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Slender - Free survival horror

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  • 07-07-2012 5:00pm
    #1
    CastorTroy
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    Saw an article about this on IGN and thought it looked cool
    http://ie.ign.com/articles/2012/07/07/slender-is-pure-horror

    Link is included to download it. I haven't tried it myself yet.

    Anyone try it and what'd you think?

    And on a related note, what would be a good FPS survival horror? I know of Amnesia


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    SeantheMan
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    CastorTroy wrote: »
    Saw an article about this on IGN and thought it looked cool
    http://ie.ign.com/articles/2012/07/07/slender-is-pure-horror

    Link is included to download it. I haven't tried it myself yet.

    Anyone try it and what'd you think?

    And on a related note, what would be a good FPS survival horror? I know of Amnesia

    Penumbra is by the same people who made amnesia.

    Not FPS, but dead space, resi4/5 are very good.

    Else FEAR , L4D2, Condemed are all good FPS horrors


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    Grimebox
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    Fúck this game. Played it for less than 5 mins and had to quit. I can't do it :o


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    deathrider
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    My mate threw a little video together of his reactions while playing this. The sound's a wee bit out of time, but still good fun.



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    Grimebox
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    Just played through it. Never again. I'm sweating all over


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    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
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    Stalker - call of pripyat with the Misery Mod is pretty survival/horror

    kinda need the misery mod though, it's a great game without it but more of a traditional fps/rpg blend because it's just not that hard to survive.. so the horror isn't there

    with misery installed I found myself running away from fights as much as turning to shoot


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    CastorTroy
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    deathrider wrote: »
    My mate threw a little video together of his reactions while playing this. The sound's a wee bit out of time, but still good fun.

    Watched some of the video. Great reactions. Think he imagined him when going around those tanks since I didn't see him. Haven't tried it yet and these videos don't encourage me. :) But I will try it


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    TomCo
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    Frightened the crap out of me!


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    deathrider
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    CastorTroy wrote: »
    Watched some of the video. Great reactions. Think he imagined him when going around those tanks since I didn't see him. Haven't tried it yet and these videos don't encourage me. :) But I will try it

    Yeah, I thought that too. Looks like it played a few mind games with him. Still though, the video made me chuckle, and the more people who veer towards our site because of it, the better :)


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    johnny_ultimate
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    The people who made this game are assholes. Brilliant, but assholes.


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    #11
    Grimebox
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    Some of theses are hilarious. Skip to the 5 minute mark



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    madcabbage
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    Jesus I though I'd handle this game no problem with all the gorey games I've played! Couldn't handle 5 minutes! :( Playing it with headphones in the dark makes it worse!


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    marko93
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    Downloaded it and gonna play it tonight, watched a few walkthroughs and it looked great :)


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    qz
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    Watching some 'Lets Play' vids on this now - fcuk. THAT.


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    Asmodean
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    I think the next game I do a video on is going to be this one!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLdB4Dw97rk

    It'll keep me going until a machine for pigs comes out anyway.


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    CastorTroy
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    I feel I should apologise if this thread introduced you to a nightmare inducing game. :)

    Felt this comic was appropriate
    http://darkgate.net/comic/images/ctrlaltdelsillies/1341791404.gif


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    SeantheMan
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    I tried it, and got bored after 10 minutes.
    It did give me 1 or 2 little scares, nothing major.

    Is it possible to collect all 8 pages ?


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    Osmosis Jones
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    I played it quite a bit lastnight with some friends, we were all watching in and well it scared the f*ck out of us, the farthest I got to was 6 pages


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    SeantheMan
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    You become desensitized after a few minutes I found, I did anyways.

    I think it's because you see him all the time and just have to turn away and walk/run the other direction.

    With amnesia, you never really know what it is you're running from for most of the game.


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    ninja 12
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    SeantheMan wrote: »
    You become desensitized after a few minutes I found, I did anyways.

    I think it's because you see him all the time and just have to turn away and walk/run the other direction.

    With amnesia, you never really know what it is you're running from for most of the game.

    How similar is this to Amnesia ?
    Similar type of game and atmosphere ?


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    Grimebox
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    ninja 12 wrote: »
    How similar is this to Amnesia ?
    Similar type of game and atmosphere ?

    The game only lasts 6 mins so the two can't really be compared. Amnesia is far superior in every facet


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    ninja 12
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    Grimebox wrote: »
    ninja 12 wrote: »
    How similar is this to Amnesia ?
    Similar type of game and atmosphere ?

    The game only lasts 6 mins so the two can't really be compared. Amnesia is far superior in every facet

    6 mins ? Really ?


    Love Amnesia , might try this after the steam sale .


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    SeantheMan
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    Yeah, as above the 2 can't be compared.
    There is no story to slender at all really ...

    It's tactic is to scare you based on "suprise" , walking through a dark forest and suddenly you see something when you turn around.
    But this gets tired after 5 mins...game only last 6 or so though as mentioned above :P

    The game is free and a tiny download, so you can try it before the Steam sale and be done in 5 mins.


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    ninja 12
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    Thanks for the replies :)


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    Grimebox
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    I don't think the game simply has "surprise" type scares. There is certainly tension being built with the sound effects and the limited view of a torch in a dark forest. It accomplishes a lot given how short it is imo


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    #26
    SeantheMan
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    It works well as a proof of concept, and to show that games like that can be made well and have an audience.
    Though the idea of "Slender man" itself can't be taken much further, I'd love to see more games like it being made.


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    Grimebox
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    That's hilarious. I didn't know he pops up like that


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    #28
    SeantheMan
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    RopeDrink wrote: »
    , so you look behind you for example and if he's there, keep looking while walking backwards and try get a tree between you/him etc.
    It's the reason I always have and always will enjoy a good horror movie or It's when people realize the tactics, have maps to refer to so they know routes and page locations, know how to keep Slender at bay etc etc that it loses a lot of scare factor, same as any game really.


    Yeah, I did this, I wanted to see what he looked like. I could peer in an out, and didn't go insane, as long as he is not directly in view.
    You can ZOOM in, forget which button it is (Z or C or something)...and don't even know why it's in the game.


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    tylercollins
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    I did 2 Facecam reaction videos of it.. pretty cool game which made me jump a few times! Also made me purchase Amnesia! Currently recording a lets play series with Facecam for my youtube channel.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqCPKKcMQkk


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6Gsa6urV-Y


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    daithieoghan
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    I heard about this game today, free download. Saw reaction video's on YouTube and game site.
    I of course doubted their validity, donned my headphones, turned off the lights, pulled the blackout curtains to create some atmosphere, turned up the volume and promptly s**t myself.
    This is one the scariest things I have ever played. I'm actually nervous about the inevitable 4 hour stint of heart pumping, spine tingling nightmare I'm about to put myself through.
    Can I stop myself? No. I love it. Will I be able to sleep and dream of happy things? No.
    Seriously. If you want to scare the bejaysus out of yourself and enjoy it (ish) give it a shot.
    I would be interested to hear any opinions on the subject.


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    #31
    candy-gal1
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    Played this a few weeks ago, and yeah scared the crap out of me! :eek:
    Its the not knowing whats going to happen in it, and the whole sounds and ambience in it beforehand, plus was playing it with the curtains closed with the bf beside me grinning away playfully knowing exactly what happens in it :P:D

    Its a "made me jump" shock to say the least imho


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