

In this Midnight City revision of Slender: The Arrival the basic premise of the original Slender (i.e. Slender: The Arrival has a far more cinematic presentation and all round gameplay than the original Slender although the basic gameplay remains the same. Aficionados of the story might find this game enjoyable enough, regardless.Slender was one of the first games to be based on it and went on to become a phenomenon in 2012, inspiring several spin-offs and countless "Watch how scared I get playing Slender at midnight while wearing an adult diaper" YouTube videos.Īs soon as you start Slender: The Arrival, its clear that its a more polished game than the original which is to be expected. In fact, the monotonous indoor environment might actually detract from the fear factor of Slenderman, which may mean that this game doesn't quench the thirst of the hardcore horror fans. The graphics lack some of the true terror and painstaking details that newer games, especially those on consoles, have brought to the genre. This game is older than Slender, and you can tell. Similarly, we're not head over heels for the graphics. However, the keyboard controls are sure to satisfy those who loving playing games in front of their monitors in the dark of night. There's a certain Mountain Dew-fueled motivation to this style of game play, but it's definitely not for everyone. If you're too slow, your life is forfeit. There's a lot of key mashing, because you must repeatedly shoot at your foes to actually kill them. As a keyboard-based game, this can become frustrating.

The objects you find do make the game slightly more interesting. Your travels bring you to items and weapons, like the gun that is capable of killing slender creatures. Your ultimate goal is to kill him, not find out about his origins, which might be more satisfying for some players.

However, the aim of Slenderman is quite different, and this game finds players transported to a forest where you're running not only from the man himself but from slender children as well. Slenderman, which actually predates Slender, gives you more horror and story about the character who slowly causes you to lose sanity in the Slender computer game. Parsec Productions received more fame for its release of Slender, a first-person horror game where you play a character who is searching for information about the Slender Man.
