Haunted House: Cryptic Graves
Of the two games Atari announced “reimaginings” of back in August, Haunted House: Cryptic Graves would’ve ranked second, in terms of my personal level of anticipation for it, under Alone in the Dark: Illumination. So when this game turned out to be woefully undercooked, the only thing it succeeded in doing — aside from wasting what precious little time I have to play games anymore — was make me worry about how Illumination will turn out.
Cryptic Graves is boring. It’s that simple. It has nothing to offer outside of some spooky atmosphere. The rest is a jumble of ideas, concepts and mechanics that never find a home. It’s an incoherent mess that I’d barely qualify as a video game, if only because it offers no escapism or entertainment value whatsoever.
I’ve shown you mine, now it’s your turn to show me yours. Share your least favorite horror games in the comments below!
