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* JumpScare: So far, this trope is mostly averted, although as The Huntsman becomes more prevalent in the final product, who knows?
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* StoryBreadcrumbs: Played straight, although 'breadcrumb' is hardly an appropriate description of the bits of dialogue scattered throughout the orphanage. Every portrait you encounter will spout exposition at you for anywhere from five to ten minutes, and the only thing the player can do is sit completely still and listen; unless of course, you want to have no clue what's going on at all.
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* StoryBreadcrumbs: Played straight, although Though 'breadcrumb' is hardly an appropriate description of the bits of dialogue scattered throughout the orphanage. Every portrait you encounter will spout exposition at you for anywhere from five to ten minutes, and the only thing the player can do is sit completely still and listen; unless of course, you want to have no clue what's going on at all.
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* ViolationOfCommonSense: Look guys, helping orphans is fun and all, but do I really ''have'' to go into the hedge maze?
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Created by Shadowshifters, a small indie team based in New Zealand, ''Huntsman: The Orphanage'' is categorized by its creators as 'alt-horror', meaning as it has little in the way of actual gameplay, and deals mostly with piecing together a complex and tragic overarching lore while also hiding and evading an unkillable enemy, the titular [[SlenderMan Huntsman.]]
As either one of two investigators, you decide, out of either curiosity or disbelief, to look into 'the legend of The Huntsman' by checking out the old creepy orphanage where it was said that he killed 12 orphans one fateful night. The place is now abandoned, and is haunted by the ghosts of the orphans and the adults that witnessed the horrors that went on there. You must communicate with these ghosts in order to piece together the story and set the spirits of the orphans free from their resting place, picking up small threads over time that eventually accumulate into a big overarching lore. Think ''VideoGame/GoneHome'' but with more danger, because [[SlenderMan The Huntsman]] will stalk you and [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin hunt]] you over the course of the game, and it's never clear exactly where you are and aren't safe.
As either one of two investigators, you decide, out of either curiosity or disbelief, to look into 'the legend of The Huntsman' by checking out the old creepy orphanage where it was said that he killed 12 orphans one fateful night. The place is now abandoned, and is haunted by the ghosts of the orphans and the adults that witnessed the horrors that went on there. You must communicate with these ghosts in order to piece together the story and set the spirits of the orphans free from their resting place, picking up small threads over time that eventually accumulate into a big overarching lore. Think ''VideoGame/GoneHome'' but with more danger, because [[SlenderMan The Huntsman]] will stalk you and [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin hunt]] you over the course of the game, and it's never clear exactly where you are and aren't safe.
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Created by Shadowshifters, a small indie team based in New Zealand, ''Huntsman: The Orphanage'' is categorized by its creators as 'alt-horror', meaning as it has little in the way of actual gameplay, and deals mostly with piecing together a complex and tragic overarching lore while also hiding and evading an unkillable enemy, the titular [[SlenderMan [[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos Huntsman.]]
As either one of two investigators, you decide, out of either curiosity or disbelief, to look into 'the legend of The Huntsman' by checking out the old creepy orphanage where it was said that he killed 12 orphans one fateful night. The place is now abandoned, and is haunted by the ghosts of the orphans and the adults that witnessed the horrors that went on there. You must communicate with these ghosts in order to piece together the story and set the spirits of the orphans free from their resting place, picking up small threads over time that eventually accumulate into a big overarching lore. Think ''VideoGame/GoneHome'' but with more danger, because[[SlenderMan The Huntsman]] Huntsman will stalk you and [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin hunt]] you over the course of the game, and it's never clear exactly where you are and aren't safe.
As either one of two investigators, you decide, out of either curiosity or disbelief, to look into 'the legend of The Huntsman' by checking out the old creepy orphanage where it was said that he killed 12 orphans one fateful night. The place is now abandoned, and is haunted by the ghosts of the orphans and the adults that witnessed the horrors that went on there. You must communicate with these ghosts in order to piece together the story and set the spirits of the orphans free from their resting place, picking up small threads over time that eventually accumulate into a big overarching lore. Think ''VideoGame/GoneHome'' but with more danger, because
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Created by Shadowshifters, a small indie team based in New Zealand, ''Huntsman: The Orphanage'' is categorized by its creators as 'alt-horror', meaning as it has little in the way of actual gameplay, and deals mostly with piecing together a complex and tragic overarching lore while also hiding and evading an unkillable enemy, the titular [[SlenderMan Huntsman.]] The game is in currently in Beta, and will be released in a final state on Halloween, 2013.
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Created by Shadowshifters, a small indie team based in New Zealand, ''Huntsman: The Orphanage'' is categorized by its creators as 'alt-horror', meaning as it has little in the way of actual gameplay, and deals mostly with piecing together a complex and tragic overarching lore while also hiding and evading an unkillable enemy, the titular [[SlenderMan Huntsman.]] The game is in currently in Beta, and will be released in a final state on Halloween, 2013.
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* LateToTheTragedy: The game takes place after twelve orphans were murdered by the titular Huntsman, causing the orphanage shut down. You must converse with the ghosts of both the dead children and the adults who were in charge of them at the time, in order to piece together what has happened, why it happened, and how to set all of the ghosts free from the orphanage once and for all.
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* LateToTheTragedy: The game takes place a few years after twelve orphans were murdered by the titular Huntsman, causing the orphanage shut down. You arrive on the scene to investigate this 'myth' and you end up being tasked with setting the orphans' souls free from the orphanage. You must converse with the ghosts of both the dead children and the adults who were in charge of them at the time, in order to piece together what has happened, why it happened, and how ''how'' to set all of the ghosts free from the orphanage once and for all.
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* RealIsBrown: Perhaps one of the least colorful games ever created, although it arguably helps set up the dreary mood the game is going for.
* StoryBreadcrumbs: Played straight, although I certainly wouldn't use the word 'breadcrumb' to describe the bits of dialogue scattered throughout the orphanage. Every portrait you encounter will spout exposition at you for anywhere from five to ten minutes, and the only thing the player can do is sit completely still and listen, unless of course, you want to have no clue what's going on at all.
* StoryToGameplayRatio: The only example of any kind of gameplay in this game is the initial exploration of the orphanage and the sequences of The Huntsman stalking you in the hedge maze. Besides that, the game is essentially about listening to long-winded vignettes that only play while you stare intently at one spot.
* StoryBreadcrumbs: Played straight, although I certainly wouldn't use the word 'breadcrumb' to describe the bits of dialogue scattered throughout the orphanage. Every portrait you encounter will spout exposition at you for anywhere from five to ten minutes, and the only thing the player can do is sit completely still and listen, unless of course, you want to have no clue what's going on at all.
* StoryToGameplayRatio: The only example of any kind of gameplay in this game is the initial exploration of the orphanage and the sequences of The Huntsman stalking you in the hedge maze. Besides that, the game is essentially about listening to long-winded vignettes that only play while you stare intently at one spot.
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* RealIsBrown: Perhaps one of In typical survival horror fashion, the least colorful games ever created, game is pretty much entirely monochromatic, although it arguably helps set up the dreary mood the game is going for.
* StoryBreadcrumbs: Played straight, althoughI certainly wouldn't use the word 'breadcrumb' to describe is hardly an appropriate description of the bits of dialogue scattered throughout the orphanage. Every portrait you encounter will spout exposition at you for anywhere from five to ten minutes, and the only thing the player can do is sit completely still and listen, listen; unless of course, you want to have no clue what's going on at all.
* StoryToGameplayRatio: The only example of any kind of gameplayin this game on display here is the initial exploration of the orphanage and the short sequences of The Huntsman stalking you in the hedge maze. Besides that, the game is essentially about listening to long-winded vignettes that only play while you stare intently at one spot.
* StoryBreadcrumbs: Played straight, although
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* CharacterPortrait: Played straight in a very obtuse way: you don't actually talk to any characters per se, you only get to talk to their ''portraits'' hanging all over the orphanage.
* DialogueDuringGameplay: Sadly, this trope is entirely averted.
* EmptyRoomPsych: Of the tons and tons of rooms that you can access in the orphanage's interior, few of them contain anything at all.
* ExpositionBreak: Maybe the most over-the-top and controversial use of this trope to date: the entire game is one long exposition break.
* ForebodingArchitecture: Right before you catch your first glimpse of The Huntsman, you'll find yourself surrounded by piles of discarded mannequin parts. Eventually you find yourself in a room with very ''real'' arms and legs hanging from the ceiling, and before you can even process what you're seeing, [[JumpScare The Huntsman drops from the ceiling.]]
* JumpScare: So far, this trope is mostly averted, although as The Huntsman becomes more prevalent in the final product, who knows?
* LateToTheTragedy: The game takes place after twelve orphans were murdered by the titular Huntsman, causing the orphanage shut down. You must converse with the ghosts of both the dead children and the adults who were in charge of them at the time, in order to piece together what has happened, why it happened, and how to set all of the ghosts free from the orphanage once and for all.
* LockedDoor: Averted. Nearly every door you see can be accessed from the word go. It's just too bad that there's never anything in most of them.
* RealIsBrown: Perhaps one of the least colorful games ever created, although it arguably helps set up the dreary mood the game is going for.
* StoryBreadcrumbs: Played straight, although I certainly wouldn't use the word 'breadcrumb' to describe the bits of dialogue scattered throughout the orphanage. Every portrait you encounter will spout exposition at you for anywhere from five to ten minutes, and the only thing the player can do is sit completely still and listen, unless of course, you want to have no clue what's going on at all.
* StoryToGameplayRatio: The only example of any kind of gameplay in this game is the initial exploration of the orphanage and the sequences of The Huntsman stalking you in the hedge maze. Besides that, the game is essentially about listening to long-winded vignettes that only play while you stare intently at one spot.
* ViolationOfCommonSense: Look guys, helping orphans is fun and all, but do I really ''have'' to go into the hedge maze?
* CharacterPortrait: Played straight in a very obtuse way: you don't actually talk to any characters per se, you only get to talk to their ''portraits'' hanging all over the orphanage.
* DialogueDuringGameplay: Sadly, this trope is entirely averted.
* EmptyRoomPsych: Of the tons and tons of rooms that you can access in the orphanage's interior, few of them contain anything at all.
* ExpositionBreak: Maybe the most over-the-top and controversial use of this trope to date: the entire game is one long exposition break.
* ForebodingArchitecture: Right before you catch your first glimpse of The Huntsman, you'll find yourself surrounded by piles of discarded mannequin parts. Eventually you find yourself in a room with very ''real'' arms and legs hanging from the ceiling, and before you can even process what you're seeing, [[JumpScare The Huntsman drops from the ceiling.]]
* JumpScare: So far, this trope is mostly averted, although as The Huntsman becomes more prevalent in the final product, who knows?
* LateToTheTragedy: The game takes place after twelve orphans were murdered by the titular Huntsman, causing the orphanage shut down. You must converse with the ghosts of both the dead children and the adults who were in charge of them at the time, in order to piece together what has happened, why it happened, and how to set all of the ghosts free from the orphanage once and for all.
* LockedDoor: Averted. Nearly every door you see can be accessed from the word go. It's just too bad that there's never anything in most of them.
* RealIsBrown: Perhaps one of the least colorful games ever created, although it arguably helps set up the dreary mood the game is going for.
* StoryBreadcrumbs: Played straight, although I certainly wouldn't use the word 'breadcrumb' to describe the bits of dialogue scattered throughout the orphanage. Every portrait you encounter will spout exposition at you for anywhere from five to ten minutes, and the only thing the player can do is sit completely still and listen, unless of course, you want to have no clue what's going on at all.
* StoryToGameplayRatio: The only example of any kind of gameplay in this game is the initial exploration of the orphanage and the sequences of The Huntsman stalking you in the hedge maze. Besides that, the game is essentially about listening to long-winded vignettes that only play while you stare intently at one spot.
* ViolationOfCommonSense: Look guys, helping orphans is fun and all, but do I really ''have'' to go into the hedge maze?
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Created by Shadowshifters, a small indie team based in New Zealand, ''Huntsman: The Orphanage'' is categorized by its creators as 'alt-horror', meaning as it has little in the way of actual gameplay, and deals mostly with piecing together a complex and tragic overarching lore while also hiding and evading an unkillable enemy, the titular [[SlenderMan Huntsman.]] The game is in currently in Beta, and will be released in a final state on Halloween, 2013.
As either one of two investigators, you decide, out of either curiosity or disbelief, to look into 'the legend of The Huntsman' by checking out the old creepy orphanage where it was said that he killed 12 orphans one fateful night. The place is now abandoned, and is haunted by the ghosts of the orphans and the adults that witnessed the horrors that went on there. You must communicate with these ghosts in order to piece together the story and set the spirits of the orphans free from their resting place, picking up small threads over time that eventually accumulate into a big overarching lore. Think ''VideoGame/GoneHome'' but with more danger, because [[SlenderMan The Huntsman]] will stalk you and [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin hunt]] you over the course of the game, and it's never clear exactly where you are and aren't safe.
In its relatively short life on Steam, it has already proven to be a divisive game, with some praising its razor-focus on storytelling and [[NothingIsScarier creepy atmosphere]], while others criticize the lack of gameplay hooks and that, rather than being able to explore as you listen to the ghosts, you have to simply stand and listen to them, because moving a single inch causes the audio to cut out. Not to mention, the game is buggy.
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As either one of two investigators, you decide, out of either curiosity or disbelief, to look into 'the legend of The Huntsman' by checking out the old creepy orphanage where it was said that he killed 12 orphans one fateful night. The place is now abandoned, and is haunted by the ghosts of the orphans and the adults that witnessed the horrors that went on there. You must communicate with these ghosts in order to piece together the story and set the spirits of the orphans free from their resting place, picking up small threads over time that eventually accumulate into a big overarching lore. Think ''VideoGame/GoneHome'' but with more danger, because [[SlenderMan The Huntsman]] will stalk you and [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin hunt]] you over the course of the game, and it's never clear exactly where you are and aren't safe.
In its relatively short life on Steam, it has already proven to be a divisive game, with some praising its razor-focus on storytelling and [[NothingIsScarier creepy atmosphere]], while others criticize the lack of gameplay hooks and that, rather than being able to explore as you listen to the ghosts, you have to simply stand and listen to them, because moving a single inch causes the audio to cut out. Not to mention, the game is buggy.
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