The Hunted is a small, single map, multiplayer survival horror game that features two teams (“Scientists” and “Hunters”) who are pitted against in each other in a non-combat environment. Scientists are tasked with avoiding detection and surviving for as long as possible while Hunters are charged with finding Scientists and turning them into fellow Hunters. The Hunted was created as part of an academic study which attempted to replicate the gameplay and emotional aspects of an existing real-life game in a digital format. Using an iterative design approach via extensive player feedback and playtest analysis, the project was particularly focused on studying player reactions to the game and seeing whether the original game (which emphasized aspects like player immersion and minimal design elements) would actually translate well into a digital version.
I'm afraid some of the bad comments are actually true.
Because this mod is literally offering nothing of interest in it's current state.
While the principle and concept behind this idea are solid and surely sound like a lot of fun. I must tell you that the actual execution of it is simply unfinished.
The whole mod offers one tiny map which you will have explored in under 2 minutes. Now it certainly makes sense to make the maps smaller in a hide and seek game but that small is too small. I guess it is what it is just a minor university project which hopefully helps the author into a proper job future. Anyway below I will post in short notes why I've given it 4 out of 10 points to justify the score.
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+Interesting idea behind the mod.
+Some effort went into this but not enough.
+Lovely main menu music and graphic background which set a good atmosphere.
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-Only 1 map to play on.
-The map itself is much to small & also suffers from partially badly chosen textures such as certain plants which reminded me of sprites of the mid 90s.
-Also regarding the map: Annoying alarm sound not many other sound sources at all. While it sets a good atmosphere it gets repetitive rather soon and shortly after turns just into an annoyance.
-Another point regarding the map: To little diversity of course that's what you get in a small map. But basically 85% of the entire map are covered in red alert lights which toggle on and off. There are other nice
atmospheric events possible. Broken steam pipes for example etc..
-The mod didn't come in it's mod folder. I had to check inside the game.info.txt to find out what the author choose as his/her mod name and had to place the contents manually in that folder "the hunted".
-No servers to play on. As author of a multi player focused mod I would've tried to find and contact server Admins for my project. Prior to the release that is. There are more than enough gaming networks out there.
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I can't tell anything regarding the actual game play since there's no one to play with. But I'm sure it would be fun for a while a least.
With more effort put into this and more gaming content to play on plus few servers running 24/7 this mod surely could become somewhat decent. So should the author ever want to expand upon it.. I'm all up for it and would love to give this mod a second chance play testing.
All in all for a first mod release it's still not bad and above average regarding the mapping. But still below anything you could even call closely a full version release. It's not a demo even.
If you like games where you're getting hunted I suggest to stick with Hidden Source for the time being. Another Hl2 mod with tons of content.
one map with terrible custom content...but no probelm, you wont be concentrating on the content, cause the map has a terrible flickering light. IN EVERY ROOM.
mod sponsored by eyecancer surgery, have fun kids.