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The Top 7… Playable ghosts

Because the mortal coil is overrated

Words: on October 31, 2011
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  • Mike3one5 - November 1, 2011 9:44 p.m.

    No Auron?? Or Tidus for that matter?

  • EBAX1 - November 1, 2011 4:59 p.m.

    I thought of Paxton Fettel from F3AR

  • 510BrotherPanda - November 1, 2011 2:02 p.m.

    MISSILE WAS NOT KILLED BY A SHOTGUN. "Near-sighted Jeego" killed Lynne in the introduction with one. "One-Step-Ahead Tengo" killed Missile in Lynne's apartment with a SNIPER RIFLE. Also, was Princess Zelda from Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks excluded because it was just here still-living spirit, and not a dead ghost? I thought she got more "playability" time that Boo Mario...

  • GameManiac - November 1, 2011 10:33 a.m.

    Yeah, I expected Boo Mario. Glad I saw Sissel from Ghost Trick. I really need to play that game, since I'm hearing quite a lot of praise.

  • NanoElite666 - November 1, 2011 10:13 a.m.

    I remember once when I was a black phantom. Wound up catching the guy who's world I invaded literally with his pants down. Had absolutely no gear equipped when I ran across him, so needless to say the poor bastard didn't last very long at all.

  • Mechamorbo - November 1, 2011 8:58 a.m.

    YES!! I've been waiting for ages for Polterguy to be mentioned in any capacity on the site. I friggin LOVED this game as a kid. There were definitely flaws to the design, and the developers didn't really seem to hone in on what made the game FUN (my favourite objects to hop into were the ones you could control, like some of the kid's toys or the dishwasher, but there were only two or three of these per house), yet it was still loads of almost-sandbox-game type fun to be had. It's too bad they didn't ever make a followup to it, since there were a ton of great ideas in there that could have been fixed. Also, the backstory in the game's manual says that Polterguy blames the father for his death because he was knowingly selling cheap and faulty skateboard wheels. When they fell off his board, it caused him to careen into traffic and get hit by a truck. His kids are actually just little sh*ts and his wife is a bitch, so it's fine to scare them too. The end of the game reveals the dog to actually be a demon that you have to face in a final dungeon. It was the only part I could never beat, but I hear that once you defeat him, you someone win back your life... only to almost immediately die again for another stupid reason, I don't remember what. But Polterguy is all like, "F*ck it", and goes back to scaring the Sardinis

  • Darkshine34 - November 1, 2011 7:44 a.m.

    FFX. That is all.

  • Dmancapri - November 1, 2011 6:42 a.m.

    Wow. I really thought the Deku, Goron and Zora masks from Legend of Zelda Majora's mask would be on here. I mean you play a song and watch these guys die, then trap their spirits in masks!

  • Turboash - November 1, 2011 6:12 a.m.

    Ummmm... Lego Star Wars!?

  • macrodeath - November 1, 2011 5:45 a.m.

    Astral from Ghosthunter is the sexiest ghost in any videogame ever.

  • OtterPopAfterbirth - November 1, 2011 4:14 a.m.

    Does anyone else think that being able to drink a "ghost potion" in the sims to make a "ghost baby" sound suspiciously like an abortion?

  • Dmancapri - November 1, 2011 6:44 a.m.

    yes. Yes it does

  • Nap1400 - November 1, 2011 4:05 a.m.

    Hey, where's Spirit Tracks Zelda? She was awesome! But otherwise, I agree with this list.

  • GrandmasterB-Funk - November 1, 2011 2:54 a.m.

    as soon as i saw this, i was like, Ghost Trick better be at least mentioned, or i'll kill someone then as i started going, i was like, wait no, Ghost Trick better be first, or else i will kill someone luckily no one has to be killed! but yeah, ghost trick is amazing, i almost cried at the end it was so touching

  • CitizenWolfie - November 1, 2011 2:52 a.m.

    I know I pointed out Monkey Island in your classic Skeletons article but how about Guybrush Threepwood in Tales of Monkey Island?!? Although I guess he plays the same as when he's alive... I bet the Ghost Pirate LeChuck would be fun though.

  • codystovall - October 31, 2011 9:56 p.m.

    Wow so underused, developers should hop on it.

  • Jdub9064 - October 31, 2011 9:37 p.m.

    Completely forgot about Geist, never got around to playing that

  • shawksta - October 31, 2011 8:28 p.m.

    Awesome list, YAY Ghost Trick is aknowledged, Sissle was an awesome ghost. its hard, every great moment in Ghost Trick is eventually a spoiler, too many plot twists.

  • MetroidPrimeRib - October 31, 2011 8:07 p.m.

    Thank you for including Ghost Trick. Best DS game ever. Now start talking about 999

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