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Knock-Knock |OT| From Midnight Till Dawn
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SlasherJPC
Banned
Alcotholic
Banned
Ahh... I was wondering what that did.
Mine ran out when I was in the last house and I wasn't sure if it did anything. I just kept playing and beat the game.
Cydonian__Knight
Member
So I beat the game and got the ending where
. I think that's considered the bad ending. I wasn't presented with a choice at the end, so your prior actions determine the ending. It seems like there are quite a few variables in the game that affect how you progress. It's going to take some time to understand how they all interact.
the Lodger stays in the cabin and remains hidden
Damn quote. What a great team.
Cave Johnson
Member
Looks perfect for the Vita. Too bad no announcement for that.
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
Hey OP, is this game on Steam? If not, where can we buy it and for how much?
Looks amazing btw, never heard of Ice-pick lodge.
Looks amazing btw, never heard of Ice-pick lodge.
it's on steam, it sells for $8.50 now, ten bucks later
have a link: http://store.steampowered.com/app/250380/?snr=1_4_4__103
This is the only game I've backed on Kickstarter but I haven't gotten around to playing it much yet. What I can say though is that they've done some really interesting things with the shadows and placing 2D assets in an actually 3D environment. Looks amazing in motion, the screenshots make it look more like the typical glorified flash game.
Will be playing more today, glad that it's finally out.
Will be playing more today, glad that it's finally out.
Messofanego
Banned
Man, this is one stressful game. I keep on "dying" at stage 3, can't find a place to hide in time. Feeling out the systems like the waiting mechanic is kinda an Ice Pick Lodge thing by now, so am interested to play more. Is there more to the forest other than just going around in circles? Nothing happened, but maybe that's later in the game.
I love the look, lighting, and sound design. The door knocking, ooh boy.
I love the look, lighting, and sound design. The door knocking, ooh boy.
Chance Hale
Member
Yes, listen to the background and shadows in the different layers. You'll find different people that you can merge into
And the purchase link is in the op ;-; Maybe I should make it more obvious.
Messofanego
Banned
Ah, cool.
Messofanego
Banned
Chance Hale
Member
Really hoping that given this succeeded on Kickstarter that they will use it for a Pathologic remake which they've hinted at. Of course, it'd be nice if they didn't have to use Kickstarter at all but I suppose we'll see how it works out. Hope they keep on doing bigger projects like the Void.
In any case, really looking forward to spending more time with the game this weekend. It's a game I have to play at night and the past week I've been actually going to bed which has prevented me from progressing.
In any case, really looking forward to spending more time with the game this weekend. It's a game I have to play at night and the past week I've been actually going to bed which has prevented me from progressing.
I would settle for a new translation, honestly
just like 5k kickstarter to pay a translator and be done with it
Chance Hale
Member
I would settle for a new translation, honestly
just like 5k kickstarter to pay a translator and be done with it
Heh, that would certainly be serviceable but I think it'd be nice to have more modern graphics and refined mechanics to go along with it. The Void remains gorgeous(or well, striking) in its own bizarre, creepy way to this day so I'd be interested to see what they could do with Pathologic using modern tech.
If nothing else as you said, put up a re-translation kickstarter and work on something new. Shame that fan translation project fell through years ago, actually seemed hopeful for a bit.
yeah I wouldn't say no to a full-redo, it's just that I think creative crazies like IPL must surely rather do new stuff
BladeRunner12
Neo Member
Just been reviewed on Strategy Informer, not the best score.
Anyone else tried it yet? Wondering if it's worth picking up!
Anyone else tried it yet? Wondering if it's worth picking up!
I haven't played the game in a few days, but I still can't beat the second level
I'm starting to feel like an idiot
maybe I'll restart it to see if I missed something
I kinda enjoy trying out theories but I wish some of them would come true
the game should probably be a bit more forgiving with the monster damage, so far it's pretty brutal, but that's IPL for you
I'm starting to feel like an idiot
maybe I'll restart it to see if I missed something
I kinda enjoy trying out theories but I wish some of them would come true
the game should probably be a bit more forgiving with the monster damage, so far it's pretty brutal, but that's IPL for you
KibblesBits
Member
So I've discovered this game tonight. It looks fantastic.
Chance Hale
Member
Anyone else bought the game now that it's on gog and have some impressions? Need to get back into the game, been in a mood the past few days so I haven't gotten back to it because the atmosphere is so strong.
Edit: Added new images, will go through reviews later. Some of the ones I saw that were negative seemed to kind of shame the game for asking you to experiment but I suppose they must go up all the same.
Edit: Added new images, will go through reviews later. Some of the ones I saw that were negative seemed to kind of shame the game for asking you to experiment but I suppose they must go up all the same.
so a new patch just rolled out
I'm pretty pleased with the game now having controller support, from the start I felt I wanted to play this thing on a controller. also it seems like they're adding a few more clocks for us useless people that keep getting stuck at the second level
I'm pretty pleased with the game now having controller support, from the start I felt I wanted to play this thing on a controller. also it seems like they're adding a few more clocks for us useless people that keep getting stuck at the second level
Chance Hale
Member
I need to get a longer headphones cable so I can use them on the couch. In any case, the clock change should help a lot of people continue on with the game. Seemed to be a major stumbling block for many.
Well, I bought it after seeing the OP and looking at it motion(looked neat), and wasn't sorry I did. I really did like the game, but it is kind of crap about explaining game systems. Hiding never seems to work at all, and I had to research how the holes in the house work as well as some of the sound cues.
No spoiler for the story itself, just for gameplay, so if you don't want to know, don't highlight:
Still not sure how
relate to anything, or even how to find
(got the "bad" ending and didn't pick up a one), but definitely want to play again to find out.
No spoiler for the story itself, just for gameplay, so if you don't want to know, don't highlight:
When the camera pans out and zooms on a room, that's where a hole with an eye is going to appear. You have roughly 15 seconds when this happens to get there and fix the light in the room before it appears. If you make it in time, the hole never appears. If you don't, it appears and fixing the room makes you lose like an hour of time(as it appears, a LOUD knock happens, this is what it means). However if you don't, this is what causes the roaming guests to appear(you know you haven't made it in time if you hear one whispering suddenly). They're confined to one floor for the most part, but since they can go through doors, it's hard to do anything on the floor with them. Touching a guest makes you lose like 8 hours(the ghost one makes you repeat the day I think), and fixing a light with a guest currently in the room warps you to a different room and a loss of like 5 hours.
Still not sure how
fragments
diary pages
Cross Posting from the Steam Thread with some impressions after playing for some time:
After some hours I may be somewhat stuck in Knock Knock. The game is not clear on what you must do or how you must do it. It's okay, many games do this and it's nice for us to discover on our own (Dark Souls). However I reached one of the last levels and it seems that if you do not proceed to the next level/room/dream/nightmare whatever you want to call it you may be getting a Game Over screen the next time you will try to advance to the next level just like you normally would do.
Knock Knock have a very creepy and depressive atmosphere. Seems to be a great game to play in the upcoming Halloween. You will always feel that you are surrounded by someone or something, yet, you feel alone at the same time.
Now this is very clever: There are things that really help to create a tense mood in the game with such basic gameplay elements. Let's say something is approaching you. You hide but you are still visible. It's okay, because it does not matter if they can see you since it's you that can't see them because if you see them/it then it means they are real and if you believe they are real, then you must be hallucinating meaning you are losing it.
The game have more than one way to end, or to not end at all, in fact. Depending on some actions across the game, when you proceed further a larger enemy may be something for you and a very different one for me.
Immersion tip: In this game the sound of doors opening and closing are quite regular. If you have a sound system with a Subwoofer, placing the Sub below your desk near one of the corners gives you a much more real feeling that something is really knocking a door in your house. This adds to the atmosphere giving you a more intensifying experience when everything is silenced and then BAM!, someone shuts a door, and you feel the vibration.
In my opinion you don't get those jump scares we sometimes see (faked or not) on Youtube videos from games like playing Amnesia, in this game instead of "AAAH, Oh my God & Buddha, that is scary!!!" I got something more of: "That is creepy... go away, please, I don't want to look Just... leave me alone... "
With being said a Patch was recently released fixing a couple of issues, some bugs and something regarding a couple of Achievements not unlocking for some people. I can always start a new game, try to get it right this time, try to get a proper ending or see if I will see more fragments of memories that kinda randomly appear on the game or even to see what will appear when I'm near the end, but for now it's on stand-by.
After some hours I may be somewhat stuck in Knock Knock. The game is not clear on what you must do or how you must do it. It's okay, many games do this and it's nice for us to discover on our own (Dark Souls). However I reached one of the last levels and it seems that if you do not proceed to the next level/room/dream/nightmare whatever you want to call it you may be getting a Game Over screen the next time you will try to advance to the next level just like you normally would do.
Knock Knock have a very creepy and depressive atmosphere. Seems to be a great game to play in the upcoming Halloween. You will always feel that you are surrounded by someone or something, yet, you feel alone at the same time.
Now this is very clever: There are things that really help to create a tense mood in the game with such basic gameplay elements. Let's say something is approaching you. You hide but you are still visible. It's okay, because it does not matter if they can see you since it's you that can't see them because if you see them/it then it means they are real and if you believe they are real, then you must be hallucinating meaning you are losing it.
The game have more than one way to end, or to not end at all, in fact. Depending on some actions across the game, when you proceed further a larger enemy may be something for you and a very different one for me.
Immersion tip: In this game the sound of doors opening and closing are quite regular. If you have a sound system with a Subwoofer, placing the Sub below your desk near one of the corners gives you a much more real feeling that something is really knocking a door in your house. This adds to the atmosphere giving you a more intensifying experience when everything is silenced and then BAM!, someone shuts a door, and you feel the vibration.
In my opinion you don't get those jump scares we sometimes see (faked or not) on Youtube videos from games like playing Amnesia, in this game instead of "AAAH, Oh my God & Buddha, that is scary!!!" I got something more of: "That is creepy... go away, please, I don't want to look
Just... leave me alone... " With being said a Patch was recently released fixing a couple of issues, some bugs and something regarding a couple of Achievements not unlocking for some people. I can always start a new game, try to get it right this time, try to get a proper ending or see if I will see more fragments of memories that kinda randomly appear on the game or even to see what will appear when I'm near the end, but for now it's on stand-by.
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Okay, now I need to get off my ass and play this.
I played 2.5 hours of Knock Knock today and I loved it. I never played something like it before; it's mysterious, enigmatic and oppressive. I felt oppressed and deeply disturbed while playing but the weirdness and madness intrigues me so much that I couldn't put the controller down.
Chance Hale
Member
Game is currently on sale for 5 dollars!
Game was voted one of Rockpapershotgun's best games of the year since its been bumped. Reception was a bit muted in comparison to Ice-Pick's other games, but it did come out in a rather busy period sadly so a lot of sites seemed to have ignored it.
Knock-Knock was able to be made thanks to kickstarter and Ice-Pick will soon be bringing a Pathologic remake to the service as well, hopefully people will support them!
Game was voted one of Rockpapershotgun's best games of the year since its been bumped. Reception was a bit muted in comparison to Ice-Pick's other games, but it did come out in a rather busy period sadly so a lot of sites seemed to have ignored it.
Knock-Knock was able to be made thanks to kickstarter and Ice-Pick will soon be bringing a Pathologic remake to the service as well, hopefully people will support them!
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