![]() ![]() The chase ends with a mad scramble up a set of bookshelves and into another opening, out of the Janitor’s arms reach. Players then have Six creep out a small opening, and make a dash across the level, keeping to the carpets as much as possible, then making a mad dash across the creaky floors, thanks to the head start she got from the distraction tactic. It involved turning on a TV in a room, to draw the Janitor in. One particular puzzle is the classic “distract the enemy and make a run for it” solution, which was especially tense and sent my heart racing. As I played through the level, I quickly learned to walk when threading on the wooden flooring, so as not to cause a creak on any of the loose wooden planks, and to not knock over any objects or light the lighter when the Janitor is in the vicinity. Listening to the audio cues are key too, as every bit of sound made by Six will catch the Janitor’s attention and there’s no escape from his tentacle-like arms. The Janitor is blind, so it makes for some fun stealth elements on this level. That’s pretty much the arsenal of moves Six is equipped with, to take on the multitudes of puzzles and obstacles the Maw can throw at her across a possible 5 to 6 distinct levels. Oh, and the right analog stick controls the camera, for panning the surroundings. The controls were simple enough,with a button to jump, run, grab, throw, crouch, and another to light Six’s lighter. His face is wrapped up like a mummy, only exposing his mouth and a nasty set of teeth, and his long arms terrorises Six throughout the level, trying to grab her at every opportunity. Having escaped the Cook, Six just can’t catch a break, and gets chased by an even creepier monster, known as the Janitor, who looks more disturbing than ever. This new demo of “The Lair” level, follows Six, after she makes it out of the kitchen from the previous demo. Thanks to Bandai Namco’s invite to the Level Up: Winter Edition media showcase event in Sweden earlier this month, I finally got my hands on a more complete version of the game. ![]() You can even score a free DLC while you’re at it! The short browser-based demo offers a decent taste of some of the puzzles and unique art style, via a series of interactive videos. It’s still playable now (somewhat) as a point-and-click demo adventure of sorts, on the official site here. Anyone remember The Nightmare Before Christmas?Īttendees at last year’s Gamescom and Tokyo Game Show got a first taste of the game with a playable demo of “The Kitchen” level. Despite the cartoony-like claymation animation, the game strikes a balance with the horror theme, by establishing a darker tone reminiscent of Tim Burton’s dreary gothic stylings. Tarsier Studios, a Sweden-based indie developer, best known for their involvement with Sony’s LittleBigPlanet for the PS Vita, is now exploring the darker side of childhood, with a grim platforming, puzzle-solving adventure game. However, unlike the two, Little Nightmares has a more claymation-like art style to it, which perfectly captures the disturbing mood of the game. ![]() That awful pace has continued into February: Earlier this month, Homeworld 3 studio Blackbird Interactive confirmed that it too was laying off an unspecified number of employees.The use of physics-based puzzles in this dark platform adventure game is immediately reminiscent of Limbo (2010) and Inside (2016), both of which I adored and have completed. Supermassive is currently working on Little Nightmares 3, a singleplayer Dead by Daylight spinoff called The Casting of Frank Stone, and a new Dark Pictures Anthology game, Directive 8020.Ģ023 was a very bad year for layoffs in the videogame industry, and 2024 so far hasn't been any better: In the wake of more 11,000 layoffs through 2023, nearly 6,000 more people lost their jobs in January 2024 alone. In 2022 it was acquired by Nordisk Games, a division of Danish media corporation Egmont Group, whose team "includes entrepreneurs, games industry thought leaders, strategists, and number crunchers." Make of that what you will. The studio enjoyed continued success with subsequent releases including The Dark Pictures Anthology series and The Quarry. Supermassive was founded in 2008 and hit the big time in 2015 with the award-winning PS4 game Until Dawn, which is finally coming to PC later this year. ![]()
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