And then Stranger was zombie
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In Progress Of trenchcoats, vampire and auto-aim: Let's play Nocturne
- Thread starter Twinkle
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And then Stranger was zombie
Cool LP... Shame they insisted on using 3D; game unlike handdrawed adventure games from the same period looks like shit now.
Twinkle
Liturgist
Darth Roxor said:
Sorry to disappoint you bro but Stranger was just incapacitated, not killed. He's too tough mofo to get rid of so easily.
Commissar Draco said:
Nocturne is not really an adventure. It's closer to AitD/RE and this kind of games was at least partly 3D since its very inception. Nocturne was initially conceived as first person shooter, but Terminal Reality went with fixed camera for more cinematic presentation (R00fles!!!) and performance reasons.
Twinkle
Liturgist
PART 2 - ENEMY OF MY ENEMY
Stranger wakes up in a dark, damp cell with walls and floor covered with dried blood. He's not the only living thing there - an angry, hungry werewolf with glowing eyes is confined there too, tied to a leash. There seems to be no visible escape.
A circle-shaped amulet attracts Stranger's attention.
Moloch was one of the Spookhouse's best operatives. Being a demon expelled from Hell he was an invaluable asset in fighting, well, extraplanar monsters.
Nevertheless, there is no time to waste. Poking around walls of the cell Stranger discovers a false panel.
Seems that werewolf was there to tease and scare unfortunate captives rather than kill them. Stranger runs past zombies that drop from ceiling for now he has no means to defend himself even against such weak opponents.
Soon Stranger finds a statue holding two melee weapons. There is a circle-shaped cavity on its chest, which looks like a perfect fit from Moloch's amulet.
Stranger grabs crescent-shaped spear. No he can fight back anything. He tries to explore two nearby rooms.
One contains two automatic (!) turrets that eviscerate anything that moves. Better just avoid them.
The other room with checkered floor is rigged with mines. Here you can all that remains from a stupid zombie who stepped on one of them.
It's meant to be a trial-and-error puzzle but with careful observation one thing becomes noticeable: just don't step on tile covered with copyous amounts of blood.
A few zig-zag motions.
Now it gets risky. One careful jump and one more step and death trap is left behind.
Stranger opens a door, but the doorway is walled up. It's a common theme across the estate. I guess it shows that the owner went full nuts long ago.
Zombies at varying states of decomposition roam the corridors. Former servants?
Stranger turns on lights.
Stranger finds an elevator and opens doors. Except there is no actual elevator there. It is suggested to make a leap of faith on the other side but I will delay this moment as long as I can. Back to main corridor.
These insectoid creatures from that mine in Texas are here too.
Killian practiced extreme methods of torture as well. But on the positive side there is a secret passage behind blood-stained spikes.
The same thing with walled up doorways.
Giant bat-creatures from castle Gaustadt are there too. It's safe to say that the estate contains all monsters Stranger fought in previous acts, but the only and extremely welcome exception of frankenmobs with tommyguns.
Touching a painting depicting some daemonette reveals another passageway.
A breath of fresh air. And a treacherous fall if one missteps.
First victory: I reached Killian's library. He addresses Stranger over the intercom.
It's gonna take a superman to sweep me off my feet.
What do you think of me now, Stranger? Am I crazy? No, I'm not crazy! I'm not the one who works alongside monsters. Did it anger you to find your fellow operative's emaciated corpse? Were you enraged, monster-lover, to find nothing left but a corpse? I made this place to kill and torture monsters because they deserve no less.
Monster lover?
And you are here because you are no better. You are here to die, Stranger. Know whom I admire, Stranger? Harry Houdini. An unparalleled master of escape. Would that I could put him through my maze... If you hope to ever escape alive, I suggest you look him up.
Just as he finishes talking one bookshelf falls and a werewolf leaps to grab Stranger. Taking him with melee weapon is tricky but doable.
Stranger checks other bookshelves.
Solution must be elsewhere. Moving on.
A-ha. A poster on the wall with Houdini's face on it. After moving it further progress is possible.
Stranger reaches the backstage of this monster show. He can scout rooms by looking through peepholes.
This is interesting. Damsel in a distress waiting for a hero to rescue her. No way to reach her now, though.
Another leap of faith jump made harder by fucked up perspective.
Phew.
I'm keeping tabs on our little game. I have sensors attached to every doorway in this mansion. I know when you enter and when you leave. You know, you're much closer to me than you probably imagine. I'm directly below you in the ballroom. Come and get me now, If you like, though I wouldn't recommend it. In the meantime, I'll be down here watching as you pick that book.
Stranger shatters gargoyles and turns on ancient record player. The music is godawful: it's like slowed down wolf howling played backwards. Pretty creepy stuff if you ask me. Nevertheless I leave it on to ease navigation.
Stranger picks the book Killian mentioned. Amazingly, it wasn't another death trap.
Stranger backtracks to the library...
...and puts the book on the bookshelf.
Bingo! Now inner library is open for exploration. Killian was nice enough to place Stranger's guns inside.
And a monster to try them on.
Stranger descends using the staircase.
Nice shortcut.
He grabs a book and a key from a separate bookshelf.
Time to wage destruction on the first floor.
Killian hosted a harem of vampire brides as well. What a perv.
The entrance hall. Of course the front door is shut tight.
Stranger finishes off remaining brides and grabs some silver bullets.
There is no such thing as too many health packs.
Stranger uses a key to open the door near Houdini poster.
A dumbwaiter. Now Stranger can descend into the dungeon.
Poll with green liquid and fat grubs. Good thing is they they are shut behind the grating. Now need to lower, Stranger lacks explosives to deal with them quickly and too low on conventional ammo.
Moving on. A pack of werewolves. I guess that's what silver bullets were placed for.
Another key near a pile of bodies.
Stranger reaches baddie's lab but I must finish for now. The post is too big as is. Stay tuned for more.
Stranger wakes up in a dark, damp cell with walls and floor covered with dried blood. He's not the only living thing there - an angry, hungry werewolf with glowing eyes is confined there too, tied to a leash. There seems to be no visible escape.
A circle-shaped amulet attracts Stranger's attention.
Moloch was one of the Spookhouse's best operatives. Being a demon expelled from Hell he was an invaluable asset in fighting, well, extraplanar monsters.
Nevertheless, there is no time to waste. Poking around walls of the cell Stranger discovers a false panel.
Seems that werewolf was there to tease and scare unfortunate captives rather than kill them. Stranger runs past zombies that drop from ceiling for now he has no means to defend himself even against such weak opponents.
Soon Stranger finds a statue holding two melee weapons. There is a circle-shaped cavity on its chest, which looks like a perfect fit from Moloch's amulet.
Stranger grabs crescent-shaped spear. No he can fight back anything. He tries to explore two nearby rooms.
One contains two automatic (!) turrets that eviscerate anything that moves. Better just avoid them.
The other room with checkered floor is rigged with mines. Here you can all that remains from a stupid zombie who stepped on one of them.
It's meant to be a trial-and-error puzzle but with careful observation one thing becomes noticeable: just don't step on tile covered with copyous amounts of blood.
A few zig-zag motions.
Now it gets risky. One careful jump and one more step and death trap is left behind.
Stranger opens a door, but the doorway is walled up. It's a common theme across the estate. I guess it shows that the owner went full nuts long ago.
Zombies at varying states of decomposition roam the corridors. Former servants?
Stranger turns on lights.
Stranger finds an elevator and opens doors. Except there is no actual elevator there. It is suggested to make a leap of faith on the other side but I will delay this moment as long as I can. Back to main corridor.
These insectoid creatures from that mine in Texas are here too.
Killian practiced extreme methods of torture as well. But on the positive side there is a secret passage behind blood-stained spikes.
The same thing with walled up doorways.
Giant bat-creatures from castle Gaustadt are there too. It's safe to say that the estate contains all monsters Stranger fought in previous acts, but the only and extremely welcome exception of frankenmobs with tommyguns.
Touching a painting depicting some daemonette reveals another passageway.
A breath of fresh air. And a treacherous fall if one missteps.
First victory: I reached Killian's library. He addresses Stranger over the intercom.
Just as he finishes talking one bookshelf falls and a werewolf leaps to grab Stranger. Taking him with melee weapon is tricky but doable.
Stranger checks other bookshelves.
Solution must be elsewhere. Moving on.
A-ha. A poster on the wall with Houdini's face on it. After moving it further progress is possible.
Stranger reaches the backstage of this monster show. He can scout rooms by looking through peepholes.
This is interesting. Damsel in a distress waiting for a hero to rescue her. No way to reach her now, though.
Another leap of faith jump made harder by fucked up perspective.
Phew.
Stranger shatters gargoyles and turns on ancient record player. The music is godawful: it's like slowed down wolf howling played backwards. Pretty creepy stuff if you ask me. Nevertheless I leave it on to ease navigation.
Stranger picks the book Killian mentioned. Amazingly, it wasn't another death trap.
Stranger backtracks to the library...
...and puts the book on the bookshelf.
Bingo! Now inner library is open for exploration. Killian was nice enough to place Stranger's guns inside.
And a monster to try them on.
Stranger descends using the staircase.
Nice shortcut.
He grabs a book and a key from a separate bookshelf.
Time to wage destruction on the first floor.
Killian hosted a harem of vampire brides as well. What a perv.
The entrance hall. Of course the front door is shut tight.
Stranger finishes off remaining brides and grabs some silver bullets.
There is no such thing as too many health packs.
Stranger uses a key to open the door near Houdini poster.
A dumbwaiter. Now Stranger can descend into the dungeon.
Poll with green liquid and fat grubs. Good thing is they they are shut behind the grating. Now need to lower, Stranger lacks explosives to deal with them quickly and too low on conventional ammo.
Moving on. A pack of werewolves. I guess that's what silver bullets were placed for.
Another key near a pile of bodies.
Stranger reaches baddie's lab but I must finish for now. The post is too big as is. Stay tuned for more.
:O
VELOCITA! SUSPENSO!
VELOCITA! SUSPENSO!
Twinkle
Liturgist
PART 3 - ENEMY OF MY ENEMY (continued)
OK, let's grab this key.
Meh, this guy is one hell of a sadist.
Locked, ugh.
So the bedroom key will unlock the room with that chained beauty. Let's go.
Blargh. Using 10 polygons for sex appeal provokes entirely opposite result.
If you look at the mirror you'll notice how this thing looks like in reality.
Instead of helping her Stranger just turns off the lights.
That's the point. I don't have time for your distractions, succubus.
Stranger grabs elevator control panel from the dresser and just walks away. Even if you don't turn off the lights Stranger's behavior won't be any different. And if for some stupid reason you set her free Stranger will raise guns and fight her like any other monster. Succubus's charms don't work on Stranger, at all.
Now it's time to put this control panel to use.
Fuck me, jumping across elevator shafts again.
And a round of congratulations from the man himself.
In case you don't make it through all my traps, I wanted to take this opportunity to say what a pleasure it has been putting you through my maze.
Come at me!
Nice! More weapons to add to Stranger's arsenal : a shotgun and a crossbow.
This shelf can be pushed around... and lookie here - another elevator?
Whoa bro, ease off! I don't need no hugging!
Stranger descends to the first floor.
Trapped rugs are for undead plebes, real men using tables for their walking needs.
And Stranger reached the ballroom. Killian's claims about being there were, of course, lies for there was nothing in the room but packs of hungry monsters.
Clock room? I need to backtrack to the very beginning.
And naturally way back isn't safe.
I save my ammunition and just kite monsters into narrow doorways where their numerical advantage gets useless.
Grrrr.... Geronimo!
After dispatching of undead welcoming committee Stranger enters the clock room.
The puzzle itself is pretty cool in my opinion. You have:
-one rotating mirror
-two light beams that can change position and color
The task is to open a door at 12 o'clock, under purple gem. To achieve this you need to have both red and blue light beams pointed at it.
I am too far from it, though. The more immediate concern is that
by reflecting a light beam to a gem under any door you force it to move to adjacent doorway when possible and it swaps the current "active" light gem.
We need doors at 11 o'clock and 1 o'clock open in order to reach our goal.
Opening a door at 1 o'clock raised a small mirror. I'm on the right track.
Almost there. Now to alight beams with pixel-perfect precision.
Bingo!
You've done well so far. But there's a trap that will require both body and mind to solve. Enjoy!
Well this one is dogshit. It's all about running around hitting spacebar near levers and hoping that it will work. Good and shit content going hand to hand: that's Nocturne for you.
If Stranger pulls a lever successfully a segment of will extrude allowing Stranger to climb on it. Need to repeat this will all levers to evade being squashed.
Done and dusted.
The new obstacle is a grid with burst of flames appearing at regular intervals. Easily beaten with a few well-planned jumps.
If Stranger tries to grab this key it falls all the way down to the Ball Room on the first floor. There is a way to avoid this if you position Stranger porperly before grabbing attempt but no matter what you'll still have to climb down so whatever.
Another key, yay. As you may notice the "rug" is not what it seems and conceals the ladder that leads downstairs.
There Stranger puts down the remnants of vampire brides.
So, ballroom. If you can spot a key on this screenshot - my congratulations at your expert pixel hunting skills.
Demon door? Need to backtrack, again...
Inside there is a summoning circle and a box of matches.
Down to the dungeon.
And Killian's "lab"
Use the matches and let this one burn.
So Stranger enters some sort of prison.
Stranger pulls all available levers.
Nice. Maybe Stranger finally found an exit? He pushes loose bricks with his shoulder.
Uh, surprise.
Stranger?
Moloch?
I thought I would rot here for decades before seeing another Spookhouse agent.
There was a corpse in the cell upstairs. It looked like you.
It was my doppelganger. Killian intercepted me on my way to Strasbourg and threw me into this little rat-maze of his. I concocted a double of myself to use as a decoy. I nearly escaped, but he caught me and dropped me into this icy pit.
Why hasn't he killed you?
Ha! That is beyond his power. How can he kill someone who has been expelled from both Heaven and Hell? He took full advantage of my immortality. He gets perverse joy from putting me through this rat-maze. I'm his first test subject that can't be completely killed by his traps. I've been through this maze seventeen times. Twice I've almost escaped. Once I was within reach of the villain himself, and had I more strength, I would have eviscerated him on the spot. Stranger, you must free me. With my help, you can escape this place, and I can exact my revenge on that villain. Break the circle that contains me.
Accept my help, not as a personal favor, but as an obligation to Spookhouse.
After a moment of contemplation Stranger breaks the said seals.
Ahh! Thank you, Stranger. Already I can feel my strength returning. But the cold here is unbearable. Killian knows that I take my strength from heat and fire. Find some means by which my dark soul can be warmed.
Even in weakened state after leaving his icy prison Moloch is already a first-grade mofo. He demonstrates his fiery powers by exploding all the other monstrous "prisoners" behind the bars.
Gridiron is useless to Stranger but the demon is delighted to see it.
While the fire fuels me, I need the energy found only in living blood...
Well Stranger bro, there's a serious that your dual peashooters could carve a dent in devil's skin.
But the demon just chuckles in response.
No, not you. I doubt your little body would begin to satisfy my thirst. There are creatures throughout this mansion. Have you seen any nearby?
Green pool with fat grubs nearby will suit his needs just fine.
Moloch is pleased.
Yes! You've saved us both, Stranger. I am at full strength. Meet me in Killian's control room on the third floor. The day of reckoning has arrived for Hamilton Killian.
The beast jumps up the elevator shaft while Stranger has to use more conventional means.
Dumbwaiter can reach the third floor.
Final fight with horde of demons that wait for Stranger's arrival. No need to think about ammunition anymore.
Normally this room is a deathtrap as it gets flooded the moment Stranger steps in. But not anymore.
Got you, sucker!
If there's anything you want to say to this man, Stranger, say it now. He's on his way to a hell worse than the one that spawned me.
With uttering a single word Stranger turns his back and walks away.
Stranger? Wait, come back! Aren't you going to help me?
No response.
Stranger continues his walk as Killian's screams and sounds of tearing flesh echo throughout the mansion.
Back at the Spookhouse.
He was good man at one time... And a good friend. I'm proud of you, Stranger. You put aside your dislike for Moloch, and because of that, two of Spookhouse's best operatives are alive and well.
Make no mistake, Colonel. I freed Moloch solely for my benefit. Killian had no intention of releasing me, even if I survived his little game. Moloch wasn't a part of Killian's master plan, so I made him part of mine. End of story.
Your motives are your own, Stranger. But you've served this agency well. Good work. And more important than that, Stranger, you've proven yourself capable of working with our agents, even those who are monstrous.
I'll be honest with you, Stranger. I've been concerned of late. I saw you becoming a young Hamilton Killian. He was a good friend, but the monster that he became... I hope that you will not follow the same path.
END OF ACT 4.
But not the end of line, yet. There is still a short epilogue left.
OK, let's grab this key.
Meh, this guy is one hell of a sadist.
Locked, ugh.
So the bedroom key will unlock the room with that chained beauty. Let's go.
Blargh. Using 10 polygons for sex appeal provokes entirely opposite result.
If you look at the mirror you'll notice how this thing looks like in reality.
Instead of helping her Stranger just turns off the lights.
Stranger grabs elevator control panel from the dresser and just walks away. Even if you don't turn off the lights Stranger's behavior won't be any different. And if for some stupid reason you set her free Stranger will raise guns and fight her like any other monster. Succubus's charms don't work on Stranger, at all.
Now it's time to put this control panel to use.
Fuck me, jumping across elevator shafts again.
And a round of congratulations from the man himself.
Come at me!
Nice! More weapons to add to Stranger's arsenal : a shotgun and a crossbow.
This shelf can be pushed around... and lookie here - another elevator?
Whoa bro, ease off! I don't need no hugging!
Stranger descends to the first floor.
Trapped rugs are for undead plebes, real men using tables for their walking needs.
And Stranger reached the ballroom. Killian's claims about being there were, of course, lies for there was nothing in the room but packs of hungry monsters.
Clock room? I need to backtrack to the very beginning.
And naturally way back isn't safe.
I save my ammunition and just kite monsters into narrow doorways where their numerical advantage gets useless.
Grrrr.... Geronimo!
After dispatching of undead welcoming committee Stranger enters the clock room.
The puzzle itself is pretty cool in my opinion. You have:
-one rotating mirror
-two light beams that can change position and color
The task is to open a door at 12 o'clock, under purple gem. To achieve this you need to have both red and blue light beams pointed at it.
I am too far from it, though. The more immediate concern is that
by reflecting a light beam to a gem under any door you force it to move to adjacent doorway when possible and it swaps the current "active" light gem.
We need doors at 11 o'clock and 1 o'clock open in order to reach our goal.
Opening a door at 1 o'clock raised a small mirror. I'm on the right track.
Almost there. Now to alight beams with pixel-perfect precision.
Bingo!
Well this one is dogshit. It's all about running around hitting spacebar near levers and hoping that it will work. Good and shit content going hand to hand: that's Nocturne for you.
If Stranger pulls a lever successfully a segment of will extrude allowing Stranger to climb on it. Need to repeat this will all levers to evade being squashed.
Done and dusted.
The new obstacle is a grid with burst of flames appearing at regular intervals. Easily beaten with a few well-planned jumps.
If Stranger tries to grab this key it falls all the way down to the Ball Room on the first floor. There is a way to avoid this if you position Stranger porperly before grabbing attempt but no matter what you'll still have to climb down so whatever.
Another key, yay. As you may notice the "rug" is not what it seems and conceals the ladder that leads downstairs.
There Stranger puts down the remnants of vampire brides.
So, ballroom. If you can spot a key on this screenshot - my congratulations at your expert pixel hunting skills.
Demon door? Need to backtrack, again...
Inside there is a summoning circle and a box of matches.
Down to the dungeon.
And Killian's "lab"
Use the matches and let this one burn.
So Stranger enters some sort of prison.
Stranger pulls all available levers.
Nice. Maybe Stranger finally found an exit? He pushes loose bricks with his shoulder.
Uh, surprise.
After a moment of contemplation Stranger breaks the said seals.
Even in weakened state after leaving his icy prison Moloch is already a first-grade mofo. He demonstrates his fiery powers by exploding all the other monstrous "prisoners" behind the bars.
Gridiron is useless to Stranger but the demon is delighted to see it.
Well Stranger bro, there's a serious that your dual peashooters could carve a dent in devil's skin.
But the demon just chuckles in response.
Green pool with fat grubs nearby will suit his needs just fine.
Moloch is pleased.
The beast jumps up the elevator shaft while Stranger has to use more conventional means.
Dumbwaiter can reach the third floor.
Final fight with horde of demons that wait for Stranger's arrival. No need to think about ammunition anymore.
Normally this room is a deathtrap as it gets flooded the moment Stranger steps in. But not anymore.
Got you, sucker!
With uttering a single word Stranger turns his back and walks away.
No response.
Stranger continues his walk as Killian's screams and sounds of tearing flesh echo throughout the mansion.
Back at the Spookhouse.
END OF ACT 4.
But not the end of line, yet. There is still a short epilogue left.
And then Stranger was Hamilton.
Keep going, mister.
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So can you actually opt to side against Moloch at the end there?
Twinkle
Liturgist
Manual states he was unleashed only in non-urban environments. That's probably why Stranger was considered the best operative despite Moloch being much stronger and practically unkillable: you can't send a demon roam around large human settlements.
No, it's a cutscene (note black bars). I honestly can't think of a single reason to help him. He crossed the line the moment he started using fellow agents as test subjects.
EPILOGUE
Spookhouse HQ, Unknown location, 1942
Knock-knock! Wait, why is it open...
Mein gott, something tore stupid girl apart. That stupid game with passphrases led nowhere just as Stranger predicted.
Stranger pushes the secret button himself.
It's dark upstairs.
Stranger turns lights on...
Wow, more torn limbs! Even Spookhouse operatives couldn't resist that unknown force.
It's hard to be 100% sure but I think it was Icepick.
No need to repeat, Strangebro.
Shit.
OK, now let's check Doc Hollyday's lab.
I don't expect to find the colonel alive, even if briefing room door is locked.
Ouch! Rest in peace, Colonel.
...or rather not. With this grimdark twist Nocturne ends for good. Honestly, I have absolutely no idea who's behind the massacre. I highly doubt Spookhouse agents couldn't handle regular suspects like undead, vampires or werewolves and it definitely weren't humans. Even though Terminal Reality is still active and demonstrated some interest in making a sequel as this 3yo render proves it didn't really go anywhere.
Whatever happens, I hope we'll meet again, Stranger.
AUGMENTED NAZIS???!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
I guess it could be a build up to Bloodrayne, starring Stranger or something. But eh, I dunno
He appears again in Blair Witch Project volume 1
Good LP though, too bad games like this are no longer possible...
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Thanks for this LP twiknle !
That was a crappy cliffhanger though. I don't mind designers giving a little nudge in the end for a sequel, but this massacre here was over the line.
PS: It's funny how the succubus wears a bikini top but no bottom
screwed up censoring values FTW.
That was a crappy cliffhanger though. I don't mind designers giving a little nudge in the end for a sequel, but this massacre here was over the line.
PS: It's funny how the succubus wears a bikini top but no bottom
screwed up censoring values FTW.
A mountain was in labour, and the people of seven cities had assembled to watch its movements and hear its groans. While they waited in breathless expectancy out came a Mouse.
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ffffffffffff that ending 
Thanks for the LP, Twinkle. It was a lot of fun. Probably more fun to read than to play, haha :D
Thanks for the LP, Twinkle. It was a lot of fun. Probably more fun to read than to play, haha :D
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