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More Character and Combat Reveals for ‘Slitterhead’
After last month’s reveal, Bokeh Game Studio have dropped a second set of Rarities character reveals for Slitterhead, including their unique combat skills and a new stage preview.
As a refresher, Slitterhead’s gameplay involves you seeking out and possess allies among humans known as “Rarities,” which are humans gifted with special abilities that you can use in your quest to defeat the Slitterheads. You can possess regular humans in Slitterhead, though they are comparatively weaker. However, it is also difficult to defeat the Slitterheads with just a single Rarity, so you’ll need to possess as many humans during battle to help.
First is Doni, a high school student who is far from cheerful, but not exactly lonely either. He grew up in a relatively wealthy family and maintains a certain distance with friends and teachers. He often visits the arcade in the bustling shopping district. Doni’s unique skills include the Fatal Lance, where he forms a spear of blood that can pierce any foe; Revenge Guard, which allows you to unleash accumulated damage as a shockwave; and Curse Resist, which dispels all negative effects, and for a set amount of time negates all new negative effects.
Next is Tri, a housekeeper who came to Kowlong for work from abroad. She excels at all household chores, especially cooking. With keen intuition, she claims to have a talent for noticing subtle discrepancies in people’s behavior, allowing her to learn hidden secrets. Tri is able to use Sentry Thorns, which consumes blood to create a shrub-like object that will automatically attack nearby enemies, drawing their attention. There’s also Bloody Knuckles, which causes attacked enemies to bleed, as well as easily stun enemies. Tri can also use Crimson Chains, which binds her to an enemy, reducing their movement speed for a set time.
Lastly, there’s Yin Yue, one of the leaders of the “Echoes of Love Society”. He oversees the members in place of the “Master”, who is ill and unable to move around. He is held in high respect within the organization, while also being a master of martial arts.
Speaking of which, the Echoes of Love Society is one such stage that you’ll visit during your playthrough. The headquarters of this newly founded organization, constructed in the mountains to evade attention. Its members consist undocumented immigrants as well as financially disadvantaged individuals. They have gathered under the leadership of its “Master” to live together in a communal setting.
Slitterhead will arrive November 8 digitally for PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5. The Day 1 Edition in North America distributed by XSEED Games, which includes a physical copy of Slitterhead, a CD of original songs from the game composed by Akira Yamaoka, a 100+ page artbook and a sticker sheet, all housed within a custom outer box.
Kinetic Games has followed through with the 13 Willow Street map rework for Phasmophobia today, which is free across all platforms. Accompanying the map rework is the first of two major quality-of-life updates bringing hundreds of bug fixes and helping refine the gameplay experience.
Ghost hunters can prepare for a refreshed investigation experience with the reworked Willow map, adding a host of new paranormal interactions, objects, and hiding spaces. As with the most recent overhaul to 6 Tanglewood Drive, Willow retains an almost identical layout but features redesigned rooms, including a reconfigured basement layout, bringing the gameplay experience up to the team’s current development standards.
The reworked rooms include an art studio, home gym and entertainment room, replacing the bedroom, garage and basement previously featured in the haunted house. Alongside these visual updates, curious players will be able to uncover new lore hidden throughout Willow, piecing together a story waiting to be discovered.
“As part of the 13 Willow Street rework we’re continuing our approach to storytelling in Phasmophobia and developing the game’s narrative,” said Anastatia Dukakis, Senior Narrative Designer at Kinetic Games. “It’s always exciting to see the community make new discoveries together and we love seeing everyone share their theories and thoughts on the lore behind in-game locations.”
Players will also be tasked to correctly identify (and survive) 50 ghosts as part of map’s challenge, awarding the Sun Seeker ID set upon completion. Players can also unlock the Cool Cat ID card and badge for the first week after launch, by watching 2 hours of Phasmophobia streams.
Meanwhile, the major update accompanying the map rework is inspired by community feedback following the Player Character Update, and reflects Kinetic Games’ ongoing commitment to delivering the level of quality players expect before Phasmophobia leaves Early Access.
The update introduces a range of changes helping to refine the gameplay experience with refreshed animations allowing for smoother and quicker movements, and changes to evidence collection for a more seamless experience, and ghost hunters might also face a new presence lurking in the shadows…
New keybinds have also been added with players now able to use 1,2,3 and 4 for changing inventory slots alongside wider accessibility tweaks. For an overview of all the fixes landing in-game, you can check out the blog post here.
Phasmophobia is available in Early Access on PC via Steam, PlayStation 5 and PlayStation VR2, and the Xbox Series.
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