
The Holiday Story is an indie horror game about Christmas and New Year, set in the 80s.
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The Holiday Story - is a short horror game about Christmas and New Year, set on the eve of 1982. The game's main genre is "Horror", "Walking simulator".
Plot:
You are an ordinary man on your way home from a business trip.
You promised your son a construction set for Christmas — but never got the chance to buy it.
Stopping by a brightly lit toy, electronics, and video game store, you step inside, hoping to find the perfect gift…
But soon, strange things begin to happen in the beautifully decorated Christmas shop.
Features:
VHS aesthetics.
Cozy yet unsettling holiday atmosphere.
Retro 1980s setting.
Realistic sound design.
Estimated playtime: 30–40 minutes.
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Languages: English, Russian
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Весьма не типичный для данного разработчика хоррор. Ещё и в добавок, первая его игра, где есть опасный монстр. Скримеры: присутствуют. Монстры, способные убить: присутствуют. Страшная ли игра? - Не особо, уверен, кого-то эти скримеры смогут напугать, но лично на меня ни один из скримеров не возымел вообще никакого эффекта. Время прохождения: примерно 30 минут. Вывод: я поставлю игре положительно, но рекомендовать наверное не буду, меня напугать вообще ничего не смогло, ещё и монстр багнутый и раздражающий.
[h1]THE HOLIDAY STORY[/h1] It is the tenth horror walking simulator game by JustTomcuk developer and the 4th game set in a Christmas theme. And again, like previous JTC games, it is a short game with a decent creepy atmosphere. Just like every walking sims out there, the game is linear and the story gets quite dark. The scary moments are mostly the jump scares that you get at times but the atmosphere is creepy in itself. The visuals are much improved from the vhs filter that get's annoying honestly. Audio is good. Walking speed is still slow AF most of the time but you can "walk faster" this time. Level design get's the job done while nothing exceptional. The motion blur was slacked a lot in here so there's that! The game supports perfectly UltraWide Screen monitor. There is finally menu in this game with the good basis of settings like FOV option! [h1]RECOMMENDATION:[/h1] [b]I actually liked it, even that chase sequence was fun! I recommend this one! If you're in the mood for more Christmas theme horror game, you should give a shot to Silent Nights, Christmas Nightmare and The Dark Gift by the same developer.[/b]
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The Game started spectacular. Then came the warehouse sequence. Which was totally ♥♥♥♥. Ending was also totally ♥♥♥♥. thanks, no. Game looked stunning, but turned into ♥♥♥♥.
The game was ok
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Very cool idea for another animatronic chasing you. This one was terrifyingly annoying to get through, lol. Great ambience and atmosphere. Just goes to show lonely people get up to no good and try to mess with the public. See my playthrough here: https://youtu.be/bBBtELLhq3k
Хорошая короткая игра, но не хватает концовки к котором ГГ всё-таки встретил НГ с мужиком. Прости, сынок, но Гринч украл батю в бедну алкогольного угнетения.
Mam parę zastrzeżeń, ale ogólnie jestem zadowolona. Plusy: - ciekawy koncept strasznego kotka - śliczny, świąteczno-zimowy klimat, a tak mało mamy świątecznych gier horrorów - całkiem przyjemna rozgrywka Minusy: - dużo osób skarżyło się w recenzjach gry na moment w warsztacie. myślę, że wynika to z tego, że (mi osobiście) zajmuje to trochę czasu, zanim zrozumie się jak trzeba poradzić sobie w tym momencie gry. SPOILER: aby uciec od kotka można chodzić tylko nie wolno spuścić z niego wzroku. Ot cała filozofia, ale zanim się na to wpadnie, umrze się już wiele razy, stąd pewnie wynika ta frustracja innych (jak i moja, gry grałam) - koniec jest rozczarowujący. jak przejdziecie to się zawiedziecie, jak ta historia, która wydaje się super, piekielnie głupio się kończy. aż oczy krwawią i serce boli, kto wpadł na tak durny pomysł Mimo wszystko polecam
i have never seen a game apply the weeping angel mechanic so badly until i played this game.
Couldnt start game, its bugded out.
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