The Slaughter: Act One
A 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.
Befriend a host of interesting, insane and eccentrically British characters along the way while dragging Sydney through an existential crisis, all to the tune of an unforgettable soundtrack.
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.
Game Discussion
Steam User 0
Truly great start and even if it's still unfinished worth buying. Support this guy, he made it on his own and did a wonderful job. Superb soundtrack.
It's atmospheric and feels like an adventure game version of Alan Moore's Jack the Ripper story 'From Hell'.
7.5/10
Steam User 0
If you like point-and-klick adventures and/or pixel art games, please buy The Slaughter Act I. At a discount, full price… both should support the one-man developer team.
Yes, it might be that after 10 years we might never get an Act II but maybe if more people buy it (and review it) the developer will finish it.
Ef not, I think you still will have around 3 hours of good entertaining fun in a great atmosphere and writing. Also, the developer placed some things in the perspective so that they seem to stand at the edge of the screen where you look “in” which I have never seen before and is kind of neat – and very well done.
Yes, the baseline of the story as of the The Slaughter as far as we get to see it in Act I has been told before: A murderer called “The ripper” kills prostitutes in London in the 1880s. You are an out of luck private investigator who gets dragged into the case… but the story told in a fresh way, the character interesting and sympathetic and the dialogue is exellent.
So, please give it a try. I think you will enjoy it.
Only thing that irritated is something about the movement of the protagonist… I am not sure but as far as I can say, I think his arms are animated too short… which is kind of funny.
Steam User 0
Very Meh