Slender: The Arrival, Part 1 - Visiting a friend

Slender: The Arrival is rated T for Violence and Blood. Please be aware that images may be very disturbing.

Before the gameplay starts, an intro with eerie images in the background, followed by on-screen text, appears.

There are around ten different moving-images, eventually completing the following statement:

"So often are we guided by our devotion, our love, our affection. A bond that pulls us down paths not bargained. And when you find yourself alone as HE casts out that bedeviling gaze...

How far will it carry you?"

End intro. Begin Prologue.

Your name is Lauren, a twenty-something year old. You decided to take a drive to your friend, Kate's, house. You've been worried about her well-being, and decided to check up on her. Her house is located in a lovely, wooded area, near a park and mountain.

You're almost there when all of a sudden, a tree falls right in front of you. You break just in time, and stop right in front of the tree.

 You continue down the beautifully wooded path by foot. As you travel, the credits appear.

The guys who created Marble Hornets (A Slenderman Vlog) helped make this game!

About 3/4ths of the way, you see a parked car, presumably C.R.s (a friend of Kate's, who has mentioned romantic feelings for her). This means that Kate is not the only one you'll be visiting.





Finally, you make it to Kate's house. By this point, the sky has darkened, and goes almost completely black upon entering the house.

And of course, neither Kate or C.R. are anywhere to be seen.





After playing this first part, I have to say, the designing and artwork for the game are truly amazing. I'm rating the animation as a whole a solid 4.5 stars. I can't rate gameplay quite yet, though I enjoy the first-person view. I also love how this is all a recording, and you get to make it! The sprinting is okay, it makes you tilt side to side, but that's better than the screen being super-shaky. The crouch mechanic as alright, but you pause between every step you take. Not terrible, but it's something I find annoying. Other than that, I'm enjoying it so far!

Continue following the story! Coming up next: The Investigation Begins!