#Anomaly Hunting

[fridge-reviews]

Platform 8 - Blast Review

Developer: Kotake Create Steam Deck Compatibility?: Verified Rrp: £3.39 (Steam)

This is my second time visiting the genre that is anomaly hunting and funnily enough this is also the second game I’ve covered by Kotake Create. Now, I’m going to assume that you who are reading this review knows what the genre of anomaly hunting is, if you don't, I suggest finding my review for ‘The Exit 8’(hopefully I remember to make that a link to make it easier, if I don’t… sorry about that).

Anyway, back to the review. In Platform 8 you’re stuck on a seemingly endlessly repeating train carriage. While traversing through the carriage you will see anomalies (one per carriage), in the last game you had to go back the way you came if you saw an anomaly but in this you always have to move forward. Once you’ve left that carriage the number on the electronic display above the door will increase. You need to pass eight anomalies without getting caught otherwise the counter resets to zero.

You read that correctly, some of these anomalies are hostile. Each has its own set of rules, maybe it’s not moving when the lights are on or never looking back, the only way to find out is by experimenting. Just like with The Exit 8 the anomalies vary quite a bit from being somewhat mundane (if a little freaky) to some actually give a little jump scare.

This is a short and sweet game, easily completed within an hour but very worth the time. I can’t wait to play more games in this genre.

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[doctorsiren]

I keep thinking about that AU concept where Ford goes to find Stan *before* he ever went to Gravity Falls and ough these brothers just make me so ill ☹️

[boomposhpow]

i love them so much everyone draw them happy and old right now

[tinfoil-jones]

Jerk Ford AU: From the Trenches

One night on the deck of the Stan O'War-II

Stan: Sure is a nice night, huh Poindexter?

Stanford: I buried myself once.

Stan: —...

Stanford: Another version of me. He was already long dead when his distress signal pinged me, and I buried him after looting his corpse. *Thousand yard stare*

Stan: Stanford—

Stanford: And I kept thinking; is that going to be me?

Stan: Stanford—

Stanford: *crying* Am I going to die out here? Am I never going to get home and get buried in some random dimension where no one I know or love is—?

Stan: Stanford! Hey, hey— look at me. You're here now. You made it home. You made it.

[iluminated-goat]

Enough 2fords fluff for now, time to return to my degeneracy. I talk a lot of preg!Stan but I can't believe you guys stood here watching me make a fool out of myself by completely forgetting about their firstborn son/j

Also biggest shout out to my amazing friend @mirrorworldangel who reminded me of this AU and got me inspired enough to finish these doodles I started a MONTH ago. Also why is the shapeshifter so hard to draw I'm not even kidding i was physically fighting the screen at times holy shit

This started more of a silly idea of wanting to see these two interact, especially in the context where Ford and Stan are... getting there in terms of fixing their relationship. And yeah the shapeshifter is an "animal"/anomaly, but it's still a baby y'know?? And considering the most prominent figures of his life were Ford and Fiddleford at the moment, I'd feel like he confuse Stan for Ford because of their similar appearance (and also cause newborns visions are SHIT I'm not even exaggerating). So Stan, who looks likes their main caretaker and whose smell is around the shack, is immediately considered family by him.

In summary it's just me throwing motherhood at Stan with the speed of a missile. Needless to say my guy is not on board with the idea for the first hours. But listen, when the only thing you've been practically doing is preparing to care for a baby, you kinda start recognising some things – willingly or unwillingly. So yeah, Stan might as well adopt the entire forest at this point.

So he takes care of Shapey with the excuse that "he's preparing for the real deal", that he's just going to take him to Ford and never see him again. But the kid grows on him like a fungus, especially when he takes Ford's young appearance – that he later changes to look a bit like Stan too (that's their mama wether Stan wants it or not). And yeah, Stan doesn't really call Ford his "Pa" cause that's kind of tied to their father, doesn't really feel like it belongs to his brother.

And no hate to Ford, he genuinely liked Shapey too. But my guy canonically treated him like a pet and Fiddleford was too terrified to get near him, so Stan's the one teaching him how to actually behave/adapt as a human (which just hardens his resolve that Stan IS his mom/caretaker).

And considering Shapey is still learning how to shift and how to be a human, he's in the middle line of the uncanny valley. He looks like a mix of both Ford and Stan (like a fusion), the way he moved (a bit stiff and uncoordinated), his eyes flashes like a nocturnal animal and his teeth (i know he leans more towards a bug, but I gave him the teeth of a giant isopod (top teeth) and an African Bullfrog (lower teeth) – fun fact, you can hold them like a baby in the crook of your arm/elbow from how big they are!)

While Stan's on his single-mother-era, Ford and Fiddleford are almost turning the forest upside down trying to find Shapey bc what if he gets hurt or hurts someone??? They're worried the kid is on the brink of death while he's out there living his best life playing with Stan, learning how to walk and write, eating more things than canned food and having bedtime stories. So yeah when Stan finally goes to them saying "look what I found in my bed lmao" the two are almost having a stroke.

Ford just doesn't start yelling/accusing Stan of tempering with the research (we stan a king who is not accustomed to change) because 1. Shapey has a fully human appearance 2. They don't want to startle the kid and accidentally hurt Stan (even more with his current situation - the pregnancy).

Stan with messy mullet hair, that's it. Shapey kind of starts losing the shape of what he shifted after long period of hours because he's not really used to it and he's still learning about his powers (and also cause putting a kid to sleep is hard). In case you want to know Ford's internal monologue, it's just him going: "he named him after me, he still want us to be family" kind of thing.

Also sorry if this is confusing to read, I'm almost falling asleep (which is becoming a pattern whenever I post lmao) so I'm gonna dip, good night or morning whenever you are guys.

Nothing much to add, but I really want to thank you guys for all the support you've given me. It genuinely makes me happy that you guys like my silly drawings and ideas. I know that I'm not very active on the tag or on other blogs (lack of motivation and I'm shy :(( ), but I want you guys to know that I appreciate every single one of my followers, lurkers, mutuals and my amazing friends. You guys are so cool and I'm grateful for every single one of you :D 🩵

[duckiewashere]

Mmmmmmmm the brain demons are winning so we’re doing like… these little things- but they’re for a loose oc TMAu (Im assigning ocs to fears it’s not that deep, sigh)

Anyways this is Vulture, he’s an Avatar of The Hunt. He probably has rabies and he will bite you, but he’s a lil guy!! Got raised in the wilderness so uh- very feral, 100% a little anklebiter!

He’s a polite fella tho, will leave you animal bones as a gift!

[the-good-luck-anomaly]

ART HAS BEEN SLOW GOING AND ITS HARD TO FOCUS ONNN ANYTHING THESE DAYS. BUT LOOK! I MADE A UNICORN

[kagaintheskywithdiamonds]

every night a complex but completely unwritten fanfic plays in my head and increasingly lately I've been like "you know I have this thing SO fleshed out I should write it for real. man I keep thinking of these awesome sentences, they would be such raw-ass lines. tomorrow I should actually try writing some of it"

and then I don't do that

[butch-dykely]

more lesbian monsters on the internet. love and healing. doomed yuri for the soul

bsky <- only ✨over 18✨

[csidesummit]

Anomaly loops are a strange breed of horror game. As much tension goes into questioning yourself as to handling scares. A new genre both imitable and malleable.

[fridge-reviews]

The Exit 8 - Blast Review

Developer: Kotake Create Steam Deck Compatibility?: Playable Rrp: £3.39

Now this is a genre I’ve not come across before, anomaly hunting. It feels like it’s an offshoot from walking simulators since strictly speaking the only thing you do is walk. The thing is, that’s a bit of an unfair statement. You see, in this game genre, you may interact with the game world by walking around but the game itself requires you to be observant and detail oriented.

In The Exit 8 you are stuck in an endlessly repeating passageway for what seems like a train station. If you see an anomaly you’re supposed to walk back the way you came, otherwise continue on. Each time you do this you’ll pass a large yellow exit sign, if you were right about there being an anomaly or not the number on that sign goes up, but if you’re wrong it reduces down to zero. The aim of the game is to get that sign to eight and finally exit the passageway.

The anomalies vary wildly, sometimes they’re very obvious but often they’re some kind of hidden detail such as a missing doorknob or a strange stain on the ceiling.

I absolutely loved this game, I’ve always enjoyed playing ‘spot the difference’ as a kid and this game gives the same sense of satisfaction that those did. It’s just in this case there’s also a sense of liminal horror as well, but don’t worry there aren’t any jumpscares.

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[that-other-dead-person]

FERALITY.... WAHOO YIPPEE YIPPEE Y

Plus bonus doodle of Everchase and a more. Accurate interaction with that one campup mimic I drew some months ago

Silly guy

[gebo4482]

The Attic 18th - Paranormal Anomaly Hunting Demo

Website / Steam

[imwatchingyo]

GOI headcanons #2 - Global Occult Coalition

@finiffy @loquaciousnewt

[fugu-in-f]

when you've hunted anjanath five times and it won't give up that damn mantle

[ipsomaniac]

total brainrot but hear me out. jayvik Eumenides AU where they're Orestes and Apollo