I dashed into a survivor right as she dropped the pallet. When I picked her up, the pallet stunned me and I dropped her. After that, we could both walk through the pallet, but she could still vault it and I could still break it.
The Lore: The Final Broadcast
In 1984, the "Happy Jack’s Traveling Circus" became the center of a localized media blackout. It started when the lead performer, known only as The Jester, began deviating from his script. During live performances, he would stop his act and stare directly into the camera lens with a wide, unblinking grin, as if he were looking through the television and into the living rooms of the viewers.
The show was permanently pulled from the air after a late-night broadcast where the screen dissolved into pure, shrieking static. When the signal returned, the studio was found completely empty, save for a pile of discarded motley clothes and the Jester's distorted face burned into the glass of every monitor. No one was ever found. Only a single VHS tape remained, showing the Jester walking away from the stage and disappearing into a thick, unnatural fog.
He is no longer a performer. He is the recording that never ends.
Perks:
1. Hex: Lost Footage: A Hex that feeds on the Survivors' inability to trust their own eyes.
"The more you watch, the more you lose."
2. Dead Air: The static of your presence makes escape feel like a glitching loop.
"There's no point in running when the film is stuck on the same frame."
3. Corrupted Transmission: The signal you emit acts as a digital rot to modern machinery.
Power: Special Attack: The Spotlight
The Jester projects a focused beam of blinding, high-contrast light from his face or a handheld camera.
The Projection: You hold the Power button to charge, then release to project a 15-meter "Cone of Light" in front of you. This light passes through windows and over low loops.
The Burn: Any Survivor caught in the light for more than 1.2 seconds is "burned" by the exposure. They take one health state of damage and are instantly Out of Sync.
Unique gameplay mechanic: Out of sync
Status Effect: Out of Sync Whenever a Survivor is hit by the Jester’s special attack, they become Out of Sync. While in this state, their screen constantly vibrates with subtle scan-lines and their movement feels "heavy" (a slight reduction to vaulting and movement becomes delayed)
The Control Stations To fix the signal, Survivors must find one of the 6 Control Stations (antique television monitors) scattered around the map. There, they must perform a Tracking Adjustment. A short, high-pressure mini-game where they have to keep a flickering needle within a moving "Clear Zone" for 5 seconds.
The Escalation: Signal Total Loss If a Survivor remains Out of Sync for more than 60 seconds without recalibrating, they suffer Signal Total Loss. Their screen becomes choked with thick visual static effect. And they become Oblivious.
I had some free time today so I made this drawing of The Unknown. I really like the character design and wanted to try a messy, black and white look for it.
Who should I do next? I’m looking for suggestions.
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EDIT: I’m honestly speechless. I woke up to all of this and I’m not even sure what to say. I have never really had people compliment my art like this before, so it truly means the world to me. This is the first time I have felt this happy about my work, and I just wanted to say thank you all so much.
I’ve been dying to play The Last of Us series because the story looks incredible, but both Part I and Part II are way too expensive for me. I’m looking for something that hits those same emotional or cinematic notes, heavy storytelling, great characters, maybe some survival elements but at a much lower price point.
Are there any "hidden gems" or older titles that frequently go on sale for cheap? I’m open to any genre as long as the plot is the main focus.