You forgot to mention the way Slendy doesn't actually appear till a few of the pages are collected, how your walking speed is slower than a game of Sins of a Solar Empire, and how he breathes through a Darth Vader mask. I think.Garrett said:
Slender Review
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Ehhhhh... there are much better horror games. Ones which are free too. Or is the reviewer trying to appeal to "underground gamers" (read: hipsters)?
Game is just walking around and collecting pages and is actually not that scary to be honest. Very similar to this another first person freeware game (whose name I can't remember anymore) where you are a prison escapee and need to collect a few plates in a very snowy area. While scary cops (like, they're actually disturbing, they make this weird noise) and helicopters search for you. Wouldn't be surprised if the idea was lifted straight from that one.
For true horror try out SCP - Containment Breach. Shit is scarier than Amnesia and is random generated, all the while still being in Alpha phase of developement. Will appease the ego hunger for "le underground gamers" too since it's not developed by a big studio and isn't that popular (yet).
How much time he took to make the game has nothing to do with the subject at hand. It still doesn't play well, it still doesn't look good, and most important of all, it's still not scary.Mangles69 said:
Simply doesn't deserve 4.5 stars out of five. Or is any game that has no real effort put behind it automatically good for it's "possible potential"? Or is it good because it's "indie"? Or "good" just for including "le epic meme character xD"?
i have kept playing it more and got up to 6 pages. and to be honest now; it wasnt as scary anymore. i just kept walking, trying to find the other pages and eventually he got me. made me jump still when he got me but it does lose its appeal after a time.
never the less, its still a good game. its after all a beta version. so still time to fix things.
never the less, its still a good game. its after all a beta version. so still time to fix things.
But Paul is not a child......Why would it kill him? Does this game work for the Mac?DVS BSTrD said:
Damn, yes. It totally ruins the immersion and it makes the game world seem distant and uncanny. Have you seen those textures? Very ugly, and this is 2012, ey! This game needs to be built on the CryEngine!!1Garrett said:
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Of course not. The game is fine the way it is. The darkness serves a clear purpose. If you could just see everything. The rest are simply coding or engine issues. Who the hell cares if it doesn't look THAT good, it's simply good enough to be scared shitless.
And about the purpose of the game. It only has one purpose; that's being scared. Of course it ends that way, it's exactly what it wants to do. It's about the buildup and being caught. Getting all 8 pages and then being caught is the ultimate achievement in the game. It's how you get there (and how often you don't make it) that determine the experience.
If THAT is its purpose, then it failed hard at what it's supposed to do because it is NOT scary. It has some jump-scares but EVERY game can have those, even "Hello Kitty World Adventure" - just let something suddenly pop up in your face and have a weird sound play. BAM, instant-jump-scare! Does it make the game scary? FUCK NO!Whateveralot said:
Is that picture for you? Because you totally missed the point. I never complained about graphics level. I complained that the game is boring and not scary while pointing out the logical stupidity of not needing any artificial source of light inside a dark building, while needing it outside, under clear and starry sky.Whateveralot said:Damn, yes. It totally ruins the immersion and it makes the game world seem distant and uncanny. Have you seen those textures? Very ugly, and this is 2012, ey! This game needs to be built on the CryEngine!!1Garrett said:
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Of course not. The game is fine the way it is. The darkness serves a clear purpose. If you could just see everything. The rest are simply coding or engine issues. Who the hell cares if it doesn't look THAT good, it's simply good enough to be scared shitless.
And about the purpose of the game. It only has one purpose; that's being scared. Of course it ends that way, it's exactly what it wants to do. It's about the buildup and being caught. Getting all 8 pages and then being caught is the ultimate achievement in the game. It's how you get there (and how often you don't make it) that determine the experience.
Okay. Yeah, that wins. Well done. Your post is like playing a text-adventure game of Slender.Nurb said:
Hmmm, this reminds me that it's been a while since I've checked in on Marble Hornets.
Kind of awesome to see people doing things with what is probably one of the better creepy creations of the internet. If this catches on it would be interesting to see what could be done with this, and other similar internet spawned creations like Candle Cove (and actually most of what's on Ichor Falls) or the SCP material (which is awesome, and has spawned some minor games also).
The only real problem with the Slender Man "mythology" is that there really isn't one because there hasn't been much consistincy in building up the rules and such. Unfiction has a lot of speculation based on Marble Hornets, but nothing concrete enough to come up with a solid set of "rules" to build a game around yet.
That said the only real problem I see with a game like this one is that given Slendy's capabilities I wouldn't think he'd actually need to chase you unless there was a reason for it. Of course if I play and beat it, that might also be apparent. He's got shape shifting, hypnosis, and stretching, in pretty much every version I've seen, and god knows what else. Of course at the same time I'm not sure how tough he'd logically be on the horror baddies scale if he was fully developed because he's a fringe monster that relies on stealth and going after weaker targets, presumably with mind games and such thrown in, as opposed to the kind of creature that could hypothetically walk into a police station terminator style and kill everyone inside.
Kind of awesome to see people doing things with what is probably one of the better creepy creations of the internet. If this catches on it would be interesting to see what could be done with this, and other similar internet spawned creations like Candle Cove (and actually most of what's on Ichor Falls) or the SCP material (which is awesome, and has spawned some minor games also).
The only real problem with the Slender Man "mythology" is that there really isn't one because there hasn't been much consistincy in building up the rules and such. Unfiction has a lot of speculation based on Marble Hornets, but nothing concrete enough to come up with a solid set of "rules" to build a game around yet.
That said the only real problem I see with a game like this one is that given Slendy's capabilities I wouldn't think he'd actually need to chase you unless there was a reason for it. Of course if I play and beat it, that might also be apparent. He's got shape shifting, hypnosis, and stretching, in pretty much every version I've seen, and god knows what else. Of course at the same time I'm not sure how tough he'd logically be on the horror baddies scale if he was fully developed because he's a fringe monster that relies on stealth and going after weaker targets, presumably with mind games and such thrown in, as opposed to the kind of creature that could hypothetically walk into a police station terminator style and kill everyone inside.
I completely concur. Look guys, real hipsters are very, very easy to spot. This doesn't mean that enjoying something obscure makes you one. Geez, if nobody was ever allowed to enjoy cool things that are little known, nothing cool could ever rise to prominence. By that logic, back in 2005 if you weren't some "hipster", Narbacular Drop just wouldn't be worth your time. Fortunately certain people thought otherwise, and we all know what that led to. Oh, and horrors upon horrors that Paul Goodman would take the time to review or bring to light a fairly interesting concept game that's absolutely fucking free, takes almost no time to download, and occupies a whole 117 MB on your hard drive! Look, if you didn't like it, fine. Delete it and you've lost exactly nothing, but don't slap labels on people who may have found it interesting.AgentNein said:
Actually I think Slender works well as a concept piece. If expanded on this could be something pretty cool. The best part for me is the sound design. As a guy who's spent a fair amount of time in uninhabited wooded areas at night (don't ask), the soundscapes used just nail it perfectly.
Yes, yes it does.Evil Smurf said:
My online friends already ruined the scary aspect for me by posting tons of images & videos that make the Slender Man look like a comic relief character who just wants a hug.
Littlekuriboh played his part in that too....
Littlekuriboh played his part in that too....
It's a dumb little tool you can get on the internet (I've misplaced the link, though... sorry) called Zalgo or something. It's used in attempts to make itself look more "scary", but once you know the secret it's about as frightening as a damp roll of paper towel. It's kind of pretentious, actually.Wakikifudge said:
Well hey, that actually sums up how I felt about Slender too! Fancy that.
I guess it's baby's first Slenderman. If you're used to the image macros, stories and especially the impeccable Marble Hornets (not so keen on the other two video series), then Slender is a huge disappointment. Just a cheap, marketable cash-in that has the unfortunate side-effect of introducing a host of rather dim people to the usually great Slenderman mythos.
looking at it, the concept of the game is so simple. it is the appearance of this horror icon that makes this game what it is. my brothers downloaded it on my computer and i'm afraid to put my cursor over the program, let alone play the game. he got one of my brothers while playing and he didn't get any pages. i just hope talking about him doesn't make me a targo;afisbgnsb XZLKJb gbfas
I have to say, Slender isn't really scary at all. At least, not in my opinion. The jump scares startle me, but I never really felt afraid of Slenderman after the first time I saw that he was just an unmoving, poorly texture manniquin. Slenderman has always seemed a bit bland to me, even before the games. I just have a hard time finding it scary when there's very little physical threat beyond his "face" popping up in your screen, accompanied by some loud noise.
Still a well done review though, and the game does have some potential.
Still a well done review though, and the game does have some potential.
I've never understood why people find Slenderman scary. Maybe I've just been a fan of the Question for too long to find a faceless man in a suit scary.