Ink Demon is nothing but annoying, now.

[Laughing With Salad]

Now he shows up like every minute on the dot, and is just a glorified "instant death when timer runs out" thing.

And "shows up" is putting it lightly. It's just a spooky screen filter and some sound design. Doesn't even randomly show up and prowl the area after you've made too much noise anymore. Every time you actually see him are just scripted events.

[goofy]

no

[Laughing With Salad]

Originally posted by meghan_k:

no

Well you wouldn'teven begin to be able to explain to me what part of what I said was untrue, so

[thegreatfrosting]

ok, so rather then have someone respond with just a "no". how would you want to handle this if you were the one designing the game? (also fun fact, he takes 4-5 minutes to show up and you can get that down to 3 with the right settings. though i do understand the irritation with that )

[Ink Hyaena]

Originally posted by thegreatfrosting:

ok, so rather then have someone respond with just a "no". how would you want to handle this if you were the one designing the game? (also fun fact, he takes 4-5 minutes to show up and you can get that down to 3 with the right settings. though i do understand the irritation with that )

Easy: give him shared mechanics of BATIM lol. Give him a physical presence, something to be feared again. He's supposed to be the big threat but has no actual presence in the game outside of scripted events where you don't even see him unless you die. The "hide" mechanic can work fine, but he also needs an actual physical moment or two to invoke fear again.

[ectoBiologist]

They should've made it so that he randomly wanders around the area looking for you and you have to hide or run away from him, not just instant death when the timer ends or scripted events.

[Roaring_Tiger]

yu

[mann of rock paper and scissors]

personally the ink demon is kinda better in this game. he isn't only scripted anyways stay out in the open to long he will come. also his design is much more demonic. the ink demon is this looming threat that could show up at (nearly) anytime. i think you are being childish.

[Ink Hyaena]

Originally posted by holden.ringhand04:

personally the ink demon is kinda better in this game. he isn't only scripted anyways stay out in the open to long he will come. also his design is much more demonic. the ink demon is this looming threat that could show up at (nearly) anytime. i think you are being childish.

Giving valid criticism does not make someone childish. He does not actively roam, therefore is barely a threat. There needs to be a balance with him and this wasn't it unfortunately.

[mann of rock paper and scissors]

true about the childish part

[mann of rock paper and scissors]

i was wrong about that

[mann of rock paper and scissors]

however the ink demon not chasing or roaming you is kinda a weak argument though. because while he can be well.. not scary something that could pounce at any moment is a great way to increase someones paranoia that he will come. sometimes if you take to long he can come and get the jump on you.

[mann of rock paper and scissors]

also he is not only scripted.

[CAIA]

I played the whole game yesterday for the first time and I have to say that I actually liked this mechanic. It is something quite unexpected, you have to react fast in order to find somewhere to hide or he kills you. Plus, if you stand still and do not hide, he makes you think that he left when in reality he will still kill you as soon as you move -- he plays with us!
Anyway, I kinda miss seeing Bendy walk around the studio and being chased by him, but personally this gave me more "adrenaline" than the Bendy in BATIM: you could see when he popped out and you had more ways to react, in this game it is "hide or die".

[mann of rock paper and scissors]

that's what i'm trying to say

[CAIA]

Now that I'm thinking about it-- Does anyone know if he spawns if you're hiding the whole time? I'd like to do The Demon's Dismay achievement and so I'd rather go AFK to do it. Is it possible or does he only spawn when you're not hiding?