[WIP] Family

[Obliviator27]

I was given the beta to test by Homicide, and I can safely say that this story brought forth some feelings of fear and intrigue. The concept Homicide wraps his story around really causes the player to think about what's happening.

Spoiler below!

As far as the actual scares go, I found that I ran into a number of jump-scares that caused me to take a sharp intake of breath, for I wasn't expecting them. Mini-heart attacks were doled out accordingly, and not frequently. Yes, they exist, and it's a cheap method of frightening the player, but it works rather well when the player isn't confronted with many within a short amount of time.

As I played, I found that I felt panicked in a couple of different situations. Namely, the area where the player must navigate through a maze of doors and avoid the monsters, as you hear them smash their way toward you. Clever monster placement in later maps forced me to check every corner, fearing I would run into something that would slaughter me. I'm not saying what happens, because that's evidently further than the demo, but I will say it invoked a feeling of dread as I turned every corner.

In short, Homicide is creating a fairly good custom story. He draws out emotions from the player in appropriate situations as well as crafting an interesting story for the player to follow. I eagerly anticipate the full release of this custom story, and hope Homicide can continue to do what he's already done.