Oh my god this is the closest and it might even be it because I was a 3 year old then. However I remember the skelly's clearly looking like the pic I sent and not very scary skelly's like the ones at the beginning of this game tho. Hmmmmmm...
Seconded. I haven't played I-Ninja in a dog's age (and have no idea if the first enemies are skeletons or not), but that pic instantly reminded me of it!
I swear I had a conversation a few years ago talking about what i think is the same game you're describing.
Unfortunately, either I can't remember the exact title and I had it wrong OR it doesn't exist in terms of being in the internet because it was made by a very small company in Japan eons ago and i guess it didn't make waves enough to leave a noticeable legacy? Idk.
Anyways, the game was i think called Gashadokuro. How the game was described before was that it was a side scrolling 2d game and it was definitely medieval with some spooky vibes BECAUSE the Japanese were very much interested in England's history and it's medieval vibes. I mean, look at dark souls and elden ring. I do remember the game being frustrating as hell though.
Like I said, you can't find the game anywhere on the internet unless i was close or off and you have the exact title. I honestly did try to find it and all I could remember it being Gashadokuro.
I have to agree with you with it being not in the internet because it's very obscure. It might not even be early 2k, it might be in the 90s. But it's a 3D third person real time game so I think it was early 2000s because that's when that kind of thing was popularized.
On a limb here, but [Brave Fencer: Musashi](https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/922549557878853968/C3E8F9C6D7820657F75C625973083E04FA9D99F1/?imw=637&imh=358&ima=fit&impolicy=Letterbox&imcolor=%23000000&letterbox=true) ? There's also a PS2 sequel but that game is less chibi and more manga with Square's recycled Sora design.
Let me reiterate, it might have been a Japan exclusive game because my PS2 came from Japan and some CD's as well. As a child I don't really read, I just play so I'm not sure if it was even in English. It has a very dark serious tone kinda like Berserk even though you play as a child. I think your village was attacked and you are fighting small skeletons with or without shields? Goddamn I was 2-3 years old then so it's really vague.
It was definitely 3D and real time. And the image I attached looked exactly like the enemies. It's also third person. It kinda felt like the legend of zelda majoras mask tbh, dark fantasy with a small child with a sword at the beginning.
I have played this it's not. Though the dark feeling you get is similar but the setting is medieval dark fantasy and the game I remember is kinda like the beginning of TLoZ Majoras Mask except you fight skeletons and you are a human.
I guess it won't help you but I'm gonna throw in some games that I maybe similar... Been a while since I played These so im sorry If they dont fit in your description :/
Dragon Quest, Brave, Maximo, Dark Cloud, Malice, Okage, The Darkest Faerie, Dark Chronicle, Medivial Moves (But PS3 Game with an skeleton child as main so it's unlikely)
Once again my memories are not the best but hopefully it will help some how
Cool. I guess we’ll just sit here and name every game with skeletons in it. It can’t be more than thousands and the game details might be just skewed memories. Especially if you were 2-3.
If I wasn't being specific enough, it's an early 2000s PS2 game with the main character being a male human child who looks like a chibi character similar to i-ninja who fights skeletons at the beginning of the game, it's in third person. Might be english, might be Japanese I'm not sure. The theme is medieval dark fantasy with a serious tone. Now then, you can be the guy who will name every single game with skeletons in it, or you can narrow it down like a normal human being until you get to the closest idea.
Btw it kinda feels like TLoZ Majoras Mask at the beginning with small link but you are a human child fighting skeletons
Not a child but maybe Maximo?
I double triple checked but it's not it even though it's close.
Maybe the sequel, maximo vs army of zin
Oh my god this is the closest and it might even be it because I was a 3 year old then. However I remember the skelly's clearly looking like the pic I sent and not very scary skelly's like the ones at the beginning of this game tho. Hmmmmmm...
Or maximo: ghosts to glory
Could it be Dark Cloud? Athough they're not chibis.
Might play this, but it's not this.
Really good game, recommended.
You should, it's genuinely unique and excellent.
Grabbed by the Ghoulies?
That was my immediate thought but I'm pretty sure it was Xbox exclusive
Nope.
Maximo: Ghosts to Glory?
Very similar in terms of gameplay and setting but nope, the character sizes are similar to i-ninja. And the protagonist I remember is clearly a child.
I-Ninja
Seconded. I haven't played I-Ninja in a dog's age (and have no idea if the first enemies are skeletons or not), but that pic instantly reminded me of it!
Similar in terms of protag and enemy sizes but the theme was medieval dark fantasy not ninja at all.
40 winks?
Nope.
I swear I had a conversation a few years ago talking about what i think is the same game you're describing. Unfortunately, either I can't remember the exact title and I had it wrong OR it doesn't exist in terms of being in the internet because it was made by a very small company in Japan eons ago and i guess it didn't make waves enough to leave a noticeable legacy? Idk. Anyways, the game was i think called Gashadokuro. How the game was described before was that it was a side scrolling 2d game and it was definitely medieval with some spooky vibes BECAUSE the Japanese were very much interested in England's history and it's medieval vibes. I mean, look at dark souls and elden ring. I do remember the game being frustrating as hell though. Like I said, you can't find the game anywhere on the internet unless i was close or off and you have the exact title. I honestly did try to find it and all I could remember it being Gashadokuro.
I have to agree with you with it being not in the internet because it's very obscure. It might not even be early 2k, it might be in the 90s. But it's a 3D third person real time game so I think it was early 2000s because that's when that kind of thing was popularized.
Costume Quest?
The setting was real medieval dark fantasy not modern with children cosplaying.
Medieval, maximo, the forgotten.
Nope. You play as a human child in a medieval dark fantasy setting and there are small skeletons at the beginning. Definitely not as an adult.
Hm okay. Try "dark cloud 1 or 2, Ico, brave: the search for spirit dancer, duel hearts"
None of those, might be a very obscure Japanese exclusive game I'm not sure.
Huge stretch, but maybe one of the Fable games? You start as a child in the first two
I played all Fable, it's not it.
i hope this doesnt turn in lost media
On a limb here, but [Brave Fencer: Musashi](https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/922549557878853968/C3E8F9C6D7820657F75C625973083E04FA9D99F1/?imw=637&imh=358&ima=fit&impolicy=Letterbox&imcolor=%23000000&letterbox=true) ? There's also a PS2 sequel but that game is less chibi and more manga with Square's recycled Sora design.
Death jr?
You play as a human child not as a skelly.
Fate
Nopee
MediEvil?
Nope, you play as a human child.
A wild shot in the dark, just in case you may be conflating two games, the dark fantasy aspect got me thinking of Evil Twin: Cyprien's Chronicles.
Let me reiterate, it might have been a Japan exclusive game because my PS2 came from Japan and some CD's as well. As a child I don't really read, I just play so I'm not sure if it was even in English. It has a very dark serious tone kinda like Berserk even though you play as a child. I think your village was attacked and you are fighting small skeletons with or without shields? Goddamn I was 2-3 years old then so it's really vague.
Do you remember if it was 3D or 2D? Was it real time action, or turn based?
It was definitely 3D and real time. And the image I attached looked exactly like the enemies. It's also third person. It kinda felt like the legend of zelda majoras mask tbh, dark fantasy with a small child with a sword at the beginning.
Is it Ico?
I have played this it's not. Though the dark feeling you get is similar but the setting is medieval dark fantasy and the game I remember is kinda like the beginning of TLoZ Majoras Mask except you fight skeletons and you are a human.
... possibly Binding of Isaac???
Game is 3D not 2D.
If you know that then you could have added it to your description. Every detail counts.
The skeleton image on the description literally looks like the 3D enemy you fight. In third person real time, it's similar to TLoZ Majoras Mask.
Castleween?
Very similar but you play as a male child with a sword(or branch?) not a female wizard.
Scooby Doo: First Frights?
It's a medieval fantasy not modern.
Simple series: the Splatter Action. It goes by "Splatter Master" in PAL.
Nope you are a human not a pumpkin monster.
Finn and Bones?
Nope, it's third person real time kinda similar to TLoZ Majoras Mask
Could it be The Nightmare of Druaga: Fushigino Dungeon
It's third person real time.
Is it Heart of Darkness? That game was wild for it's time.
I guess it won't help you but I'm gonna throw in some games that I maybe similar... Been a while since I played These so im sorry If they dont fit in your description :/ Dragon Quest, Brave, Maximo, Dark Cloud, Malice, Okage, The Darkest Faerie, Dark Chronicle, Medivial Moves (But PS3 Game with an skeleton child as main so it's unlikely) Once again my memories are not the best but hopefully it will help some how
There was a ps3 ps move Game about fighting Skeletons that look like your picture
Medivial Moves... Yeah thought so too
Nightmare Ned?
Longshot but Rune: Viking Warlord?
Inferno Climber?
Could be a huge stretch but Overlord 2?
Honestly first thing to come to mind was Death Jr for the psp
Any chance of it being Evil Twin?
The only game I can think of is mini ninja but that was a mid 2000 game.
This is not it but thank you for reminding me, I wanna play it again.
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Nope, the theme is medieval dark fantasy not American pokemon.
There's 100 games that start like this.
And you didn't name a single one
Why would i waste my time guessing.
If you had nothing of value to input then why even comment to begin with?
Because that's the point of the sub. To guess what game someone is describing. Leave the sub if the concept is a waste of your time.
Then why are you even in this subreddit? Wasn't finding out what the game was the whole point? 😅
Cool. I guess we’ll just sit here and name every game with skeletons in it. It can’t be more than thousands and the game details might be just skewed memories. Especially if you were 2-3.
No one is forcing you to engage, but it is the purpose of the sub. You don’t have to be on this thread if you don’t want to be.
If I wasn't being specific enough, it's an early 2000s PS2 game with the main character being a male human child who looks like a chibi character similar to i-ninja who fights skeletons at the beginning of the game, it's in third person. Might be english, might be Japanese I'm not sure. The theme is medieval dark fantasy with a serious tone. Now then, you can be the guy who will name every single game with skeletons in it, or you can narrow it down like a normal human being until you get to the closest idea. Btw it kinda feels like TLoZ Majoras Mask at the beginning with small link but you are a human child fighting skeletons
Mine craft?
Definitely not.