The Spectre Files: Deathstalker

This game won't be for everyone, but it's the kind of game you will love if you like your horror movies cheesy and funny. It's a piece of video game history, from a time when we looked to film and laserdisc to produce graphics so photorealistic they were in fact actually filmed digitized photos at 24 frames per second. It's produced by a company who is responsible for the largest video game arcade in the world. The creator of the game is responsible for a great many arcade hits of the 80s. Now that I've told you why you should buy this game, I would now like to say some criticisms. As an individual who is hard of hearing, the lack of subtitles as an accessibility option is very disheartening. I believe it would be very much worth the time to add this feature into an update, as it can only increase the audience that can appreciate this work. Controller support would be nice as well, however the mouse controls are fine. But the game is a simple game, and the real draw is the interactive film you'll get to experience. It's not too expensive and worth the asking price.

A silly homage to 1960s B-movie horror films with whip-smart writing and ham acting, The Spectre Files: Deathstalker is a worthy addition to your collection if you're a fan of '60s B-movies, horror games, or comedy games. Pros: Strong writing Many choices keep you guessing Cons: Gets repetitive as you progress further and have to restart a run Only one ending - which is understandable considering it never was fully developed for release

It's really cool seeing this come to be, 40ish years after it was left incomplete. Overall, it's a fun choose-your-own-adventure FMV game. My only real complaint is that the game's UI could use some improvement, such as a streamer mode where choice making time is paused, ESC should function as a pause/menu screen and not completely close out the game. There should just be a pause function in general. I'm old and often pee, as I assume most of this game's intended audience is. Lastly, windowed mode would be nice, as I sometimes play games alongside other tasks and since ESC just kills the game, it forces me to be completely locked in.

Worth playing if your fond of FMV games. Also worth checking out as a historical oddity. Give it a spin!

I actually discovered this game when going to an arcade w a few people and thought it was such as interestingly funny game. Some aspects felt a bit bizarre or crazy. I definitely recommend giving it a try, I do hope at some point this game does gain more attention. It's truly unique and one-of-a-kind for the kind of game it is. To me, it was amazing to discover a game that had been restored or finished so people in modern day could see what certain films looked like during back in the day. I actually didn't realize this game is considered from an aspect of history, that I find interesting. I do not know much of the backstory, however, I will say at first the game feels really weird and takes a bit to get used to the different aspects. Such as you'll realize it surrounds the undead and you investigating a house for someone. Over all the game can take awhile and its quite easy to lose a heart but you get a few chances per a play through which is nice. But there's no save points or menu options. (Which I wish it had.) Although, it's still fun for an arcade low budget game.

Great game to play real quick, love it!