One of my new favourite of these style of games, super well stylised, not painfully difficult but more than enough to be terrifying, clearly a lot of effort was put in to the game and it shows, super well done! :)
Got the game on Steam and enjoyed it thoroughly, fixed camera and tank controls, mixed with the sound of scissors snipping constantly had me on the edge of my seat! Nicely done.
Oh man, I loved this Game! I wish it was longer just because I'm in loved with lore! The fact that you can hear snipping and footsteps slowly getting faster and faster is so anxiety-inducing. I hope there is another chapter or even another game you are working on soon. Great job and can't wait to see more.
- The Snipper's first four murders happened some time ago and the police have already removed all the body parts from the scene, however, you can still find fresh limbs of multiple people scattered all over the place, which means that the cardboard cutouts are from his previous victims and weren't collected as evidence by the police, but the fresh limbs belonged to the recent ones, implying that he's killed at least 2-3 more people shortly before Adam and Kevin break in
- All the items you use throughout the game were left there by the Snipper in a specific order, with the express purpose of giving you a chance to escape
- He's a cannibal, as evidenced by the words "saddy meal" written near the kitchen that contains someone's viscera and limbs and a hacksaw
- He hangs Kevin's body in front of a shutter that the police approach as a way to taunt both the police and Adam, or to potentially frame Adam as the murderer...
To top it all off, his voice sounds demonic and distorted, as if he's not even human. It's just a speculation, considering it could've just been aesthetically motivated, i. e. to make him more intimidating and the overall experience more surreal. What does he say, anyway? I could only recognize bits and snippets, but from what I could distinguish, he mentions making Adam into a "friend" and something along the lines of "There's no place to hide!".
I watched a playthrough of this and thought it was wonderful. So many horror games on here are half-baked, but you REALLY captured the spirit of the PSX era of games. I loved the old Silent Hill, Clock Tower, and Fatal Frame games and the puzzles and quest-fetching reminded me of that. Your homage was spot-on and carefully rendered. Great atmosphere. Just enough campy and corniness blended with serious scares. Fabulous tribute. I'd love to see you attempt a longer game with a similar PSX-era concept.
I love the use of silence in this game. You really nailed the feeling of being isolated in an abandoned building with a killer lurking around. There were some moments where I died without a real chance to survive but that doesn't detract from the great atmosphere you setup in the beginning of the game.
I do wonder what drove the killer to do something like that in the ending though. He didn't seem like the type of person to do that but I might have missed some notes?
I've played quite a few retro-inspired horror games recently and this one stands out as one of the best. Tight tank controls. Clear sound cues to let you know when the killer is nearby or has left the area. Fantastic visuals. Challenging, but not impossible. Also, the story unfolds in an intuitive way so there isn't a bunch of time spent wandering around wondering what to do next. Bang-up job!
This game is worth so much more than the price tag. Easily one of the best PS1 retro throwbacks on Itch right now. If you're a fan of the original Resident Evil or Silent Hill games, you'll love this (EVEN THE TANK CONTROLS!). Eagerly awaiting anything else from this dev.
Fantastic fun and really quite intense. It certainly has a Puppet Combo vibe. I liked the use of the interference and his scissor sounds as he stalks you in the background. I hope we see "The Snipper" again.
I would like to say first this game was well worth more than the price says. I had so much fun playing this, and really enjoyed the pacing. My favorite aspect had to be the level designs and scale! They were really surprising and really made the game feel open. Keep up the great work!
This game was pretty perfect until the killer really showed up. I almost had a run-in with him before you need to and the way that he sometimes walks and sometimes run while patrolling is really unnerving, much more so than the snipping sounds because it makes you think he might have spotted you.
So the stealth is good but the chases are not for a few reasons.
1: You can take one hit, a second one kills you, but it felt like at least nine out of ten times he'll attack you twice in rapid succession so it might as well have been one.
2: The killer is too fast, I know Puppet Combo inspired this game and he usually does this too (but didn't in his best game, Murder House,) but it feels neither like 80s slasher villains who almost always just walks toward their victim or sneaks up on them, nor is it all that fun when like I said, you almost always get one-shotted. I actually think the only place where I was able to lose him was in the stairwell, making all the hiding spots useless, especially since just hiding around corners worked fine for the stealth.
I'd have made him slower and just removed the health system entirely since adding more health would instead make the Snipper seem weak. Alternately, make him loose your trail quicker since there's no way to actually make much distance between the two of you.
I liked the vhs static when you were close to the killer, it made for good situational awareness. The chromatic aberration really didn't feel like it was from a vhs though, felt quite digital.
The map stayed saved after you did something, so if you open a door, get killed and sent back to a checkpoint, the door will still be open after that, and quite frankly that's also the only way I could see myself getting past the killer in the scissor corridor as he is now but that shouldn't have to be the case.
I first tried it with an Xbox 360 controller but it only worked with the analog stick, not with the D-pad so I noped out on that, the keyboard controls were all good.
But yeah, if you nerf the killer and instead make the penalty of dying a bit harsher I think it would improve the game a ton. The atmosphere and stealth stuff is already really good.
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One of my favourite game, I really enjoyed it.
One of my new favourite of these style of games, super well stylised, not painfully difficult but more than enough to be terrifying, clearly a lot of effort was put in to the game and it shows, super well done! :)
Got the game on Steam and enjoyed it thoroughly, fixed camera and tank controls, mixed with the sound of scissors snipping constantly had me on the edge of my seat! Nicely done.
https://youtu.be/S8CI66zs9gI
Fantastic game, really enjoyed it. Thank you.
Oh man, I loved this Game! I wish it was longer just because I'm in loved with lore! The fact that you can hear snipping and footsteps slowly getting faster and faster is so anxiety-inducing. I hope there is another chapter or even another game you are working on soon. Great job and can't wait to see more.
I'll post the full game video next week :)
I own the game here on itchio may I have the steam key? I would love to go on a achievement hunt lmao.
I'll be dispatching the keys later.
Good to know! thanks for the response and btw this game is awesome.
!!!SPOILERS!!!
So, let me get this straight:
- The Snipper's first four murders happened some time ago and the police have already removed all the body parts from the scene, however, you can still find fresh limbs of multiple people scattered all over the place, which means that the cardboard cutouts are from his previous victims and weren't collected as evidence by the police, but the fresh limbs belonged to the recent ones, implying that he's killed at least 2-3 more people shortly before Adam and Kevin break in
- All the items you use throughout the game were left there by the Snipper in a specific order, with the express purpose of giving you a chance to escape
- He's a cannibal, as evidenced by the words "saddy meal" written near the kitchen that contains someone's viscera and limbs and a hacksaw
- He hangs Kevin's body in front of a shutter that the police approach as a way to taunt both the police and Adam, or to potentially frame Adam as the murderer...
To top it all off, his voice sounds demonic and distorted, as if he's not even human. It's just a speculation, considering it could've just been aesthetically motivated, i. e. to make him more intimidating and the overall experience more surreal. What does he say, anyway? I could only recognize bits and snippets, but from what I could distinguish, he mentions making Adam into a "friend" and something along the lines of "There's no place to hide!".
how do i get steam key
I'll be dispatching the keys later.
thanks. I really like this game. thank you so much.
good game
https://youtu.be/ogJ4h7_V_MY
My lungs hurt from screaming lol
I think I almost had a heart attack from this game.. well done!
what a great game. terrifying scares and chases!
It was a really good game! it was just super difficult to get past him once he sees you lol
The scariest horror game of 2022 - There I said it! Excellent job by the developer, truly an indie horror classic!
if you'd like to see me absolutely terrified feel free to have a watch!
A very cool short horror game.
Such a good game! The atmosphere and graphics are so good! Really like the idea of a guy with scissors chasing you! Great Job!
I watched a playthrough of this and thought it was wonderful. So many horror games on here are half-baked, but you REALLY captured the spirit of the PSX era of games. I loved the old Silent Hill, Clock Tower, and Fatal Frame games and the puzzles and quest-fetching reminded me of that. Your homage was spot-on and carefully rendered. Great atmosphere. Just enough campy and corniness blended with serious scares. Fabulous tribute. I'd love to see you attempt a longer game with a similar PSX-era concept.
Cmon now a killer chasing me with scissors, you guys need to cut it out! Overall the game had me screaming like a little girl. Great work! 👍
I do wonder what drove the killer to do something like that in the ending though. He didn't seem like the type of person to do that but I might have missed some notes?
Thanks for making games!
10/10 This game was so good, I had so many jumpscares and was terrified to move half the time. Loved it
I've played quite a few retro-inspired horror games recently and this one stands out as one of the best. Tight tank controls. Clear sound cues to let you know when the killer is nearby or has left the area. Fantastic visuals. Challenging, but not impossible. Also, the story unfolds in an intuitive way so there isn't a bunch of time spent wandering around wondering what to do next. Bang-up job!
Here's my no-commentary playthrough:
the sound of the scissors was nerve-wracking i hope we get more of this
Keep up the hard work
I'm just about to make a YouTube vid about this. It seems popular. Hopefully this is my big break guys. Wish me luck!
This game was intense! Had my heart pounding whenever the screen went static. Really tight and well-paced game. Good atmosphere.
Also, that end credit track was awesome. Anyone know where I can find it?
Thank you for playing. The track was made for the game by Skulptur, you can find it under More Information, right above the comments section.
Sweet! Thank you. I failed to look as far as the links section...
This game is worth so much more than the price tag. Easily one of the best PS1 retro throwbacks on Itch right now. If you're a fan of the original Resident Evil or Silent Hill games, you'll love this (EVEN THE TANK CONTROLS!). Eagerly awaiting anything else from this dev.
I would like to say first this game was well worth more than the price says. I had so much fun playing this, and really enjoyed the pacing. My favorite aspect had to be the level designs and scale! They were really surprising and really made the game feel open. Keep up the great work!
damnn soon as I heard the ASKE developer made a horror game , I bought immediately. Great work I seriously loved this!
Full Play No Commentary
Can anyone tell my it wont let me open the zip file to extract the game
Feel free to DM me so I can help you. @selewidev on Twitter.
I do not have twitter is it possible we could talk somewhere else
just sent request
This game was pretty perfect until the killer really showed up. I almost had a run-in with him before you need to and the way that he sometimes walks and sometimes run while patrolling is really unnerving, much more so than the snipping sounds because it makes you think he might have spotted you.
So the stealth is good but the chases are not for a few reasons.
1: You can take one hit, a second one kills you, but it felt like at least nine out of ten times he'll attack you twice in rapid succession so it might as well have been one.
2: The killer is too fast, I know Puppet Combo inspired this game and he usually does this too (but didn't in his best game, Murder House,) but it feels neither like 80s slasher villains who almost always just walks toward their victim or sneaks up on them, nor is it all that fun when like I said, you almost always get one-shotted. I actually think the only place where I was able to lose him was in the stairwell, making all the hiding spots useless, especially since just hiding around corners worked fine for the stealth.
I'd have made him slower and just removed the health system entirely since adding more health would instead make the Snipper seem weak. Alternately, make him loose your trail quicker since there's no way to actually make much distance between the two of you.
I liked the vhs static when you were close to the killer, it made for good situational awareness. The chromatic aberration really didn't feel like it was from a vhs though, felt quite digital.
The map stayed saved after you did something, so if you open a door, get killed and sent back to a checkpoint, the door will still be open after that, and quite frankly that's also the only way I could see myself getting past the killer in the scissor corridor as he is now but that shouldn't have to be the case.
I first tried it with an Xbox 360 controller but it only worked with the analog stick, not with the D-pad so I noped out on that, the keyboard controls were all good.
But yeah, if you nerf the killer and instead make the penalty of dying a bit harsher I think it would improve the game a ton. The atmosphere and stealth stuff is already really good.
I loved this game, the retro graphics style is awesome, and the best part is that there are checkpoints in case you die, highly recommended congrats!