Decay - Part 1 Written by Dalton "horror_spooky" Cooper Copyright 2010 Dalton Cooper Decay - Part 1 is a unique point-and-click adventure game from Shining Gate Software and is available on the Xbox 360's Indie Game Marketplace. The game is the first part of a series of four games, and like many games in the genre, it's quite easy to get stuck. Now, I HIGHLY recommend anyone using this guide tries to play through the game without any walkthrough first as the overall experience will be much more enjoyable. However, if you really, really can't figure out what the hell to do next, and then this guide will help you getting going in the right direction! Contact Information E-mail: horror_spooky@hotmail.com Legal Information - - - - - - - - - This may not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal, private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission. Use of this guide on any other web site or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright. If anyone reading this is interested in using my guide on their site, just shoot me an e-mail first. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction and Controls 2. Walkthrough 3. Conclusion - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1. Introduction and Controls - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Decay - Part 1 is a point-and-click horror/adventure game, a genre which is fairly uncommon on consoles. There is a boring tutorial at the beginning of the game, but it's not necessary as the game is fairly easy to figure out. Still, I am going to provide a rundown of the controls just in case someone can't figure out how to do something. Play this game with all the lights off, the sound as high as it possibly can go , and prepared to be scared out of your mind! CONTROLS: LS - Move cursor RT + LS - Speed up cursor LT + LS - Slow down cursor A - Select B - Back/deselect Y - Inventory X - Combine items Start - Menu D-pad - Move character Things to remember: A) When the cursor turns into a magnifying glass, that means the area can be examined for more information. B) Items can be examined three-dimensionally in the inventory screen for clues. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2. Walkthrough - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - After the opening cut-scene, you'll find yourself staring at a blank wall. The only directional pad button highlighted is the down arrow. Examine the bathtub. Upon examining the bathtub, exmaine the faucet. The handle is missing. Hmm... Back out with the B button twice, and press down on the d-pad. Examine the sink and then pick up the rusty key. Back out again, and then examine the mirror. Pick up the tweezers inside and back out. Gasp! A backwards G is on the mirror! It's okay, press B and it disappears. Phew. Press down on the d-pad...OH MY GOD! Gilll?! On the wall?! Examining the new writing will reveal nothing new. Click on the door and then click on the keyhole. If you examine the keyhole, it will reveal that something is stuck in there. Press Y to bring up the inventory screen and use the tweezers. Then use the rusty key to open the door. Click on the door again to head through into the next room. In this room, there are a few important items. You can skip this section if you are just planning on going through the game as much as possible. But anyway, you need to pick up the picture frame sitting on the shelf. Examine the back of the frame to find a note that tells you about channel 44. Interesting... Next, examine the coffee table and pick up the television remote. Click on the old TV and then use the remote. Turn it to channel 44 to see a couple of cartoon characters holding numbers up on their fingers. 5-2-2 huh...remember that number! Or don't I guess, because I'll just tell it to you when we need it. Exit the apartment through the door to go into the hallway. Press left on the d-pad and click on the door. You'll now be in a room that is upside down. On the ceiling, you'll see an odd cylindrical shape. That's a battery, and it is needed later on so remember its location. Grab the bloody note off the ground to hear the sound of a door unlocking... Exit the room. Press right on the d-pad twice to enter the freakiest room in the game. Right off the bat, you'll see pictures of a family on the wall, and a scary face that keeps appearing and making monkey sounds at you. Click on any of the pictures to get this puzzle started! Oh yeah! The trick to this puzzle is to put the pictures of the people in order based on age, reminiscent of a puzzle in the first Resident Evil game. Regardless, it's not just a puzzle where you have to put them in the correct order from left to right. Notice the positioning of the pictures on the wall. The key to this puzzle is to place the youngest person on the lowest frame, and the oldest person on the highest frame. The pictures are color coded, and from left to right, it is purple (young boy), red (baby), green (old man), and blue (woman). Here's how to solve this puzzle: Move the blue woman all the way to the left. Next, move the purple boy all the way to the right. After that, just switch around the red baby and green man. Presto! The spooky shadows under the pictures then zoom across the wall to the left! Uh-oh. Tap the d-pad to the left to be greeted by a rather grotesque picture of a spooky man. Click on the picture and move the frame. I hope that scared you. Anyways, click on the table to reveal a tic-tac-toe board. How lovely! Everyone knows the best kind of tic-tac-toe boards are the ones painted with blood! Anyways, all you need to do is defend yourself three times. You don't have to win. Just play three cats games in a row. A guaranteed way to win is by placing your X in any of the corners, and then placing your X in the middle. Be sure to block off any rows he may slip in there, but this strategy has never failed me. By the way, if you lose, you have to redo the picture puzzle and play the three games of tic-tac-toe all over again. After defending yourself against the demonic tic-tac-toe board, the picture of the man will flip upside down. Now you can move the frame without anything jumping out and screaming at you. Behind the picture there is a note, pick it up and if you are feeling up to it, read it. Otherwise, grab the flashlight and get out of the room. Remember the upside down room? Head back there by tapping right twice on the d-pad. It will now be rightside up! Fantastic. Grab the battery off the floor. Then press Y to bring up the inventory screen. Use the X button on the battery and then select the flashlight with the A button to combine the two. You are now equipped with a spiffy flashlight! Leave the now-right-side-up room and position yourself so you are staring directly down the dark hallway. To the right, just visible out of the darkness, there will be a door. Click on the door to see that it is padlocked. Remember the cartoon from earlier? Well, that's the code. 5-2-2. Input the code into the padlock to unlock it. Click on the door again to enter a pitch-black room. Eek! Hear those sounds? Well, bring up the inventory screen and turn on that damn flashlight, for the love of God! Ah! The sound ceases and there's a creepy ass doll sitting on the shelf. Examine the doll to move it and pick up the slip joint pliers. Back out of the room, and then immediately re-enter. Turn on the flashlight again...where'd the doll go? Return to your apartment. Go back to your bathroom. You'll have a new friend sitting on the toilet! You can't examine the doll, so click down on the d-pad to do a 180. The lettering on the wall above the bathtub now reads "GATE". Gate to what? Well, examine the bathtub again. Examine the faucet, and then use the pliers. Click on the dark, murky water that is all black. Examine it to step right into... THE CREDITS! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3. Conclusion - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Special thanks to Shining Gate Software for making a terrific game for the Indie marketplace! This game gave me genuine chills, and I appreciate a good horror game in a day and age where the horror genre in video gaming is slowly disappearing. Be sure to check out my other guides and my reviews! Any questions/comments/ concerns can be directed to my e-mail address. Opinions and helpful tips and advice are welcome! If anyone is aware of any secrets I missed in this game, please let me know, and I will add it to the guide immediately and give you credit. My e-mail address is, once again: horror_spooky@hotmail.com Dolls. Why'd it have to be dolls? All trademarks and copyrights contained in this document are owned by their respective trademark and copyright holders.