Halloween Day by Day: "Slender: The Arrival"

One of the most recent horror icons to hit the popular conciousness is Slenderman. Starting as a "creepypasta" on the "Something Awful Internet Forum", he has moved to real-life "sightings", movies, and video games. We're going to check out one of the video games- "Slender: The Arrival".

After receiving disturbing letters from your friend Kate, you go to her house in the country to investigate. You find her house empty... and the only clues point towards the dark forest nearby.

You are soon in a fight for your life as you're stalked by a faceless horror... Slenderman...

There are several "chapters" in this game that tell an actual story- unlike the original game which just plunks you in a forest looking for pages with little story involved. The story is pretty interesting, though kinda standard for the genre. Each chapter does allow for pretty good development of the story, and progresses at a decent pace... when you're not panicky, and able to actually find all the story clues, etc. Otherwise, it can be a rather choppy story.

I can't really say much for the characters, as you don't really interact with too many people aside from Slenderman and his "proxy" The Chaser.

The game mechanics are really simple, there's little chance of forgetting what button does what.

"Slender: The Arrival" is a pretty scary game, and gets more nerve wracking as you progress. The mood and atmosphere is great- helped by the fantastic graphics, lighting, and sound design. It's creepy as fuck as you move through the various locations trying to accomplish the tasks needed to survive the chapter. The original game didn't really scare me much- but this one definitely had me in the right state of mind to be looking over my shoulder into the shadowy corners of my room.

I would certainly recommend it to horror game players. I'm putting it in "The Good".

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