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Whenever someone mentions Realms of the Haunting to me, I think of a bizarre thing: At the time when the game was released (1997), there was a local TV game show, where they would review new games etc. The narrator would review games just as if you’re reading a magazine, with gameplay footage. I loved the show. Then, in one episode, the review of Realms of the Haunting came up - you could see the 1st-person gameplay, and the narrator’s voice was echoing in a menacing manner, repeating one sentence OVER AND OVER: “Realms of the Haunting - brings back hope to return of 3D adventures… Realms of the Haunting - brings back hope to return of 3D adventures…”

That was all. The sentence that repeated itself throughout the whole “review”. I don’t know if 3D adventures in future years fulfilled hope, and I’ve never played RotH, but if 3D adventure games ever make a glorious comeback - I know it will be thanks to Realms of the Haunting.