{"id":17344,"date":"2018-01-04T00:01:58","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T00:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=17344"},"modified":"2017-12-23T17:54:06","modified_gmt":"2017-12-23T17:54:06","slug":"creeping-terror-3ds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/04\/creeping-terror-3ds\/","title":{"rendered":"Creeping Terror (3DS)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>When I first saw this game, I thought it might\u2019ve been based on the Mystery Science Theater 3000 movie of the same name, but I knew better than that.\u00a0 But this game could\u2019ve been a low budget horror movie anyway.\u00a0 Four teens explore a haunted mansion rumored to have a monster inside.\u00a0 You play as Arisa, a Japanese foreign exchange student in the group.\u00a0 Shortly after arriving, an earthquake causes her to fall through the floor and into a cave under the mansion.\u00a0 Now she must escape the caves and find her friends, all the while avoiding the monster who haunts the place.\u00a0 Creeping Terror is one part survival horror, one part point and click adventure, and one part 2-D Metroid style game, downloadable on the 3DS.<\/p>\n

As Arisa, you\u2019ll explore the 2-D caves and mansion armed only with your cell phone light.\u00a0 The light helps you see any obstacles so you don\u2019t stumble over them, but icons for picking up tools, climbing ladders, entering doors, and hiding spots will appear whether it\u2019s dark or light.\u00a0 But be careful because your cell phone has a very limited battery and when it\u2019s gone, you\u2019ll have no light.\u00a0 You can pick up tools like rocks for throwing at threats, rations to fill your health, or chargers for your cell phone battery, but the amount of inventory you can hold is very limited.\u00a0 Sometimes you may have to find keys to open locked doors to progress the story along.<\/p>\n

You also have to watch out for monsters that chase you, mainly a lumbering oaf with a lantern and shovel.\u00a0 He\u2019s more annoying than scary, though.\u00a0 If you see him, you\u2019ll need to run away and find a hiding spot.\u00a0 You have two walking speeds: super slow walking and slightly less slow running.\u00a0 If you run, a stamina meter will deplete, and when it\u2019s out, you\u2019ll lose health.\u00a0 So you want to mind that meter when running and keep that cell phone light on so you don\u2019t stumble. \u00a0If he catches you, you can rapidly press the button to escape, unless you\u2019re in a dead-end room where there\u2019s no escape.\u00a0 Or if you can find a hiding spot in time, you can evade him that way.\u00a0 But it\u2019s all very inconsistent and will take some trial and error to find the best way to run away.<\/p>\n

I had a few problems with the game, though.\u00a0 The graphics are very dark and hard to see, even with the cell phone light on.\u00a0 I know they did that on purpose, but it\u2019s not fun to lumber around in the dark in a game.\u00a0 Plus, your slow character isn\u2019t fun to control, making backtracking and walking around generally a chore.\u00a0 It\u2019s not really the game\u2019s fault, but I would always push the wrong button and use a tool when I really wanted to just turn off my cell phone light.\u00a0 But the worst problem was the map on the bottom screen.\u00a0 It\u2019ll tell you what room you\u2019re in, but not where you are in relation to other things in the room, like doors and ladders.\u00a0 This doesn\u2019t sound like a big deal, but when you\u2019re being chased by a monster, knowing exactly where you are in a room would\u2019ve helped.\u00a0 But even though the game didn\u2019t pique my interest, if you like portable survival horror games, you may want to check this one out anyway.<\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Creeping Terror is rated T for Teen with ESRB descriptors of Blood and Mild Violence.\u00a0 If the monster catches you, he\u2019ll smack you with his shovel and you\u2019ll see a red flash before the game over screen, but that\u2019s about as violent as it gets.\u00a0 There are other scenes with dead bodies and such, but the dark 2-D visuals keep things from looking too gory.\u00a0 Reading skill is a must for the text, and some gamers may get bored of the slow pace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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