Nowadays, something actually scary is very hard to come across.
Movies have lost it almost completely, with the occasional exception of such gems as Sinister,
and games' attempt at �horror� are pretty much laughable.
And then, a simple little indie game called Slender made its debut about two years ago.
There's barely anything to the game itself.
Your mission is simple, should you choose to accept it (since for some reason you just
can't turn your ass around and jump over the bloody fence): You go around a dark forest
at night finding eight pages stuck to various things such as trees, rocks, or broken down
trucks.
Simple enough, right?
Except all the while, as you collect more and more pages, you have a mysterious, tall
figure following you, coming closer and closer with each passing moment.
I still have never been able to pinpoint what exactly is so terrifying about this game,
but whatever it is, it works.
As you progress, the music becomes more known, you start hearing static as Slender Man comes
closer to you, and the screen will occasionally blink in and out if he's close enough.
The worst part of it is it's literally impossible to find him; you just know he's there.
Because of the nature of the game, its gameplay is very simplistic; you run.
And run.
AND RUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN.
Oh, and click to get the pages.
For what the game is, however, there's nothing more that's even needed except the barebones
type of gameplay that you'll actually find.
Once again, this is horror through and through, and survival horror at that; besides, shooting
Slender Man would be a futile effort since he would probably just chew them up in his
spirit demon god mouth and spit them back at you in the form of acid.
Really, the only thing that can fight Slender Man is Chuck Norris.
And possibly Kyle Katarn.
If you enjoy horror or random games, give Slender a try, because unless you're made
of steel I can guarantee that this'll get a scare or two out of you, and maybe, just
maybe, even a yelp of terror.
So this is Jon from CGRUndertow wishing you good Slender: The Arrival, and good Dead Space,
or whatever makes you happy.