The 10 Scariest Adventure Games of All Time
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The scariest adventure game ever?! Sure it’s a subjective choice, but we double dawg dare you to find a scarier game. Developed by Jonathan Boakes – yes, the same developer of number seven on our list, the Darkfall series – The Lost Crown: A Ghost Hunting Adventure is a horror tour-de-force. The Lost Crown has you playing the part of Nigel Danvers as you begin the game at a train station located just outside of Saxton in the hopes of eluding your employer – the Hadden Corporation. It becomes pretty apparent that Saxton isn’t quite as calm and idyllic as it would first appear. The town is steeped in tragedy and there might just be a restless spirit or two lurking about in addition to some personalities whose motives are in question… Seasoned JA reviewer Eric McConnell left no doubts how he felt about The Lost Crown, “To give it to you in a nutshell, The Lost Crown may actually go down in history as the best horror adventure game ever written.” The game itself runs the full gambit of emotions – from sadness, to happiness, from laughter to flat out fear. One scene in particular I found disturbingly shocking and well, yeah, disturbing is the right word. REALLY disturbing. The most amazing thing about all of this is that it is the work of one person – Jonathan Boakes. While Jonathan put indie adventure gaming on the map by showing just what one person could achieve with Darkfall, The Lost Crown puts him on an entirely different plateau. In one fell swoop he has managed to not only create a game that will be talked about for years to come, but also made the majority of adventure games that have come out in the last few years by teams made up of numerous people almost laughable in comparison. So while Jonathan was on top of the heap in terms of indie developers, he has just elevated himself up into the ranks among the greatest of adventure game developers. The Lost Crown stands head and shoulders above most of the adventure game offerings that have come our way over the last few years and frankly I was saddened when it finally ended. I have the sneakiest suspicion that I’ve just been hugely spoiled and am going to have to suffer through some withdrawals over here. While there is some room for improvement – mainly on the production side of things – The Lost Crown is as close to perfection as any adventure game I have played in the last few years.” Publisher: Got Game Entertainment
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1. THE LOST CROWN: A GHOST HUNTING ADVENTURE
