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Two Maniacs Chapter 1

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"Two Maniacs" is a supernatural horror game developed by ZeroDigitZ. The game takes place in a fictional town that goes into lockdown after an elusive serial killer begins picking off the residents one by one.


You can choose between two different character who have unique abilities. Each character will give you a different perspective on the events that take place during the killing spree.


It is recommended to play from both characters perspective to fully understand the story and to find the missing details that were absent in the other characters chapter.


Characters


Arlo is a detective who is trying to track down the killer before he strikes again. He will have to rely on his special powers if he hopes to catch the elusive serial killer.


Tess is a young woman who begins a frantic search to find her best friend after learning that she may be in danger. Her search will lead her to some shocking and disturbing events in the small town called Rock Hill.


Walkthroughs

Arlo Chapter 1 Good Ending

Tess Chapter 1 Good Ending

Tess Chapter 1 Bad Ending


There is also a hidden ending. Play the game to see if you can find it.


Controls:

Left-Click or Directional Arrows - Move

Z, Enter, Spacebar - Interact/Select

X, Right-Click - Cancel/Menu

C - Use Character's Special Gift


Also, I want to give a shoutout to the beta testers below for helping me.

Tamien - https://tamien.newgrounds.com/

2Playotnot2play - https://2playotnot2play.newgrounds.com/


Download here for the best experience.

https://rpgmaker.net/games/12390/downloads/12468/

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The sound effects were great, very evocative and they help you get into the story more.

I found a bug in the start of the game, during the cutscene where Arlo answers the phone, you can use buttons while the text box isnt up, so you can use his ability and so on. Doesn't affect anything because he still goes to the phone, but figured you should know.

I enjoyed the repeated button actions, like when Tess feels like she has water in her ear canal. It made it easier to feel what the character was feeling.

Cabin section is GREAT, music does a really good job of setting the mood and making the atmosphere uncomfortable. The ghost disappearing and reappearing was a great touch too. However, finding the different body parts was okay, up until the head, that was a little messy. The spot on the wall has no real distinguishing factor. This section may have benefited from the killer maybe having a journal in the cabin where he wrote his psychotic thoughts, among which could be riddles that allude to the location of the body parts?

Arlo was interesting. He comes off as this cynical cop that has been doing this for too long to still care, but his real feelings bleed through. Leaving the chiefs door open when Wilcox broke in was a nice touch, good attention to detail! The ending was okay, I felt it kinda killed the momentum a little bit, I was getting super into it, but then it just felt like it ended abruptly, though that does make me more interested in playing the next one!

All in all, good job, can't wait to play the next one!

For anyone wondering, the missing head in Tess's chapter is located in the north wall of the East room of the abandoned house. When you see something that looks like absolutely nothing, you’ve found it.

My guess is that one missing head really killed the score of this game, which is otherwise ok.

Fun game with promising story, gameplay and art are all good, Turned out really well, too bad one of the visual cues went missing so its a little hard to get aHead in one part of the game.

-1 star for that heck of a pixelhunting with the head behind the wall. It's impossible to find without a walkthrough

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