Ghosts also have their own backstory and there are clues dotted around to help paint a picture of what happened to them, as well as the mysterious town. Snapping the ghosts will tend to do damage, so looking for clues on the best way to deal with them does play a part but a few quick pics can often get the job done. Ghosts have weak spots which you have to figure out, but there are a few pointers offered when you get them in your camera sights to help you defeat them. Pics of ghosts can be snapped and also added to the Ghostpedia, part of the inventory and quest log which will hold clues as you find objects. The camera is her weapon against the apparitions and when activated in first person mode she can spot specters and clues something she cannot do without the camera on. Her camera is the key to solving the game’s main puzzles and also dealing with the many ghosts she encounters as she wanders around. Wandering into the deserted school Linda is fully equipped to deal with the ghosties. The game would have lost a lot of appeal and charm if they had opted for a translation on the objects. What I really appreciate about the locations is the fact that Digital Happiness has not westernised the game, all the text on objects and signage are in Indonesian, which are then translated on the screen in text. I’m not sure if the toilets are supposed to scare you when you discover them, but they are very similar the ones I had the misfortune of experiencing at the Mandarin Chinese Restaurant in Bandung quite a few years ago. The game’s locations are quintessentially Indonesian, even down to the toilets. Having lived in Indonesia and spent a lot of time in towns and the countryside I can really appreciate what Digital Happiness has created in DreadOut. Now if only all phones could be like that.
It’s also a phone that has unprecedented battery life. Linda also carries a phone which is key to the game mechanics. Linda is somehow equipped with special ability senses to detect spirits, something that’s going to become very handy as the gang head into the town to look for clues. But then the game would be rather short which wouldn’t be much fun. Of course if it was you, you’d probably get back in the car and find another way around the road block because that would make sense. After some fumbling around at the barricade and talking to the other characters the whole gang decide to check out the town and find out what’s happened to the inhabitants. Rather than finding rich sources of education, they stumble upon a blocked road and what appears to be a deserted town. In DreadOut you take on the role of Linda, a high school student on a field trip with a few chums and her teacher. Apparently only Linda got the memo about uniform-free Fridays.
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