Abstract: No more hiding in Forests, No more skulking in abandoned warehouses. He's back and this time...He's got friends!
Genre: Horror
Engine:



Download V 3.0


Story:

Welcome to Slenderman's Army. A short horror created in less than a week for RMN's All Hallows Competition.

You are a Paranormal Investigator hired to solve the Mystery of Slanciata Manor. You arrive at the Manor to discover more than you bargained for. Your investigation gets halted as you battle for your life against the "Slender Man" an entity known to stick to shadows. Kidnapping lost travelers who dare to attempt to discover the truth about who and what he is.
However, he was slowly becoming overpowered by humans who successfully managed to escape his clutches with the full 8 Pages which detailed all his tricks, and how to defeat him. He realised he needed to build himself an army. He scoured the world finding the most terrifying and dangerous monsters and entities to assist him in his battle against the human race.

He began working with these entities to build a world in which people feared Slender Man once again...

Characters:
You:
You play as a Paranormal Investigator, attempting to discover the secrets of Slanciata Manor.


Screenshots:

(Be aware, that these images are very dark, you have to play it to fully experience the game...)

The beginning of a long and interesting night...

He's always watching you!

Any Grudge Fans?

Features:

A New SlenderMan Experience: This game is unlike any other Slenderman Game experienced, due to the fact that it is 2D.
A Unique Game Every Time. Each time you play it will be a new experience, things will appear when you least expect them. SFX will shock and surprise you at different times. Enemies will spawn in a number of different random places.
Scares...Shocks...and Surprises You will be confused, scared and unsure on the next step when you are trying to escape Slenderman Army
Custom Soundtrack There is only 1 use of the RTP. The rest is fully customized, everything has been thought of. down to even the Cursor sounds.
Darkness....There is a HELL of alot of darkness!
A Secret Ending: Can you achieve the Secret Ending....If you can find the secret ending. PM Jonnie19 or Shaddowval a screenshot of the Game End screen and we'll send you an image link to a SECRET banner

Controls:
Walk: Arrow Keys
Sprint: Hold Shift
Activate Flashlight:Hold F5

Support Banner:


Credits:

Story:
Jonnie19 and Shaddowval
Eventing:
Jonnie 19, Shaddowval and Phillip
Scripting:
BulletXT
PK8
Yanfly
reijubv
XIV
Modern Algebra
Munkis

Graphics:
Celianna
Shaddowval
Enterbrain
Kayden

Music:
Soundtrack by Jonnie19
Various SFX by
Jonnie19
Shaddowval
www.freesfx.co.uk
Beta Testers
Kayden
Clord

-Reserved for Lets Plays-

Kayden997:

I have to say, this game looks pretty epic. I might give it a go.

I found a few small errors and have fixed them, but will need to wait for Jonnie19 to update the newest version for download.

The Direct D/L has been updated to the latest version. Shaddowval will update his version (Mediafire Link) momentarily Updated the link
As you may have seen from the video playthrough. It certainly IS a challenge.
We're now on RMN, as such another D/L mirror is now added

Gotta give this another go as the beta testers' version was so gimped.

Please do Clord, it will be brilliant to receive more feedback on the game we worked so hard to complete. We're really looking forward to seeing people's reaction to the game. So feel free to create some LP's and upload it to youtube. Cause we'd love to see how you do.

We are going to host a Page Race in a few days. In which competitors have to try and gain all 8 pages and the flashlight and gain the good ending in the next couple of days...We'll post more details shortly...

We have updated the RMN link with the new version, we've fully tested the game multiple times to ensure it's a clean and crisp a game as possible. However due to the Spawning Engine we used in this game, sometimes errors will appear. If you find any error. Let us know asap and either me or Shadowval will get back to you.

Also, if you have any ideas that you've got in regards to what we could do to IMPROVE the gameplay let me know

I've updated the D/L links to for MORE bug fixes. The amount of Random events, have made bug fixes such a challenging task

Spawning system needs to ensure some distance to player as it is so cheap when you lose because the monsters spawn directly to range of capture.

That is all part of the fear XD, but the spawning system is pretty much 100% random, at least after the first time they appear!

It is fully Randomized XD The point of the game is to shock and surprise you. You end up jumping in your seat due to the fact that he just gets you immediately. It's not a planned auto attack. The chances are you sped through the game without thinking.

There are three effective ways of escaping from the enemies:

Well I'm not really the target audience anyways. I like to play horror games even though I don't feel actual fear while playing them.

Has anyone encountered any game freezing bugs? I've had one person complain about it, but I fixed the problem and am unable to duplicate it, though she says she still gets it. I'm hoping someone else can confirm if this has happened or if she is just using an older version.

It is not unusual to get told about bugs in your game/map/mod after they have already been fixed for months.

So yeah, he probably has just a old version as I didn't find anything game breaking yet.

This is why I encourage everybody to specify changes to each download in the main page, but it also helps to include a date when the newest one was made as it's easier to track if a new DL has been uploaded without reading everything again.

Looks good im going to download it. Thank you

Although i appreciate the feedback, could please add abit more to your post in future, perhaps wait to post until after you've played the game Thanks ~Jonnie19

personally, i think the whole slenderman fad is dead.

I've had this feedback from people before about Slenderman needing to be left alone. This game is also unlike any other slenderman game that has been created. For many different reasons In this game there is an actual storyline compared to all other Slender mods, There is not only Slenderman, but also a few other enemies. There is also other enemies. There is a full storyline. and a conclusion.

For Slenderman Haters, I challenge them to play this game...cause there is alot MORE to this game then just Slenderman. It has become commented as quite a dark game.
I really would suggest you try it out, separate from whether you like Slenderman or not You may enjoy it....
Thanks for the feedback anywho

Slender Woods pretty surely released before your project.

http://www.moddb.com/games/slenders-woods

It also has a proper storyline.

There is also Slender Man game with more than one type of enemies other than yours.

Ah yes, Slenderman Woods has a storyline, just like mine. One I forgot about, however it is still in 3D...and still using the same engine (unity). This game is in no way trying to go up against the likes of Slender, and Slender Woods. It isn't meant to fight the other Slenderman games.

There's another Slender game that has more than one type of enemy Please show me. I'd love to play it

The fact remains is that, as far as i know, it is the SECOND of the Slender games with a storyline, It is NOT Slender. The game only features Slender. it's also made for a competition. The aim of which was to scare the crap outta people, which from the feedback I have received that is exactly what has been achieved here.

Perhaps it's not the first, but it still UNIQUE in it's creation, taking RPG Maker VX engine and work darn hard to create something that isn't an RPG...
Sadly if you don't like 2D games, then sadly this game isn't for you but it is something original

I do like 2D games, but 2D is not really that much meant for the horror genre. However you can still achieve that suspense even with 2D games. 3D ones are more effective since you can make it in first person. Not to mention likes of Oculus Rift which will amplify those games to be even scarier.

Of course games which does pull out nice 2D experience are games like. Corpse Party for the PSP/VITA. But it comes from superb Japanese voice acting and music work.

I would love to be able to work on a 3D engine, but not only am I not an artist, but I don't have the know-how to create a full 3D game, that I wouldn't just purely give up on...
I suppose i'm just comfortable creating games that aren't QUITE as good as others, Focusing more on having fun then creating a game to compete with others....
Although I am definitely gonna check out the Corpse Party PSP game...looks amazing....
3D games are always more effective, I just guess I am too comfortable with 2D, I don't even want to upgrade to VXA, i'm too old fashioned in my ways

So the deadline closed a few days ago now for the RMN competition XD It's just the long....long...long wait! It's down to the votes now.
We'd love it if you'd vote for Slenderman's Army over on RMN.
Thanks for your support

So Slenderman's Army has JUST been updated again Thanks to a number of YouTubers who decided to play the game, I noticed a few other errors so I fixed them so look to the first post for the Latest D/L

(Please excuse the flashing, I had a video card problem)

Slenderman's Army... or as the rest of the game calls it, Slanciata Manor... has a few problems that need to be fixed. Along with the problems are a few good things though, which I'm going to go over in this review.

Pros:
- Pretty good atmosphere. The darkness and the use of the flashlight are enough to make anyone a bit paranoid. Add the random placement of notes and not quite exactly knowing when a monster is going to pop up, and it sets a good mood.
- Movement. It is fairly easy to move around the game world, without many glitches happening.
- Story. Albeit short, this Slender game actually has a story, unlike most that just throw you into the game world.
- Graphics. The graphics are very good for VX. The only thing I would consider changing is making the monsters face in all four directions, not just down.
- It's different from any Slender game out there. Which I say is a good thing. 2D, more monsters, and a bit of a story.

Cons:
- Grammar. There are a few grammar issues. I describe them in the video. Not too much though, and it doesn't take away from the game all that much.
- Monster movement. I can tell that the simple "chase player" technique was used. I'm not sure if there's a better way of doing it, but it generally doesn't work that well. The suspense of being caught by a monster is taken away when you can hide behind a wall and they can't find you.
- Monster placement. Sometimes they appear right on top of you. I would suggest using variables to set where the player is, and set the monster 2 or 3 squares away from them, at least. This provides no hope for the player. This is how I've died every single time except for once.
- Story/intro is a bit bad. I know you only had a few days to work on this so I won't rate it that heavily. I talked about this in the video as well.
- Room layout. Sometimes, you will be trapped somewhere with absolutely no hope of getting out, due to the random spawning of the monsters. I died once from this. I would suggest making the hallways a bit more wide, so it is possible to escape in case this does happen. Or use the variable placement system that I mentioned before.
- Atmosphere. This is a con as well because it is very cliche. While effective, it is pretty cliche. I don't know what you would change up... but it is getting quite old.
- The game is advertised as Slenderman's Army, but has absolutely no trace of that in the game. Instead, it is called Slanciata Manor. This is a bit weird, and I have actually seen it quite frequently in the RPG Maker world. I would consider changing this, if I were you.

The Final Say:
Slenderman's Army, while being quite a bit different from the original game (being a good thing), has more flaws than it does perfections. The point of the game is exactly the same. Find 8 (even that's the same) notes before the monster gets you. The game is also a bit unfair, with the enemies spawning on top of you/very close as to corner you, whereas most other Slender games are completely "beatable," and give you more of a fighting chance. The bad reasons outweigh the good, giving this game the score of 2.5/5

Personal Note:
While I have given the game a pretty low score, I would still suggest trying it out. It's fun for a little while! I had a good time with it the first few tries. Then it got annoying.

You've actually downloaded the wrong version the version you played is ancient. I swear I updated the links on RRR -_-
almost all of the problems and cons have been updated

That has now been fixed in the latest update.

Yep...it's is. I will openly admit that the storyline was the weakest part of the game. We've improved it slightly, but we've still got alot of work to do


We do use the variable placement system, and this has also been improved in 3.0.


Agreed, Slender is getting rather overused. It was a very easy story. We are actually in the process of extending and improving the gameplay, which I do repeat again is updated in the new version


That was a small error that was fixed in the new updated version
Thanks for the review Redd, it sucks that you got the outdated version. It's been updated about 3 times since that version

Updates:

We've released another update. Slenderman's Army 3.0:

This is a vast improvement on the version played above. It is as bug free as I can physically make it
It's includes improved mapping, improved enemy placement and movement, and also a new map

The game was pretty good I didn't get very far into it until I realized I had a data management test tomorrow... So this is just from the first couple minutes I've played it.

The game did give me the chills with the dark at first. I've played most slender games, and the suspense was what usually kills everyone.

I agree the beginning could be a little stronger, but really... It's not that big of a problem. I think it was effective, though some things could be improved. Perhaps the opening about their name not being important could be written through the black. The dialogue wasn't bad, but having it against a background with sprites in the back didn't make it useful to it's full potential.

In general it was pretty intense game play. There was one point that slender man was trapped in another room basically running against the wall. Pretty funny. XD

In general, I did get the creeps at points, and it was a very well designed game! The darkness was effective. There are SOME simple fixes that can be done to, in my opinion, make the game scarier but I did enjoy the few minutes I did play!

Thanks for making this~ It was very entertaining!

This is actually due to something I've added into the game. In one of the rooms it is possible to trap slenderman. This is linking to something we are using in MOS the extension for Slenderman's Army.

Thanks for playing Roxie

It was a fantastic game, Jonnie I look forward to seeing more from all of you.

The very first part of this has an English error. "He back..." just thought I'd give ya a heads up.

Ok, so I've never heard of Slenderman. Did you make another Slenderman game? This looks pretty good Jonnie I think I'll try it out.

I can't believe I missed that Cheers for that
I'd love to see you play it Phillip, as you're one of the people who improved my eventing TENFOLD XD I'd be really interested to see what you thought

Oh seriously?! It linked to your indiedb page and i just clicked the button that said "download now" so you might want to update that xD

Done. It turns out it doesn't direct link you to downloads anymore So i nicked the link from the download button Cheers for letting me know Redd!

You're very welcome xD I guess this means I'll have to do another review!
soooon.......

*nods* you know you want to

Wow! You die soooo quickly LOL!! I'm running for my life through most of the game.

Yeah..It IS VERY tough. But it is beatable only 3 people have done it, and I am one of them two others are from youtube

Well Slender games tend to be incredibly tough.
Just wondering, does this game get harder as you play? Like the monsters appear more or something? I didn't notice that when I played... probably because it was a different version

There is more monsters, they don't get harder per-se but they increase in number. The "Ghosts" are introduced. These ghosts if they touch you, you cannot move for a couple of seconds. This combined with Slender and JuOn means, your pretty much fucked

Also, when we release the new storyline, which you unlock after completing the game. You will get to meet a new enemy. I don't want to reveal too much before the release.

We're also adding more things to make the game harder/easier dependent on how clever you are and the position of Slenderman. Things like collapsing floors, which can either kill you, or trap your enemies, Falling ceilings. We're going to try and impliment these things so that they can damage some of the enemies. All depends on user feedback.