Showing posts with label The Slender Man. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Slender Man. Show all posts
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Friday, December 27, 2013
Scary Games: Slender - The Arrival
Three or so years ago, everyone was talking about this new indy game called Slender. The objective of the game seems so simple that a toddler could accomplish it. All you do is go around the woods, collecting various amounts of pages. Although the idea seems pretty dull, there were some factors going along with collecting these pages.
1. It's night time.
2. You have a flashlight that shows only a small circle of what the hell is in front of you.
3. You have a weird tentacle creature coming after you.
Now that toddler that I mentioned has crapped his diaper and must endure years of therapy. Nice going mom and dad.
But where Slender was extremely popular, his popular went down very fast. I mean, with such survival horror games as Amnesia and Outlast, the bar has been set too high for poor Slendy.
But come on, just because some new, more exciting horror games have come out doesn't mean that there is no place for Slender in our hearts ... or fears. Maybe a revamp will do just fine for him. And that's what Parsec Studios decided to do. Slender - The Eight Pages would finally get a sequel.
What's It About:
Please note that I did not play this game, so this review is more storyline based than gameplay.
Right away you notice something different from the previous Slender game ... it is daytime! Well, actually, dusk, but still. It won't last long though, because a few moments after that you're sucked back in the familiar darkness. You find the house that belongs to a childhood friend and once entering the door that is slightly ajar, you see these weird drawings on the walls of Slenderman. Seems like your character's friend has gotten well acquainted with him.
You don't find your friend in the house, but what you do find is the first paper and that's where, and for a lack of a better term, shit goes crazy! The ominous drum beats and the tone is set ... you're screwed if you do not find those eight pages. Soon it becomes a race between finding your friend, staying the hell from Slender, and a new enemy! Yes, Slender has a friend.
Take a look at Slender's new friend in this video below. There may be some spoilers, so watch with caution.
My Review:
For an indy game, it was quite impressive. Have I seen better? Yes. But I'm not going to be a negative Nancy, Parsec Studios did great with this sequel. It opened up more about the mystery of Slender through letters that you find in the game, though no as much as I wished it would. The excited part is that they used a lot of mythos from the actual Slenderman folklore, such as people who draw him end up going sick and insane. My favorite chapter of the game was the video you saw above. With the new fearful addition to Slender, as seen in the video, there's more they can do. Maybe the third game should have more about this new creature? It also raises the question, are Slender and this new creature working together? Time will tell!
My Verdict:
You know I don't what rating to give this. Was it better than the first one? I think so. Slender "powers" have been updated so he can teleport and also, well, I'll let you figure his other power out by either watching or playing the game. It's quite interesting he can morph in size ... damn it, I spoiled it! But rating wise? Gosh, this is difficult! There WAS a story, but I wouldn't say it was groundbreaking, but it did keep you interested; the very little voice acting was good; the atmosphere was creepy. You know what? I will say this, I was very favorable of the game and would like to see a third one, but I let you decide on the rating. Besides, I'm getting a bit too crazy with my 8/10's and yes, that was the rating I was going to give this! Anyways, check the game out, it is definitely worth the watch.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Scary (Well, Not Really) Games: Survivors
I'm a big fan of Achievement Hunter, which is ran by Rooster Teeth, which is also something I really enjoy. I stumbled across a walk through of a game called Survivors, where Gavin, Geoff, Ryan, and Michael go into the deepest and darkest woods finding notes to ...
Wait a minute? Dark woods? Notes? This sounds familiar. Oh right! Slenderman!
You guys remember Slenderman right? No, not the article I wrote, but the famous PC game, which was a fad, but is now forgotten? Yeah, that one. This game sounds strangely familiar to that. Is it a knock off or a homage? Who knows for sure, but it definitely made for some very entertaining moments in this video I'm going to post. If you don't like naughty language or jump scares (though terribly executed), then you should probably not watch it. But do anyways, because it's freaking hilarious!
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
The Slender Man
A reader recently sent me the information on this scary specimen a few months back. She said this little paranormal beauty was the inspiration for the gothic favorite character, Jack Skellington of the Tim Burton classic The Nightmare Before Christmas. It even, somewhat, resembles the Pumpkin King, but let’s explore into the myth of the Slender Man.
The Slender Man is considered more of a mythical creature than a paranormal entity (like the Blue Lady or the ghost of the Virgin Mary is), but he does reserve a spot in everyone’s minds as a creature of thought and nightmares. Easily looking at the descriptive art of the Slender Man shows both fear and wonder. A brief account of the descriptions of the Slender Man is that the entity is thin and tall (I’m already jealous) and has these sticks for arms (some say he has tentacles like an alien); it has this huge pumpkin size head (on some pictures at least), and he is wearing a suit.
The Slender Man, however, according to articles about him, show that he is not as nice as Tim Burton's Jack Skellington is, but is rather intrigued to steal peoples hearts---literally. Yes, you see, according to legend when a person see’s this mythical man they go missing and when they are found they are usually impaled to a tree with their organs taken out and replaced systematically. How can you fight it though if what you see is not the same what other people see though?
Strange thing about this man is that no two people see the same face. That the face one will see is completely different than what the next person will see. The sight of him makes people go insane. They will scribble weird etchings with a man with tentacles for arms, a dark figure of fear and fright, but the face shows nothing. They will literally turn themselves mad over this creature, making themselves sick to their stomachs. There was a story circulating around forums on the internet about how this weird, deformed man shows up in a picture with all these children in a park, next to a library. The myth goes that one week later the library burns to the ground and all the children in the picture disappear.
You can sleep easy though as there is no real proof that this even exists. The person who originally posted this story was a genius at stirring a fire with people, because people from around the world started to take into this Slender Man figure. But the story proved to be false, but they are those who still believe in the Slender Man. Is he just a mad man's prophecy or is he something more? One thing is for sure, you don't want to go in the woods alone and find out. Until next time this has been another Scared Sheetless, happy haunting and keep it scary!
Want more scares? Enter if you dare at scaredsheetlessncn.blogspot.com or search me up on Facebook and feel free to add me as a friend. Thanks for reading.
Resources:
http://marblehornets.wikidot.com/slender-man
*4/15/13 update: Decided to delete the paranormal myths aspect of this article. I don't think there's anything paranormal at all about the Slender Man. Although I did check out the game, finally, and its pretty freaky stuff!
Responding to some comments, but let me make one thing clear: I'm all for joking around, which is why I let the "Your Next Anoynomous" comment slide. I admit, I chuckled. But others were just plainly...foolish. Like some 90% of comments made about this article have been deleted, because the comments were either insulting towards others, swearing (I swear like a sailor myself, but I do have to keep this site PG friendly).
But one comment made it seem like I actually believe in this. The question was, what's my evidence that people went insane? I never did say that was fact and I HAVE the evidence myself. Like I said at the end, this is all just an internet rumor that has spread like a wild fire, to now a very popular online game (which is where I think all of the traffic is from, is some people trying to find the game and find this article). I never once said, I believe in this, or I got the facts on this, etc. I'm just a paranormal reporter, I hear stories that I find interesting, and I write an article about them. I'm no Zak Bagans, I can't go to these places and see for myself, I just report what other people have claimed they have seen or heard. I never take credit for any of these stories unless I was actually there and witnessed it myself. Please keep that in mind when you ask, what's my evidence? Most of the time, I just go by what I hear. If you want to ask where the facts are about the Slender Man, then ask the person who originally told the story. I have no idea who the person is, all I know is that it's just a rumor that was on some forum and people believed it. If it's people doped up on drugs or what have you, then that's what it is. But it's a very popular story and that's why it is here.
The Slender Man is considered more of a mythical creature than a paranormal entity (like the Blue Lady or the ghost of the Virgin Mary is), but he does reserve a spot in everyone’s minds as a creature of thought and nightmares. Easily looking at the descriptive art of the Slender Man shows both fear and wonder. A brief account of the descriptions of the Slender Man is that the entity is thin and tall (I’m already jealous) and has these sticks for arms (some say he has tentacles like an alien); it has this huge pumpkin size head (on some pictures at least), and he is wearing a suit.
The Slender Man, however, according to articles about him, show that he is not as nice as Tim Burton's Jack Skellington is, but is rather intrigued to steal peoples hearts---literally. Yes, you see, according to legend when a person see’s this mythical man they go missing and when they are found they are usually impaled to a tree with their organs taken out and replaced systematically. How can you fight it though if what you see is not the same what other people see though?
Strange thing about this man is that no two people see the same face. That the face one will see is completely different than what the next person will see. The sight of him makes people go insane. They will scribble weird etchings with a man with tentacles for arms, a dark figure of fear and fright, but the face shows nothing. They will literally turn themselves mad over this creature, making themselves sick to their stomachs. There was a story circulating around forums on the internet about how this weird, deformed man shows up in a picture with all these children in a park, next to a library. The myth goes that one week later the library burns to the ground and all the children in the picture disappear.
You can sleep easy though as there is no real proof that this even exists. The person who originally posted this story was a genius at stirring a fire with people, because people from around the world started to take into this Slender Man figure. But the story proved to be false, but they are those who still believe in the Slender Man. Is he just a mad man's prophecy or is he something more? One thing is for sure, you don't want to go in the woods alone and find out. Until next time this has been another Scared Sheetless, happy haunting and keep it scary!
Want more scares? Enter if you dare at scaredsheetlessncn.blogspot.com or search me up on Facebook and feel free to add me as a friend. Thanks for reading.
Resources:
http://marblehornets.wikidot.com/slender-man
*4/15/13 update: Decided to delete the paranormal myths aspect of this article. I don't think there's anything paranormal at all about the Slender Man. Although I did check out the game, finally, and its pretty freaky stuff!
Responding to some comments, but let me make one thing clear: I'm all for joking around, which is why I let the "Your Next Anoynomous" comment slide. I admit, I chuckled. But others were just plainly...foolish. Like some 90% of comments made about this article have been deleted, because the comments were either insulting towards others, swearing (I swear like a sailor myself, but I do have to keep this site PG friendly).
But one comment made it seem like I actually believe in this. The question was, what's my evidence that people went insane? I never did say that was fact and I HAVE the evidence myself. Like I said at the end, this is all just an internet rumor that has spread like a wild fire, to now a very popular online game (which is where I think all of the traffic is from, is some people trying to find the game and find this article). I never once said, I believe in this, or I got the facts on this, etc. I'm just a paranormal reporter, I hear stories that I find interesting, and I write an article about them. I'm no Zak Bagans, I can't go to these places and see for myself, I just report what other people have claimed they have seen or heard. I never take credit for any of these stories unless I was actually there and witnessed it myself. Please keep that in mind when you ask, what's my evidence? Most of the time, I just go by what I hear. If you want to ask where the facts are about the Slender Man, then ask the person who originally told the story. I have no idea who the person is, all I know is that it's just a rumor that was on some forum and people believed it. If it's people doped up on drugs or what have you, then that's what it is. But it's a very popular story and that's why it is here.
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