Random: Bowser Shares His Top Three Favourite Horror Games (Doug Bowser, That Is)

So his two real choices, and an extra so he doesn't get fired...fair enough

Silent Hill 2 is definitely one of my favorites.

@Kimyonaakuma He could have said Luigi's Mansion 1,2 and 3. Clearly he prefers action to psychological horror games though.

Love Dead Space. Would like to see the trilogy rereleased on Switch (with the light gun Wii Dead Space included).

And Luigi's Mansion 3 is amazing, agreed.

Great news story based on a Tweet.

I look forward to reading more about this.

Have you went to back to Doug Bowser for further comment?

So two of those are actual horror games and the other is so he doesn't get his throat sliced by Nintendo. He couldn't even bring up Eternal Darkness?

Well I wouldn't call LM3 a horror game, but still, nice picks.

Can you imagine an Eternal Darkness remake for the switch!? My 2nd favorite game on the Gamecube (after Windwaker).

Eternal Darkness is probably the main thing keeping me from selling my Gamecube. It used to be REmake and Eternal Darkness, but the former is available everywhere now.

Parasite Eve 2, Eternal Darkness and Resident Evil 4

Those would be mine.

RE2make, Resi 7 and Silent Hill 2!

I guess Horror today means today gore?

Honestly the only horror game from that list is Dead Space.

L4D is really the bottom of the barrel if you class it as a horror (this is not a bad thing but I don't count Left 4 dead a horror game).

LM3 is so that he has too add a Nintendo game in their.

My Top 3 horror games are Resident Evil 3 (original), Silent hill 3 and split between Project Zero 2 or Penumbra 1

No SH2 on the list? Obviously he’s been paid.
JK but seriously though, no silent hill 2? I can only assume he’s never played it.

... or that he’s been paid.

@Tempestryke Stuck in a mansion you can't escape? Everything around you is trying to slowly remove pieces of your heart? You've got a vacuum cleaner attached to your back until you either defeat your opponents or die? This is way scarier than some weak effort like Silent Hill 2 ("I can't get over the death of one of my relatives, wah wah wah!" - basically a soap opera gone wrong) or Resident Evil (people with unusual virus reach out for a cure only to be shot down by fascist super-soldiers - more of a commentary on modern times than a horror). For the avoidance of doubt, my tongue is very firmly in my cheek.

Wow they are not even real horror games.

@Averagewriter I think Luigi Mansion is the perfect horror franchise for kids and adults.

Reminds of the classic Abbott and Costelloor Scooby Doo shows.

Top 3
Eternal Darkness
Eternal Darkness
Eternal Darkness

Eternal Darkness
RE 1 remake
RE 4

and fourth: Alien Isolation. I loved and hated this game together! I wanted to finish it but there were some times that I didn't even wanted to play it. If this game will have a sequel in the future, I will not buy it. I don't want to experience the horror / anxiety again. So much stress!

@Sensible it got your clicks sooooo...

I don't know what happened to me. In my teens I used to be able to get through horror games and it was a thrill. Now anything remotely close to horror (especially in non horror games where there is a slightly spooky part or something) and my heart rate explodes. I even can't watch horror film trailers! Even worse in a dark theater! I've become such a coward I don't know how or when it happened.

So in that case way back in the teen years it was OG Resident Evil games (1, 2. 3 and wussed out with 4), Silent Hill 1 (mostly watched a friend play through the whole thing), and Aliens vs Predator 2 (the marine campaign had some serious scary atmosphere and parts. The predator campaign had some too but not as bad). In all those games there was definitely times I had to pause and take a walk to gather myself. And there were times I ran through a area mostly looking away, with all lights on with the volume lower than normal

Go ahead and take any shots at me I totally deserve it. I'm a wuss.

It's a bit odd because I read, watch and write horror, but I don't get into horror games. I never found Resident Evil even the slightest bit scary, haven't gone for very many others. I did like Eternal Darkness, and I'll always feel dumb for selling it back in the days when I sold games.

Luigi's Mansion 3 is a solid Halloween kind of game, but "horror" is a but of a stretch. I can understand him wanting to mention one game currently being sold by Nintendo, though.

So, Dead Space coming to Switch when?

People, Eternal Darkness is awesome and all, don't get me wrong, but let's not forget Nintendo's other M-rated GameCube classic horror game: Geist 🤓

He could have at least said Fatal Frame Maiden of Black Water 😂 Luigi as the Ninty pick? Haha But it's a good game can't fault him.
My pics would probably be RE4, Dead Space, and if it counts, Dead Rising (otherwise Little Nightmares probably).

Maybe he just legit really likes Luigi's Mansion 3 y'all.

So, Dead Space for Switch?)

For me, top three are:
1 Eternal Darkness
2 System Shock 2
3 Silent Hill

I do like Doug's choices though

Pretty solid selection, and they are all vastly differently to each other. I am starting to like this guy. Dead Space was genuinely one of the most tense, scary games I have played. I will always remember the sigh of relief when it was over. What a thrill ride.

@Kimyonaakuma I think it's two classic games, and "the game you can buy for Switch right now!"

I would do almost anything to have Left 4 Dead on the Switch!!!

It'll never happen, but one can dream, right?

The other two choices are awesome as well!

I just can't do horror games. I want to play Alien Isolation SO BAD (I own it on PS4 and Switch) but both times, years apart, I make it to a certain section early on and then end up hiding in a locker or under a table for an hour while the alien circles around.

I'm a 33 year old man.

Is anyone else a little disappointed he didn't say Fatal Frame?

Eternal Darkness
Resident Evil 4
Prince of Persia: The Warrior Within (I consider this horror, with the Dahaka chasing you around and the metal soundtrack)

@JohnnyC Nope. Its no more scary then a haunted house at a carnival. Trying to compare it to a horror game is like trying to say Hocus Pocus is on the same level as Nightmare on Elm St.

Its good halloweeny fun, and that's ok.

It's always hilarious when readers wish someone being interviewed and stating their personal favorites, harp about their personal favorites not being mentioned instead. If the question was what is random gamer/John Doe's favorite horror game, sure. But Doug Bowser is being asked what HIS favorite horror games are.

As for whether Luigi Mansion classifies as a horror game, maybe his thinking is that it's tone is akin to some movies that you would probably find classified as horror-comedies.

The scariest moment in gaming was the Big Boo’s Haunt level in Super Mario 64 when the piano came to life and started trying to bite me! Jumped out of my skin...

Wouldnt really consider Left 4 Dead and Luigis Mansion real horror games but they are spooky so i guess they still count.

One of my favourite is actually zombi u. Really under appreciated that one. The fact that it was so easy to die and the perma death was just excellent. That and star wars episode one the official game on ps one. That was truly a horror to play.

I wonder if Doug Bowser even knows Eternal Darkness even exists....

I would consider Contra: Rogue Corps. I mean it’s a pretty horror to play that game.

If anyone hasn't played them, I beg that you check out the Splatterhouse games! It's a criminally underrated series from Namco based on the slasher movies of the 70s and 80s.

You can easily emulate all of them, even the original, which was an arcade game. Splatterhouse 2 and 3 were exclusives for the Genesis, but both are still excellent to pick up!

So, to answer the question, my top 3 horror games are Splatterhouse, Splatterhouse 2, and Splatterhouse 3!

@noobish_hat I really miss the style of the original game. I know 3 improved upon Dark Moon by getting rid of the mission-style gameplay (thank goodness, because that was awful for me), but it just never hit the same notes that made the original so good.

Combat in the original felt a lot more satisfying, as stunning ghosts was one of those "easy to learn, hard to master" things, especially when it came to stunning multiple at once. I personally like the old ghost design better (they looked a bit more menacing), and portrait ghost fights made for some of the best moments in the game.

The only problem is that Gamecube copies run for a good price online, and the 3ds version is a bit of a pain to play without twin sticks. Wishful thinking, but if the original was ported to the Switch, that would probably be an instant buy for me!

Nice, he's a Dead Space fan. Good taste there!

@RustedHero I've always been too serious and down to earth. I love horror, especially the suspense, but I don't get afraid of them like other people do. The fact that it's just a game is always in the back of my head even when I try to forget. Well executed jump scares are an exception though, they may be cheap, but I still love a good jump scare.

I watched 10min of Teletubbies last week though. I remember watching it as a toddler, but as an adult, it creeped me out big time. It felt like I was taking psychological damage. I just don't get what they're doing, why it makes them so disturbingly happy, and why the sun has a babyface...

Haven't played a lot of horror games, but Amnesia : The Dark Descent easily takes the top spot for me.

1. Alien: Isolation
2. Silent Hill (1, 2 or 3, doesn't matter which)
3. Amnesia: The Dark Descent

Alien Isolation, or at least until the alien became predictable.

@Savino The more I think about it you're right. As much as I loved Super Metroid (beat it over and over again in those kid years) there was plenty of the game that scared me some. Good call!

@Torn I wish I had your courage. Even as a kid I'm easily spooked. Wild imagination or something. That's funny about Teletubbies. As a kid "Sharp Tooth" from The Land Before Time used to give me nightmares. There was something the way they animated him and the way he was such a terror just made me sweat in nervousness. And I loved that movie as a child!

My top 3 are, far and away

Resident Evil 4
Layers of Fear
Eternal Darkness

Not the biggest fan of Doug Bowser
Way more about the Benjamin's than being a leader like Reggie Fils Aimee was. Seems he's still trying to find his place with gamers, I'm sure he does well in terms of business strategy though. Wish he cared more about making games playable across two Switches than this stupid primary-secondary console crap we have to put up with if we own a Lite and an original.

Resident Evil 1, Super Castlevania 4 and The Witcher 3. My top 3 Horror/Monster games.

Hmmm, what has actually got anything out of me scare wise? The original Resident Evil 3 (not the rubbish remake), Silent Hill 2 Director's Cut and Project Zero 2. Except for Silent Hill 2, both are on Ninty platforms. Though, in his position, I would have said the same (Luigis Mansion) and specified 3 for the fact it will make Nintendo money. Blatant lie, though.

Luigi's Mansion? Oh gimme a effing break.

The only game that has ever legitimately scared me was Silent Hill. Jump scare, no spoilers.

I'm not sure I can say I've ever been scared by a game. The first one that ever made me jump was Alien vs Predator on the Atari Jaguar. Walking down a corridor, suddenly hearing a shriek, attacked from the side by a xenomorph was pretty shocking especially since I never played an FPS before. I though Cursed Mountain on Wii was rather creepy. I think it might have mostly been the music.

I'd go with Eternal Darkness, System Shock 2, and Bioshock.