GE: "It’d be fair to say that Haunting Ground isn’t one of Capcom’s most-popular IPs. Only one game in the “series” has been released, and it’s rather niche."
FreeckyCake writes: "Haunting Ground (Demento in Japan) is a survival horror title that uses assets from Resident Evil 4. But instead of following the formula, it ditches it to bring the player a unique experience that you, unfortunately, won’t find elsewhere. "
I think the criticisms are completely warranted. I loved clock tower 3. Sure it’s ridiculous, but it was really fun and quite brutal. Haunting ground felt lifeless and repetitive. Wandering around a giant maze (the castle) was a chore and the herb crafting/puzzles were tedious. The backtracking was overkill. Being stuck in that castle was a bad idea and should have only been part of the game. What ends up happening is you get tired of it really quick and it’s just going from room to room to room. Same with silent hill 2 hospital levels. Tedious, yet they are only a level and you continue moving forward in the town. You are exploring and making progress. Haunting doesn’t feel like that at all. Great premise, but i personally think clock tower 3 was way better and more fun and was Short and sweet. Never outstayed it’s welcome. Haunting is ok, just not a masterpiece by any means. It’s really boring. When you dread playing a game because of the level design that’s a problem. It’s a chore.
Just another Capcom title they put out and magically forgotten all about like Clock Tower, Dino Crisis, Breath of Fire. I enjoy this game and play it from time to time it needs a remake or reboot same with Dino Crisis, Clock Tower and Breath of Fire.
I remember playing this game and found it difficult and the controls were not so great. But it’s also creepy and still a pretty good game overall IMO.
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No Palico!? what about Daxter? I mean come on. How about Senu from Assassins Creed Origins? Doesn't get any better than a pet eagle you can use like a drone. And as Nintentional stated, where's D-Dog from MGSV. Should have at least made a top 10 to include these animal companions.
not a title i was aware of but i know its on the psn store i think, id get it but i rather snag a ps2 copy for my collection if i can luckly find it among some retro stores in my area lol
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You know I want. If they can retain some of the art style that Capcom is known for and Westernize it a little bit more, then I'm ok with Western developer reviving this franchise. My main problem with Western developers is that they tend to change the character designs in such a way that it takes away the charm the game originally had previously. I just don't want them to repeat DmC because that game feels completely detached from the rest of the series despite the fact being a reboot. I mean, if you are going to change the art direction, it better be damn good and appealing. Lost Planet 3 is another game that looks very different and ugly, so I hope they make some changes before its release.
It was a good game
Loved Haunting Ground, it was ahead of it's time.