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Silent slayer: Vault of the Vampire. 0100 There are nine levels, although I haven’t played beyond the third to give you an accurate impression of what In total, there are apparently nine levels, although I haven’t set foot outside of the third to give you an accurate impression of what the first 30-ish minutes of the game has to offer.Like I Expect You to Die, the studio’s upcoming horror-puzzle is played equally well standing up or sitting down, requiring little to no room-scale movement on your quest to play what is essentially a spooky version of the kid’s board game Operation, which similarly tasks you with precisely manipulating little doohickeys with the utmost care to not trip the metaphorical buzzer–or in Silent Slayer’s
case, a screaming vampire.Before the fun begins though, you’re first tasked with reassembling a sort of totem inscribed with the crest of your next enemy, called a ‘Bind Stone’.The broken stones give a few clues on how they’re put back together, although you may be scratching your head a bit as you follow broken contours and match edges to reveal different geometric forms to unlock each sequential level. The stone could be a pyramid, a prism, or anything, making for an interesting little roadblock of a puzzle that forces you to pay close attention to detail–an important skill you’ll learn once you’re face-first with the blood sucker
du jour.And back at your home base, you’re also given a talking book which not only narrates the game’s story, but provides detail on every vampire, and every tool given to you for each mission. The game’s real action begins when you reach your destination and are placed in front of a ghou The mini-crowbar is used to remove nails, pull locking crossbars and manipulate keys. You will Once you have opened the top of the coffin, it’s important to be quiet, precise, and 01 Your bookish friend is always there to help, but he also gives you some helpful color commentary about what to Use clippers to cut tripwires and a heart detection tool to find the heart of the vampire. Your If you make it to the end, there are two tasks left. At least, that’s what I remember You can deactivate a final trap by tracing the vampire’s crown in the air. The From a technical perspective, Silent slayer has a The game is still a mystery to me, however. Some of the previously released screenshots reveal that there will These keys look
a ton
of them, so you’ll have to That image below also shows a long pry bar, which I imagine will mean I have to be super careful with some far away nails.Image courtesy Schell GamesThat said, jump scares weren’t
extremely
terrifying, since you always know they’re coming after a major screw up. It’s only a small part of the puzzle, but it has proven to be a lot of fun The storyline is something I’m looking forward to, and hope it develops over the nine levels. The backstory was not something I paid much attention to during the first 3 levels. I was too busy learning the The full review will be available this summer, when Quest 2/3 Pro launches the game. In the meantime, you can
, currently priced at a 10% discount off its regular $20 price tag.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaMQX5V4FbU