Creepy Story: Some Different Place is a 2D journey recreation by which you remedy puzzles and keep away from creepy creatures. You play as a younger boy who finds himself in a special world after being lured into the outlet of a tree by some kind of creature. You then end up on a quest by which you face extra creepy creatures, remedy puzzles, and study concerning 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 discuss desirous to discover, however they’re shut down by their mother.
The third boy (your character) proclaims he doesn’t wish to discover anyway, as he has plans to fish, which is precisely 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 timber, and the boy finds it finest 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 strategy to lure the monster away so you’ll be able to enterprise additional into the woods.
Upon getting made it by a number of totally different settings, you might be then satisfied by the small creature who has been following you that there’s a woman in want of saving. Sure to be her hero, the boy agrees to seek out her and assist her, which leads you on a fair 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 kind of like escape rooms, besides you aren’t all the time technically in a room. A stage might happen exterior or in a cave, however they won’t can help you proceed the sport till you remedy each a part of the extent.
The puzzles additionally vary from easy actions (akin to giving creatures a sure merchandise or dropping an merchandise off in a particular location) to extra typical, logic-based fare. An instance of this is able to be a puzzle inside an early stage by 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 straightforward, as there isn’t a complete lot to do within the recreation. 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 recreation, nevertheless, is its creepy ambiance. As acknowledged within the title, this recreation is a creepy story. Its visible type may be very darkish—a world by which there isn’t very a lot shade—and it options lots of unusual and unsettling monsters. Creepy Story does an incredible job at creating an atmosphere that feels eerie and value exploring (or, extra precisely, escaping from).
Creepy Story: Some Different Place requires technique and artistic pondering, which is charming sufficient, but it surely additionally has an attention-grabbing ambiance that’s certain to carry the eye of puzzle players. Whereas it will not be the longest recreation, it’s price its value.
