This game scratched an itch I was having ever since I played Last Half of Darkness. I loved the simple, dark atmosphere and the retro point-and click aesthetic. Some of the puzzles were confusing at first, but once I got adjusted to the game, they became pretty easy to solve.
If I could give any critiques, it would be the scarce amount of scares. Without spoilers, the first ghost was pretty spooky, but the demon had a pretty generic design, and there weren't many hazards or moments that made the house feel intimidating. However, these can be excused by virtue of being a simple web game.
Overall, it was a pretty charming love-letter to retro horror games. Also, I loved the Last Half of Darkness Easter egg! I actually had a double take when I saw it!
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WARNING for CHROME users: on Chrome, sometimes the game starts with no sound nor music. Just click inside the gamescreen, and after a few seconds sounds should load normally.
NO AUTOSAVE! Remember, this game doesn't auto-save your progress. You need to manually save your game whenever you want: you can do that in the in-game menu (press "W" to access it).
CONTROLS:
use the "A" key to select the "move" interaction;
use the "S" key to select the "examine" interaction;
use the "D" key to select the "use" interaction;
use the "W" key to open the in-game menu.
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If "The Last Door" by TheGameKitchen was "a love letter to Lovecraft", Inherit is my personal love letter to the first installments of "The Last Half of Darkness" franchise.
Inherit is a point'n'click horror game that tries to create the feeling of old-school adventure games. Enter uncle Yorick's and aunt Lydia's mansion, and try to solve the mystery hidden between its walls...
Check "How to Play" before starting a New Game, all controls and interactions are explained there!
Press "F" to toggle fullscreen on/off (recommended)
Thanks to @RainbowCemetery for helping me with a nasty Unity issue!
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If you get stuck at some point, here's a text walkthrough:
https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/download/50d6a59b63419d654e248660e7f42f92
(it's a direct download from my dumping grounds on NG)
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UPDATE:
Now, clicking anywhere on the screen when an inventory item is selected no longer deselects the item.
UPDATE:
The "Out of memory" error some users reported should now be fixed.
UPDATE 01/18/2019: clicking new game now shows up the "how to play" screen before actually starting. Many people missed the keyboard shortcuts for the interactions, so I did this to avoid misunderstandings about the controls.
UPDATE 01/20/2019: fixed a couple of things regarding books.
UPDATE 01/25/2019: fixed some spelling errors and a minor quirk about a book.
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EDIT:
Whoa, Frontpaged! Thank you very much, guys!!
Thank you very much for your feedback! I'm glad you enjoyed it, also it's nice to find another fan of Last Half of Darkness!
epic game. although i am stuck right now. and i dont want to download that text thing either since you know, cant really trust anyone these days.
edit: i figured out the game after looking at a walkthrough. i must admit, the puzzles were very very good. so good that i couldnt figure it out. thanks for the amazing game. it would be funny though if you added some sort of stupid secret ending where you like gave the god the piece of charcoal and then he eats it and smiles.
Thank you!
I understand... if you want, you can send me a PM, I'll give you a hint!
I knew i shouldnt have done that... wont spoil anything lol great game i love the story and gameplay is intuitive
Thank you!!
Magnificent game all around. Thank you.
Thank you very much!!!
Out of memory?
Hi!
Pretty strange, that was an error I fixed a lot of time ago... by chance, are you using a 32-bit browser?
