The Outsider
Based on a short story by HP Lovecraft, this equally short point-and-click horror adventure was made in just three days for Newgrounds' Game Jam competition. When you wake up confused and alone somewhere in a dark and unfriendly environment, all you want is to make your way back home to civilization... but are you ready for what you'll find?
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The Outsider Walkthrough
General Knowledge
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The circles at the bottom of the screen are the inventory spaces.
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Items can be combined by first clicking an item to select it, then clicking a second item to attempt a combination.
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Clicking musical note in the middle of the inventory mutes the music.
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Click the speaker icon below the music note mutes all game sound.
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To travel between scenes, click the black directional arrows on the top, bottom, left, or right sides of the screen.
The Outsider
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Click the title to begin.
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Click the back arrow to step into the cave.
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Take the stick lying on the ground to add it to your inventory.
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Click the back arrow to return to the forest.
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Click the forward arrow to travel to the bridge.
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Click the forward arrow again to zoom in to the door puzzle.
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To open the door, enter the combination by typing the correct numbers in the three spaces.
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We'll call the first digit X, the second Y, and the third Z.
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With the hints provided on the left side we know that:
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X=2Z
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Y is a prime number.
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And X+Y+Z=9.
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Using the substitution method, that means 2Z+Y+Z=9, or 3Z+Y=9.
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The prime numbers lower 9 are 1, 3, 5, and 7.
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The only solution for the equation that doesn't end in a fraction is Y=3.
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3Z+3=9.
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3Z=6.
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Z=2
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Thus, X=4; Y=3; Z=2
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The combination is 4-3-2.
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Click the "Check" button to submit your solution
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Click the forward arrow to move into the treehouse.
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Take the rope on the ground to add it to your inventory.
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Click the right arrow to go into the dark room.
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Take the cleaver on the table next to the candle.
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Use the cleaver on the stick in your inventory.
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Click the back arrow to leave the dark room.
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Click the forward arrow to go into the library.
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Use the sharpened stick in your inventory on the board atop the right bookcase.
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Click the back arrow to leave the library.
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Use the wooden board from your inventory on the gap in the stairway.
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Click the upper arrow twice to ascend the stairs.
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Use the stick from your inventory on the lock in the door.
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Click the forward arrow to move into the castle.
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Click the second box on the left side to reveal a book.
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Click the fourth box on the right side to receive the matchbox.
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Take the brick at the bottom of the stairs in front of the door.
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Attach the brick to the rope in your inventory.
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Leave the castle by clicking the back arrow three times, then click the right arrow to return to the dark room.
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Use the matchbox from your inventory on the candlestick.
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Take the key from the skeleton's hand.
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Leave the dark room and climb back up the stairs to return to the castle.
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Use the Key from your inventory on the locked door.
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Click the forward arrow to travel to the graveyard.
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Take the shovel leaning against the right tree.
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Leave the graveyard and click the back button 7 times to return to the forest.
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Use the shovel from your inventory on the hole in the ground to receive another piece of rope.
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Attach the second piece of rope to the combined brick and rope in your inventory.
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Return to the graveyard.
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Use the tethered brick from your inventory on the gate.
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Click the forward arrow to reach the path.
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Click the window to look inside the house.
The End
The slow fading transition is somewhat annoying, but it's a good game almost like Morbid.
In the end your journey and past life makes sense.
ahh Lilium brings back memories of elfen lied...
Um, yeah I would actually recommend the reverse...? Read the original story before playing the game.
Because as awesome and fantastic as a flash game may be... the story is a better experience in the end. If you're "spoiling" anything, it's the original work... not the flash-game based on it.
Elfen lied! Thank you! The melody was so familiar, but couldn't pinpoint it precise.
Not having control of appearance and disappearance of text window is most major problem to me. Give a break to non-native speakers, we can only read so fast..
I can't seem to get past "Loading..." neither here nor at Newgrounds. I've allowed scripts and disabled AdBlock. I'm using Firefox 3.6.18 on Ubuntu (Lucid).
And I'm stupid. :-P It didn't occur to me to try pressing the big rainbow button that said "Play." I was paying too much attention to the little swirly circle next to "Loading..." and not seeing a progress bar fill.
could not get the numbers to enter on the door. So i did not get very far.. Any suggestions. I did check my numbers lock and everything else i could think of including reload the game. Thanks.
try deleting the zero before entering solution
Two words: too (many) words. Reading is for books, clicks is for gaming :)
@Trinn: 2 is a prime number. 1 is not.
The slow transistions made it a chore to keep travelling back and forth, especially from the last screen to the first and back to the last; other than that I have no major criticisms of this little treat.
Well, aside from a dismay at knowing the ending of it beforehand. I think that it was played well in the game, but the impact is something that I can't accurately judge because I already knew what to expect as this is one of my favorite Lovecraft tales.
Too bad it's not much more than a 'snack' indeed. It's too short and straightforward to really be considered a game, and - although I'm an avid reader - the way the excerpts from the story are incorporated into it don't do it justice.
What it does do very well is capture the atmosphere of the Lovecraft stories in general, both in sight and in sound. Having grown up on Stephen King, I don't really consider Lovecraft to be a horror writer (compared to clowns eating little children or nurses wielding axes, say), believing the term doesn't do the subtlety and suspense in his work justice. It's these aspects that the game carries out very well; it's the feeling of having to brace yourself for what's coming next to have yourself happily delivered into anticlimax.
Take this skill and either brush up on your gaming experience/inspiration, or take a sharper turn towards interactive art. This piece sadly falls smack dead in the middle of both worlds.
Kudos for having me brush up on my prime numbers though... who would have thought '1' wasn't allowed to join the party...
I didn't find it creepy or scary.
The ending was really sad, I wasn't expecting that :( reminded me of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
I really want to read the original story now
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The Outsider Walkthrough
General Knowledge
The circles at the bottom of the screen are the inventory spaces.
Items can be combined by first clicking an item to select it, then clicking a second item to attempt a combination.
Clicking musical note in the middle of the inventory mutes the music.
Click the speaker icon below the music note mutes all game sound.
To travel between scenes, click the black directional arrows on the top, bottom, left, or right sides of the screen.
The Outsider
Click the title to begin.
Click the back arrow to step into the cave.
Take the stick lying on the ground to add it to your inventory.
Click the back arrow to return to the forest.
Click the forward arrow to travel to the bridge.
Click the forward arrow again to zoom in to the door puzzle.
To open the door, enter the combination by typing the correct numbers in the three spaces.
We'll call the first digit X, the second Y, and the third Z.
With the hints provided on the left side we know that:
X=2Z
Y is a prime number.
And X+Y+Z=9.
Using the substitution method, that means 2Z+Y+Z=9, or 3Z+Y=9.
The prime numbers lower 9 are 1, 3, 5, and 7.
The only solution for the equation that doesn't end in a fraction is Y=3.
3Z+3=9.
3Z=6.
Z=2
Thus, X=4; Y=3; Z=2
The combination is 4-3-2.
Click the "Check" button to submit your solution
Click the forward arrow to move into the treehouse.
Take the rope on the ground to add it to your inventory.
Click the right arrow to go into the dark room.
Take the cleaver on the table next to the candle.
Use the cleaver on the stick in your inventory.
Click the back arrow to leave the dark room.
Click the forward arrow to go into the library.
Use the sharpened stick in your inventory on the board atop the right bookcase.
Click the back arrow to leave the library.
Use the wooden board from your inventory on the gap in the stairway.
Click the upper arrow twice to ascend the stairs.
Use the stick from your inventory on the lock in the door.
Click the forward arrow to move into the castle.
Click the second box on the left side to reveal a book.
Click the fourth box on the right side to receive the matchbox.
Take the brick at the bottom of the stairs in front of the door.
Attach the brick to the rope in your inventory.
Leave the castle by clicking the back arrow three times, then click the right arrow to return to the dark room.
Use the matchbox from your inventory on the candlestick.
Take the key from the skeleton's hand.
Leave the dark room and climb back up the stairs to return to the castle.
Use the Key from your inventory on the locked door.
Click the forward arrow to travel to the graveyard.
Take the shovel leaning against the right tree.
Leave the graveyard and click the back button 7 times to return to the forest.
Use the shovel from your inventory on the hole in the ground to receive another piece of rope.
Attach the second piece of rope to the combined brick and rope in your inventory.
Return to the graveyard.
Use the tethered brick from your inventory on the gate.
Click the forward arrow to reach the path.
Click the window to look inside the house.
The End
Posted by: Trinn
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June 22, 2011 1:19 PM