Help! This game is too sick!

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Little tip that one might find useful (albeit obvious):

Spoiler below!

If you believe there's a monster about, be very wary of where you step, and what you do. Like in real life (sub-tip 1: Don't underestimate the AI of the monsters if they're nearby), if you knock a bottle over, if you drop the book you're carrying, if you jump off of a pile of crates, the monster will more often than not hear you, and walk right over to your position. You'll usually be able to tell if they are, as they're make a rather loud groan in response.

Tip 2 (I guess I lied when referring to tip in the singular):
As mentioned earlier, take note of music and sound cues. After toying around with the various monsters, you'll be able to discern the distinct sounds they make, and their respective soundtracks. Soundtracks play a large role in the monsters' appearances, you should tell if there's a sudden change in the musics' 'feel', which will usually mean that the track switched to one that reflects the monsters' 'mood'. There are 3 each for the monsters of the game, there's one for idling, searching, and attacking. Searching music generally plays when the monster is looking for you, such as making a mistake related to tip 1. Also, the monsters tend to be a bit noisy, it's not very common for them to be silently stalking around a corner. There's one monster in the game in particular that makes a VERY distinct noise when it moves about, you'll be able to usually tell how far it is.
There is also one more track that will be hell to you. If you hear it, and you most definitely will in the game, run. I will only say that it's hair-raising, and the only term I can describe the sound with is 'table saw'.