of space to intense high-school horror, the games featured here are some of the most beloved and, often times, unique entries into the survival horror canon.
Many of these franchises have lain dormant for years, being reliant solely on emulation to find new audiences, so a retrospective collection of past entries or a glossy new remake would certainly provide these much-loved classics with the attention and appreciation they deserve.
10. Echo Night
Long before they made us all in love with dying over and over again to insanely hard bosses, the lovely folks at FromSoftware were producing more reserved, experimental fare. For those unfamiliar, the Echo Night series was a collection of horror-adventure hybrids in which protagonist Richard Osmond attempts to solve a series of mysteries, often being confronted by ghosts, supernatural oddness and even a hearty dose of time-travel.
The series immediately went against the grain of established survival-horror gameplay, with combat being virtually non-existent. Players had to avoid ghosts by keeping track of their whereabouts on security cameras and clearing the mist they inhabit to by-pass them and find puzzle items to progress into new areas.
This type of gameplay was fairly novel for its time and likely what a lot of players weren't looking for in their horror games, so the series has remained a cult curio with a dedicated following. Although in recent years, this style of gameplay has become increasingly more popular with games such as Layers of Fear, Soma and the legendary Amnesia series. Perhaps there's finally a place in the gaming landscape for Echo Night to truly thrive.