And the Slender Man probably shouldn't be overweight.Ĭonclusion: Overall this feels like an exercise by someone trying out their new 3D game development software. Slender Man fans might love it though.Ĭons: No real gameplay. It's a reasonable start, but it needs much, much more. In The Eight Pages we get nothing more than our own footsteps.

Much of Thief's neck-prickling fear came from a brilliant sound track of half-heard whispers and moans. Nothing happened for ten minutes in that game too, but I was riveted for every second. The game has reasonable atmosphere, but Hadley should review the chills created by the deserted orphanage in Thief II. There's a strong hint of Blair Witch in the videos to be found on YouTube, and the number of followers suggests that this is a cult that provides a rich vein for developers of horror games. The Slender Man meme has proliferated virally, and the concept of this impossibly tall, thin and faceless figure, glimpsed as a black shadow in the corner of the eye has undeniable horror potential. Not wishing to spoil the game for fans of the genre I'll say that there is a way to prolong your survival, but I'll leave you to work out what it is.

On the second try I was slightly more successful I found two of the eight pages before the overweight Slender Man had his supernatural way. OK, that can't be it, can it? Unfortunately, yes it can. Slender: The Eight Pages is a short horror game in which you're alone in a dark wood, searching for messages scattered around the trackless forest.Īfter ten minutes of trudging around the forest, the screen fizzled and a rather portly, monochrome figure appeared for a moment.

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