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dkirschner's Killer Frequency (PC)

[November 15, 2024 07:16:32 PM]

Cool concept, stays pretty engaging throughout. The first-person perspective might suggest more action than there is. It's totally a narrative game. Not a "walking simulator" per se, although it's true that you cannot run. Most of the game is actually you standing in place.

You play as a radio host in the late 1980s who gets a job in some small town. On this fateful night, there is a serial killer afoot, with the story rooted in the town's history. After an incident with the police, 911 calls are routed to the radio station. You and your producer take calls and, from behind the DJ booth, hopefully save some lives. Callers will ring up saying they're being stalked by the serial killer and you have to walk them through staying alive. One guy is being hunted in a corn maze; another in an office building; another needs to leave her house and go down the street; and so on. You often need to explore the radio station to find things to help you handle the calls, like a map of the corn maze to help that caller get to the exit. Your producer doles out keys to locked doors as you explore more of the station. Other callers will ring to talk or play pranks or whatever. The writing is strong and there are some really funny parts, like any interaction with the pizza owner. It's got a great 1980s slasher film campy vibe to it.

It's less scary than I thought it would be, though there are some tense moments. Eventually, though, you'll realize that it doesn't matter if callers die. The story keeps going, and I'm not sure if there are multiple endings. It seems like there's just one. And since it is campy, sometimes it is kind of funny if someone dies. This game may not be the best at promoting ethical reflection, though there was one poignant caller who talked about beating addiction and gaining a new outlook on life, which was very touching. Eventually, you will get into the basement of the radio station, which was a little creepy. It felt like it went on a little long because you're not really doing a whole lot. The radio station is really small, you'll collect the few extra records and tapes scattered about, you'll play the same records 3 times each, you'll toss dozens of paper balls into a wastebasket basketball goal while you're listening to people talk. If the writing and voice acting wasn't on point, this would have been a swing and a miss, but luckily it was a fun several hours!