Creepy Story: Some Different Place is a 2D journey sport during which you resolve puzzles and keep away from creepy creatures. You play as a younger boy who finds himself in a distinct world after being lured into the outlet of a tree by some type of creature. You then end up on a quest during which you face extra creepy creatures, resolve puzzles, and study in regards to the world you’re exploring.
The sport begins with three boys, their mother, and their child sister across the dinner desk. Two of the boys speak about eager to discover, however they’re shut down by their mother.
The third boy (your character) pronounces he doesn’t wish to discover anyway, as he has plans to fish, which is strictly what he does. Whereas fishing, he’s then approached by the unusual creature who leads him to the tree after which into the opposite world.
There, you face your first set of puzzles. You’re trapped in a small space with a giant monster gnawing at some bushes, and the boy finds it greatest to not disturb it. Close to you might be solely a home, a fish, and the creature who introduced you right here. Nonetheless unaware of the place you might be or what is occurring, it’s your job to determine a solution to lure the monster away so you’ll be able to enterprise additional into the woods.
After you have made it by way of a couple of totally different settings, you might be then satisfied by the small creature who has been following you that there’s a lady in want of saving. Sure to be her hero, the boy agrees to search out her and assist her, which leads you on a good longer journey, encountering unusual issues and locations, and fixing extra puzzles.
As with with most puzzle video games, ranges enhance in issue as you go alongside. The puzzles in Creepy Story: Some Different Place are type of like escape rooms, besides you aren’t all the time technically in a room. A stage might happen outdoors or in a cave, however they won’t assist you to proceed the sport till you resolve each a part of the extent.
The puzzles additionally vary from easy actions (comparable to giving creatures a sure merchandise or dropping an merchandise off in a selected location) to extra typical, logic-based fare. An instance of this could be a puzzle inside an early stage during which you might be given a cranium with sure colours and symbols round its nostril, and it’s important to match these colours and symbols to the tooth that come out of its mouth.
The controls and mechanics of Creepy Story: Some Different Place are simple, as there isn’t an entire lot to do within the sport. You employ the left stick to maneuver your character, and the A, B, Y, and X to leap, work together with objects, use objects, and talk with whoever.
What’s actually enjoyable about this sport, nevertheless, is its creepy ambiance. As acknowledged within the title, this sport is a creepy story. Its visible type could be very darkish—a world during which there isn’t very a lot coloration—and it options quite a lot of unusual and unsettling monsters. Creepy Story does an incredible job at creating an atmosphere that feels eerie and price exploring (or, extra precisely, escaping from).
Creepy Story: Some Different Place requires technique and inventive pondering, which is fascinating sufficient, however it additionally has an attention-grabbing ambiance that’s certain to carry the eye of puzzle players. Whereas it might not be the longest sport, it’s value its value.
