About This Game A serial killer is terrorizing the streets of Victorian London, and private investigator Sydney Emerson has hit a new low between finding lost dogs and receiving alleyway beatings. A turn of events sees Sydney forgoing his selfish nature and thrusting himself into perilous and increasingly surreal situations, treading a fine line between dreams and reality. Explore the foggy streets of Victorian London in all its decadence and depravity, searching the slums, taverns, brothels and even Sydney’s abstract dreamscapes for clues, while meeting a host of interesting, insane and eccentrically British characters along the way.Features•A noir adventure laced with adult themes and dark humour.•A faithful recreation of Victorian London, from decadence to depravity.•Classic point and click gameplay in the vein of the LucasArts games of yore.•Explore Sydney’s surreal dream-world for clues.•Follow the trail of a killer, or drink until you vomit at the pub.•Original soundtrack blends film noir and traditional Victorian instruments. 7aa9394dea Title: The Slaughter: Act OneGenre: Adventure, IndieDeveloper:BrainchildPublisher:BrainchildRelease Date: 28 Jan, 2016 The Slaughter: Act One Crack Activation Code This game sat in my Library as I waited for its continuation... which leads me to my negative review. Although I enjoyed what I played, I really can\u2019t recommend this game until \u201cAct 2\u201d comes along. There were a lot of positives, including the atmosphere, humorous dialogue, a good story with fairly good characters, cool surreal dream sequences, and the Shove Ha'Penny mini-game that (I guess since it was tweaked) was a lot of fun. The negatives though outweighed all those for me. The control was very fiddly and picky, so you had to repeat a lot of actions\/dialogue because you didn\u2019t click the precise pixel. Also the timing of the arm wrestling was really irritating, much more than the ha\u2019penny game. I could overlook all that but not the frustration of being left hanging without any resolution of the plot - especially since it\u2019s a murder mystery! So as interesting as it was, it became just a pointless time-waster.. Nice story & interesting..But ONLY if there was a SKIP option.7/10. Awesome game. I hope that they are able to finish and release the other acts in the future. I felt that everything about this game was solid: pixel art graphics, sound, user interface, writing, etc. Definitely one of the better point & click games that I've played lately.. The Slaughter : Act One, developped by one man studio Brainchild is all about a comedic theatrical scripting whispered in a the depraved corners of a Victorian London. Alex Francois, alias the brainedchild, had accomplished the task of raising a bit over £8000 for the developpement of this point-and-click adventure which will leave the players hungry for the Second Act. Tell me something...As a french novellist, I have to admit I'm envious of Francois's talent at scripting a cast. Each character has a set of traits that makes them unique and engaging. Believe it or not, I've grown attached to the main character, Sydney Emerson, who was making me laugh consistently during the opening scene of my adventure. In a trashy dark alleyway of London, as if it was not already funny that the low life investigator gets kicked in the guts for having been in someone else's dream, he keeps punching both his attackers with tasty humourous insults. This dark and polished humour established itself in the beginning and it just never stopped. During my playthrough I would find myself smiling at every line the text has to offer. The only thing that still needs clarification is the multiple dreams in which you find the investigator. I know this is only act one and there is still time to make that connection, but I feel if Francois had not left this part totally to my interpretation, he could have built suspense about it. As a result, by the end of Act One, the dreams left me annoyed that I had to click my way through them. That being said, I did not lose my appetite for Act 2. Read more of this review here: http://www.gaming-medley.com/#!The-Slaughter-Review/c1zec/56bccd610cf2fb0f6ff9dad1. This is a mixed bag. The story is well told, but not that original (there might be more orginality hidden behind the dream stuff, but this remains to be unveiled yet).The game itself it quite short (I've idled ingame), and the puzzles aren't really fun: some pixel hunting, some fetch-quests and some obtuse random stuff. The game feels unresponsive and clunky: the character walks quite slowly and has some pathfinding issues. Since he persists to walk to a hotspot when ever I want to try to apply an item there (just to tell me it won't work once he's arrived), solving puzzles feels sluggish and annoying sometimes.The graphics are okay but not really a joy to watch, especially not the mainchars moonwalking. They serve their purpose nevertheless.But, as said before, the narration is well done. For 8 € I'd expect more than a trailer ending with a cliffhanger, but nevertheless this game has much potential. Slightly recommanded in hope for a more polished second part.. The mini-game was a bit frustrating, that was the main downside for me. Also experienced some very minor glitches, but nothing that stalled or ruined the game.The story is well developed and will hopefully develop even more in the following 'Acts'. The characters are wittily observed, interesting and mostly well rounded.The main character is clever and funny without verging too much into smugness or charicature; he's a relatable and well written protagonist. The soundtrack is also fitting and the graphics good.
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