Specifically just houses and mansions, so no castles. Been engrossed in Mad Monster Mansion, which inspired me to seek out other cool levels in gaming that are based on this setting. Mad Monster is my favorite currently.
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I'll state the blatantly obvious, but it's obvious for good reason. Resident Evil Remake is the very best IMO.
Oh man, this is a good one. One of the best moments in the series.
I like the mansion in the first Luigi's Mansion. Not spooky per se, but incredibly charming with a sense of identity the other two games don't really replicate or follow as well.
It was kind of like the Spencer Mansion from RE, but family friendly.
It was kind of like the Spencer Mansion from RE, but family friendly.
Super Mario 64's Big Boo's Mansion is the first one that came to mind, as the theming feeled so strong to me as a young child (the piano!). Discovering its entrance in the castle was a true highlight of the game for me.
Evil Piano scared the living daylights out of me as a kid lol.
Super Mario 64's Big Boo's Mansion is the first one that came to mind, as the theming feeled so strong to me as a young child (the piano!). Discovering its entrance in the castle was a true highlight of the game for me.
The Carousel is starting to make sense. Everytime you fuck up and fall into a hole on the first floor, you fall down into this evil circus type shit that seems to be mocking you. Big Boo and his minions are such trolls.
Chateau Banbollow from Illbleed (Dreamcast)
Chateau Banbollow is the setting for The Homerun of Death, the first level in Illbleed. You find yourself exploring a hotel in which the owner, Gale Banbollow, had killed a bunch of people with a flamethrower after someone had caused a fire in which his son Jimmy died. Aside from having some really cool game play mechanics in general, Illbleed also features various chase sequences, of which the one in The Homerun of Death is probably the most interesting. It's a shame Illbleed will probably never be re-released on any other consoles, as it's such an interesting game (even if playing it correctly makes it less interesting).
Chateau Banbollow is the setting for The Homerun of Death, the first level in Illbleed. You find yourself exploring a hotel in which the owner, Gale Banbollow, had killed a bunch of people with a flamethrower after someone had caused a fire in which his son Jimmy died. Aside from having some really cool game play mechanics in general, Illbleed also features various chase sequences, of which the one in The Homerun of Death is probably the most interesting. It's a shame Illbleed will probably never be re-released on any other consoles, as it's such an interesting game (even if playing it correctly makes it less interesting).
Spencer Mansion in RE1/REmake is one of my favorite settings in all of gaming.
If we're talking strictly supernatural haunted locales, my favorite is probably Himuro Mansion from Fatal Frame. I love the progression from fairly benign hauntings to its incredibly oppressive atmosphere by the late stages of the game.
Shoutouts to the hotels in Silent Hill 2 (Lakeview) and Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (Ocean House), as well as Shalebridge Cradle in Thief: Deadly Shadows.
If we're talking strictly supernatural haunted locales, my favorite is probably Himuro Mansion from Fatal Frame. I love the progression from fairly benign hauntings to its incredibly oppressive atmosphere by the late stages of the game.
Shoutouts to the hotels in Silent Hill 2 (Lakeview) and Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (Ocean House), as well as Shalebridge Cradle in Thief: Deadly Shadows.
That was a glitchy mess so bad I couldn't even complete it and there was a code made specifically to skip it
But I guess the parts of it that were playable were cool
I was going to nominate it, and I'd certainly argue that it counts. Shalebridge Cradle is a work of art.
The haunted mansion level from TimeSplitters: Future Perfect is the first thing I thought of. Campy, funny, yet still intense. "THE MOOSE IS LOOSE!"
That carousel area was kinda terrifying to me as a kid. It gave me this odd sense of dread or unease.