Realms of the Haunting (1997)

[Pix]

#4802

This would be another good Halloween pick. It’s a first person adventure game/Doom hybrid with four CD’s worth of FMV thrown in. Your character inherits a haunted house which ends up leading on a wild journey through other dimensions. The FMV is really well put together and gives a sort of old Doctor Who vibe. The combat isn’t up to Doom standards but is entertaining enough and the puzzles/exploration aspects of the game work really well in the 3D engine. It’s the story and presentation that really makes this game – this is up there with the best FMV titles for me and one of the last great DOS games.

[Mike]

#5221

I would enjoy this a lot. It’s a relatively obscure game, the FMV is a lot of fun to watch, and I think the adventure game/FPS hybrid works pretty well.

[Cruse]

#5729

This is a game I have so a lot of memories playing. At the time I was amazed with the atmosphere and being able to explore all the areas.

[aamiralavi]

#7183

Great game. Skirted the line between RPG, Action-Adventure, FPS and point and clicks; so a bit challenging to categorise

The setting and ambience were fairly unique at that time too.

Would love to replay through this

[Pix]

#8889

We’ve done this one! This needs moving over to accepted suggestions.

[rnlf]

#9374

Yes, this was our October 2023 game. Moving.