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First thing I see is an achievement for launching the tutorial, and one, I assume, for playing the game close to halloween. My screenshot didn't catch it, but as the level was loading in I saw "Node graph out of date, rebuilding..." in the middle of my screen. Is this a source game? it doesn't feel like a source game, but I heard some distinctly Gmod sound effects navigating the menu alone.
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First thing I did was get myself stuck in a gutter. We're off to an amazing start here, folks.
Getting a feel for these controls. They're very in-depth, which is another way of saying confusing. I'm sure I'll get better at it in time, but right now even just storing and retrieving items is a tall order. These controls are fine.
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Very fine.
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Bubger.
'Eat 6/6?' Are these collectibles?
The F and S in the bottom corner (I presume indicating Food and... Survival? Safety? Some kind of health meter) are near max, and I saw them reset back to 100 earlier. I don't think I can starve in the tutorial. But sure, I'll eat it.
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Ah, I see! I can take 6 bites before the burger disappears. Cool! Also, I can't waste food by eating when I'm not hungry. Also cool.
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There's a suspicious door up there. Reminds me of the kind of thing the G-Man would disappear into in half-life. Also, a similarly suspicious grate and pool of water.
I smell a secret.
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I couldn't figure out how to get past the grate, but I've managed to drag this desk over to the ledge.
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Light filters in from beyond... I wonder what my reward will be? (Probably nothing much, dragging that desk over to the ledge wasn't that difficult.)
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FIND MY PAGES.
Hmm. From what I've heard of this game, Slenderman is the kind of thing that may actually be in it. Maybe I leave this note alone?
...Nah.
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...Gulp.
Fingers steady on the screenshot keys here...
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Nothing. That doesn't actually make me feel much better. Maybe I'm in for a jumpscare on the way back.
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Apparently not.
Actually wait, what are those on the floor? Were those there when I went in? I would have noticed, and the desk would have bumped them as I dragged it over to the ledge.
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Gas cans. Weird, but I'm glad I got these instead of a scare. Thanks, Slenderman!
I was able to fit two in my inventory. That's... Really not a lot of space. Oh well.
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