By Jim Rossignol on October 12th, 2012 at 4:00 pm.
The vigilant eyes of PCG noticed this one free over at Desura. It’s a student project from the University Of Utah’s EAE Master Games Studio Program, and it’s been dropped on to Desura for no pennies. Its not exactly polished, and a lot more could have been squeezed out of its UDK shell, but the idea is solid. I’ve had a bit of a run around in it, and I can report this: erk. It’s got some horrible sound effects, and is definitely a good exercise in spooky. (It also has a note from “Jim” at the start, and I don’t know why I would have left myself a note in a free horror game. Spooks!) It’s basically a maze/exploration sort of thing, with one novel ideal: you have a spray can you can mark your passage with. There’s also something in the corridors with you…
I’ve also posted a trailer below, if you want to look at that. You might, you know. I’ll put the kettle on in the meantime.
12/10/2012 at 16:14 Fwiffo says:
I (don’t) look forward to the multifarous scream-a-long playthroughs on Youtube.
12/10/2012 at 16:25 Velko says:
Needs “Jim” tag?
12/10/2012 at 16:37 The_invalid says:
So much Jim happening today.
12/10/2012 at 16:42 LTK says:
That guy can run pretty fast, can’t he?
12/10/2012 at 16:44 SiHy_ says:
I’ll have a coffee please. Milk, one sugar.
12/10/2012 at 16:57 Roz says:
Shame you need Desura.
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13/10/2012 at 14:00 alfie275 says:
Actually you don’t even need Desura, just press the “Install game” button and click “standalone downloads” link.
13/10/2012 at 23:38 Roz says:
Oh shit, great, Thanks!
12/10/2012 at 17:03 Agricola says:
Jim, do you have any Nice biscuits, If not Ill take a custard cream. Thanks.
12/10/2012 at 20:50 Kong says:
did the runner sidestep, evading a barrel? That would be an innovative collision model. No more sudden stops at small obstacles…
12/10/2012 at 23:19 maninahat says:
I can’t say I find feral monsters all that scary. All they do is roar and chase you. They are idiots that are all noise, lacking any real subtlety or menace. Show me a monster that sits still and watches you quietly. Now that’s scary.
13/10/2012 at 07:00 hypercrisis says:
Did you ever try ‘Metro 2033′? There was an enemy type in that with a mindset similar. Your weapon in that instance was eye contact and approach.
12/10/2012 at 23:28 maninahat says:
Also: “83% of people rated Erie 10 out of 10″
What is this, newgrounds? Either this is the greatest gaming experience ever, or people on Desura haven’t a clue how to use a rating scale.
13/10/2012 at 01:47 Shadowcat says:
The game knows who you are. Everyone who plays it sees a note from themselves. Oooo OOOO oooooo…
13/10/2012 at 02:59 Crossing says:
I just want to say, this is why I love RPS. PC gamer embedded a PewDiePie video instead of a legit trailer.
13/10/2012 at 08:58 Dreforian says:
Without watching the video my mind has generated 3 possibilities for what could be going on in the first screenshot:
1)(this is seriously where I went first) the camera is pointed out through the main character’s helmet a la Journeyman Project, with the helmet having cracks in it and some smeared blood (hopefully on the outside).
2)The glass in a window is cracked or in the process of breaking and the blood spilled across the console and the window. Scientists should really invest more in shatter-proof windows and stain resistant instruments.
3)Lightning erupts in the next room surprising the main character who was just biting down into a hotdog with waaaaaay too much ketchup on it
13/10/2012 at 12:35 HalNeinThousand says:
Does anyone know if there’s a standalone installer for this? I don’t really want to install yet another digital content distribution system.
15/10/2012 at 11:38 jackuars says:
You don’t have to download Desure. Just click on Install link and select standalone installer